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Cochrane & 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
Collieries/Mines Owned
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| New Brancepeth | Durham (Ushaw Moor) | A. Kerr | – | – | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
Collieries/Mines Owned
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Ormesby Iron Works, Middlesbrough |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Manufacturing |
| Other Minerals Worked: | Fireclay, Barytes and Ironstone |
| 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
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
Collieries/Mines Owned
Collieries/Mines Owned
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Ormesby Iron Works, Middlesbrough |
| Seams Worked: | Busty, Brockwell, Victoria, Hutton, Harvey, Ballarat |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Annual Output: | 160,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Manufacturing |
| Other Minerals Worked: | Fireclay, Barytes, Witherite and Ironstone |
| Other Information: | Coke made, 114,000 tons; S/Ammonia, 1,600 tons ; Tar, 6,700 tons ; Benzol, &c., 350,000 Gallons ; Bricks, 2,000,000 |
| Source: 1933 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
| Directors: | Barwick, G. S., "Inholmes," near Newbury, Berks. |
| | Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham |
| | Furness, Ethelbert, Hamils Park, Buntingford, Herts. |
| | Furness, Rt. Hon. Viscount, 17 Arlington Street, London, N.W. |
| | McQuistan, A. N., "Ashburn," Grange Road, Darlington |
| | Talbot, Benj., Solberge Hall, Northallerton |
| General Manager: | McQuistan, A. N. |
| Secretary: | Samson, R. |
| Mining Engineer: | Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham |
Source: 1933 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1933 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.
 Research Notes for Cochrane & Co. Ltd.
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