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The National Union of Mineworkers headquarters is a building in Sheffield, England which formerly housed the head office of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).

Sheffield City and Metropolitan borough in England

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. With some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base. The population of the City of Sheffield is 577,800 (mid-2017 est.) and it is one of the eight largest regional English cities that make up the Core Cities Group. Sheffield is the third-largest English district by population. The metropolitan population of Sheffield is 1,569,000.

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National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) trade union for coal miners in the United Kingdom

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union for coal miners in Great Britain, formed in 1945 from the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB). The NUM took part in three national miners' strikes, in 1972, 1974 and 1984–85. After the 1984–85 strike and the subsequent closure of most of Britain's coal mines, it became a much smaller union. It had around 170,000 members when Arthur Scargill became leader in 1981, a figure which had fallen in 2015 to an active membership of around 100.

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History

The building was commissioned by Arthur Scargill in the early 1980s in an effort to move the NUM from London to the friendlier territory of the "Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire". [1] Construction began in 1986 [2] and the building opened in 1988. [3] Following the decline of the mining industry the NUM again relocated its headquarters to Barnsley. [3] The NUM occupied the building for less than four years. [2] It then stood derelict for more than two decades and was threatened with demolition in 2006. [4]

Arthur Scargill British trade unionist

Arthur Scargill is a British trade unionist. He was President of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1982 to 2002. Joining the NUM at the age of nineteen in 1957, he became one of its leading activists in the late 1960s. He led an unofficial strike in 1969, and played a key organising role during the strikes of 1972 and 1974, the latter of which helped in the downfall of Edward Heath's Conservative government. His views are described as Marxist.

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Coal mining in the United Kingdom

Coal mining in the United Kingdom dates back to Roman times and occurred in many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with Northumberland and Durham, North and South Wales, Yorkshire, the Scottish Central Belt, Lancashire, Cumbria, the East and West Midlands and Kent. After 1970, coal mining quickly collapsed and practically disappeared in the 21st century. The consumption of coal – mostly for electricity – fell from 157 million tonnes in 1970 to 18 million tonnes in 2016. Of the coal mined, 77% of supplies were imported from Colombia, Russia and the United States. Of the coal mined in the UK in 2016 all was from open-cast coal mines. Employment in coal mines fell from a peak of 1,191,000 in 1920 to 695,000 in 1956, 247,000 in 1976, 44,000 in 1993, and to 2,000 in 2015.

In December 2011, plans to turn the building into a casino were approved by Sheffield City Council. It was reported that as a casino, the building would include two restaurants and a rooftop bar. [3] In January 2013 work began to open two restaurants on the ground floor, but developers Quest Property said the casino was on hold but "still an option". [5] In January 2014 developers said the structure had been stripped out in preparation for use as restaurants, offices and for leisure purposes. [6]

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Sheffield City Council Local government body in England

Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors. It is currently under Labour control and led by Julie Dore.

A £5 million refit, following which the building would become home to three restaurants on the ground floor and offices on the first and second floors, began in March 2016. The lease on the building was taken up by Quest Property, and the redevelopment funded in part by Sheffield City Council and the city's local enterprise partnership. A large marble frieze, made in Florence, Italy and depicting two miners, was left in place, due in part to its size and weight. [2] In March 2016, both Pitcher and Piano and Turtle Bay were announced as occupiers of the restaurant units. In April 2016 the professional services network Grant Thornton International announced it would become the primary occupier of the building's office space from 2017. [7]

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The building was designed by Malcolm Lister and features a prominent central section inspired by the appearance of a mine's pit head. [2] Architecturally, it is designed to blend in with Sheffield City Hall, which it sits opposite. In his 2010 book A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain , Owen Hatherley cites as ironic the fact that the NUM headquarters is more sympathetic to the history of Sheffield than anything constructed by New Labour, despite the latter's professed concern for "heritage". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hatherley, Owen (November 2010). A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain . New York: Verso Books. pp. 104–5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Surprise inside former NUM headquarters in Sheffield as doors open after 25 years". Sheffield Star . 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sheffield casino plan approved for ex-NUM headquarters". BBC. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Casino plan for Sheffield NUM building wins support". BBC. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Casino on ice but new flavour for NUM HQ". Sheffield Telegraph . 24 January 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "New hope for empty union headquarters in Sheffield". Sheffield Star . 7 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Hill, Nick (28 April 2016). "Grant Thornton announces Sheffield office move to former NUM building". Bdaily (Press release). Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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