ONE of Barnsley’s most iconic landmarks has been given a £75,000 boost to preserve it for future generations.
Barnsley Main Colliery sits on the site of the old Oaks Colliery, which in 1866 suffered the worst mining disaster in English history.
The cash has come from a developer set aside as part of a legal agreement for a housing development in Lundwood.
It will be used to spruce up Barnsley Main - the only remaining large mining structure in Barnsley - to halt any decline and make it more attractive for visitors ahead of the 150th anniversary of the Oaks Disaster in December.
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