Placed to fill a Gap on the Map this Drive By Cache should be easy to find.
Selston Par 3 Golf course is operated by Ashfield District Council and was opened in 1979 on the site of the former New Selston Colliery which was sunk in 1892 and merged with the nearby Pye Hill colliery in 1956. Locally the colliery was known as "The Bull Pit" due to it's close proximity to the "Bull and Butcher" public house . The colliery was finally closed in 1959 and was demolished in 1960 -61.
The surrounding area laid waste for nearly 20 years, Ashfield District Council finally decided on landscaping it part levelled heaps to form a golf course in 1977 after canvassing local residents as to their wishes.
The golf course has seen various changes since opening and currently has a thriving council run Cafe, equipment hire and Golf Tuition facilities.
The Cache position is adjacent to the original Railway tracks that were laid between the colliery and Pye Hill colliery which gained access to Jacksdale Wharf, Canal, the River Erewash as well as the Main Line railway ensuring the mined coal could be distributed easily. The Background picture is an aerial photograph taken in 1946.. GZ 250m to the bottom left.
The adjacent road can be quite busy so it's reccomend that Children are kept under control and safe at all times.
You can view larger photos of Bull Pit in the Gallery. Taken in 1946 the photos show the stark changes that have taken place over the last 70 years. The large spoil heap is still clearly visible today, being the highest point of the Golf Course, the Green for the 3rd hole.
The present day cafe is sited close to the Headstocks and Chimney clearly seen in the photographs.