Rosedale Miners Memorial Bench

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Other than the nice view, I’m not totally convinced the benefit of this bench by the old railway track a good distance away from any of the actual ironstone mining sites. Personally I think the money would have been better spent on consolidation work at any of the three sets of calcining kilns that are crumbling away.
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Hopefully the poem and reliefs of miners popping out of the top of Rosedale Chimney are by school children too.

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1 thought on “Rosedale Miners Memorial Bench

  1. I remember seeing this in either the Whitby Gazette or similar when it was installed,the pictures are from the local school.

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