Photograph
number:
Buildings
26
Circa 1960s
Orchard
House
Orchard
House stands on the left hand side at the top of Brierley Hill. At the
side of the house used to be the old petrol station that was run by Mr and
Mrs John Swinbank. This photographs shows the garden before part of it was
taken away for the road to be widened. On the right of the photograph you
can see part of the Farriers Inn.
Photograph
supplied by Mrs Swinbank
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Photograph
number:
Buildings 27
Date
unknown possibly 1930s
Elms
Cottages Common Road
Elms Cottages were built to
house the farm workers from Elms Farm. The cottage on the left (see
Buildings 28) was a tiny one up two down cottage that was later
demolished to make way for the entrance to Norwood Drive. There is now a
bungalow in its place and the garden wall of the bungalow is part of the
old cottage. The old wall still has the remains of the old staircase and
the coal fireplace
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Photograph
number: Buildings 28
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1906
Common
Road
The
cottage was a tiny one up two down cottage that was later demolished to
make way for the entrance to Norwood Drive. There is now a bungalow in its
place and the garden wall of the bungalow is part of the old cottage. The
old wall still has the remains of the old staircase and the coal
fireplace. The
photograph that was taken in 1906 shows John Steele's grandfather John
William Steele with his wife Mary Anne Steele. The babe in arms is John's
dad Wilfred Steele. John goes on to say that because gypsies were known to
kidnap little boys and bring them up as their own, mothers dressed them in
dresses and grew their hair until they were old enough to go to school.
They were then dressed in shorts and clogs followed by a haircut. John
William Steele later became the first caretaker at the institute on Church
Street (see photograph
Buildings 4)
Photograph
and information supplied by John Steele
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Photograph number: Buildings
29
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1912
Brierley
Colliery
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
mine was bought by the Carlton Main Colliery Company of which Captain Addy
was a leading figure. He bought Brierley Hall and extended it.
The opening of the short-lived
colliery resulted in the building of only two streets of terraced houses
and the opening of the Co-op. On January 31, 1947, mining ceased at
Brierley and the colliery became a training centre. This photograph would
have been taken from what is now the Grange Road area looking towards
Grimethorpe
Information from
“Brereley” a history of Brierley Richard Watson
& Mary Harrison
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Photograph number:
Buildings
30
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Circa
early 1960s
Fieldhead
Cottage
The photograph shows Fieldhead
Cottage, which stood on the land where the present day Brierley Hall car
park is now. The Dymond family in the grounds of Fieldhead House where
they lived for many years built the cottage.
Past tenants of Fieldhead cottage have been the Steele
family, Nurse Jowett and Ralph and Barbara Pearson who tenanted the
cottage from 1959 to 1962 when the building and land was bought by the old
Hemsworth Rural District Council to make way for the incongruous red brick
extension to the Hall that we can see today
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
31
2005
Spiritualist
Church. Church Street
The
official opening was on Saturday April 14th 1956. The founders
were Mrs Hilda Barraclough (nee Crookes), Mrs Lily Hobson (nee Crookes)
and Lilly’s husband Matthew Hobson
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Photograph
number:
Buildings 32
Circa
1990s
Folly
Hall Farm
Now
boarding kennels (March 2009). Folly Hall farm is situated on the left
hand side of the road as you are leaving Brierley towards Hemsworth.
(See
also
photograph
Buildings 6)
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
33
Circa
1990s
Brierley
Manor House
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Photograph
number:
Buildings 34
1906
Violet
Farmhouse
Violet
Farmhouse stands on the top of Brierley Hill. The farm labourer in this
photograph is unknown. The three children at the window are Emily, Ida and
Mabel who were the daughters of William and Catherine Fox who tenanted the
farm from George Saville Foljambe Esq. Nott’s.
William eventually bought the farm in a conveyance dated 1920.
Later in 1912, buildings could be seen at the rear of the farmhouse. These
belonged to Brierley Colliery and later the Amco offices. A new housing
estate is now being built alongside and behind the farmhouse (September
2005).
Update March 2009. The new estate is now finished
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Photograph
number:
Buildings 35
2001
Violet
Farmhouse
Violet Farmhouse stands on the
top of Brierley Hill. A new housing estate is now being built alongside
and behind the farmhouse (September 2005).Update
March 2009.The new estate is now finished
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Photograph number:
Buildings
36
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June 1986
Hardware
Shop Church Drive
This
property stand directly opposite the Medical Centre on Church Drive.
Dennis Gell who was the proprietor at the time of this photograph is seen
here serving Graham Elvidge. Over the years this shop has been a fish shop
owned by Mr and Mrs Naylor who used coal fired pans. Fish was tuppence and
chips were one penny a portion. Other known owners/proprietors have been
Roy Berridge (bookmakers) and It is now owned by Wayne Hinchcliffe and is
used as a storeroom for his double-glazing products (September 2005).
Update
March 2009. The building is now Butties and Blooms
sandwich
shop
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Photograph
number: Buildings
37
Date
unknown
Cliff Farm
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
38
1973
Grange
Farm Church Street
Grange
farm the 17th century home of the Helleley family. The very
steep pitch of the stone slates indicates that it was originally built
with a thatched roof.
Photograph
and information supplied by Richard Watson co-author of ‘Brereley’ A
History of Brierley
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
39
1973
Joe
Kenyon’s butchers shop Barnsley Road
This
building stood across from the Three Horse Shoes (see
Aerial views 3).
Photograph
and information supplied by Richard Watson co-author of ‘Brereley’ A
History of Brierley
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
40
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1973
Joe
Kenyon’s butchers shop Barnsley Road
This
building stood across from the Three Horse Shoes (see
Aerial views 3).
Photograph
and information supplied by Richard Watson co-author of ‘Brereley’ A
History of Brierley
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
41
1973
Farriers
Cottage.
The
17th century cottage that was once the Farriers Arms Inn.
Photograph
and information supplied by Richard Watson co-author of ‘Brereley’ A
History of Brierley
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Photograph
number:
Buildings 42
October
1998
Brierley
paper shop
This
photograph was taken on the last day of the shop trading as a newsagent.
The owner, Karen Wilde decided to turn the premises into a beauty salon
which it still is today (March 2009). The shop stands on the entrance
to Hilltop
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Photograph number:
Buildings 43
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
44
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from where the side of
the house was towards Cliff Lane. Grange House can be seen on the left of
this photograph
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
45
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from where the side of
the house was towards Shafton
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
46
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from the back. The
house is on the left hand side
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Photograph number:
Buildings 47
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from Grange House
towards Cliff Lane
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
48
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from Grange House
towards Cliff Lane
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
49
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
Looking from Grange House
towards Cliff Lane. The outbuildings on the bottom left belonged to
Voddens but are also now demolished
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Photograph
number:
Buildings
50
1998
Demolition
of Cliff Farm
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