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Presented by the loving family of Brian Smales, who died on 19 April 2008, aged 59.
A Museum guide for five years.
He found, in the coalfields of Yorkshire, friends worth more than gold.

Close-up of the inscription Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 6th Nov 2025
Motorola Motorola Edge 40 Neo ℅ jrbray1
Long shot of the bench Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 6th Nov 2025
Motorola Motorola Edge 40 Neo ℅ jrbray1
View from the bench Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 6th Nov 2025
Motorola Motorola Edge 40 Neo ℅ jrbray1
National Coal Mining Museum Sitlington Civil Parish West Yorkshire Wakefield England United Kingdom
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