National Miners Memorial - Historic Marker - Senghenydd, Wales.
N 51° 36.703 W 003° 16.819
30U E 480590 N 5717890
Historic plaque sited at the entrance to the Welsh National Mining Memorial & Universal Colliery Memorial Garden. The memorial garden sign in Welsh & English is located in Senghenydd, Caerphilly, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMPKQN
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/15/2015
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The Welsh National Mining Memorial & Universal Colliery Memorial Garden, features at its center, a bronze sculpture depicting a miner leading another to safety. By far the most interesting feature of the memorial garden are the paver tiles featuring the colliery's & mines from all over Wales where mine disasters have taken place.
The Historic Marker has text relevant to the various areas of the memorial garden.
Senghenydd Mine Disaster - The history of Senghenydd, is the saddest of any town in the British Isles. The Universal Colliery in this small Welsh village was only open for 30 years and two disasters claimed 520 coal miners lives.
"October 2013 saw the opening of the new Welsh National Mining Memorial and Universal Colliery Memorial Garden in Senghenydd.
The bronze sculpture entitled ‘The Rescue’ was designed and made by sculptor Les Johnson.
The ceramic name tiles for the Memorial Wall were made at a series of community and school workshops during November 2012. These were led by ceramic artists Ned Heywood and Julia Land from Chepstow and involved all the local Primary Schools of the Aber Valley.
The ceramic pavers documenting each national colliery disaster in Wales were also made by Ned and Julia at their workshop." Text Source: (
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Universal Colliery Memorial Garden - Opening Times:
Winter Opening 1st October – 28th February 9am until 4pm
Summer Opening 1st March – 30th September 9am until 6pm
Location Name: Welsh National Mining Memorial and Universal Colliery Memorial Garden
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