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Whitworth Park 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 200 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
| Seams Worked: | Harvey |
| Power Used: | Electric. 440 volts A.C. |
| Annual Output: | 55,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Household |
| 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
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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Whitworth Park Colliery, Spennymoor |
| Seams Worked: | Harvey |
| Power Used: | Electric. 440 volts A.C. |
| Annual Output: | 70,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Household, Steam |
| 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: | Brydon, John T., Reklaw House, Cockfield |
| | Simpson, Jack, 62 High Street, Byers Green |
| | Summerson, Maurice V., Hilton Lodge, Evenwood |
| | Summerson, Wm., Highway, Etherley |
| | Widdas, Percy, Whinthorpe, Cockfield |
| Secretary: | Summerson, Wm. |
| Agent: | Summerson, M. V. |
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 | |
| Whitworth Park | Spennymoor | Wm. S. Hutton | 240 | 40 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Whitworth Park Colliery, Spennymoor |
| 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
| Chairman: | Widdas, Percy, Avenue House, Durham |
| Directors: | Brydon, J. T., Staindrop Road, Cockfield |
| | Summerson, M. V., Hilton Lodge, Evenwood |
| | Summerson, W., Highway, Etherley |
| | Widdas, Percy, Avenue House, Durham |
| Secretary: | Summerson, W. |
| Agent: | Holt, H. |
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.
- 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.
 Research Notes for Whitworth Park Coal Co. Ltd.
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