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Owners of Pelton Colliery 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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Previous Companies: Pelton Colliery Company


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield  Chester-le-Street  R. G. Wilson  628  227  
Pelton  Chester-le-Street  R. G. Wilson  520  158  


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield  Chester-le-Street (Pelton)  R. G. Wilson  –  –  
Pelton  Chester-le-Street (Pelton)  R. G. Wilson  –  –  
Tribley  Chester-le-Street (Pelton)  R. G. Wilson  –  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield & Pelton  Chester-le-Street  R. G. Wilson  1123  436  
Tribley  Chester-le-Street  R. G. Wilson  235  43  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield & Pelton  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  1290  625  
Tribley  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  167  57  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne
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

Directors: Bainbridge, R. C. (Mrs.)
 Plunkett, H. C., Sir
 Walsh, B. J. M.
General Manager: Gardiner, Robert S., Sir
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
Newfield & Pelton  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  1481  648  
Tribley  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  121  58  


1924

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield & Pelton  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  1501  612  
Tribley  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  77  44  


1925

Links to other areas of this site

1925, February  Article from The Colliery Engineer about the re-equipment work carried out by the company

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield & Pelton  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  1103  418  
Tribley  Pelton Fell  G. E. Armstrong  62  27  


1927

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newfield & Pelton  Pelton Fell  W. H. Atkinson  916  371  
Tribley  Pelton Fell  W. H. Atkinson  –  –  Abandoned 1927


Sources
  • 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.
  • 1924 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.
  • 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

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