Paintings / Drawings by John Suggett
MINING RELATED PICTURES

Pigeon Keeper - aka Pigeon 'Fancier'

Lots of Miners were Pigeon Fanciers and brightly coloured Crees (pigeon lofts) were much in abundance, especially in council allotments.
John's Dad's Cree was directly over The Burn from our front window in Don Gardens.  It stood next to my Dad's allotment.

Picture by John Suggett

Usworth Lodge Colliery Band & Banner

[ That's James Keir Hardy on the Banner. ]

Picture by John Suggett

Young Musicians in The Colliery Band

Picture by John Suggett
( Based on a Cold Cast Sculpture by Robert Olley )

Two Young Pit Lads

Laura & I own an original version of this 1970s Figurine.  We bought it from Robert Olley's Workshop on Armstrong Ind. Est.

[ It stands 24 cm high. ]

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The above pictures were contributed by Usworth Man, John Suggett.
Thanks to John and to Washington History Society.