Colin Telfer (1938/1939–2016)
Telfer was an ex miner from Maryport on the Solway Coast of Cumbria who joined an art course following redundancy. His sculptures were made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
The Three Miners sculpture by local artist Colin Telfer next to the site of the old Risehow Colliery at Flimby, near Maryport, West Cumbria.
Colin Telfer was an ex miner and his sculptures are made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
The Three Miners sculpture by local artist Colin Telfer next to the site of the old Risehow Colliery at Flimby, near Maryport, West Cumbria.
Colin Telfer was an ex miner and his sculptures are made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
A Fishy Tale by the River Ellen at low tide, Maryport in West Cumbria.
The Fishy Tale is a sculpture by the local artist, Colin Telfer. Commemorating the town's fishing heritage, the sculpture shows three generations of fishermen discussing the day's catch.
Colin Telfer was an ex miner and his sculptures are made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
The Maritime Museum and 'A Fishy Tale' by local sculptor Colin Telfer at Maryport in West Cumbria.
The Fishy Tale is a sculpture by the local artist, Colin Telfer. Commemorating the town's fishing heritage, the sculpture shows three generations of fishermen discussing the day's catch.
Colin Telfer was an ex miner and his sculptures are made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
The Scutcher and Clock Tower, Millom, Cumbria.
The Scutcher, by Colin Telfer of Maryport, is made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.
A scutcher was a tough man who had to stop the heavy iron ore tubs by thrusting a metal bar through the wheels.
Colin Telfer joined an art course when he was made redundant after spending more than twenty years at the coal pits and Workington Steelworks.
Coast to Coast sculpture of Alfred Wainwright by Colin Telfer at Moor Row, Egremont.
'The End of An Era', Whitehaven Harbour, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
An evocative coal mining sculpture by Colin Telfer of Maryport (2005).
Colin Telfer was an ex miner and his sculptures are made from a mixture of resin and iron ore dust from the Florence Mine at Egremont.