Description and History of Site:-
Its form is not known but after closure the site was cleared and left to nature. Joseph Briggs, who was born around 1766, was a farmer at West Scholes where he had sunk a pit by 1831. It worked the Soft Bed coal. He died around 1841 when his business passed to his son, Joseph, who continued to work it until closure in 1887.
Further Reading and References:-Ledgard S., Forgotten Villages: Raggalds, Mountain and West Scholes, Bobtail Press, Haworth, 2009.
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Key Words :- coal mine, colliery, pit, shaft
Viewing the Site :- The site can be seen from Brewery Lane/Cow Lane.
Address :- Cow Lane, West Scholes, Queensbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 1NQ
Grid Ref :- SE 0990 3157
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.780368 , Long -1.851244
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- by 1831 - 1887
Record Date :- 11 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Chris Bateman
Grid Ref :- SE 0990 3157
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.780368 , Long -1.851244
Local Authority :- City of Bradford
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- by 1831 - 1887
Record Date :- 11 December 2022
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Chris Bateman