The Art

"Heritage", Queen's Square, Cannock. Designed by Neil Wood and dedicated November 2004 by Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP

Phase 2 inscribed bricks edging two of the lawned areas on either side of the clock in Hednesford. The inscribed bricks installed in phases 2 and 3 are linked to the wall and the large Davy Lamp by a series of paving slabs with the names of all of the collieries within the Cannock Chase Coalfield. Hednesford Mining memorial designed by Mike Mellor.

A view of the lawned areas edged with bricks in phases 2 and 3, taken from the wall and the large Davy Lamp.

Large Davy Lamp, Hednesford. The lamp is over twelve feet in height. A special feature of its design is a flame that is visible inside the outer casing. It is a permanent flame, which can be seen to represent the lasting memories of all of those individuals to whom the memorial pays tribute. The lamp bears wording around its base that reads ‘Also remembering those unnamed persons, including children, who gave their lives in service to the mining industry in the Cannock Chase Coalfield’.

WW1 Memorial, Chadsmoor. Designed by Mike Mellor. The memorial bears the names of 160 men from Chadsmoor who lost their lives in WW1. It was Dedicated in April 2015 by Rt Revd Clive Gregory, Bishop of Wolverhampton.

Cannock Embroidery. Chadsmoor Tapestry Group accepted the commission from Tony Wright, MP in 2001 - he had suggested that they create an Embroidery for the Community to celebrate the area’s Heritage, featuring Images of Cannock’s Past and Present and the Flora and Fauna of Cannock Chase. It took over six years to complete. The Cannock Embroidery measures eleven feet by six feet and is of a three dimensional design.

The Elephant - outside Nationwide Building Society in Cannock Town Centre. The vandalised original was replaced by CHAPS in December 2008

A section of the Underpass in Cannock, leading from Beecroft Road car park. The artwork was supported by CHAPS; it features well known landmarks of the area.

Glass Mural, Lea Hall Miners Welfare and Social Club, Sandy Lane, Rugeley. Designed by Jacqueline Cooley and unveiled December 2007

Dedication Service 2012: Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester, leads the service of dedication. Over 2,000 people attended on a bitterly cold day!

Phase One bricks on the wall beneath the Davy Lamp

Julie Shires and Mike Mellor with the book A Lasting Tribute

Dedication Service April 2014 - on the stage, left to right: Jim Bullock; Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch; Pat Ansell; Mike Mellor

Dedication Service April 2014 attended by over 2,000 people

Deputy Lieutenant, Staffordshire Lieutenancy, Anthony Winterton takes part in the Dedication Service, April 2014

Phase 3 - people identify 'their' bricks laid around the lawned areas around the clock in Hednesford.

Dedication Service April 2014 attended by over 2,000 people

Mike Mellor at Bella's Cafe, The Lightworks, Hednesford, selling copies of A Lasting Tribute - July 2014

Mike Mellor, CHAPS project manager; Alan Pearson, Chairman, Hednesford Town Council; Derek Davies, County Councillor