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East Pontop 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.


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  135  39  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  179  91  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  117  37  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  292  65  


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  –  –  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  –  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliott  76  16  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliott  400  71  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliot  296  66  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
Annual Output:  87,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas
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: Fenwick, Featherstone, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Managing Director: Roddam, G. P., Stanhope, Co. Durham
Directors: Bainbridge, C., Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Roddam, G. P., Stanhope, Co. Durham
 Roddam, Hugh, Bishop Auckland
Secretary: Cockburn, Jasper, Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
Agent: Roddam, G. P.
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
East Edmondsley  Edmondsley  S. G. Coxon  12  12  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliot  236  52  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Edmondsley  Edmondsley  M. Callaway  59  14  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliot  161  47  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  Geo. Elliott  57  33  Abandoned 28/6/30


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.
  • 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.

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