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Signal Box at Thornley Crossings, c. 1970
Patton Street, 1910s
First Street, 1920s
Accident at Vincent's Corner, 1940s
The Club Buildings, 1950s
Thornley Road, 1960s
View from Church Street to the PreFabs, 1960s
Cemetery Road, 1960s
View from Church Street to the pit, 1960s
Thornley Station signal box, 1963
View of Wheatley Hill from Thornley Moor, 1970s
Burns Pond, 1970
Draining of Burns Pond, late 1970s

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Next Meeting

30 September 2026
The Bowes Family their Houses & Gardens – Adrian Green

All meetings are held in Wheatley House 11:00am – Noon, Entrance is £3 which includes raffle and refreshments, Membership not essential – everyone welcome

Latest Newsletter

  • July 2026

Recent Articles

  • Next Meeting – September
  • Sixty members, five published authors, one former pit village: Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine visits Wheatley Hill History Club.
  • HERITAGE LOTTERY GRANT AWARD
  • We now have a YouTube Channel and Video Memories Page
  • Back from the Dead at Gallipoli: William Wilson of Wheatley Hill

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