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Barrow Hematite Steel Co., 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.

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Next Company: Barrow Barnsley Main Collieries Ltd.


1883

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newton [LAN]  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Old Hills  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Park  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stainton  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stank  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Whitriggs  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  


1885

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newton [LAN]  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Old Hills  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Park  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stainton  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stank  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Whitriggs  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  


1887

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newton [LAN]  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Old Hills  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Park [a]  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stainton  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stank  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Whitriggs  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  


1888

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newton [LAN]  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Old Hills  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Park  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stainton  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Stank  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  
Whitriggs  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  


1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Barrow, Parkgate  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  635  —  
Barrow, Silkstone  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  526  323  
Barrow, Thorncliffe  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  —  —  
Park  Dalton-in-Furness    415  215  
Stank  Barrow-in-Furness    546  160  
Whitriggs  Lindal    67  23  
 

 
 2,189 721  
 
 
 2,910  
 
 


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Barrow, Parkgate  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  637  —  
Barrow, Silkstone  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  531  324  
Barrow, Thorncliffe  Barnsley  A. A. Atkinson  —  —  
Park [LAN]  Dalton    405  196  
Park  Dalton    405  196  
Pennington  Green Lane    —  —  
Pennington  Green Lane    —  —  inc. in Whitriggs
Stainton (Limestone)  Stainton    105  2  
Stainton [LAN]  Stainton    3  —  
Stainton  Stainton    3  —  
Stank  Barrow    355  150  
Stank  Barrow    355  150  
Whitriggs  Lindal    38  17  
Whitriggs  Lindal    38  17  
 

 
 2,875 1,052  
 
 
 3,927  
 
 


1897

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Stainton (Limestone)  Stainton    83  3  


1899

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newton [LAN]  Dalton    —  —  Inc. in Stank
Park  Dalton    322  158  
Stainton  Stainton    2  —  
Stank  Barrow    279  123  
 

 
 603 281  
 
 
 884  
 
 


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Barrow, Parkgate and Thorncliffe  Barnsley  E. G. Banham  868  —  
Barrow, Silkstone  Barnsley  E. G. Banham  653  480  
Dalton [LAN]  Dalton    10  9  
Newton [LAN]  Dalton    —  —  Inc. in Stank
Park  Dalton    317  166  
Stainton  Stainton    2  1  
Stank  Barrow    221  133  Includes Newton
 

 
 2,071 789  
 
 
 2,860  
 
 


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Dalton [LAN]  Dalton    4  3  
Park  Dalton    266  159  
Stainton  Dalton    2  —  
 

 
 272 162  
 
 
 434  
 
 


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Barrow, No. 1  Barnsley  W. R. Steele  1,014  489  
Barrow, No. 2  Barnsley  E. G. Banham  696  —  
Crown  Stainton    46  4  
Devonshire  Stainton    30  —  
Haile  Beckermet    —  7  Prospecting
Park  Dalton    322  170  
 

 
 2,108 670  
 
 
 2,778  
 
 


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Barrow, No. 1  Barnsley  W. R. Steele  1,384  576  
Barrow, No. 2  Barnsley  W. R. Steele  868  —  
Knotts  Dalton    —  —  Not worked 1910
Park, Burlington, North and Quarry Pits  Dalton    236  164  
Park, California Pits  Dalton    —  —  
Yarlside  Barrow    17  8  
 

 
 2,505 748  
 
 
 3,253  
 
 


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Oxenclose  Dalton    —  —  Not worked
Park, Burlington North and Quarry Pits  Dalton    111  51  North Pit suspended
Park, California Pits  Dalton    86  94  
Stainton  Dalton    7  4  
West Newton  Dalton    20  3  
Yarlside  Barrow    65  21  
 

 
 289 173  
 
 
 462  
 
 


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross  Dalton    71  24  
Oxenclose  Dalton    —  —  Abandoned
Park  Dalton    167  130  
Stainton, No. 1  Dalton    21  5  
Stainton, No. 2  Dalton    —  —  Abandoned
Yarlside  Barrow    126  36  
 

 
 385 195  
 
 
 580  
 
 


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Crown Quarry  Stainton  David Lawn  56  5  
Devonshire Quarry  Stainton    22  —  
Parrock Hall Quarry  Barrow    3  —  
 

 
 81 5  
 
 
 86  
 
 


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Barnsley
Annual Output:  600,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Steam
Source: 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

Company Directors

Chairman: Ritchie, G. Mure
Directors: Butchart, A.
 Egerton, W. F.
 Holt, Frank
 Jackson, R. B.
 James, Robt., Hon.
 Middleton, Rt. Hon. Viscount
 Wadham, W. F. A.
Source: 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

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross  Dalton-in-Furness    84  41  
Barrow  Barnsley  T. E. B. Young  1,539  465  
Stainton, No. 1  Stainton    3  2  
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    46  13  
 

 
 1,672 521  
 
 
 2,193  
 
 


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-cross  Dalton-in-Furness    58  30  
Stainton, No. 1  Stainton    —  —  
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    2  3  
 

 
 60 33  
 
 
 93  
 
 


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Anty-Cross Mines  Dalton-in-Furness    —  —  Mining suspended 6/28
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    4  1  
 

 
 4 1  
 
 
 5  
 
 


1935

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    —  17  Developing
Crowgarth (inc. York & Church Pits)  Cleator Moor    113  28  
Wyndham  Bigrigg    —  —  Persons employed included in Bigrigg (Croft)
Yarlside  Dalton-in-Furness    7  4  
 

 
 120 49  
 
 
 169  
 
 


1936

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    —  —  Developing


1937

Links to other areas of this site

1937-10-28  Article from Whitehaven News — "Undermining Cleator Moor"


1938

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bigrigg (Croft)  Bigrigg    —  —  


1950

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Crowgarth  Cleator Moor    —  —  Abandoned 9/48
Stirlings No. 4  Cleator Moor    —  —  Abandoned 12/48, Pumping only


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