james.s
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I am not sure if you are aware or not, but another piece of our nation's heritage has been obliterated...
The iconic bath house at Annesley colliery recently succumbed to the bulldozer, to pave way for a heritage centre... What better building to house one of those. I hope they enjoy their bloody housing estate.
Rest in peace Annesley and one of my favourite explores this year.
The bath house was built by the miners themselves using their own money in the 1930s in an art-deco style. It was one of the best surviving derelict bath houses in the area if not the UK, maybe it's downfall was the apparent vandalism and arson, though this was not evident in my visits. It's real downfall came from the council's narrow mindedness, forcing propaganda to the local residents and seemingly rigging votes on the fate of the site, most people asked in an independant survey wanted to keep the structure.
Anyway, here are some pictures of what once existed, for those who haven't seen it.
Pictures of the site now... Picture credit to DWEEB
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley2.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley3.jpg
it was listed too...
Rest In Peace Annesley.
The iconic bath house at Annesley colliery recently succumbed to the bulldozer, to pave way for a heritage centre... What better building to house one of those. I hope they enjoy their bloody housing estate.
Rest in peace Annesley and one of my favourite explores this year.
The bath house was built by the miners themselves using their own money in the 1930s in an art-deco style. It was one of the best surviving derelict bath houses in the area if not the UK, maybe it's downfall was the apparent vandalism and arson, though this was not evident in my visits. It's real downfall came from the council's narrow mindedness, forcing propaganda to the local residents and seemingly rigging votes on the fate of the site, most people asked in an independant survey wanted to keep the structure.
Anyway, here are some pictures of what once existed, for those who haven't seen it.
Pictures of the site now... Picture credit to DWEEB
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley2.jpg
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z130/dweeb_03/ue 2/BAnnesley3.jpg
it was listed too...
Rest In Peace Annesley.
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