Seaham Colliery Disaster Memorial

The Seaham Colliery Disaster Memorial is a colliery disaster memorial built in 1871 by stonemason W Robson of Seaham, designed in a minimal Gothic Revival style.

Constructed from sandstone, the memorial is located just outside Christ Church within a large walled enclosure, alongside the 1880 Seaham and Rainton Colliery Disaster memorial. It stands approximately 5.5 metres high and features a two-stage design. The lower stage consists of a slightly tapering, square stone pedestal set on a moulded base, topped with a cable-moulded, low-pitched pyramidal cap. The upper stage includes an enriched cross that rises above a tapering, octagonal spirelet adorned with a decorated collar.

On the east face of the pedestal, a recessed panel displays an inscription in incised black letters, which reads: "THIS MONUMENT IS/ ERECTED BY THE/ CONTRIBUTIONS OF/ THEIR FELLOW WORK/ MEN AND OTHERS/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ TWENTY-SIX MEN AND BOYS WHO WERE KILLED/ BY AN EXPLOSION AT/ SEAHAM COLLIERY,/ OCTOBER 25TH 1871/ AND WHOSE NAMES/ ARE INSCRIBED HEREIN." The names and ages of the deceased are inscribed on the north, south, and west faces of the pedestal.