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Easington Coal 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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1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  W. B. Wilson  25  62  Sinking


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington (Haswell)  W. B. Wilson  –  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  T. A. Lishman  1430  466  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  T. A. Lishman  2133  550  


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington Quarry  Easington    1  –  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Annual Output:  800,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household
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

Directors: Barwick, G. S.
 Barwick, J. S., Sir, Bt.
 Briggs, W.
 Dickinson, F. T.
 Forster, J. H. B.
 Furness, Lord
 Noble, J. H. B.
Secretary: Forster, J. H. 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
Easington  Easington  T. A. Lishman  2133  585  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  J. W. Robinson  2532  601  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  J. W. Robinson  2645  597  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Seams Worked: Main Coal, Low Main, Hutton
Power Used: Electric, Steam. Voltage: 3,000 to 440
Annual Output:  1,000,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household
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

Chairman: Barwick, J. S., Sir, 18 Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.1
Managing Director: Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
Directors: Barwick, G. S., Inholmes, Hungerford, Berks.
 Barwick, J. M., Thimbleby Hall, Northallerton
 Briggs, W., Moorlands, Sunderland
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
 Furness, Rt. Hon. Viscount, 60 St. James Street, S.W.
 Noble, J. H. B., Sir, Ardkinglas, Inverary, N.B.
Secretary: Sanderson, B.
Agent: Lishman, T. A.
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


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Easington  Easington  J. W. Robinson  2026  533  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Seams Worked: Main Coal, Low Main, Hutton, 7/4 seam
Power Used: Electric, Steam. Voltage: 3,000 to 440
Annual Output:  1,000,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household
Source: 1940 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: Barwick, J. S., Sir, 18 Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.1
Managing Director: Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
Directors: Barwick, J. M., Thimbleby Hall, Northallerton
 Briggs, W., Moorlands, Sunderland
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
 Furness, Rt. Hon. Viscount, 60 St. James Street, S.W.
 Noble, H. B., Capt. , M.C., Walwick House, Humshaugh, Northumberland
Secretary: Sanderson, B., 18 Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.1
Source: 1940 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
Easington  Easington  W. H. Forgan  2131  628  


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Source: 1947 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: Barwick, J. S., Sir, Thimbleby Hall, Northallerton
Managing Director: Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
Directors: Anthony, N. C., 39 Eslington Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Barwick, J. M., Thimbleby Hall, Northallerton
 Barwick, Richard Llewellyn, Thimbleby Hall, Northallerton
 Briggs, L. Scott, Capt., Melkington House, Cornhill-on-Tweed
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor
 Noble, H. B., Sir, Maj., Bart., M.C., Walwick House, Humshaugh, Northumberland
 Raw, Geo., B.Sc., Ravenswood, Low Fell, Gateshead-on-Tyne
Acting Secretary: Laws, J. R., F.S.C.
Source: 1947 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


1952

Links to other areas of this site

1952-06-27  Official Notice from The London Gazette


1955

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1955-05-20  Official Notice from The London Gazette


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
  • 1922 List of Quarries - 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
  • 1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1940 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
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 1947 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

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