Coal Miners Memorial Bench - Fitzwilliam, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 37.963 W 001° 22.373
30U E 607589 N 5943890
This bench with silhouette outlines of coal miners on the back rest is at the entrance to Fitzwilliam Country Park.
Waymark Code: WM17MHC
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/09/2023
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What is now a country park contained between 1887 and the late 1980s a large coal mine, that at its height employed 1651 workers.
In 1991 work began to reclaim and redevelop the former colliery site originally as a golf course. However as reclamation went on it became clear that the site's true value would be as a haven for nature.The seeded and planed areas and new ponds soon became home to a range of species such as Skylark, Meadow Brown butterfly, dragonflies and many other types of plants and animals.
Slowly the site evolved into a valuable green space enjoyed by the local community for leisure and recreation. In November 2000, a group of these miners got together to form the 'Fitzwilliam Country Park Group' with the aim of developing and managing the site for all the community to use and enjoy.
The bench has a plaque on it with the following details.
Gifted from
WMDC Cllr's
to friends of
Hemsworth Ward 7