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A windmill once stood
at the top of Brierley Hill between Grimethorpe and Brierley.
This is where Windmill Avenue (Grimethorpe) got its name. |
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2 |
In 1835, the Hull to Barnsley railway line was
opened. A 685 yard long tunnel was built at Brierley and there was also a
junction at Frickley Bridge Lane. The waste from the tunnel was known locally
as "The Cow Mounts". |
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3 |
Brierley Colliery was opened in 1912. |
| 4 |
On January 31st 1947, mining ceased
at Brierley Colliery and it became a training centre. |
| 5 |
Around 1958, work began on
building the Hillside estate with the first residents moving
into their new homes around 1959.Some of the first residents
were the Sheards, Ralph's, Mangham's, Savages and the Harman's.
Gordon and Joan Brown are the only remaining couple to still
live in their home from new (December 2005), although Christine
Mangham still lives in the property that her late parent's
Ernest and Dot moved into from new. Christine would have been
born not long after her parent's moved in. |
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At Christmas time 1955, Mrs
Jan Webb was presented with a huge Christmas cracker by
Janet Edson after opening the Brierley Church Institute Bazaar. |
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In 1926 the Park estate was built. |
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In 1874, Lindley House became the
home of the Rev Godfrey Piggot Cordeux after he married Sarah
Hoyland |
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Brierley Methodist Church used to
be a working men's club. |
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Although the date is not very
clear, there is evidence that an attempt was made to build a
racecourse on Brierley common. Evidence of the track could be
clearly seen in the 1930s. Training stables were built at a farm
in Clayton Lane near to the proposed track.
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