Pit Lane to the former Cortonwood Colliery, off Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Brierley, near Barnsley - 1

Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 7 Jan 2014

This Road - known as Pit Lane - originally led to Cortonwood Colliery … I understand that the lane originally had gates, suitably endorsed with the name 'Cortonwood Colliery' but that these were ordered to be removed during the infamous 1984 Miner's Strike so that they couldn't be preserved by the Miners and used for propaganda purposes. Immediately to the left of this picture was the site of a Police Blockade, infamously remembered in a photograph showing a Miner taunting the Police with a Snownan Toy … … see this picture and follow the link … Image The lane is now closed off to Road Traffic but is still open as a footpath and leads to the Cortonwood Enterprise Zone and Retail Park … see … Image A World War 1 Memorial, listing the names of all the Cortonwood Colliery Miners who enlisted for service, and (sadly) confirming those who died during service, was sited and dedicated in 1919, outside the Colliery Offices part way along this Lane. This was moved in 1985 - following the closure of the Colliery - and placed opposite the Cortonwood Miner's Welfare Club. It was re-dedicated in 1986 See also … Image

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