Save Bersham slag heap?
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| 11:38 UK time, Monday, 1 October 2007
You'll no doubt know it as that blot on the landscape as you shoot up or down the A483 at the Rhos turn-off near Wrexham [aka Little Chef turn off].
But would you miss the old flat-topped slag heap if it was flattened?
A renewed request was made to to use the slag for industrial purposes, but this was rejected after the Welsh ancient monument preservation group, , said it should be saved for posterity.
The , for one, calls it "one of the many scars left by the Welsh coal industry".
Meanwhile, CADW officials have told Wrexham Council that the tip is a component of the most complete surviving complex of features and structures associated with the Denbighshire coalfield because it is part of the remains of Bersham Colliery.
carries the story 'Cadw wins coal tip 'heritage' bid', while website contributor 'samanthasquirrel' reflects what is perhaps a mixed local view on our messageboard: "It has great sentimental appeal to me as my grandfather was one of the bosses at the pit, but I can also see that to some it is an eyesore which needs to go."
What do you reckon?
