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Barrow Hematite Steel 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
Park  Dalton    405  196  
Pennington  Green Lane    –  –  inc. in Whitriggs
Stainton  Stainton    3  –  
Stank  Barrow    355  150  
Whitriggs  Lindal    38  17  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dalton [1]  Dalton    4  3  
Park  Dalton    266  159  
Stainton  Dalton    2  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Haggs  Dalton    –  –  Not worked
Knotts  Dalton    –  –  Not worked
Oxenclose  Dalton    –  –  Not worked
Park, Burlington North & Quarry  Dalton    262  148  
Park, California Pits  Dalton    –  –  
Stainton  Dalton    3  5  
West Newton  Dalton    –  –  
Yarlside  Barrow    –  –  Not worked


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross  Dalton    71  24  
Oxenclose  Dalton    –  –  Abandoned
Park  Dalton    167  130  
Stainton, No. 1  Dalton    21  5  
Stainton, No. 2  Dalton    –  –  Abandoned
Yarlside  Barrow    126  36  


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Crown Quarry  Stainton  David Lawn  56  5  
Devonshire Quarry  Stainton    22  –  
Parrock Hall Quarry  Barrow    3  –  


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross  Dalton-in-Furness    84  41  
Stainton, No. 1  Stainton    3  2  
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    46  13  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-cross  Dalton-in-Furness    58  30  
Stainton, No. 1  Stainton    –  –  
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    2  3  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross Mines  Dalton-in-Furness    –  –  Mining suspended 6/28
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    4  1  


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    9  3  


1950

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Crowgarth  Cleator Moor    –  –  Abandoned 9/48
Stirlings No. 4  Cleator Moor    –  –  Abandoned 12/48, Pumping only


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.
  • 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, 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.
  • 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

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