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The Guardian – Six Bells Miners' Memorial

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The Guardian – Six Bells Miners' Memorial

The Guardian – Six Bells Miners' Memorial

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    Location: Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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    January 18, 2020

    The statue itself is close to where you park.allong a good tarmacked path..so easily accessed even by a wheel chair .

      March 21, 2020

      easy access to the guardian on good tarmac path.

        July 23, 2020

        The Guardian is a 20 m (66 ft) tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, the landscaped former Six Bells Colliery site, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent. It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen.On 28 June 1960, an underground explosion at the then Six Bells Colliery killed 45 miners. Caused by an ignition of firedamp, coal-dust in the air ignited and the explosion spread almost throughout a district of the mine, killing 45 out of the 48 men who worked there. The sculpture commemorates those events and is dedicated to all mining communities wherever they may be.

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