This sculpture in Elba Park depicts 4 local colliery banners, St Michaels, Dubmire, Burnside and Shiney Row.
Each Colliery had it's own banner which would be paraded through Durham at the annual miners gala.
The gala still carries on today even though all the collieries are now closed, it's part political rally and part p*ss up for the boys (and girls).