The raspberries were sold to the Smith's local jam factory
A newspaper article (Guardian Chronicle) of 1965 was written when the
Raspberry Gardens were sold. It states that the land was
held in trust for the relations of the late E. A. Briggs and administered by
Armitage and Norton, the Bradford chartered accountants. The land was
rented first from Mr Ferrand and later from Mr. Briggs by the allotment
holders.
The land was originally owned by the Ferrand family as part of their St.Ives
estate. The late Mr. Briggs who bought the land, also bought the land on which stands the
Cottingley Manor school. Arthur Harry died in 1920 and Arthur Edward died
in 1928.
Fred Fielding remembered the gardens being there in about 1900 so it would appear
that they were first rented out in the late 1800's.
