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Bolsover Colliery 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | J. P. Houfton | 634 | 216 | |
| Creswell | Cresswell | J. P. Houpton and Agent | 61 | 146 | Sinking |
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| | 695 | 362 | |
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| | 1,057 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | J. P. Houfton | 749 | 236 | |
| Creswell | Cresswell | J. P. Houfton | 155 | 128 | |
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| | 904 | 364 | |
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| | 1,268 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | John Bingley | 921 | 239 | |
| Creswell | Creswell | Samuel Evans | 1,076 | 209 | |
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| | 1,997 | 448 | |
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| | 2,445 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | W. H. Carter | 1,217 | 225 | |
| Creswell | Creswell | S. Evans | 1,321 | 236 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | J. Bingley | 127 | 161 | |
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| | 2,665 | 622 | |
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| | 3,287 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | W. H. Carter | 1,353 | 256 | |
| Creswell | Creswell | S. Evans | 1,540 | 318 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | J. Bingley | 1,963 | 488 | |
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| | 4,856 | 1,062 | |
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| | 5,918 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Chesterfield |
| Annual Output: | 2,739,560 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Manufacturing, Steam |
| Other Information: | Coal reached at the Clipstone sinking about three months ago; further royalty known as Theresby acquired and borehole being put down to prove upper measures |
| 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: | Cochrane, C. A., Oakfield House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Directors: | Forster, T. E., 3, Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Gardiner, H. J., 25, Tavistock Square, London |
| | Houfton, J. P., Park Hall, Mansfield, Woodhouse, Notts. |
| | Knowles, R. M., Colston Bassett Hall, Bingham, Notts. |
| | Knowles, R., Ednaston Lodge, Brailsford, n/r Derby |
| Commercial Manager: | Wright, H. T. |
| General Manager: | Bingley, John |
| Secretary: | McKay, James |
| Agent: | Evans, Samuel |
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 | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | A. Davis | 1,292 | 479 | |
| Clipstone | Clipstone, nr. Mansfield | C. E. Woodward | — | 395 | |
| Creswell | nr. Mansfield | L. Henton | 1,628 | 387 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | W. H. Carter | 2,217 | 644 | |
| Rufford | nr. Mansfield | W. J. Preston | 1,667 | 660 | |
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| | 6,804 | 2,565 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Seams Worked: | Top Hard, Waterloo and High Hazel |
| Power Used: | Electric. Voltage: 2,200 ; 22,000 E.H.T. Tranmission Line. Compressed Air and Steam |
| Annual Output: | 4,500,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam |
| Other Information: | Brick Works: Bolsover Colliery |
| Source: 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 |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Cochrane, C. A., Oakfield House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| Directors: | Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth |
| | Brooks, N. B., M.C., Sandymere, Tarporley, Cheshire |
| | Forster, T. E., 3, Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Gardiner, H. J., 8, St. Agnes Court, Porchester Terrace, London, W.2 |
| | Le Marchant, E. T, Sir, Colston Bassett Hall, Nottingham |
| Commercial Manager: | Wright, H. T. |
| Assistant Commercial Manager: | Fricker, N. |
| General Manager: | Lambert, C. A. |
| Secretary: | Askwith, J. S. |
| Chief Engineer: | Jobes, E. |
| Agent: | Young, T. E. B. |
| London Agent: | Laidlaw, S. F., 604, Bush House, Aldwych, W.C.2 |
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 | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | J. H. Hesketh | 1,100 | 333 | |
| Clipstone | Clipstone, nr. Mansfield | G. I. Adkins | 1,244 | 280 | |
| Creswell | nr. Mansfield | L. Henton | 1,240 | 259 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | W. H. Carter | 1,157 | 243 | |
| Rufford | nr. Mansfield | W. J. Preston | 1,002 | 279 | |
| Thoresby | | C. E. Woodward | 1,243 | 254 | |
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| | 6,986 | 1,648 | |
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| | 8,634 | |
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Company Notes
14 Sep 1934: Bolsover Colliery Co., Ltd. — The directors announce the payment of an interim dividend in respect of the year 1934 on the ordinary shares of 1½ per cent, less tax. Warrants will be posted on October 12.
