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Scremerston Coal Co. 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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1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Felkington  Berwick-on-Tweed  William Brown  37  10  
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  William Brown  127  25  


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Felkington  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  34  11  
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  168  31  


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  216  47  
Scremerston Jack Tar  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  2  2  Suspended


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  207  68  
Scremerston Jack Tar  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. E. Carr  –  –  Suspended


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Berwick-on-Tweed
Annual Output:  60,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household
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

Chairman: Tennant, J. E., Col., 33 Cornhill, E.C.3
Managing Director: Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., 32 Victoria Street, S.W.1
Directors: Carr, John E., 9 Bridge Street, Beriwkc-on-Tweed
 Forster, T. E., 3 Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Richards, T. P. Rose, Caer Beris, Builth, Breconshire
General Manager: Kilpatrick, John A.
Secretary: FitzGerald, B. A.
Agent: Kilpatrick, John A.
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
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  235  76  
Scremerston Jack Tar  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  –  –  Suspended


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  168  86  
Scremerston Jack Tar  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  –  –  Suspended


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  154  62  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Scremerston Colliery, Berwick-on-Tweed
Seams Worked: Cooper Eye
Power Used: Steam, Compressed Air and Electricty. Voltage: 3,000
Annual Output:  100,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household, Steam
Other Information: Shipping and Bunkers: Tweed Dock
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

Chairman: Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., M.Sc., F.G.S., 34 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1
 Tennant, J. E., Lt.-Col. , D.S.O., M.C., Innes House, Elgin, Scotland
Managing Director: Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., M.Sc., F.G.S., 34 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1
Directors: Carr, J. Evelyn, Capt. , J.P., Scremerston, Berwick-on-Tweed
 Forster, T. E., 3 Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne
General Manager: Kilpatrick, J. A., Capt. , M.C.
Secretary: Purvis, F.
Agent: Kilpatrick, J. A., Capt. , M.C.
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
Scremerston  Berwick-on-Tweed  J. A. Kilpatrick  178  59  


Sources
  • 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.
  • 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.

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