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Butterknowle Marsfield Collieries Ltd.

Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies. The company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details.


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Grewburn Drift  Butterknowle  T. Blackett  4  9  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Grewburn Drift  Butterknowle  J. E. Stubbs  —  —  Closed 10/01/25


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Grewburn  Butterknowle  J. Stirk  28  6  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Lloyds Bank Chambers, Darlington, Co. Durham
Seams Worked: Harvey
Class of Coal: Household
Source: 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

Company Directors

Directors: Heslop, Wm., 'Southlands,' Darlington
 Stonehouse, Dan, The Hayes, Corbridge-on-Tyne
Secretary: Awde, T. A.
Source: 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

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Grewburn  Butterknowle    3  1  


1948

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Emms Hill No. 1  Hamsterley    7  2  
Emms Hill No. 2  Hamsterley    9  3  
 

 
 16 5  
 
 
 21  
 
 


1950

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Emms Hill  Woodland    44  15  Abandoned 3/50
Grewburn  Butterknowle    —  —  Abandoned 3/50
 

 
 44 15  
 
 
 59  
 
 


1955

Links to other areas of this site

1955-11-04  Official Notice from The London Gazette


Sources
  • 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
  • 1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
  • 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
  • 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
  • 1948 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
  • 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

Further Research

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Butterknowle Marsfield Collieries Ltd.

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