Durham Mining Museum - Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd.

Butterknowle Colliery 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.


1888

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Gordon Pit	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	–	–
Moor Hill Drifts	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	–	–
Quarry Pit	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	–	–


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Diamond Pit	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	12	6	Sinking
Gordon Pit	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	2	1	Pumping Station
Hutton Seam Drifts	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	74	20
Quarry Pit, "Five-Quarter"	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	81	34
Quarry Pit, "Main Seam"	Cockfield	H. Dowdeswell	120	47
Wham	Butterknowle	H. Dowdeswell	89	42


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Butterknowle, Bowes Hill	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	18	8
Butterknowle, Diamond	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	113	48
Butterknowle, Gordon	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	–	–	Standing
Butterknowle, Jubilee	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	191	64	East Hutton, Harvey, West Hutton, Jubilee combined
Butterknowle, Moor Hill	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	15	9	Moor Hill & North Crane Row combined
Butterknowle, North Crane Row	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	15	9	Moor Hill & North Crane Row combined
Butterknowle, Quarry, East Hutton	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	191	64	East Hutton, Harvey, West Hutton, Jubilee combined
Butterknowle, Quarry, Harvey	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	191	64	East Hutton, Harvey, West Hutton, Jubilee combined
Butterknowle, West Hutton	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	191	64	East Hutton, Harvey, West Hutton, Jubilee combined
Butterknowle, Wham	Butterknowle	G. G. Robson	48	31


Sources

1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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.


Further Research

Research Notes for Butterknowle Colliery Co. Ltd.



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