Ridley Warham
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| 04 Apr 1904 |
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Newspaper article (Northumberland Coal Conciliation Board) |
| 09 Apr 1906 |
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Newspaper article (The Northumberland Coal Trade) |
Biographical Notes
Warham, Ridley Managing Director of the Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Member of the Executive Council of the Mining Association of Great Britain. Representative for Northumberland on the National Board for the Coal Mining Industry. Member of the Council of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Representative of the Mining Association of Great Britain on the Executive Council of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Managing Director: | Ashington Coal Co. Ltd. |
Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Source: 1923 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
Biographical Notes
Warham, Ridley. Managing Director of the Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the firm operating the huge group of collieries in Northumberland, which in 1929 produced 3 million tons of coal. Vice-Chairman, Northumberland Coal Owners' Association. Member of the Executive Council of the Mining Association of Great Britain, also of the Board of Trade Advisory Council, 1927-30. Representative for Northumberland on the National Board for the Coal Mining Industry. Vice-President of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Representative of the Mining Association of Great Britain on the Executive Council of the International Chamber of Commerce. Chairman of the Blyth Harbour Commissioners. Representative for Northumberland on the Central Council (Coal Mines Act). Chairman, Executive Board for Northumberland (Coal Mines Act). Was a member of the Committee appointed in 1916 to consider the position of the coal trade after the war. Private Address: Elmfield Lodge, Gosforth, Northumberland.
Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Managing Director: | Ashington Coal Co. Ltd. |
Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Source: 1933 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
Positions held
| Position | Company | Correspondence Address |
| Managing Director: | Ashington Coal Co. Ltd. |
Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Source: 1937 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory |
Biographical Notes
Warham, Ridley. Director of the Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon-Tyne, the firm operating the huge group of collieries in Northumberland, which produces approximately four million tons of coal per annum. Chairman of the Northumberland Coal Owners' Association Member of the Executive Council of the Mining Association of Great Britain, also of the Board of Trade Advisory Council, 1927-30. Vice-President of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Representative of the Mining Association of Great Britain on the Executive Council of the International Chamber Commerce. Member of the Blyth Harbour Commission. Representative for Northumberland on the Central Council (Coal Mines Act). Chairman, Executive Board for Northumberland (Coal Mines Act Chairman of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Trustee Savings Bank. Was a member of the Committee appointed in 1916 to consider the position of the coal trade after the war. Elected Chairman of the Northern Area Committee of the Coal Utilisation Council in November, 1933. Private Address: Elmfield Lodge, Gosforth, Northumberland.
Source: 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
Biographical Notes
Warham, Ridley, J.P. Director of the Ashington Coal Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the firm operating the huge group of collieries in Northumberland. Member of the Board of Trade Advisory Council, 1927-30. Vice-President of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce. Member of the Blyth Harbour Commission. Member of the Council of the Industrial Welfare Society. Chairman of the Newcastle-on-Tyne Trustee Savings Bank. Was a member of the Committee appointed in 1916 to consider the position of the coal trade after the war. Elected Chairman of the Northern Area Committee of the Coal Utilisation Council in November, 1933. Private Address: Elmfield Lodge, Gosforth, Northumberland.
Source: 1947 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory
- 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.
- 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.
- 1937 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 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.
