Original Hartlepool Collieries Co. Ltd.

Research Notes

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 832/5 — Committee minute book of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., 25 November 1870 - 13 November 1873
• Ref: D/X 832/7 — Indexed letter book of R. M. Johns, Crimdon House, Castle Eden Station, acting on behalf of William Ford, dealing mainly with coal sales of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., to 31 July 1884 when having failed to sell the collieries in June 1884, William Ford went into voluntary receivership, 25 January 1883 - 31 July 1884
• Ref: D/X 832/17 — Bill of complaint in chancery between Jane Moon, widow, plaintiff, and the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., and others, defendants, requesting that the defendants should be restrained from working the seams of coal under the Crows House Estate until the difficulties over the lease have been resolved and that they should pay damages in respect of wrongful working since 11 November 1872, 11 June 1873
• Ref: D/X 832/18 — The answer of Jane Moon, widow, one of the defendants (with Stephen Watson) to the bill of complaint in chancery issued by the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., plaintiffs, concerning the question of the lease of Crows House royalty, 6 March 1873
• Ref: D/X 832/24 — 1 January 1871. (1) North Eastern Railway Company ; (2) Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd. Copy agreement for 7 years between (1) and (2) as to the rates for leading coal from the Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill Collieries to Hartlepool, West Hartlepool and Sunderland; 3/- per chaldron on round coals and 2/9 per chaldron on small coals to Old Hartlepool and 3/4 on round and small coal sent to West Hartlepool or Sunderland
• Ref: D/X 832/31 — Two letters to Philip Cooper, viewer, Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., Durham, from Harcourt and Macarthur, solicitors, 8 Moorgate Street, London, E.C., enclosing proofs of particulars of sale, then of particulars and conditions of sale of Ludworth Colliery, for comment by Mr. Cooper, 20 and 21 November 1871
• Ref: D/X 832/33 — Particulars and conditions of sale of Ludworth Colliery, property of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., to be offered for sale by auction in one lot by Charles Brough at the Queen's Head hotel, 12 December 1871. Includes a plan of the colliery, 12 December 1871. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1 : 10560]
• Ref: D/X 832/34 — List of share prices issued by Messrs. Spackman and Sons, 3-4 Great Winchester Buildings, Old Broad Street, London, directing attention to the shares of the Original Hartlepool Collieries, 3 December 1872
• Ref: D/X 832/35 — Prospectus for the issue of £150,000 mortgage debentures, at 8 per cent at par, from the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., 18 July 1876
• Ref: D/X 832/36 — Application form for mortgage debentures of £100 each in the issue by the directors of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., July 1876
• Ref: D/X 832/37 — Correspondence to Philip Cooper from Thomas Douglas, Peases West Colliery; William Ford, director (of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd.), Atcombe Court, Stroud; George Gowland, director (of the above company and of Royal Exchange Shipping Company, Ltd.); W. Lishman, Witton-le-Wear and R. Smith, secretary of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., 4 New Broad Street, London, EC, concerning the preparation of a report on Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill Collieries for the board of directors, 17 June - 2 September 1875
• Ref: D/X 832/38 — Office copy of the annual report for 1875 on Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill Collieries to the directors of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., by Philip Cooper, general manager, (including a report on the disastrous fire at Thornley, 8 May 1875), 1875
• Ref: D/X 832/39 — Printed report to the directors of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., on the costs, sales and recommendations for the collieries of Thornley, Ludworth and Wheatley Hill by Philip Cooper, Thomas Douglas, William Lishman, June 1875
• Ref: D/X 832/40 — Letter to the members of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., from R. Smith, secretary, 4 New Broad Street, with reference to the need to raise £50,000 from shareholders from debentures bearing eight per cent (in addition to the £100,000 having been provisionally subscribed) in order to complete the capital account and bring the whole of the three collieries into full working, 18 April 1876
• Ref: D/X 832/41 — Correspondence between Philip Cooper, manager, Thornley Colliery; J. Cheatter, Monk Bretton Colliery, Barnsley; John Patton of the Original Hartlepool Collieries company Ltd., Sunderland, and others, concerning a loan to the aforesaid company, 13 May - 12 June 1876
• Ref: D/X 832/42 — Valuation of Thornley Colliery (Lessees the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd.), giving details of the lessors, date of leases, royalties and quantity of coals worked between 1876 and 1878, not dated
• Ref: D/X 832/43 — Letters to Philip Cooper, Thornley Colliery from Thomas Fenwick Hedley and Son, valuers and arbitrators, 6 Burlington Chambers, New Street, Birmingham, concerning information about Thornley Colliery, from the Original Hartlepool Collieries and acknowledging receipt of the relevant information, 22 February and 20 March 1879
• Ref: D/X 832/45 — Copy valuation of coal mines returns for Ludworth, Thornley and Wheatley Hill, signed by Philip Cooper, General Manager of the Original Hartlepool Collieries company, Ltd., 17 March 1879
• Ref: D/X 832/47 — Letter to the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., from John Watson, Clerk to the County Rate Committee, requesting the return of the enclosed form of return, completed, before 15 January 1879, 6 December 1878
• Ref: D/X 832/48 — Letter to Philip Cooper, Thornley, General Manager of the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., from Edward Johnson, Assistant Overseer, Shadforth, enclosing, for his approval, a return form for a county rate basis for Ludworth Colliery, 31 December 1878
• Ref: D/X 832/56 — An uncompleted form of terms and conditions agreed upon between the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd., and their colliery workers at Thornley Colliery, not dated
• Ref: D/X 832/94 — Letters to Mr. Ainsley from W. Potts of Wheatley Hill Colliery Office, Ferryhill (the Original Hartlepool Collieries Company, Ltd.), giving details of engines' horse power for Wheatley Hill and Ludworth Collieries, 7 and 8 March 1879