George

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Ray Lonsdale


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Seaham Harbour


Seaham

  • Description

    Miners Head sculpture 'George' by renowned North East sculptor Ray Lonsdale is a tribute to the town's and North East's long and rich mining history In Seaham Harbour, next to Bells Fish & Chips, the Miner's Head was commissioned by Graham Kennedy, owner of the shop in honour of the all miners and his own father and father-in-law who both spent their lives mining coal in the local area.

  • Owner

    DenSparrowHawk

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24472278@N02/55131404092/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Splat
    Last modified: 3 days, 6 hours ago
    Viewed: 14 times
    Picture Taken: 2026-03-05T14:35:35

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