Around the time the miners were reaching the Barnsley bed the colliery company began building housing to accommodate its workers and their families, not only the housing but even the pub, The Denaby Main Hotel, nowadays one of the few properties from that era still standing.
Around the time the miners were reaching the Barnsley bed the colliery company began building housing to accommodate its workers and their families. The company pub, The Denaby Main Hotel, (locally known as "The Drum") is one of the few properties from that era still standing.