Durham Mining Museum - Kennedy Bros. Ltd.

Kennedy Bros. 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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Kennedy Brothers


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Askam [1]	Askam		99	42
Roanhead	Dalton		164	159
Sandscale	Dalton		17	11
Woodhead	Askam		–	1	Standing


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Askam [1]	Askam		261	193	inc. Roanhead
Roanhead, Nigel Pit	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam
Roanhead, No. 16 Pit	Dalton		–	–	Not worked
Roanhead, Rita Pit	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam
Sandscale	Dalton		–	–	Pumping only
Woodhead	Dalton		–	–	Not worked


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Askam [1]	Askam		242	168	Askam & Roanhead combined
Roanhead Nigel Pit	Dalton		242	168	Askam & Roanhead combined
Roanhead Rita & Violet Pits	Dalton		242	168	Askam & Roanhead combined
Sandscale	Dalton		–	–	Not worked
Woodhead	Dalton		–	–	Not worked


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Askam [1]	Askam		206	176
Roanhead Nigel Pit	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam
Roanhead Rita & Violet Pits	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam
Sandscale	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam
Woodhead	Dalton		–	–	inc. in Askam


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Askam [1]	Askam		–	–	Not worked in 1925
Billy Pit	Roan Head		–	–
Roanhead Nigel & Rita Pits	Roan Head		195	161
Sandscale	Roan Head		–	–	Not worked in 1925
Woodhead	Roan Head		–	–	Not worked in 1925


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Burton	Roan Head		–	–	Operations suspended 7/30
Nigel Pit	Roan Head		150	177
Sandscales	Roan Head		–	–	Pumping Station


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Billy Pit	Roan Head		9	1
Burton	Roan Head		16	1
Nigel Pit	Roan Head		105	127


Sources

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 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.
1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.



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