Sculpture on the quayside, Whitehaven, West Cumbria, England UK, by local artist Colin Telfer.
On 17th June 2005 a sculpture 'The End of an Era', by local artist Colin Telfer, was unveiled near the Beacon, on the quayside at Whitehaven, as a memorial to the town's mining history. The artwork incorporates a unique mixture of coal, slate and casting resin, and features a pillar of coal surrounded by four figures. A deputy overman (representing mine management), a mines rescue man (representing safety and rescue work), a coal face worker (manpower) and a screenlass (hardship and poverty).
Size: 5128px × 3433px
Photo credit: © John Morrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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