West Riding Colliery (Altofts, England)

found: Work cat.: Pope & Pearson and Silkstone Buildings : the origins of a West Riding colliery and colliery community, 1977:p. opp. p. 1 (demolished in 1963)

found: City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council WWW site, June 7, 2006:Silkstone Buildings, Lower Altofts p. (Known as Silkstone Row, reported to have been the longest row of three-storeyed cottages in Europe. Built approximately 1865/66 for colliers who worked for Pope and Pearsons and their families. The first sod for Pope and Pearsons' West Riding Colliery was cut in 1851. The thriving pit attracted men from many parts of the country who brought their families with them. West Riding Colliery closed in 1966 and Silkstone Row was demolished in the 1970's)