Durham Mining Museum - Owners of Bentinck West Hartley Colliery

Owners of Bentinck West Hartley Colliery

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.

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1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	Wm. Ramsay	573	156


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	J. D. Haggie	690	170


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	J. Taylor	857	182


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Class of Coal:	Household, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay
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

Chairman:	Fraser, J. K.
Managing Director:	Fraser, J. K.
Directors:	Fraser, Amy B.
	Fraser, R. L.
	Haggie, J. D.
	Scorer, J.
Secretary:	Scorer, J.
Chief Engineer:	Robson, G.
Agent:	Haggie, J. D.

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
Pegswood	Morpeth	J. Taylor	918	189


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	W. J. B. Gair	921	183


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	W. J. B. Gair	714	139


1933

Company Details

Registered Office:	Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked:	Low Main, Busty, Bentinck, Plessey, Harvey
Power Used:	Electric and Steam
Class of Coal:	Household, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay
Source: 1933 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

Chairman:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Managing Director:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Directors:	Fraser, Amy B.
	Fraser, R. L.
	Hunter, Gwenn W.
	Scorer, J., "Thursby," Kingsway, Tynemouth
Secretary:	Scorer, J.
Chief Engineer:	Robson, G.

Source: 1933 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


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Pegswood	Morpeth	W. J. B. Gair	638	168


1937

Company Details

Registered Office:	Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked:	Low Main, Busty, Plessey, Harvey, Yard
Power Used:	Electric and Steam
Source: 1937 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

Chairman:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Managing Director:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Directors:	Fraser, Amy B.
	Hunter, Gwenn W.
	Scorer, J., "Thursby," Kingsway, Tynemouth
Secretary:	Scorer, J.
Chief Engineer:	Robson, G.

Source: 1937 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


1940

Company Details

Registered Office:	Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked:	Low Main, Busty, Plessey, Harvey, Yard
Power Used:	Electric and Steam
Class of Coal:	Household, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay
Source: 1940 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

Chairman:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Managing Director:	Fraser, J. K., Low Buston House, Warkworth
Directors:	Fraser, Amy B.
	Hunter, Gwenn W.
	Scorer, J., "Thursby," Kingsway, Tynemouth
Secretary:	Scorer, J.

Source: 1940 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
Pegswood	Morpeth	W. J. B. Gair	708	137


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office:	Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Source: 1947 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

Chairman:	Fraser, J. K., Edensteads, Crosby-on-Eden
Managing Director:	Fraser, J. K., Edensteads, Crosby-on-Eden
Directors:	Fraser, Amy B.
	Gair, W. J. B., Pegswood, Morpeth
	Hunter, Gwenn W.
	Scorer, J., "Thursby," Kingsway, Tynemouth
Secretary:	Brown, J.

Source: 1947 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


Sources

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
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1933 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
1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1937 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
1940 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
1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
1947 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



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