Bestwood Village clocktower - Added to Historic Buildings in East Midlands

I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:

Land owner permission requirements unknown.

Built between 1873 and 1876 the clocktower was formerly the offices of the Bestwood Coal and Iron Company. Bestwood Iron Works was opened to the west of the colliery in 1881 and remained in use until 1928. The colliery was nationalised in 1947 and later closed in 1967. The clocktower is Grade II listed and remained the offices of the National Coal Board until 1985. After a period of being vacant, the building transferred into private ownership and resumed its use as offices in 2004.

Parking and TOAL was on the adjacent public highway.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 29/09/2024. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.

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