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Skelton-in-Cleveland
(Redcar and Cleveland)
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Spirit of East Cleveland

William Harling
2019

Description

Raisin sculpture commemorating East Cleveland's mining heritage. Portrayed are three miners, the one on the right is carrying a midge lamp and holding a Blackett-Hutton rotary, the one in the center is checking the roof with a long bar for any loose ironstone waiting to fall and the left one is loading a large chuck of ironstone. Behind him sit a rat!

Skelton-in-Cleveland - Spirit of East Cleveland

It was unveiled on 6 April 2019 by children from Skelton Primary and Craig Hornby, maker of the 2004 documentary A Century in Stone about the discovery of ironstone (Wikipedia).

Inscription(s)

'SPIRIT OF EAST CLEVELAND' - W. HARLING

Sculptor

William Harling (Middlesborough 1946), sculptor from Skelton-in-Cleveland (Website).

Sources & Information

Hidden Teesside, Spirit of East Cleveland, Skelton.
Teesside Live, 6 April 2019, The Spirit of East Cleveland: Statue marking proud ironstone mining heritage unveiled.

Locatie (N 54°33'38" - W 0°59'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh203; Photograph: 31 July 2019
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