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Information from Brereley the History of Brierley Richard Watson & Mary Harrison |
Buildings 29 1912 Brierley
Colliery 1910
– January 31 1947
In
1910 the Hodroyd Coal Company planned a mine in Brierley to take coal
from the Shafton seam. Two shafts were sunk to the seam at a depth of
224 yards. A tramway was built to carry the coal to the washer at Ferry
Moor. This tramway also carried waste to the tip at Peter Wood. (Ginny
run) The
opening of the short-lived colliery resulted in the building of two
streets of terraced houses (Hodroyd Cottages) and the opening of the
inevitable Co-op. On January 31, 1947, mining ceased at Brierley and the
colliery became a training centre. |