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Weardale Iron 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
Bishop's Close  Spennymoor  Hugh Ross  –  –  Standing
Black Prince, "Five Quarter"  Tow Law  J. W. Laverick  240  94  
Black Prince, "Main Coal"  Tow Law  J. W. Laverick  290  100  
Carricks  Weardale    55  12  
Croxdale  Spennymoor  Hugh Ross  238  112  
Hedley Hill  Tow Law  J. B. Robinson  263  98  
Levelgate [2]  Weardale    –  –  Standing
Ludworth  Thornley  W. B. Wilson  169  52  
Middlehope  Weardale    –  –  Standing
Middridge  Shildon  Thos. Teasdale  321  111  
Rowantree, A  Weardale    1  –  
Side Head  Weardale    –  –  Standing
Thornley  Thornley  W. B. Wilson  446  126  
Tudhoe  Spennymoor  W. R. G. Dakers  815  325  
Tudhoe Grange  Spennymoor  W. R. G. Dakers  2  4  
West Thornley  Tow Law  J. W. Laverick  266  84  
Wheatley Hill  Thornley  W. B. Wilson  447  145  


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