2011
NZ1564 : Stargate Memorial, Holy Cross Churchyard
taken 14 years ago, near to Ryton, Gateshead, England
Stargate Memorial, Holy Cross Churchyard
A memorial to 38 men and boys (youngest only 10 years old) killed in the explosion at Stargate Colliery (also called Townley Main)NZ1563 on 30 May 1826. The memorial was installed by the Ryton Heritage Group in 1993.
The plaque is inscribed with the following lines based on Job 28:
"Remote from where people live
Men with lamps dig a shaft
A place where there is no foothold
And hang suspended far from mankind.
They put a limit to the darkness
Piercing the black and lightless rock.
Searching the depths of the earth.
Driving tunnels through the stone
Men dig the hardest rocks
To bring to daylight secrets that were hidden.
Their eyes see all its treasure
But where can wisdom be found?
Where is the place of understanding?"
The names of those killed are recorded here Link
The plaque is inscribed with the following lines based on Job 28:
"Remote from where people live
Men with lamps dig a shaft
A place where there is no foothold
And hang suspended far from mankind.
They put a limit to the darkness
Piercing the black and lightless rock.
Searching the depths of the earth.
Driving tunnels through the stone
Men dig the hardest rocks
To bring to daylight secrets that were hidden.
Their eyes see all its treasure
But where can wisdom be found?
Where is the place of understanding?"
The names of those killed are recorded here Link
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- Grid Square
- NZ1564, 82 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 3 January, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 4 January, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 1517 6482 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.6656N 1:45.8713W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 1517 6482
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
