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East Pontop Coal 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
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  12  39  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  204  120  
 

 
 216 159  
 
 
 375  
 
 


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  135  39  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  179  91  
 

 
 314 130  
 
 
 444  
 
 


1899

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  141  39  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  230  86  
 

 
 371 125  
 
 
 496  
 
 


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  135  43  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  233  69  
 

 
 368 112  
 
 
 480  
 
 


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  117  37  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  292  65  
 

 
 409 102  
 
 
 511  
 
 


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  103  29  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  259  72  
 

 
 362 101  
 
 
 463  
 
 


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  —  —  
East Pontop  Anfield Plain  John Swallow  —  —  


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  145  21  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  John Swallow  296  60  
 

 
 441 81  
 
 
 522  
 
 


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Castle  Annfield Plain  George Elliott  68  17  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  George Elliott  360  62  
 

 
 428 79  
 
 
 507  
 
 


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  George Elliot  296  66  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
Annual Output:  87,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas
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: Fenwick, Featherstone, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Managing Director: Roddam, G. P., Stanhope, Co. Durham
Directors: Bainbridge, C., Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Roddam, G. P., Stanhope, Co. Durham
 Roddam, Hugh, Bishop Auckland
Secretary: Cockburn, Jasper, Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
Agent: Roddam, G. P.
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
East Edmondsley  Edmondsley  S. G. Coxon  12  12  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  George Elliot  236  52  
 

 
 248 64  
 
 
 312  
 
 


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Edmondsley  Edmondsley  M. Callaway  59  14  
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  George Elliot  161  47  
 

 
 220 61  
 
 
 281  
 
 


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
East Pontop  Annfield Plain  George Elliott  57  33  Abandoned 28/6/30


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