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William Dixon 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 | |
| Bishopbriggs | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Calder Iron Works | Airdrie, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Carfin | Holytown, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Cleland | Holytown, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Ernock Muir | Hamilton, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Fauldhouse | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire | | — | — | |
| Garturk | Airdrie, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Govan | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
| Milliken | Johnstone, Renfrewshire | | — | — | |
| Rutherglen Muir | Glasgow, Lanarkshire | | — | — | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bishopbriggs | Glasgow | | — | — | |
| Calder Iron Works | Airdrie | | — | — | |
| Carfin | Holytown | | — | — | |
| Cleland | Holytown | | — | — | |
| Earnock Muir | Hamilton | | — | — | |
| Govan | Glasgow | | — | — | |
| Rutherglen Muir | Glasgow | | — | — | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bishop Briggs | Bishop Briggs | | — | — | |
| Govan | Glasgow | | — | — | |
| Wilsontown | Carnwath | | — | — | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | S. Thomas | 473 | 102 | |
| Caldwell | Beith | James Gillespie | 56 | 21 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 313 | 48 | |
| Cleland | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 81 | 18 | |
| Fauldhouse | Fauldhouse | R. Thomson | 68 | 35 | |
| Garturk | Coatbridge | Richard Thomson | 167 | 23 | |
| Govan | Glasgow | John French | 490 | 160 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Thomson | 127 | 43 | |
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| | 1,775 | 450 | |
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| | 2,225 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Caldwell | Beith | James Gillespie | 72 | 22 | |
| Fauldhouse | Fauldhouse | R. Thomson | 43 | 26 | |
| Handaxwood | Fauldhouse | R. Thomson | 14 | — | Sinking |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Thomson | 107 | 39 | |
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| | 236 | 87 | |
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| | 323 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | S. Thomas | 575 | 143 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 274 | 52 | |
| Cleland | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 49 | 15 | |
| Garturk [a] | Coatbridge | Robert Whiteside | 50 | 7 | |
| Govan | Glasgow | T. R. Gillespie | 509 | 142 | |
| Handaxwood | Fauldhouse | R. Whiteside | 65 | 13 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 165 | 51 | |
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| | 1,687 | 423 | |
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| | 2,110 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | S. Thomas | 847 | 198 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 411 | 99 | |
| Cleland | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 93 | 18 | |
| Govan | Glasgow | T. R. Gillespie | 480 | 113 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 228 | 94 | |
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| | 2,059 | 522 | |
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| | 2,581 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | T. R. Gillespie | 858 | 221 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 491 | 103 | |
| Cleland | Motherwell | James Gillespie | 164 | 27 | |
| Govan | Glasgow | James Andrews | 543 | 128 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 319 | 118 | |
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| | 2,375 | 597 | |
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| | 2,972 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | T. R. Gillespie | 530 | 191 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | Peter Frew | 280 | 91 | |
| Govan, Nos. 5 and 6 | Glasgow | James Andrews | 516 | 154 | |
| Polkemmet | Whitburn | Alexr. McCall | — | 35 | Sinking |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 258 | 78 | |
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| | 1,584 | 549 | |
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| | 2,133 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | Charles Lilly | 629 | 187 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | Peter Frew | 263 | 73 | |
| Govan, Nos. 5 and 6 | Glasgow | James Andrews | 416 | 118 | |
| Polkemmet | Whitburn | Alexr. McCall | 49 | 54 | Sinking |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 308 | 77 | |
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| | 1,665 | 509 | |
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| | 2,174 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, 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
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 | |
| Blantyre | Blantyre | Charles Lilly | 635 | 148 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | Peter Frew | 259 | 64 | |
| Govan, Nos. 5 and 6 | Glasgow | James Andrews | 405 | 96 | |
| Polkemmet | Whitburn | Alex. McCall | 194 | 53 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | R. Whiteside | 285 | 79 | |
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| | 1,778 | 440 | |
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| | 2,218 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Navigation, Steam |
| 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
| Managing Director: | Ritchie, P. M., Calder House, Coatbridge |
| Directors: | Mackenzie, Robert C., Sir, K.B.E., C.B., Edinbarnet, Duntocher, Dunbartonshire |
| | Moore, Robt. Thos., Dr., 13, Clairmount Gardens, Glasgow |
| Secretary: | Currie, W., 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
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
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | Alex. McCall | 448 | 124 | |
| Carfin | Motherwell | R. M. Martin | 43 | 27 | |
| Polkemmet | Whitburn | Thomas Blair | 806 | 194 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | Allan Gibson | 248 | 99 | |
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| | 1,545 | 444 | |
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| | 1,989 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Navigation, Steam |
| Other Information: | The Company also owns Coke Ovens at Wilsontown and Govan, Glasgow, and Blast Furnaces at Govan, Glasgow |
| 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: | Warren, D. Bruce, Rivaldsgreen, Linlithgow |
| Managing Director: | Ritchie, P. M., Calder House, Coatbridge |
| Directors: | Mackenzie, Robert C., Sir, K.B.E., C.B., Edinbarnet, Duntocher, Dunbartonshire |
| | Mann-Thomson, J., Major, Dankeith, by Kilmarnock |
| Secretary: | Currie, W., 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
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 | |
| Auchlochan | Coalburn | Alex. Waddell | 365 | 124 | |
| Blantyre | High Blantyre | Alex. McCall | 370 | 89 | |
| Polkemmet | Whitburn | Thomas Blair | 898 | 244 | |
| Wilsontown | Forth | Allan Gibson | 296 | 113 | |
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| | 1,929 | 570 | |
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1947 - at the time of Nationalisation
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
| 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: | Warren, D. Bruce, Rivaldsgreen, Linlithgow |
| Managing Director: | Ritchie, P. M., Calder House, Coatbridge |
| Directors: | MacLellan, Alex. S., 10, Sydenham Road, Glasgow, W.2 |
| | Mann-Thomson, J., Major, Dankeith, by Kilmarnock |
| | Ritchie, Thomas, Harrington, Coatbridge |
| Secretary: | Ramage, J., 1, Dixon Street, Glasgow |
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 | |
| Auchlochan | | A. Waddell | 281 | 123 | |
| Blantyre | | A. McCall | 362 | 94 | |
| Polkemmet | | T. Linton | 670 | 221 | |
| Wilsontown | | A. Gibson | 256 | 103 | |
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| | 1,569 | 541 | |
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| | 2,110 | |
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- Mineral Statistics for 1855 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1870 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- Mineral Statistics for 1875 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
- 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
- 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
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
- 1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
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