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Spoor Bros. Colliery Ltd.
Registered in 1922
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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Aukland | H. J. Mein | 36 | 4 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Shildon (West Auckland) | H. J. Mein | – | – | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | H. J. Mein | 41 | 8 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 29 | 7 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 87 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
| Annual Output: | 1,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Household, Manufacturing |
| 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: | Spoor, J. J., Rockwood, Grange-over-Sands |
| Managing Director: | Spoor, A., Copycrooks Colliery, Shildon, Co. Durham |
| Directors: | Spoor, John, The Manse, Amble, via Morpeth |
| | Spoor, Lavinia, 15 Lindowan Street, Bishop Auckland, Durham |
| General Manager: | Parker, Robert |
| Secretary: | Spoor, A., Copycrooks Colliery, Shildon, Co. Durham |
| Chief Engineer: | Harper, Robert |
| Agent: | Spoor, A., Copycrooks Colliery, Shildon, Co. Durham |
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 | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 29 | 7 | |
Company Notes
Registered – September 13, 1922, to carry on business as colliery proprietors. Capital – £4,000. in shares of £1 each; all the shares are issued and fully paid. Accounts – Issued to shareholders only.
Source: Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 28 | 7 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 27 | 8 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 23 | 9 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | E. J. Durbin | 22 | 8 | |
| Woodside Drift | Bishop Auckland | E. J. Durbin | 43 | 7 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Copy Crooks | Bishop Auckland | | 21 | 8 | |
| Woodhouse Drift | Bishop Auckland | E. J. Durbin | 28 | 8 | Abandoned 4/30 |
- 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.
- Mining Manual & Mining Year Book for 1924
- 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.
- 1929 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.
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