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Rollo Samuel Barrett, B. A. (Cantab.), F.R.I.C.S., M.I.Min.E., J.P.
(Born: 1883, Died: Jun 30th, 1963)
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Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Brookside, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Northumberland.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Positions held
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Biographical Notes
Barrett, Rollo S., B.A. (Cantab), F.S.I., M.I.Min.E., J.P. Senior Partner in the firm of William Armstrong & Sons, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Consulting Mining Engineers and Mineral Valuers Mining Engineers to the L. & N.E. Rly. for England. He is a Director of and Chief Mining Engineer for the Londonderry Collieries, Ltd., Co. Durham. Chairman and Co-Managing Director of the Netherton Coal Co., Ltd., Northumberland. Mineral Adviser to The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England. President of the Durham Coal Owners' Association. A Member of the Central Valuation Board the Northern Regional Valuation Board and the Panel of Referees under the Coal Act, 1938. Member of the Central Committee of the Mining Association of Great Britain, and of the Joint Negotiating Committee. Address : Heddon Hall, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland.
Source: 1945 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Biographical Notes
Barrett, Rollo S., B.A. (Cantab.) F.R.I.C.S., M.I.Min.E., J.P. Production Director, Northern Divisional Coal Board. Late Senior Partner in the firm of William Armstrong & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, Consulting Mining Engineers and Mineral Valuers; Mining Engineer to the L.N.E.R., for England; a Director of Londonderry Collieries; Chairman of the Netherton Coal Company, Northumberland; Mineral Adviser to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England ; President of the Durham Coal Owners' Association; Vice President of the Mining Association of Great Britain. Address: Heddon Hall, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland.
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
N.C.B. Positions held
| Position |
| Production Director, Divisional Board, Northern Division |
| Source: 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 |
N.C.B. Positions held
| Position |
| Production Director, Divisional Board, Northern Division |
| Source: 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
N.C.B. Positions held
| Position |
| Production Director, Divisional Board, Northern Division |
| Source: 1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian |
Biographical Notes
Barrett, Rollo S., B.A. (Cantab), F.R.I.C.S., M.I.Min.E., J.P. Deputy Chairman, Durham Divisional Coal Board and late Production Director, Northern Divisional Coal Board. Late Senior Partner in the firm of William Armstrong & Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, Consulting Mining Engineers and Mineral Valuers ; was previously Mining Engineer to the L.N.E.R., for England a Director of Londonderry Collieries; Chairman of the Netherton Coal Company, Northumberland ; Mineral Adviser to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England ; President of the Durham Coal Owners' Association ; Vice President of the Mining Association of Great Britain. Address Heddon Hall, Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland.
Source: 1950 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
N.C.B. Positions held
| Position |
| Deputy Chairman, Divisional Board, Durham Division |
| Source: 1950 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian |
1963 - Tombstone in Ropery Lane Cemetery, Chester-le-Street
Source: Picture copyright © by Kev Duncan
Lindsay Amcotts Barrett
died 17th Dec 1925
aged 9 years
his father Rollo S. Barrett
died 30th June 1963
aged 80 years
his wife Freda E. L. Barrett
died 6th March 1971
aged 81 years
Biographical Notes
Obituary
Mr. R. S. Barrett
Mr. Rollo Samuel Barrett died on June 30 at his home, Heddon Hall, Heddon-on-the-Wall,
Northumberland, at the age of 80, as earlier reported in The Times.
A descendant of Nicholas Wood, a pioneer of the mining industry in the early nineteenth
century, he followed his father as a mining engineer.
After taking a Cambridge degree in natural science, he served his time in the Durham
coalfield and then became Agent of the Seaton Burn and Dinnington collieries. In 1929
he joined the firm of William Armstrong & Sons, consulting mining engineers of
Newcastle upon Tyne, and subsequently became senior partner. In this capacity he was
adviser to many colliery companies and leading mineral owners.
At a difficult period in the coal trade, when nationisation of coal and later the
collieries had been decided, he did much to help both the coal owners and the new
National Coal Board.
Because of his deep knowledge of the Northumberland and Durham coalfields and of
the people concerned, he was chosen in 1947 as the first Production Director of
the Northern Division. Many of those who transferred from private companies to
the board's service remember his advice and guidance with gratitude.
Rollo Barrett was a man of strong Christian faith and was associated in many ways
with church activities. His outlook was simple and sincere and his sense of humour
and youthful enthusiasm made him the centre of a devoted family circle.
Source: The Times Newspaper
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1923 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
- 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
- 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
- 1935 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
- 1945 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
- 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
- 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
- 1948 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1949 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 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 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- Picture copyright © by Kev Duncan
- The Times Newspaper
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume LIX published in 1920
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