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1902 List of Mines under the Coal Mines Act - Cumberland
The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" indicate the kind of coal produced, viz:— C. Coking; G. Gas; H. Household; M. Manufacturing; S. Steam.
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| Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager (Cert.) | Under-Manager (Cert.) | Under Ground | Above Ground | Minerals Worked | Remarks |
| Allhallows | Mealsgate | Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd., Workington | J. W. Steele (1,984) |
Wm. Thos. Pepperell (2,839 ; 2nd) |
273 | 85 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Alston Drift | Alston | William Benson, Alston | David Smith (No cert.) |
16 | 1 | Coal: M. | ||
| Asby | Arlecdon | Asby Colliery Co., 36 Lowther Street, Whitehaven | Tom Foster (No cert.) |
13 | 5 | Coal: H, S. | ||
| Bishop Hill | Brampton | Thompson & Sons, Brampton Junction | Thos. Croudace (1,299) |
5 | 1 | Coal: M. | ||
| Blagill | Alston | Alston & Nentforce Limestone Quarry Co., 1 St. Nicholas Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne | James Emmerson (No cert.) |
4 | — | Coal: M. | ||
| Branthwaite | Branthwaite | Branthwaite Colliery Co., Branthwaite | R. West (No cert.) |
7 | 2 | Coal: H. Fireclay. | ||
| Brayton Domain, No. 3 | Aspatria | Joseph Harris, Brayton Domain Colliery, Aspatria | G. H. Askew (1,670) |
Josh. Temperley (160 ; 2nd) |
82 | 96 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | Abandoned, 1902 |
| Brayton Domain, No. 4 | Brayton | Joseph Harris, Brayton Domain Colliery, Aspatria | G. H. Askew (1,670) |
Thos. Hillary (643 ; 2nd) |
311 | 137 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| Brayton Knowle | Baggrow | Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd., Workington | J. W. Steele (1,984) |
John Walker (714 ; 2nd) |
19 | 16 | Coal: H. | |
| Broughton Moor | Broughton Moor | Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Maryport | W. H. Ball (1,457) |
W. Thompson (735 ; 2nd) |
343 | 62 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Buckhill | Great Broughton | Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd., Workington | Jas. Gilchrist (650) |
Jas. McFarlane (2,490 ; 2nd) |
317 | 84 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Bullgill | Bullgill | Bullgill Coal Co., Bullgill, Maryport | W. S. Johnson (2,169) |
Thos. Berry (1,168 ; 2nd) |
183 | 62 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Camerton | Camerton | Camerton Colliery & Brickworks Co., Workington | James Clark (1,650) |
Geo. Clark (704 ; 2nd) |
107 | 47 | Coal: H, S. Fireclay. | |
| Clifton | Great Clifton | Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd., Workington | Jas. Gilchrist (650) |
Jas. Wilson (153 ; 2nd) |
335 | 94 | Coal: C, H, S. | |
| Crosshow | Dearham | Dearham Colliery Co. Ltd., Custom House Buildings, Maryport | Ed. Gregory (295) |
94 | 21 | Coal: H. | ||
| Dean Moor | Dean Moor | Dean Moor Colliery Co., Wright Green, via Cockermouth | Wm. Thomas (1,487) |
39 | 6 | Coal: H, S. | ||
| Dowgang | Nenthead | Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., Nenthead, Alston | C. Fernau (No cert.) |
— | — | Coal: M. | Standing | |
| Ellenborough | Maryport | Ellenborough Colliery Co. Ltd., Maryport | Geo. McDonald (1,022) |
Wm. Dempsey (2,049 ; 2nd) |
188 | 52 | Coal: H, M. | |
| Gillhead | Flimby | Gillhead Coal, Firebrick & Ganister Co. Ltd., Flimby, Maryport | Tom Thompson (1,041) |
Jas. Wilkinson (3,022 ; 2nd) |
39 | 6 | Coal: M. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
| Greengill | Greengill | Camerton Colliery & Brickworks Co., Workington | Jas. Clark (1,650) |
10 | 1 | Coal: M. Fireclay. | ||
