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Bebside Coal Co. Ltd.

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the company may own other properties etc. outside this area and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside, "A" & "B"  Bebside  Ed. T. Ornsby  566  79  
Choppington, "A" & "B"  Morpeth  Edward Pringle  406  82  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside  Bebside  K. M. Davis  603  82  
Choppington "A"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  176  36  
Choppington "B"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  238  51  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside  Bebside  John W. Robinson  895  157  
Choppington "A"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  380  98  
Choppington "B"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  236  49  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside  Bebside  Chas. Bell  581  184  
Choppington "A"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  286  79  
Choppington "B"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  212  67  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: 23 Queen Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Class of Coal: Steam
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Company Directors

Directors: Byass, R. N.
 Byass, R. Wm.
 Forster, F. E.
 Hay, T. W.
 Jardine, Robt.
 Jobling, J. A.
 Rayne, C. G.
Secretary: Walton, John
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside  Bebside  J. Peverley  728  173  
Choppington "A"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  347  89  
Choppington "B"  Morpeth  Demster Hornsby  256  68  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bebside  Bebside  J. Peverley  43  14  Abandoned 1925


Sources
  • 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
  • 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Published by The Louis Cassier Co. Ltd., from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

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