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Elswick 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
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  250  38  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  157  59  
 

 
 407 97  
 
 
 504  
 
 


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  246  47  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  148  60  
 

 
 394 107  
 
 
 501  
 
 


1899

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  207  40  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  R. S. Anderson  103  55  
 

 
 310 95  
 
 
 405  
 
 


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  232  34  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  45  51  
 

 
 277 85  
 
 
 362  
 
 


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  248  28  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  232  67  
 

 
 480 95  
 
 
 575  
 
 


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  223  26  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  244  66  
 

 
 467 92  
 
 
 559  
 
 


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  239  25  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  Robert O. Brown  285  98  
 

 
 524 123  
 
 
 647  
 
 


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  262  90  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  483  127  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Elswick Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:  130,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, Household, Manufacturing
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: Simpson, J. B.
Managing Director: Simpson, F. R.
Directors: Cox, N. S.
 Gibson, T. G.
 Simpson, J.
General Manager: Heslop, Wardle
Secretary: Arkle, W. J.
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
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  542  124  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. Heslop  516  130  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  W. R. S. Catcheside  379  102  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Elswick Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Beaumont
Power Used: Electric and Steam
Annual Output:  250,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, 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: Simpson, F. R., Col., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
Directors: Arkle, W. J., 'Ravensworth,' Meadowfield Road, Stocksfield
 Gibson, T. G., Capt., Welham Hall, Malton, Yorks.
 Simpson, F. R., Col., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
 Simpson, M. V., Moor House, Ryton-on-Tyne
 Simpson, T. V., 43 Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle
Secretary: Young, R. B.
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
Benwell    W. R. S. Catcheside  340  60  
Elswick  Newcastle-upon-Tyne  W. R. S. Catcheside  570  100  
 

 
 910 160  
 
 
 1,070  
 
 


1935

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Benwell, Charlotte  Newcastle-on-Tyne  T. H. F. Adams  334  89  
Elswick, North  Newcastle-on-Tyne  T. H. F. Adams  256  35  
Elswick, South  Newcastle-on-Tyne  T. H. F. Adams  86  60  
 

 
 676 184  
 
 
 860  
 
 


1936

Links to other areas of this site

1936-05-07  Article from Newspaper article — "Miner Killed And Two Hurt"
1936-05-08  Article from Gloucestershire Echo — "News"


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: 13 Glue House Lane, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Beaumont, Main
Power Used: Electric and Steam
Annual Output:  150,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
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: Priestman, John, Sir, 'Cliffside,' Roker, Sunderland
Directors: Bove-Stones, Richard, 117 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1
 Heslop, James Roland, 57 Grainger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Heslop, James, 57 Grainger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Simpson, F. R., Sir, Col., Bart., Bradley Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne
Secretary: Young, R. B.
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
Elswick  Newcastle-on-Tyne  J. G. James  364  85  


Sources

Further Research

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Elswick Coal Co., Ltd.

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