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Post by Ragger on Aug 10, 2012 13:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 11, 2012 2:56:06 GMT -5
Glad that you got there Bill, did you get to see the church its window and the memorial? There is another huge sculptered stone memorial a few hundred yards down the road from Nabbs Wood, stuck in a field at the side of a stream that most visitors miss.
The actual drift entry is in the dip about ten yards behind where you are in the photo.
The wood always seems to have a sadness about it but I can't help feeling a bit dissapointed by the artistry of the 'monument' but that's outweighed by the thoughts and emotions behind the good people who had it installed.
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Post by John on Aug 11, 2012 5:48:43 GMT -5
Places where many deaths have taken place in the past have an eerie feeling, I remember years ago, the wife and I were visiting Wilson Creek Battlefield, the first major battle in the war between the states. I had this feeling we were being watched everywhere we walked, I asked the wife and she said she had the same eerie feeling.
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Post by Ragger on Aug 11, 2012 6:30:19 GMT -5
Glad that you got there Bill, did you get to see the church its window and the memorial? There is another huge sculptered stone memorial a few hundred yards down the road from Nabbs Wood, stuck in a field at the side of a stream that most visitors miss. The actual drift entry is in the dip about ten yards behind where you are in the photo. The wood always seems to have a sadness about it but I can't help feeling a bit dissapointed by the artistry of the 'monument' but that's outweighed by the thoughts and emotions behind the good people who had it installed. Hi. Daz, My visit was by chance really. I was in my daughters car and I thought we were heading for Elsecar, but we carried on up the M1 to a antique shop just outside of Silkstone. As soon as I saw the Silkstone sign I knew we were near Nabbs Wood so I asked if we could go there. I only saw the one monument but I'm sure I will return to see the the others. The woods are a bit downbeat. We went a couple of hundred yards away from the monument but must have gone in the wrong direction to see anything else. It's a pity the authorities had not made a simple path along the route of a place so steeped in mining history / tragedy. |
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Post by Clive on Aug 12, 2012 16:14:03 GMT -5
I read an historical novel a couple of years back based on the tragedy. It was a good but heartbreaking read
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Post by dazbt on Aug 12, 2012 16:36:21 GMT -5
I read an historical novel a couple of years back based on the tragedy. It was a good but heartbreaking read Guessing that would be "Children of the Dark" a novel based on the facts, written by Alan Gallup, ............... republished under the title of "Victoria's Children of the Dark". |
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Post by Mick on Oct 25, 2012 4:51:28 GMT -5
A relative of mine was killed there Charlies Hutchinson aged 9,my brother was doing the family tree and found his name then other family member also found more info the proved he was a relative.
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