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  1. Red

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    Outside the Bus Station near the level crossing a large column with a child?? on top - what exactly is it commemorating?
     
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    Mining heritage.
     
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    thanks.

    Statue on Victoria Road outside NUM offices is brilliant - not sure about this one at the bus station.
     
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    On the floor around the bottom are the names of the pits from the Barnsley area.
     
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    The Nintendo Game Boy was invented by a chap from Barnsley

    To commemorate, they thought how about a big column of Tetris blocks with a game looking boy on top.
     
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    Have you seen the one at top of kendray hill opposite hospital ?
     
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    Him who invented crosswords was also from barnsley ,he's buried in Barnsley, cemetery his plot as your looking from the entrance is four down three across.
     
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