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Bryn Hall Colliery

George Orwell visited the colliery in 1936 when he was gathering material for his book The Road to Wigan Pier.

Victor Gollancz Ltd

Victor Gollancz commissioned George Orwell to write about the urban working class in the North of England; the result was The Road to Wigan Pier.

Barnsley Town Hall

George Orwell in his book The Road to Wigan Pier was highly critical of this expenditure and claimed that the council should have spent the money on improving the housing and living conditions of the local miners.

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