From below the ground to above the ground
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From below the ground to above the ground
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 24 May 2022
Peasedown and the surrounding area has a history of coal mining in the past. One of the great interests of the miners used to be pigeon racing. Part of the wall on the Fosse Way is given over to a mural depicting these two threads of village life. Community artist Andrew Bolton has many years of helping people to find their creativity in local projects and this is one. By getting the villagers to make small mosaics of pigeons he has put them on several buildings along the main road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.316196
Longitude
-2.425241