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Buttermere Green Slate 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.

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1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Broad Moss  Tilberthwaite    3  –  
Dubb  Honister    –  –  Inc. in Honister
Honister  Honister    58  47  
Parrack End  Tilberthwaite    12  25  
Yewthwaite Quarry  Honister    –  –  Inc. in Honister


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dubb  Honister    –  –  inc. in Honister
Honister  Honister    41  61  
Original Elterwater  Elterwater    36  26  
Parrock  Tilberthwaite    8  –  
Yew Craggs  Honister    –  –  Inc. in Honister


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dubb Quarry  Honister, Keswick    20  37  inc. Honister, Yew Craggs
High Fellside Quarry  Tilberthwaite    8  11  
Honister Quarry  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Dubb
Original Elterwater Quarry  Elterwater    2  –  
Parrock Quarry  Tilberthwaite    4  –  
Yew Craggs Quarry  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Dubb


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dubb  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister
High Fellside  Tilberthwaite, Coniston    3  3  
Honister  Honister, Keswick    28  28  
Quay Foot  Borrowdale    –  –  Not worked
Yew Craggs  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Original Elterwater Quarry  Elterwater    8  9  
Parrock Quarry  Tilberthwaite    12  8  
Quay Foot Quarry  Borrowdale    1  1  


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dubb  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister
High Fellside  near Coniston    6  6  
Honister  Honister, Keswick    25  31  
Quay Foot  Borrowdale    2  2  
Yew Craggs  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dubb  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister
High Fellside  near Coniston    7  10  
Honister  Honister, Keswick    38  27  
Parrock  near Coniston    3  1  
Quay Foot  Borrowdale    4  1  
Yew Craggs  Honister, Keswick    –  –  inc. in Honister


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.

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