Derbyshire miners honoured with steel sculptures near Chesterfield

Eight steel figures have been added to the ‘Walking Together’ memorial to remember miners who died in the 1938 disaster at Markham Colliery.
Relatives find the figures representing their loved onesRelatives find the figures representing their loved ones
Relatives find the figures representing their loved ones

In 1938, 79 miners lost their lives after an explosion in the mine. The memorial of 106 figures stretches between Duckmanton and the former pithead of Markham Colliery. The eight miners being remembered are James Allen, 25, John Henry Bradford, 46, George Davidson, 51, Colin Gee-Pemberton, 30, Lawrence Jacklin, 28, Leonard Keller, 26, Stanley Lodge, 40, and Harry Taylor, 33.