MineArchiveGreatfield Colliery
| Also known as | Westwood's Pit |
|---|---|
| Location | Ossett, west of Wakefield, West Yorkshire |
| Commodity | Coal |
| Type | Coal |
| Worked | 1913–September 1954 |
| Maximum depth | Unknown. |
| Operators | Northfield Colliery Co. Ltd (?–1947), National Coal Board (1947–1954) |
Overview
A small Ossett colliery known locally as Westwood's Pit, sunk between 1913 and 1916 and worked in the Haigh Moor seams until September 1954.
History
Greatfield Colliery worked coal at Ossett, west of Wakefield, and was always known locally as Westwood's Pit. It was sunk between 1913 and 1916. In 1945 it belonged to the Northfield Colliery Company Ltd of Ossett, with A. W. Thompson as manager and no under-manager, and employed 49 men underground and 11 at the surface.
It passed to the National Coal Board at nationalisation in 1947. It worked the Top and Low Haigh Moor seams: parts of the Top Haigh Moor were abandoned in 1948 and of the Low Haigh Moor in 1950, and both seams were finally abandoned on 25 August 1954. The colliery closed in September 1954.
Geology
West Yorkshire coal measures: the Top and Low Haigh Moor seams.
Workings
Unknown.
Closure
Closed in September 1954; the Top and Low Haigh Moor were abandoned on 25 August 1954.
What remains
Unknown.
Related mines
- Northfield Colliery, Ossett — Both belonged to the Northfield Colliery Company Limited of Ossett.
Recorded claims
Individual factual claims, each attached to the source(s) that support it below. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
- Greatfield was sunk between 1913 and 1916. 1,2
- In 1945 the Northfield Colliery Company Ltd employed 49 men underground and 11 at the surface. 2
- Its Top and Low Haigh Moor workings were abandoned on 25 August 1954. 3,4
- Greatfield closed in September 1954. 5,1,2,6
Sources
- (secondary) Mines of coal and stratified deposits in Yorkshire from 1854: G (NMRS) — Northern Mine Research Society
- (secondary) Ossett coal mining (Ossett - the history of a Yorkshire town) — ossett.net
- (primary) BGS mine plan: GREATFIELD, Low Haigh Moor, abandoned 25 August 1954 — British Geological Survey / Mining Remediation Authority
- (primary) BGS mine plan: GREATFIELD, Top Haigh Moor, abandoned 25 August 1954 — British Geological Survey / Mining Remediation Authority
- (secondary) NCB Collieries - England (Northern Mine Research Society) — Northern Mine Research Society
- (secondary) Ossett — Wikipedia
Record created: 24 October 2026 · Last researched: 24 October 2026