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Cochrane and 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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| 1894 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| New Brancepeth | Durham | R. Peel | 344 | 275 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | W. Walker | 188 | 66 | |
| 532 | 341 | ||||
| 873 | |||||
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| 1896 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | R. Peel | 226 | 274 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | R. Peel | 169 | 6 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | H. Walker | 226 | 87 | |
| 621 | 367 | ||||
| 988 | |||||
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| 1899 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
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| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | R. Peel | 282 | 281 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | R. Peel | 196 | 7 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | H. Walker | 243 | 91 | |
| 721 | 379 | ||||
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| 1900 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | R. Peel | 13 | — | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | R. Peel | 278 | 299 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | R. Peel | 206 | 10 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | H. Walker | 238 | 88 | |
| 735 | 397 | ||||
| 1,132 | |||||
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| 1902 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | R. Peel | 39 | 3 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | R. Peel | 289 | 287 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | R. Peel | 282 | 10 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | W. Walker | 186 | 86 | |
| 796 | 386 | ||||
| 1,182 | |||||
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| 1905 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth | Durham | R. Peel | 727 | 354 | |
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | — | — | ||
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | — | — | ||
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | — | — | ||
| Stanghow | Guisborough | W. Walker | 237 | 84 | |
| 964 | 438 | ||||
| 1,402 | |||||
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| 1909 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth | Durham (Ushaw Moor) | A. Kerr | — | — | |
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| 1910 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth | Durham | A. Kerr | 1,037 | 362 | |
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | — | — | ||
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | — | — | ||
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | — | — | ||
| Stanghow | Guisborough | Thomas F. Snow | 303 | 94 | |
| 1,340 | 456 | ||||
| 1,796 | |||||
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| 1915 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | John Lightley | 50 | 4 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | John Lightley | 449 | 201 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | John Lightley | 307 | 172 | |
| Stanghow | Guisborough | Thomas F. Snow | 234 | 81 | |
| 1,040 | 458 | ||||
| 1,498 | |||||
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| 1921 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | John Lightley | — | — | Standing |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | John Lightley | 539 | 117 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | John Lightley | 529 | 103 | |
| Stanghow | Boosbeck | Thomas F. Snow | 276 | 89 | |
| 1,344 | 309 | ||||
| 1,653 | |||||
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Ormesby Iron Works, Middlesbrough |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Manufacturing |
| Other Minerals Worked: | Fireclay, Barytes and Ironstone |
| 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
| Directors: | Forster, J. H. B. |
| Furness, E. | |
| Furness, Viscount | |
| James, J. E. | |
| McQuistan, A. N. | |
| Rogerson, J. E. | |
| Talbot, Benj. | |
| General Manager: | McQuistan, A. N. |
| Secretary: | Perry, R. |
Collieries/Mines Owned
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| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | John Lightley | — | — | Standing |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | John Lightley | 352 | 44 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | John Lightley | 312 | 40 | |
| Stanghow | Boosbeck | Thomas F. Snow | 9 | 9 | |
| 673 | 93 | ||||
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| 1925 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, Hutton | Durham | John Lightley | — | — | Standing |
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | John Lightley | 404 | 57 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | John Lightley | 295 | 24 | |
| Stanghow | Boosbeck | Thomas F. Snow | 5 | 6 | |
| 704 | 87 | ||||
| 791 | |||||
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| 1930 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth, No. 2 | Durham | John Lightley | 401 | 43 | |
| New Brancepeth, No. 3 | Durham | John Lightley | 161 | 20 | |
| 562 | 63 | ||||
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Ormesby Iron Works, Middlesbrough |
| Seams Worked: | Busty, Brockwell, Victoria, Hutton, Harvey, Ballarat |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Annual Output: | 160,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Manufacturing |
| Other Minerals Worked: | Fireclay, Barytes, Witherite and Ironstone |
| Other Information: | Coke made, 114,000 tons; S/Ammonia, 1,600 tons ; Tar, 6,700 tons ; Benzol, &c., 350,000 Gallons ; Bricks, 2,000,000 |
| 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
| Directors: | Barwick, G. S., 'Inholmes,' near Newbury, Berks. |
| Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham | |
| Furness, Ethelbert, Hamils Park, Buntingford, Herts. | |
| Furness, Rt. Hon. Viscount, 17 Arlington Street, London, N.W. | |
| McQuistan, A. N., 'Ashburn,' Grange Road, Darlington | |
| Talbot, Benj., Solberge Hall, Northallerton | |
| General Manager: | McQuistan, A. N. |
| Mining Engineer: | Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham |
| Secretary: | Samson, R. |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| New Brancepeth | Durham | John Lightley | 708 | 122 | |
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- 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
- 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
- 1899 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1902 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
- 1909 List of Mines - from Reid's Handy Colliery Guide Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 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
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Research Notes for Cochrane and Co., Ltd.
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