CAN you guess where this week’s Mystery Photograph was taken?

Each week, the Journal invites readers to test their local knowledge by identifying a historic location from days gone by.

Last week’s Mystery Photograph was taken at the Upper Conygre Colliery, Timsbury.

We had lots of readers get it right this week! Some of the correct answers included Jeff Parsons who said: “This week’s picture is of Upper Conygre Colliery in Timsbury. An agreement was signed in 1791 to sink the pit. In later years, after the pit had ceased operation, a local concrete block maker used the site, which has since been developed for residential use.

“One of the more noticeable features was the castellated design of the chimney. The pit was eventually linked with Lower Conygre (c. 1858), and in February 1895 there was a disastrous underground explosion midway between the two pits.”

Craig Spiller said: “The mystery picture is of Upper Conygre Pit, which dates back to 1791. It later became Wheeler & Co. and closed in the early 2000s. I worked there when I was 16, for about three and a half years.”

Dave Seddon was also among the readers who wrote in with the correct answer. Congratulations to everyone who got it right, and thank you for your continued engagement each week.

Upper Conygre Colliery in Timsbury was one of the earliest coal mines in the Somerset coalfield, with an agreement signed in 1791 to sink the pit. It played a key role in supplying coal to local industries during the 19th century and was later connected underground to Lower Conygre Colliery around 1858. I

A major underground explosion on February 6, 1895 killed seven men and four horses, and significantly disrupted operations. By 1916 both pits had ceased mining operations, the engines were removed and the site ultimately moved on to other uses.