Easington Colliery Disaster Artwork

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Easington Colliery Disaster, 1951


Easington Colliery (1899-1993)

  • Description

    2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the disaster in Easington Colliery. Local school pupils & community members have been looking back at the story of the disaster, remembering the men who died & sharing their memories of that fateful day. Groups have been painting panels that will be put together into one commemorative banner, as well as lots of other thought provoking art work including drama pieces and creative writing. This lovely piece was created by pupils at Easington Community Science College. See more of their work and archive photos of Easington on the Beamish http://collections.beamish.org.uk/pages/easingtondisaster" >People's Collection website.

  • Owner

    Beamish Museum

  • Source

    Beamish (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? All Rights Reserved (Seek permission to reuse)

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36275059@N02/5980462207/
    Resource type: Image
    Last modified: 9 years ago
    Viewed: 817 times
    Picture Taken: Unknown

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