Durham Mining Museum - West Durham Wallsend Coal Co. Ltd.

West Durham Wallsend 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.


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
West Durham Wallsend	Copy Crooks	Ed. Johnson	42	10


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	New Shildon	Ed. Johnson	179	24
West Durham Wallsend	New Shildon	Edward Johnson	284	37


1908

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	New Shildon	H. J. Mein	366	64


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	New Shildon (Shildon)	H. J. Mein	–	–


1914

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	New Shildon	Wm. Robson	357	57


1918

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	New Shildon	And. Kerr	289	67


1919

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	Shildon	A. Kerr	–	–


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Adelaide	Shildon	S. S. Cowley	372	70


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Crown Street Chambers, Darlington
Class of Coal:	Coking, 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:	Pease, W. E., Mowden, Darlington
Managing Director:	Marley, T. W., Marton Grove, Darlington
Directors:	Coulson, S. T., Aldersyde, West Hartlepool
	Kitching, A. E., Ayton Firs, Great Syton, Yorks.
	Temple, J. H., 5 Goree Piazzas, Liverpool
Secretary:	Harrison, Alfred
Agent:	Holliday, N. S.

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.


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.
1908 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.
1918 List of Mines
1919 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide
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.


Further Research

Research Notes for West Durham Wallsend Coal Co. Ltd.



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