Time was, after a long and bitter strike, that the miners marched back through Sutton Manor colliery gates "with heads held high"Today, on top of the St.Helens pit's highest, slag heap, stands a beautiful, pure white, 60 foot head of a sleeping 9 year old girl.
Maggie Thatcher, closed the pit and sent the miners home to an early bath but now not only is the head held very high, but are there hidden meanings not just of heads but of Old King Coal - the Sleeping Giant.
Possibly the pure white of the sculpture sends a powerful message of clean coal.
However, the actual shape of the image, may very well be the Finest and most Vulgar insult to Maggie ever devised!
Ex Terra Lucem - indeed!
