Ashton Group, Cortonwood Drive, Cortonwood Business Park, Brampton, near Barnsley

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Ashton Group, Cortonwood Drive, Cortonwood Business Park, Brampton, near Barnsley

Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 7 Jan 2014

Ashton are manufacturer's of Seals, O-Rings, Gaskets and the like. The Cortonwood Business Park, and the nearby Cortonwood Retail Park, were constructed in the mid1990s on land which was formerly Cortonwood Colliery. The announcement of the closure of this Colliery was the catalyst for the Miner's Strike in 1984. A footpath at the far end of Cortonwood Drive, next to the Windsor Food Service building, leads to the former Pit Lane, which was the official entrance to the Colliery … see … Image Image See also … Image Image Image

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Image Location

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53.510761
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-1.384888