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Lord Leconfield

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.


1882

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg  Cleator Moor    –  –  
Cleator Moor  Cleator Moor    –  –  


1888

Company Details

Registered Office: Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Source: 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg  Cleator Moor    –  –  
Cleator Moor  Cleator Moor    –  –  


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg  Bigrigg    74  23  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  –  Pumping only. Inc. in Crowgarth
Crowgarth  Cleator Moor    46  15  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg  Bigrigg    90  20  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  –  Pumping only
Crowgarth  Cleator Moor    46  16  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg Quarry  Brigrigg    66  19  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  –  Pumping only
Crowgarth  Cleator Moor    48  19  


1921

Company Details

Registered Office: 41 Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Source: 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg  Bigrigg    12  17  
Church  Clearor Moor    –  –  Pumping only
Crowgarth  Clearor Moor    7  8  


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Hagget End Quarry  Egremont    2  –  Worked occasionally, or only for a short portion of the year 1922


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    44  20  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  –  Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)  Cleator Moor    43  10  
Wyndham Pit  Bigrigg    15  5  
York Pit  Cleator Moor    7  1  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    39  21  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  1  Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)  Cleator Moor    34  10  
Wyndham Pit  Bigrigg    15  6  
York Pit  Cleator Moor    1  1  


1930

Company Details

Registered Office: per F. H. Ahier, Mines Office, Bigrigg, Cumberland
Source: 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    29  20  
Church  Cleator Moor    –  1  Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)  Cleator Moor    31  13  
New Hay Drift  Bigrigg    4  –  Exploring
Wyndham Pit  Bigrigg    39  9  
York Pit  Cleator Moor    15  7  


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Church  Cleator Moor    –  –  Pumping only, operations suspended 1933
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor) (inc. York Pit)  Cleator Moor    76  24  


Sources
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
  • 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.
  • 1922 List of Quarries - 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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