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Welfare Park, Horden
Welfare Park is a large park in Horden, County Durham. The park hosts Horden’s rugby, cricket and football teams. The Miners' Welfare Park was originally paid for by individual contributions from Miners' pay-packets. The park was restored in c.2004 with National Lottery funding. The park has a band stand and notable art work; "Dahlia" is a sculture by William Pym (2004) representing the allotments in which Miners looked forward to being in the sunshine in contrast to their difficult work underground.[1] 'Marra' is a sculpture of a miner with his heart torn out, by Ray Lonsdale (2015), which depicts the death of mining communities.[2]
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Metal guru forging ahead
- The Journal 5 December 2004. "William Pym isn't your average blacksmith and standard farriers' fare such as horsehoes, pokers and gates are conspicuous by their absence at his Northumberland ...
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Horden miner sculpture with heart torn out unveiled
- BBC News: 22 November 2015. "A sculpture of a miner with his heart torn out has been unveiled in a former East Durham pit village.
The nine-foot-tall "Marra" is intended ...
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Simon Cotterill
from http://www.thejournal.co.uk...
Metal guru forging ahead
- The Journal 5 December 2004. "William Pym isn't your average blacksmith and standard farriers' fare such as horsehoes, pokers and gates are conspicuous by their absence at his Northumberland ...
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/u...
Horden miner sculpture with heart torn out unveiled
- BBC News: 22 November 2015. "A sculpture of a miner with his heart torn out has been unveiled in a former East Durham pit village.
The nine-foot-tall "Marra" is intended ...
Added by
Simon Cotterill