| Guttergill | Alston | John Edgar, Alston | John Edgar (No cert.) |
5 | — | Coal: M. | ||
| Harrington No. 5 | Harrington | James Bain & Co., Harrington | Robt. Steel (1,662) |
Thos. Taylor (1,047 ; 2nd) |
10 | 11 | Coal: M. Fireclay. | |
| Harrington No. 7 | Harrington | James Bain & Co., Harrington | Robt. Steel (1,662) |
Thomas Banks (3,926 ; 2nd) |
5 | — | Coal: C, H, S. | |
| Harrington No. 9 | Harrington | James Bain & Co., Harrington | Robt. Steel (1,662) |
Thomas Banks (3,926 ; 2nd) |
250 | 116 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Marron Drift | Marron | Allerdale Coal Co. Ltd., Workington | Jas. Gilchrist (650) |
7 | 1 | Fireclay. | ||
| Montreal | Cleator Moor | J. Stirling, Montreal Mines, Whitehaven | C. T. Kearton (202) |
Ralph Kearton (120 ; 2nd) |
72 | 6 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Moorhouse Guards | Seaton | Seaton Firebrick Co., Workington | Thos. Fletcher (No cert.) |
29 | 11 | Coal: M. Fireclay. | ||
| Oakshaw | Bewcastle | Richard Mitchell, Roadhead, Carlisle | Richd. Mitchell (No cert.) |
4 | 1 | Coal: H. | ||
| Oatlands | Disington | Moresby Coal Co. Ltd., Whitehaven | Archd. Thom, jnr. (1,731) |
Henry Dixon (2,050 ; 1st) |
232 | 95 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Fireclay. | |
| Oughterside | Aspatria | Oughterside Coal Co. Ltd., Cockermouth | Geo. Scoular (997) |
— | — | Sinking, 1903 | ||
| Outfields | Little Broughton | Outfields Colliery Co. Ltd., Dovenby, Cockermouth | Geo. Scoular (997) |
Joseph Roe (168 ; 2nd) |
103 | 31 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Roachburn | Brampton | Thompson & Sons, Brampton Junction | Thos. Croudace (1,299) |
Geo. Turner (2,357 ; 2nd) |
258 | 85 | Coal: H. | |
| Robin Hood | Flimby | Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Maryport | W. H. Ball (1,457) |
John Fawcett (174 ; 2nd) |
202 | 87 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Seaton Moor | Seaton Moor | Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Maryport | W. H. Ball (1,457) |
John Graham (700 ; 2nd) |
54 | 6 | Coal: C, H, M. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
| St. Helens No. 2 | Flimby | St. Helens Colliery & Brickworks Co. Ltd., Workington | Jos. Morrison (1,288) |
A. Hodgkiss (364 ; 1st) |
72 | 63 | Coal: H, M. | |
| St. Helens No. 3 | Workington | St. Helens Colliery & Brickworks Co. Ltd., Workington | Jos. Morrison (1,288) |
John Underwood (2,933 ; 2nd) |
670 | 163 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Townhead | Dearham | Townhead Colliery Co., Dearham, Carlisle | G. F. Brown (No cert.) |
15 | 5 | Coal: H. | ||
| Walkmill | Walkmill | Moresby Coal Co. Ltd., Whitehaven | Archd. Thom (2,345) |
John Gatherer (1,967 ; 2nd) |
250 | 117 | Coal: C, H, S. | |
| Watergate | Flimby | Flimby & Broughton Moor Coal & Firebrick Co. Ltd., Maryport | W. H. Ball (1,457) |
John Roe (162 ; 2nd) |
283 | 104 | Coal: C, H, S. Ironstone. | |
| Whitehaven "Wellington" | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | Thos. Parker (1,038) |
Jas. Henry (878 ; 2nd) |
571 | 180 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Whitehaven "William" | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | Saml. Turner (976) |
John Rothery (1,536 ; 2nd) |
858 | 258 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Whitehaven, Croft Pit | Sandwith | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | Thomas Welsh (575) |
Isaac Unsworth (2,529 ; 2nd) |
369 | 109 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Wood Drift | Camerton | Camerton Colliery & Brickworks Co., Workington | Jas. Clark (1,650) |
Geo. Clark (704 ; 2nd) |
114 | 3 | Coal: H, S. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
