{"id":349,"date":"2019-11-11T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jomec.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=349"},"modified":"2019-11-11T14:51:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:51:26","slug":"exploring-cardiff-a-statue-of-miner-on-queen-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/exploring-cardiff-a-statue-of-miner-on-queen-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Cardiff: A Statue of Miner on Queen Street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bronze statue of a miner , erected in 1993 presents the image of  laborious miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The statue was created by Robert Thomas who is a sculptor who seeks to honor Welsh men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue vividly shows the clothes, hats, leather shoes of the miner. He seems serious and determined, as if he is going to dig a mine. 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