Colliery Winding Wheel - Barton Road - Barlestone, Leicestershire
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SMacB
N 52° 38.831 W 001° 22.228
30U E 610244 N 5834270
A winding wheel in Barlestone village as a memorial to the Leicestershire coalfield.
Waymark Code: WMRN4F
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
Views: 2
A pit wheel from a coal mine was installed on a small green at the junction of Barton Road and Bosworth Road as a monument during the late 1980s to commemorate the miners.
A plaque nearby reads:
This colliery winding wheel
was erected to mark the closure
of the Leicestershire Coalfield,
and as a tribute to the contribution
made by many people from Barlestone
who worked in the
Coal Mining Industry.
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque and winding wheel
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Age/Event Date: Not listed
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