Source: The Colliery Guardian
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Seams Worked: | Top Hard, Waterloo High Hazel and Blackshale |
| Power Used: | Electric. Voltage: 2,200 ; 22,000 E.H.T. Tranmission Line , and Steam |
| Annual Output: | 5,500,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam |
| Source: 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 |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Brooks, N. B., M.C., Sandymere, Tarporley, Cheshire |
| Directors: | Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth |
| | Cochrane, C. A., Sir, Oakfield House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Le Marchant, E. T, Sir, Colston Bassett Hall, Nottingham |
| | Stirling, D. A., 16, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 |
| Commercial Manager: | Laidlaw, S. F. |
| General Manager: | Lambert, C. A. |
| Secretary: | Askwith, J. S. |
| Chief Engineer: | Jobes, E. |
| Agent: | Young, T. E. B. |
| London Representative: | Mathews, J. G. E., 604, Bush House, Aldwych, W.C.2 |
Source: 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
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | nr. Chesterfield | J. H. Hesketh | 1,190 | 346 | |
| Clipstone | nr. Mansfield | W. H. Sansom | 887 | 272 | |
| Creswell | nr. Mansfield | L. Henton | 1,196 | 284 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | W. H. Carter | 1,063 | 318 | |
| Rufford | nr. Mansfield | W. J. Preston | 1,050 | 290 | |
| Thoresby | | C. E. Woodward | 1,122 | 275 | |
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| | 6,508 | 1,785 | |
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| | 8,293 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Seams Worked: | Top Hard, High Hazel, Blackshale and Deep Hard |
| Power Used: | Electric. Voltage: 2,200 ; 22,000 E.H.T. Tranmission Line and Steam |
| Annual Output: | 5,500,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, Household, Manufacturing |
| 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
| Chairman: | Brooks, N. B., M.C., Sandymere, Tarporley, Cheshire |
| Directors: | Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth |
| | Cochrane, C. A., Sir, Oakfield House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Le Marchant, E. T, Sir, Colston Bassett Hall, Nottingham |
| | Stirling, D. A., 16, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 |
| | Young, T. E. B., Edwinstowe House, Edwinstowe, Notts. |
| Commercial Manager: | Laidlaw, S. F. |
| General Manager: | Young, T. E. B. |
| Secretary: | Askwith, J. S. |
| Chief Engineer: | Jobes, E. |
| Agent: | Sansom, W. H. |
| London Representative: | Mathews, J. G. E., Derbyshire House, Belgrove Street, King's Cross, W.C.1 |
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 | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | J. H. Hesketh | 1,079 | 381 | |
| Clipstone | Clipstone, nr. Mansfield | J. G. Helps | 906 | 276 | |
| Creswell | nr. Mansfield | L. Henton | 1,195 | 321 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | J. T. Rice | 1,129 | 351 | |
| Rufford | nr. Mansfield | W. V. Sheppard | 1,003 | 306 | |
| Thoresby | | C. E. Woodward | 1,125 | 279 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Bolsover, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Source: 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 |
Company Directors
| Chairman: | Brooks, N. B., M.C., Sandymere, Tarporley, Cheshire |
| Directors: | Askwith, J. S., Carlton House, Vincent Crescent, Chesterfield |
| | Cochrane, C. A., Sir, Oakfield House, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne |
| | Stirling, D. A., 16, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 |
| Secretary: | Askwith, J. S. |
Source: 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
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bolsover | Bolsover | J. A. Jones | 1,145 | 360 | |
| Clipstone | Clipstone, nr. Mansfield | T. D. Watson | 885 | 298 | |
| Creswell | nr. Mansfield | G. Inverarity | 1,193 | 363 | |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | E. Shaw | 1,121 | 363 | |
| Rufford | nr. Mansfield | W. V. Sheppard | 1,163 | 345 | |
| Thoresby | | C. E. Woodward | 1,060 | 312 | |
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| | 6,567 | 2,041 | |
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| | 8,608 | |
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- The Colliery Guardian
- 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
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
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