Durham Mining Museum - Riddle & Sons (Collieries) Ltd.

Riddle & Sons (Collieries) 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.


1938

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ewehurst No. 3	Dipton	J. E. Riddle	37	10


1939

Company Notes

On August 16, 1939, Thomas M. Richardson, of Great House, Newcastle-on-Tyne, was appointed Receiver.

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.


1940

Company Details

Registered Office:	8 Wentworth Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4
Seams Worked:	Hutton
Class of Coal:	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

Directors:	Riddle, Bertram N., Walbottle House, Wentworth Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4
	Riddle, James E., Walbottle House, Wentworth Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4
	Riddle, Selby, Walbottle House, Wentworth Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4
Secretary:	Martin, B. L.

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
Ewehurst No. 3	Dipton		24	7


1944

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ewehurst	Dipton	J. E. Riddle	1	1


1945

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ewehurst	Dipton	J. E. Riddle	–	–
Ewehurst No.2	Dipton	J. E. Riddle	–	–


1948

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ewehurst	Dipton		3	6
Ewehurst	Dipton	R. Young	3	7	Discontinued 11/47


1950

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ewehurst	Dipton	R. Young	–	3	Abandoned 8/48
Ewehurst No. 2	Dipton	R. Young	–	–	Abandoned 8/48
Ewehurst No. 3 & 4	Dipton	R. Young	–	–	Abandoned 3/50
Ewehurst No. 5 & 6	Dipton	R. Young	–	–	Abandoned 3/50


Sources

1938 List of Mines
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.
1944 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.



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