Windmill Hill

Hill, Mountain in Yorkshire

England

Windmill Hill

"The Villa" at Barnby Basin Once the western terminus of the Aire and Calder Navigation Canal. The actual basin was just behind this house. The canal facilitated the movement of coal. Stanhope and Higham collieries were close by. — "The Villa" at Barnby Basin Credit: Neil Theasby

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Windmill Hill Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.564133/-1.5699117 or Grid Reference SE2807. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

"The Villa" at Barnby Basin

Once the western terminus of the Aire and Calder Navigation Canal. The actual basin was just behind this house. The canal facilitated the movement of coal. Stanhope and Higham collieries were close by.

Neil Theasby

On the edge of Hugset Wood

Neil Theasby

Footpath Skirting Hugset Wood

This path meanders its way through Silkstone golf course, taking in some good views along the way. One of the course fairways can be seen on the right of picture.

Jonathan Clitheroe

Track off Lane Head Road

Jonathan Clitheroe

View to Kexbrough over South Yorkshire countryside

From the lane that leads from Barnby Green to Barnby Furnace

Neil Theasby

All Saints Church, Silkstone

A Christian church has stood here since before 1066 with the current building dating back to the twelfth century with various additions having been made since it was first built.

Neil Theasby

Dog walker on the Silkstone Waggonway trail

Constructed in 1809, the waggonway was created to take tubs of coal from the workings at Silkstone to Barnby Basin - the terminus of the Aire and Calder Canal - a mile and a half to the north. The tubs were pulled on rails by horses.

Neil Theasby

Low Mill Farm

Neil Theasby

Dilapidated building at Low Mill Farm

There appears to be some sort of kiln chimney to the right of this structure.

Neil Theasby

Silkstone Waggonway sign

See the Wikipedia entry for this historic coal tramway: Link

Neil Theasby

Evidence of Silkstone Waggonway

For fifty to sixty years in the mid-nineteenth century the waggonway facilitated the transport of coal from the Silkstone area to the canal basin at Barnby - two miles north of the village. The coal tubs were pulled along the rails by horses.

Neil Theasby

Unusual grave in Silkstone churchyard

Attributed to Thomas Peigham, Vicar of Silkstone 1677-89.

Neil Theasby

Huskar Disaster Monument in Silkstone churchyard

Erected in memory of the twenty six children who tragically died in the Huskar coalmine disaster of July 4th 1838. For Wikipedia page see Link

Closer detail of inscriptions:- Front face of monument:Link North face of monument:Link South face of monument:Link

Neil Theasby

Front face of the Huskar disaster monument

In Silkstone All Saints churchyard. In memory of the twenty six children who died in a nearby coalmine on July 4th 1838. For Wikipedia entry see Link

For a full view of the monument go here: Link

Neil Theasby

North face of the Huskar disaster monument

In Silkstone churchyard and in memory of the twenty six children who died in a nearby mine on July 4th 1838. The north face of the monument lists the boys who died that terrible day. The girls who died are listed on the south face. For the Huskar Pit page in Wikipedia go here Link

For a full view of the monument go here: Link

Neil Theasby

South face of the Huskar monument, Silkstone

In All Saints churchyard and in memory of the twenty six children in a nearby coalmine on July 4th, 1838. The south face shows the names of the girls who died that terrible day while the north face lists the names of the boys who died. For the Huskar Pit Wikipedia page go here: Link

For a full view of the monument go here: Link

Neil Theasby

Cannon Hall walled garden

Cannon Hall is a country estate in South Yorkshire, managed by Barnsley District Council. The estate, including outlying farms and the Rowlands cricket ground, covers parts of Cawthorne and High Hoyland civil parishes and is a grade II listed park (list entry 1001159). The park was laid out in the 1760s by Richard Woods for John Spencer of Cawthorne, a local iron mine owner, and was taken over as a public park including the grade II* listed Hall (list entry 1151805).

Dave Pickersgill