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Sir S. A. Sadler 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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1888

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Malton  Lanchester  G. Shipley  –  –  


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Malton  Lanchester  Geo. Shipley  116  111  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Etherley Grange  Bishop Auckland  J. H. Marr  217  31  
Hill Top  Durham  J. H. Marr  97  9  
Lanchester  Lanchester  J. H. Marr  15  1  
Malton Brockwell  Durham  J. H. Marr  –  –  Standing
Malton Manor House  Durham  J. H. Marr  149  167  


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Etherley Grange  Bishop Auckland  F. J. Raine  –  –  
Hill Top  Durham (Lanchester)  T. R. Lonsdale  –  –  
Lanchester  Lanchester  T. R. Lonsdale  –  –  
Manor House  Lanchester  T. R. Lonsdale  –  –  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Etherley Grange "Dene"  Bishop Auckland  G. Wright  70  31  Standing
Hill Top  Durham  T. R. Lonsdale  327  125  Hill Top, Malton, Mercie Drift combined
Malton  Durham  T. R. Lonsdale  327  125  Hill Top, Malton, Mercie Drift combined
Mercie Drift  Durham  T. R. Lonsdale  327  125  Hill Top, Malton, Mercie Drift combined


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Hill Top & Malton  Durham  H. L. Wilson  18  –  inc. Malton
Hill Top Harvey & Hutton Drift  Durham  H. L. Wilson  101  41  
Manor House & May Drift  Durham  H. L. Wilson  11  –  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Middlesbrough
Class of Coal: Bunker, Coking
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: Sadler, Basil, Craigmore, Lanchester
 Sadler, C. J., Oswald House, Durham
 Sadler, Hereward, Lt.-Col., Eaglescliffe
 Sadler, Lady, Eaglescliffe
 Sadler, S. A., Hummersknott, Darlington
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
Hamsteels "Clifford"  Durham  W. Ridley  111  47  
Hamsteels "Ethel Drift"  Durham  W. Ridley  18  –  
Hamsteels "Main Coal Drift"  Durham  W. Ridley  152  44  
Hamsteels "Taylor"  Durham  W. Ridley  184  57  
Hill Top & Malton  Durham  H. L. Wilson  119  108  inc. Malton
Hill Top Hutton Drift  Durham  H. L. Wilson  181  –  
Manor House & May Drift  Durham  H. L. Wilson  71  –  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Alderdene Drift  Lanchester    –  –  Standing
Hamsteels "Clifford Drift"  Durham  W. Ridley  2  –  Temporarily closed 07/24
Hamsteels "Ethel Drift"  Durham  W. Ridley  2  –  Temporarily closed 07/24
Hamsteels "Main Coal Drift"  Durham  W. Ridley  2  –  Temporarily closed 07/24
Hamsteels "Taylor"  Durham  W. Ridley  2  11  Temporarily closed 07/24
Hill Top Hutton Drift  Lanchester  H. L. Wilson  –  –  
Malton & Hill Top  Esh  H. L. Wilson  151  60  
Manor House & May Drift  Lanchester  H. L. Wilson  –  –  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Hill Top  Eash  H. L. Wilson  39  15  
Malton Brockwell  Lanchester  H. L. Wilson  72  20  
Malton North  Lanchester  H. L. Wilson  233  63  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: 35 Cargo Fleet Road, Middlesbrough
Seams Worked: Low Main, Hutton, Busty, Harvey, Brockwell
Power Used: Gas, Electricity, 3,300 volts
Annual Output:  50,000 tons
Class of Coal: Bunker, Coking, Manufacturing
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

Directors: Sadler, Basil, Craigmore, Lanchester
 Sadler, C. J., Oswald House, Durham
 Sadler, S. A., The Knoll, Darlington
 Sprot, H., Woodlands Hall, Consett, Co. Durham
Secretary: Hanson, T.
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.


1934

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Hamsteels "Clifford & Weatherhill"  Durham  Wm. Ridley  88  48  
Hill Top  Esh  Wm. Ridley  37  17  
Malton Brockwell  Lanchester  Wm. Ridley  4  1  
Malton North  Lanchester  Wm. Ridley  40  13  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Cargo Fleet Road, Middlesbrough
Seams Worked: Low Main, Hutton, Busty, Harvey, Brockwell
Power Used: Gas, Electricity, 3,300 volts
Annual Output:  120,000 tons
Class of Coal: Bunker, Coking, Manufacturing
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: Hanson, T., 34 Eastbourne Road, Middlesbrough
 Sadler, Basil, Craigmore, Lanchester
 Sadler, C. Norman, "Linden," Hutton Rudby, Yorks.
 Sadler, S. A., Sadberge Hall, Middleton St. George, Co. Durham
 Sprot, H., Colepike Hall, Lanchester, Co. Durham
Secretary: Hanson, T.
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
Hill Top & Malton    W. Ridley  480  62  


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: Cargo Fleet Road, Middlesbrough
Seams Worked: Low Main, Hutton, Busty, Harvey, Brockwell
Power Used: Gas, Electricity, 3,300 volts
Annual Output:  120,000 tons
Class of Coal: Bunker, Coking, Manufacturing
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

Directors: Sadler, Basil, Craigmore, Lanchester, Co. Durham
 Sadler, C. Norman, "Linden," Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire
 Sadler, S. A., Sadberge Hall, Middleton St. George, Co. Durham
 Sadler, S. Alex., "Lexden," Abbey Road, Darlington
 Sprot, H., St. John's Hall, Wolsingham, Co. Durham
Secretary: Hanson, James
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.


Sources
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  Research Notes for Sir S. A. Sadler Ltd.

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