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Earl of Durham
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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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor | Durham | – | – | ||
| Brasside | Fence Houses | – | – | ||
| Cocken | Durham | – | – | ||
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | – | – | ||
| Herrington | Newbottle | – | – | ||
| Houghton | Fence Houses | – | – | ||
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | – | – | ||
| Littletown | Sherburn | – | – | ||
| Lumley | Fence Houses | – | – | ||
| Newbottle | Fence Houses | – | – | ||
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | – | – | ||
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | – | – | ||
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | – | – | |
| Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Fence Houses | J. Baxter | – | – | |
| Brasside | Durham | T. Dawson | – | – | |
| Cocken | Durham | T. Dawson | – | – | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | – | – | |
| Herrington | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | – | – | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | – | – | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | T. Crawford, jr. | – | – | |
| Lumley "Second" | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | – | – | Standing |
| Lumley "Sixth" | Fence Houses | R. Scorer | – | – | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Newbottle, Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | T. Crawford | – | – | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | T. Crawford | – | – | |
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Company Details
| Lambton Castle, Fence Houses | |
| Source: 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian. | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Fence Houses | John Baxter | – | – | |
| Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Fence Houses | John Baxter | – | – | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | – | – | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | – | – | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | – | – | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | – | – | |
| Lumley "Second" | Fence Houses | – | – | Standing | |
| Lumley "Sixth" | Fence Houses | R. Peel | – | – | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | P. Tate | – | – | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | – | – | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | – | – | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Bourn Moor, "D Pit" | Fence Houses | John Baxter | – | – | |
| Bourn Moor, "Lady Ann" | Fence Houses | John Baxter | – | – | |
| Harraton | Chester-le-Street | J. Southern | – | – | |
| Herrington | Fence Houses | Wm. Young | – | – | |
| Houghton | Fence Houses | J. Stokoe | – | – | |
| Lady Durham | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | – | – | |
| Littletown | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | – | – | |
| Lumley "Second" | Fence Houses | R. Peel | – | – | |
| Lumley "Sixth" | Fence Houses | R. Peel | – | – | |
| Newbottle Dorothea | Fence Houses | Thos. A. Tate | – | – | |
| Newbottle Margaret | Fence Houses | Thos. A. Tate | – | – | |
| Sherburn Hill | Sherburn | W. Hepburn | – | – | |
| Sherburn House | Sherburn | J. L. Morland | – | – | |
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- 1873-4 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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Research Notes for Earl of Durham
