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Elswick 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
Elswick, "North"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  246  47  
Elswick, "South"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  148  60  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, "North"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robt. O. Brown  248  28  
Elswick, "South"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robt. O. Brown  232  67  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  516  150  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  483  127  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Elswick Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:  130,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, 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: Simpson, J. B.
Managing Director: Simpson, F. R.
Directors: Cox, N. S.
 Gibson, T. G.
 Simpson, J.
General Manager: Heslop, Wardle
Secretary: Arkle, W. J.
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
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  542  124  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  516  130  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. R. S. Catcheside  379  102  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Elswick Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Beaumont
Power Used: Electric and Steam
Annual Output:  250,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
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

Managing Director: Simpson, F. R., Col., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
Directors: Arkle, W. J., "Ravensworth," Meadowfield Road, Stocksfield
 Gibson, T. G., Capt., Welham Hall, Malton, Yorks.
 Simpson, F. R., Col., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
 Simpson, M. V., Moor House, Ryton-on-Tyne
 Simpson, T. V., 43 Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle
Secretary: Young, R. B.
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
Benwell "Charlotte"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. R. S. Catcheside  380  98  
Elswick, "North" & "South"  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. R. S. Catcheside  384  94  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: 13 Glue House Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Beaumont, Main
Power Used: Electric and Steam
Annual Output:  150,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
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: Priestman, John, Sir, "Cliffside," Roker, Sunderland
Directors: Bove-Stones, Richard, 117 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1
 Heslop, James, 57 Grainger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Heslop, James Roland, 57 Grainger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Simpson, F. R., Sir, Col., Bart., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
Secretary: Young, R. B.
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
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  J. G. James  364  85  


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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Further Research

  Research Notes for Elswick Coal Co. Ltd.

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