Cortonwood Miners Welfare Club, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
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Cortonwood Miners Welfare Club, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 25 May 2009
Sadly the nearby Cortonwood Pit no longer exists, but is still remembered - especially in Yorkshire - as the announcement of its closure was catalyst for the 'start' of the Miner's Strike in 1984 Situated across the road are Memorials to the Pit and those who died in WW1 and WW2 … see … Image Image
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Image Location
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