File:Globe Island, Rugeley - Memorial to the Miners (34589339045).jpg
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At Globe Island in Rugeley. The location of the 2015 Miners Memorial sculptures. The island is at the junctions of Upper Brook Street (pedestrianised), Horse Fair, Sandy Lane, Western Springs Road and Elmore Lane.
The memorial to the miners has been erected on the Globe Island to ensure that Brereton and Lea Hall Collieries and the lives of the miners lost will be Commemorated as a lasting tribute to them and will also mark the contribution made by miners to the local community and the country at large. The four statues represent mining through the ages, and each face towards one of the roads leading from the Globe Island. Statue One: 'The Brereton Miner', looks towards Brereton, and pays homage to the early miners of the district. He is wearing a cloth cap, which was commonly worn in the mines until 1950 and is carrying a miner's pike. Statue Two: 'The Rescue Miner' looks towards Hednesford and the mines rescue station that served the whole of Cannock Chase Coalfield. He is wearing the proto breathing apparatus, which was the mainstay in the British coalfields for nearly one hundred years. Statue Three: 'The Lea Hall Miner' looks towards the Western Springs Road. He is wearing a compressed paper helmet which was still common in 1960 when Lea Hall Colliery opened. He is holding a shovel as mechanisation was still developing. Statue Four: 'The Deputy Miner' looking down into the town centre represents the importance that safety played in coal mines, the miners flame safety lamp hanging from his belt was a proven and reliable means of testing for explosive or poisonous gases found in mines.
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| Source | Globe Island, Rugeley - Memorial to the Miners |
| Author | Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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