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Carterthorne 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.


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Carterthorne  Bishop Auckland  H. J. Mein  113  29  


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Carterthorne  Bishop Auckland (Etherley)  H. J. Mein  –  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Carterthorne  Bishop Auckland  H. J. Mein  67  31  
Moor Hill  Hamsterley  H. J. Mein  58  9  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Carterthorne  Hamsterley  Geo. Daykin  208  59  
Carterthorne Brockwell Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne Moor Hill Drift  Hamsterley  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne South Busty Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne Windmill Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough
Annual Output:  60,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household, Manufacturing
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: Walton, Joseph, Sir, Bart., Rushpool, Saltburn, Blackpool
Managing Director: Calvert, Joseph, Sir, Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough
Directors: Brooks, W. B., Zetland Buildings, Middlesbrough
 Mein, James, South Normanton
Secretary: Brooks, W. B.
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
Carterthorne  Hamsterley  Geo. Daykin  272  56  
Carterthorne Brockwell Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne Moor Hill Drift  Hamsterley  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne South Busty Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  
Carterthorne Windmill Drift  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  –  –  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Carterthorne  Toft Hill  Geo. Daykin  171  46  
Carterthorne Brockwell Drift  Toft Hill    –  –  
Carterthorne Moor Hill Drift  Toft Hill    –  –  
Carterthorne South Busty Drift  Toft Hill    –  –  
Carterthorne Windmill Drift  Toft Hill    –  –  


Sources
  • 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
  • 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 Carterthorne Colliery Co. Ltd.

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