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Harton Coal Co. Ltd.
Registered in 1885
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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Source: Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
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| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Marsden Quarry | South Shields | | 17 | 7 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | South Shields |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, Steam |
| 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: | Philipson, Hylton, Stobo Castle, Stobo, Peeblesshire |
| Managing Director: | Wood, Arthur N. L., Sir, Bart., The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham |
| Directors: | Armstrong, Henry, 4 Sydenham Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Philipson, R. H., 74 Portland Place, London, W.1 |
| | Scholefield, Arthur, Lint Close, Alnmouth, Northumberland |
| | Wood, R. L., The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham |
| Secretary: | Dobson, Charles L. |
| Chief Engineer: | Thompson, A. |
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.
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Company Notes
Registered – August 6, 1885, to acquire the Harton, St. Hilda, and Boldon Collieries, situate in the parishes of Jarrow, Whitburn, Westoe and Boldon, Durham, and formerly worked by the Harton Coal Co. In 1891 the company acquired the adjoining property of the Whitburn Coal Co., Ltd., for £136,300, in fully-paid £20 shares. The company also owns the Marsden Limestone Quarries, Marsden Estates, the South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Colliery Railway, and shipping staithes on the River Tyne. Capital – £1,000,000, in shares of £1 each; 963,250 shares are issued and fully paid. The capital, originally £499,200 in shares of £800, was increased to £635,500 in 1891 and the shares sub-divided into £20 each. During 1914, the capital was increased to present amount and the shares again sub-divided. Debentures – Authorised £600,000 ; issued £500,000 ; created December, 1923. Accounts – Issued to shareholders only.
Source: Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
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| 1932-07-01 | Official Notice from The London Gazette |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | South Shields, Durham |
| Power Used: | Electric, Steam, Compressed Air. Voltage: Various |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, Steam |
| Other Information: | Also Private Railways and Shipping Staithes |
| 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: | Kent, Stephenson, Sir, K.C.B., 4 St. Dunstan's Alley, St. Dunstan's Hill, E.C.3 |
| Directors: | Hann, D. A., Cascade House, Penpedairheol, Hangoed, Glam. |
| | Hyndley, Baron, 4 St. Dunstan's Alley, St. Dunstan's Hill, E.C.3 |
| | Philipson, O. J., 237 St. James's Court, Buckingham Gate, London, S.W.1 |
| | Wood, Arthur N. L., Sir, Bart., The Hermitage, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham |
| Secretary: | Dobson, Charles L. |
| Chief Engineer: | Thompson, 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.
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| 1933, December | Article from Colliery Engineering — "The Harton Coal Co. Ltd. - II" |
| 1933, November | Article from Colliery Engineering — "The Harton Coal Co. Ltd." |
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| 1934, January | Article from Colliery Engineering — "Electric Winders, Boldon Colliery" |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | South Shields, Durham |
| Power Used: | Electric, Steam, Compressed Air. Voltage: Various |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, 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: | Hyndley, Lord, 4 St. Dunstan's Alley, St. Dunstan's Hill, E.C.3 |
| Directors: | Clarke, J. P. Stephenson, 4 St. Dunstan's Alley, St. Dunstan's Hill, E.C.3 |
| | Forster-Brown, E. Otto, 706/707 Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London, E.C.2 |
| | Philipson, O. J., Scarcroft Lodge, Thorner, nr. Leeds |
| Secretary: | Dobson, Charles L. |
| Chief Engineer: | Howatt, John |
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 | |
| Boldon | | J. A. Thompson | 860 | 165 | |
| Harton | | G. R. Buchanan | 861 | 240 | |
| Westoe | | D. Keirs | 887 | 205 | |
| Whitburn | | G. Walker | 1280 | 340 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | South Shields, 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: | Clarke, J. P. Stephenson, 4 Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C.3 |
| Directors: | Dobson, Charles L., Vernon Lodge, Herbert Road, Chelston, Torquay |
| | Flisher, J. C., 4 Osborne Avenue, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2 |
| | Ganderton, E. W., 4 Fenchurch Avenue, London, E.C.3 |
| | Philipson, O. J., 43 Lowndes Square, S.W.1 |
| Secretary: | Roach, T. W. |
| Chief Engineer: | Maynard, T. 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.
Links to other areas of this site
| 1952-08-05 | Official Notice from The London Gazette |
- Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
- 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.
- 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.
- Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
- 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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