Silverdale’s
Memories of Mine.

Memories of Mine aimed to use our shared industrial heritage to reconnect a community once held tightly together by the mining industry. Through sharing our memories of the past we can ensure our heritage is honoured as our community builds a new future.

In 2018, Silverdale Parish Council commissioned Arts & Heritage Consultant Sarah Bonam to prepare a funding bid to raise the funds to conserve the monument, via the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

A series of creative participatory heritage activities were delivered by a variety of Staffordshire based artists, cultural organisations and heritage experts that were specifically designed for Silverdale.

The activities and events gave people the chance to learn about Silverdale and its mining history and reconnect with it in new and exciting ways.

The restoration of Silverdale Monument, which is a tribute to the miners' who lost their lives in the Silverdale pit and depicts an over life-sized miner struggling to push a loaded tub of coal along a mine tramway, was a key part of this project.

The monument is seen as an important reminder of the mining history of Silverdale Parish, the many who died underground across North Staffordshire, and all of the local people that worked at the pit during its long history.

Unveiled in 1996, the monument had deteriorated significantly and needed radical intervention to conserve and preserve it for the future.

All of these activities and the restoration of the Monument can be found on the projects page.