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Burradon and Coxlodge 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
Burradon  Killingworth  Jethro Longridge  665  120  
Hazelrigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Jethro Longridge  135  73  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Burradon  Killingworth  Jethro Longridge  737  111  
Hazlerigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Jethro Longridge  826  184  
Killingworth "Lizzie"  Killingworth  Jethro Longridge  26  15  Sinking


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Burradon  Killingworth  F. C. Hallowes  1419  355  
Hazlerigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne    1012  211  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Burradon  Burradon  Jos. Heel  1133  393  
Hazelrigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne  M. Dixon  753  288  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:  600,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Minerals Worked: Fireclay, Shale
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: Byass, R. William
Managing Director: Reah, J. H.
Directors: Byass, R. Nichol
 Dunn, Newton
 Lambert, F. H.
 Rayne, Chas. Geo.
Secretary: Blenkinsop, W. H.
Chief Engineer: Reah, Glanville
Agent: Reah, Glanville
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
Burradon  Burradon  Jos. Heel  1280  419  
Hazelrigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne  M. Dixon  869  319  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Burradon  Burradon  T. Johnson  1295  463  
Hazelrigg  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Jos. Heel  778  249  


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.

Further Research

  Research Notes for Burradon and Coxlodge Coal Co. Ltd.

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