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Backworth Colliery
Colliery Management (prior to 1958)
| Year | Pit | Position | Name | No. & Class of Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | Agent: | John Hunter | ||
| 1882 | Manager: | Wm. Little | ||
| 1888 | C Pit | Manager: | Thomas Mowat | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | ||
| 1890 | C Pit | Manager: | Thomas Mowat | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | ||
| 1896 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Robt. F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | Robt. Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | |
| C Pit | Manager: | Robt. F. Spence | 978 | |
| C Pit | Under Manager: | John Smith | 1,612 ; 2nd | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | 978 | |
| Maude | Under Manager: | Robt. Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | |
| 1902 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Robt. F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | W. Pettigrew | 637 ; 1st | |
| C/Maude | Manager: | Robt. F. Spence | 978 | |
| C/Maude | Under Manager: | Wm. Morton | 2,835 ; 2nd | |
| 1914 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Geoffrey Brandon | 2,753 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | John Watson | 2,395 ; 2nd | |
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | Wm. Pettigrew | 637 ; 1st | |
| Prosperous | Manager: | Geoffrey Brandon | 2,753 | |
| 1921 | Eccles/Maude | Agent: | R. F. Spence | |
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | J. Battey | 4,870 ; 2nd | |
| Prosperous | Agent: | R. F. Spence | ||
| Prosperous | Manager: | G. Brandon | 2,753 | |
| 1930 | Algernon/Prosperous | Agent: | G. Clepham | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | J. R. Murday | 2,253 | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | W. A. Monaghan | 1,518 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Agent: | G. Clepham | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | A. Ross | 3,407 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. W. Fowler | 1,512 ; 2nd | |
| 1940 | Eccles | Manager: | L. Atkinson | |
| Maude | Manager: | L. Atkinson | ||
| 1945 | Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | A. C. Marr | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | H. A. Campbell | ||
| Bates/Fenwick | Manager: | A. Dyer | ||
| Bates/Fenwick | Under Manager: | R. F. Loggie | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | Maude R. Tweedie | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | T. Pine (Eccles) | ||
| 1947 | Eccles | Manager: | H. Brandon | |
| Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | ||
| 1950 | Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | S. D. Robson | 4,295 |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | H. A. Compbell | 241 ; 1st | |
| Bates/Fenwick | Manager: | A. Dyer | 644 | |
| Bates/Fenwick | Under Manager: | R. F. Loggie | 2,416 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | 1,478 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. Tweddle (Maude) | 4,159 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | T. Pine (Eccles) | 1,198 ; 2nd |
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Sources:
- Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1880 List of Mines
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 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
- 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
- 1930 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 Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1947 The 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
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
