War Memorials, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
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War Memorials, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 25 May 2009
The Pit Winding Wheel, or Pulley, is dedicated as a memorial to those who lost their lives in WW2 ... ... and is located next to the WW1 Memorial, which was moved to this site in 1985, from its original location in the nearby Pit Lane, following the closure of Cortonwood Colliery and subsequent redevelopment into a Shopping and Industrial complex. The Memorial not only remembers those who sadly died during service, but also all of the Cortonwood Colliery Miners who enlisted for service … mainly to serve as 'Sappers' at such notorious locations as The Somme. Pit Lane still exists but only as a seldom used footpath … see … Image The Memorials are located opposite the Cortonwood Miners Welfare Club … see … Image See also … Image Image Image For a superb view of the Shopping and Industrial complex, see this picture taken by Jeff Pearson in 2007 … Image
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