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Birchenwood 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.


1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Clough Hall, Bullock's House  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
Clough Hall, No. 18  Kidsgrove  Charles Neate  268  73  
Clough Hall, No. 4  Kidsgrove  Charles Neate  54  17  
Clough Hall, No. 6  Kidsgrove  Charles Neate  66  42  
Clough Hall, Trubshaw  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
Harecastle  Harecastle  J. P. B. Anley  97  25  
 

 
 485 157  
 
 
 642  
 
 


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bullock's House  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
Clough Hall, No. 18  Kidsgrove  Charles Neate  365  163  
Clough Hall, No. 4  Kidsgrove    2  4  Pumping Station
Clough Hall, No. 6  Kidsgrove  Charles Neate  60  11  
Harecastle  Harecastle  Edward Millington  197  31  
Trubshaw  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
 

 
 624 209  
 
 
 833  
 
 


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Bullock's House  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
Clough Hall, No. 18 (See also Bullock's House and Trubshaw)  Kidsgrove  T. S. Hedley  668  503  
Clough Hall, No. 4  Kidsgrove    —  —  Pumping Station
Clough Hall, No. 6  Kidsgrove  W. Scott  359  14  
Harecastle  Harecastle  W. H. Hadley  159  52  
Trubshaw  Kidsgrove    —  —  Standing
 

 
 1,186 569  
 
 
 1,755  
 
 


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Clough Hall, No. 18  Kidsgrove  G. E. Lawton  1,275  336  
Clough Hall, No. 4  Kidsgrove  G. E. Lawton  196  31  Closed April, 1906
Clough Hall, No. 6  Kidsgrove  G. E. Lawton  309  98  
 

 
 1,780 465  
 
 
 2,245  
 
 


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Clough Hall, No. 18  Kidsgrove  Thomas Roberts  1,425  483  
Clough Hall, No. 4  Kidsgrove  Thomas Roberts  52  28  
Clough Hall, No. 6  Kidsgrove  Thomas Roberts  372  162  
 

 
 1,849 673  
 
 
 2,522  
 
 


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
Annual Output:  325,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Information: Brickworks, having capacity of 150,000 common bricks per week and large coking and bye-product plants
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: Heath, A. H., Col., Street Ashton Lodge, Rugby
Managing Director: Allott, James R. L., Kidsgrove, Staffs.
Directors: Harding, J. Bruce, Kuypersley, Congleton
 Heath, F. S., The Cottage, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent
 Poole, R. F., Linden Bank, Elworth, nr. Sandbach
General Manager: Allott, James R. L., Kidsgrove, Staffs.
Secretary: Bourne, A. T.
Chief Engineer: Graystock, 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
Clough Hall, Nos. 4, 6 and 18  Kidsgrove  Alfred L. Lovatt  1,800  550  


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