IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Melton Avenue, BARNSLEY, S73 0XS
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Melton Avenue, S73 0XS by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Image Listing (25 Images Found)
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Cortonwood Miners Welfare Club, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
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 …
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Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.16 miles
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No mistaking where you are ... Brampton Bierlow
Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.17 miles
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Cortonwood Bowling Club
Situated in Brampton, Cortonwood Bowling Club derives its name from the former Cortonwood Coal Mine. Most of modern-day Brampton consists of housing built for the mining community.
Image: © Robert Neilson
Taken: 18 Feb 2007
0.18 miles
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Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre, Chapel Lane, Brampton
This former Chapel - on the aptly named Chapel lane - has been refurbished into the Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre. This chapel was used during the 1984 Miners Strike as a refuge and rest centre for the striking miners and their families.
Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.19 miles
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Brampton Cortonwood Infant School, Chapel Lane, Brampton
Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.19 miles
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Fire Station, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley - 2
See also ...
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Update in September 2012 ... Compare this view with ...
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The Fire Station was closed in June 2010 and the disused building suffered the ignominy of a fire in July 2011 which destroyed the empty premises. The site is due for re-development but at the date of this photograph there is no sign of any activity.
See also ...
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Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.20 miles
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Fire Station, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley - 1
See also ...
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Update in 2012 ... Compare this view with ...
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The Fire Station was closed in June 2010 and the disused building suffered the ignominy of a fire in July 2011 which destroyed the empty premises. The site is due for re-development but at the date of this photograph there is no sign of any activity.
See also ...
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Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.20 miles
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Memorial to Cortonwood Colliery - 1873 - 1985, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton Bierlow, near Barnsley
This pit winding wheel, or sometimes described as a pulley has been placed as a
memorial to the (former) nearby Cortonwood Colliery ... opened in 1873 and closed in 1985.
The announcement of the closure of this pit 'sparked' the infamous 1984 Miner's Strike.
After closure the colliery site was cleared and is now a Shopping and Trading Estate.
Update in January 2014
Following the receipt of some very informative and interesting comments,
submitted by George Clement who worked as a Colliery Overman at Cortonwood,
the title and description have both been amended, to better reflect this Memorial.
George has also confirmed that, due to the sale of the original Cortonwood Colliery
Winding Wheel (and Winding Engines) to a mine in South Africa, the actual Wheel in
the picture is from the Yorkshire Main pit
The wheel is also dedicated as a WW2 Memorial … see …
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Image: © Terry Robinson
Taken: 25 May 2009
0.20 miles