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Regal Drive, MANSFIELD, NG18 4DU

Much of Mansfield is built on sandstone. It has been quarried for many years and used for moulds in ironfounding. Together with locally available coal this was the basis of several former ironfoundries in the town. This quarry, now closed is being used for new housing. In the 1960s I remember walking here, along a public footpath through a field of wheat or barley, before the quarrying dug so deeply.

This site, off the east side of Lichfield Lane - in the Berry Hill area of Mansfield - previously housed offices belonging to the National Coal Board and its successor(s) but it is now shared by several N.H.S. administrative units. The Coal Authority manages the effects of past coal mining, including subsidence damage claims which are not the responsibility of licensed coal mine operators. It deals with mine water pollution and other mining legacy issues. The Coal Authority is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

This site, off the east side of Lichfield Lane - in the Berry Hill area of Mansfield - previously housed offices belonging to the National Coal Board and its successor(s) but it is now shared by several N.H.S. administrative units. The Coal Authority manages the effects of past coal mining, including subsidence damage claims which are not the responsibility of licensed coal mine operators. It deals with mine water pollution and other mining legacy issues. The Coal Authority is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

A view from Lichfield Lane. This entrance - on the west side of the park - provides access for vehicles and leads to the cafe, the children's playground, the lake, the bandstand and the modern athletics track.

One of the entrances, off the east side of Lichfield Lane - into Berry Hill Park. Beyond the bus stop is the entrance into a multi-unit commercial site shared by The Coal Authority, the NHS Business Services organisation and a local NHS administrative unit.

A view of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Robin Down's Hill area.

The entrance to the Mansfield Sand Company's premises (formerly Gregory's Quarry ?) at the Berry Hill Lane end of Sandhurst Avenue. This is a view of the combined gatekeeper's lodge and office. Sand from this quarry was reputed to be the finest in the UK and was used extensively in both local foundries and those further afield.

The entrance to the Mansfield Sand Company's premises at the Berry Hill Lane end of Sandhurst Avenue. This is a view of the combined gatekeeper's lodge and office. Sand from this quarry was reputed to be the finest in the UK and was used extensively in both local foundries and those further afield.

A sandstone outcrop off Berry Hill Road, then the rec and some houses built in the 1970s and 80s. Much of this area was formerly a sand quarry, closed many years ago.