On King George's Road, Rossington
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On King George's Road, Rossington
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 9 Aug 2014
The erection of the Miners Wheel adjacent to the Parish Hall on McConnell Crescent has been successfully completed. The plaque showing the date 1913 relates to the year that most of the work was carried out sinking the shafts, and the plaque date 1915 relates to the year that the underground development works reached the coal seams. The positioning of the memorial garden is significant in the sense that the plot of land was probably the site of some of the huts that were occupied by the men who were employed to sink the shafts, as well as being surrounded by some of the first houses that were built by the Colliery Company.
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Image Location
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53.477281
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-1.083571