Memorial to a brave miner

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Memorial to a brave miner

Image: © Stanley Howe Taken: 6 Jun 2007

Commemorating the saving of two boy's lives at the expense of his own by William Walton at Dean Bank. It stands in the memorial garden by Ferryhill Town Hall, and near the two heritage pit tubs.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.689607
Longitude
-1.555062