Photographs Of Manor (Wakefield) (album)

Mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians

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B175
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8 years ago

Great pics and notes. Isn't it unbelievable how centuries (and therefore generations) of endeavours at a place like this have been literally erased.

It seems that politicians are somehow ashamed of our history

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ncbnik
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8 years ago

It is a great shame so much has been lost; many collieries in my area (West Yorks) have so completely disappeared that many 'under 30s' don't even know they were there - despite the fact that the community they live in wouldn't exist had the pit not been there in the first place.
Nick

Dochol
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8 years ago

Great photographs. When did the mine close and when was the site cleared?

ncbnik
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8 years ago

I may be a year out but I think Manor closed in 1982. Because of the near city-centre location (and presumably the value of the land) the site was cleared fairly quickly.

Dochol
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8 years ago

Thanks Ncbnik. I moved to the Wakefield area from Cumbria in 1986. I spent some of my free time visiting the ever receeding remains of the coal industry in the area. I remember seeing the 'mine' shown on my 'new' OS map but could never seem to find anything. It's inner city location intrigued me!