in the Bolsover district Derbyshire.
The Pinxton. sign shows St Helen's church, the china factory and in the middle, Kings Patent
Local man John King invented the mine cage safety detaching hook, preventing the cage being wound up and over the headstock. pulley wheel, It was successfully trailed at Pinxton No. 1 colliery in 1873.it has saved the lives of hundreds of men. this sculptor stands in the center of the village as memorial to John King
