Six Bells Miners' Memorial

Photo of sculptor Sebastien Boyesen inside the memorial

Last updated: 22 July 2010

Monday 28 June 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the Six Bells mining disaster when a coal and gas explosion killed 45 miners. To coincide with the anniversary, Welsh-based sculptor Sebastien Boyesen was commissioned to build a new memorial to honour the victims of the colliery disaster.

Photograph of the miner's head of the Six Bells sculpture under construction

Six Bells memorial photo gallery

Browse photos taken of the Six Bells memorial in construction.

Photograph of Sebastien Boyesen in his studio

Sebastien Boyesen biography

Learn more about the man behind the miner, Sebastien Boyesen.

Screengrab of the Six Bells memorial timelapse video footage

Timelapse clip

Watch a timelapse video clip of the statue's assembly.

Photograph of women waiting for news after the explosion at Six Bells colliery

Six Bells gallery on Wales History

Historical photos from the time of the Six Bells colliery disaster.

Photograph of one of the hearses at a funeral for the Six Bells victims

Six Bells memories

Read a Wales History blog entry on the Six Bells mining disaster.

Photo of Gillian Clarke © Academi/Euron Jones

Gillian Clarke's poem tribute

Read the National Poet of Wales' tribute to the Six Bells victims.


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