United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Stanley Marsh Local Nature Reserve
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Stanley Marsh Local Nature Reserve
Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 26 out of 27 cyclists
Location: Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom
This area was once fields but shallow flooding occurred after the Second World War due to the clogging up of surface water drains and mining subsidence.
The Marsh was once part of the multi-pit Victoria Colliery which had working shafts between Outwood and Stanley Ferry. The pit here was sunk about 1835 and was known locally as Deep Drop Pit. It had its own pumping engine whose foundations can still be seen. A colliery railway passed through the site between 1837 and approximately 1840 and can be seen today as the embankment. The colliery closed in 1896.
On 4 March 1879 while 250 men and 36 horses were at work, there was a large explosion which killed 21 men and boys.
August 21, 2022
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