The Guardian of the Valleys sculpture, Six Bells, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales

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This sculpture by Sebastian Boyesen commemorates the Six Bells colliery disaster in 1960 in which 45 miners were killed. A colour version of this image is available - see 2J1AKCN.

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Size: 6240px × 4160px
Photo credit: © Robin Weaver / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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