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Glass Houghton was once a thriving colliery and coke works.

Surface coal was first extracted in 1570 and in 1793 a colliery was started.

Deep mining began with the opening of Glass Houghton colliery, in 1869.

But in 1978 the coke works closed and the colliery followed in 1986.

Hundreds of workers lost their jobs and the area was devastated.

After the buildings we demolished the site lay derelict for almost 10 years, and because of its former use, it became contaminated.

In 1991 Wakefield Council designated the site a ‘special policy area’, recognising the need for redevelopment.

Waystone Limited submitted a proposal to the council and English Partnerships, the government’s regeneration body, in 1994.

And during the next 14 years the site was transformed into an environmentally sound development, which has so far created 3,000 jobs.

Business Express (Wakefield Express) - Special Report - 12 September 2008