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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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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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Brierley
Colliery was opened in 1912. |
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On January 31st 1947, mining ceased at Brierley Colliery and it
became a training centre. |
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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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