Colourful Clipstone - Landmarks

outfit Harp & a Monkey - one of whom (Simon Jones) is an acclaimed artist and another (Martin Purdy) a professional storyteller and author.

The project was funded by Live & Local, the Nottinghamshire arts provider.

Residents of the former mining village of Clipstone in Nottinghamshire were invited to think about alternative local landmarks to ‘The Headstocks’ – the 68-metre-high winding mechanisms at the former colliery that continue to loom over the community.

It’s hard to think of Clipstone without picturing these towering monoliths, but what other local places make people think of home?

Here are some of the answers…

(Video belongs to Harp & a monkey)