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Edinburgh Collieries 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | D. Rowan | 120 | 19 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | D. Rowan | 128 | 26 | |
| Wallyford | Inveresk | D. Rowan | 286 | 92 | |
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| | 414 | 118 | |
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| | 532 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | D. Rowan | 466 | 90 | |
| Wallyford | Musselburgh | D. Rowan | 520 | 135 | |
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| | 986 | 225 | |
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| | 1,211 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bankton | Tranent | James Coulter | 242 | 46 | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | D. Rowan | 645 | 141 | |
| Elphingstone | Tranent | A. Burt | 341 | 58 | |
| Northfield | Prestonpans | | — | — | Not worked |
| Preston Linley | Prestonpans | Adam P. Kimmo | 390 | 109 | |
| Tranent | Tranent | James Coulter | 209 | 45 | |
| Wallyford | Musselburgh | D. Rowan | 603 | 179 | |
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| | 2,430 | 578 | |
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| | 3,008 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bankton | Tranent | Thomas McMeekin | 216 | 66 | |
| Bellyford | Tranent | William Leckie | 38 | 24 | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | John Halliday | 430 | 99 | |
| Elphinstone | Tranent | William Leckie | 220 | 65 | Howden Pit discontinued |
| Preston Links | Tranent | Thomas McMeekin | 526 | 154 | |
| Wallyford | Musselburgh | Archd. Barrie | 470 | 122 | |
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| | 1,900 | 530 | |
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| | 2,430 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bankton | Tranent | Robert Somerville | 297 | 96 | |
| Bellyford | Tranent | William Leckie | 83 | 11 | |
| Carberry | Inveresk | J. M. Armstrong | 507 | 139 | |
| Elphinstone | Tranent | William Leckie | 323 | 93 | Howden Pit discontinued |
| Preston Links | Tranent | J. Halliday | 1,038 | 234 | |
| Wallyford | Musselburgh | A. Russell | 438 | 161 | |
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| | 2,686 | 734 | |
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| | 3,420 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Wallyford, Musselburgh |
| Annual Output: | 900,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | 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
| Chairman: | Nimmo, Adam, 6, Mortonhall Road, Edinburgh |
| Managing Director: | Nimmo, Adam, 6, Mortonhall Road, Edinburgh |
| Directors: | Clarke, J. A. |
| | Moore, R. T. |
| | Waldie, J. P. |
| General Manager: | Finlay, John |
| Secretary: | Henderson, 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 | |
| Bankton | | R. Sommerville | 217 | 78 | |
| Bellyford | | Sam. Benson | 155 | 21 | |
| Carberry | | James A. Philips | 609 | 175 | |
| Fleets | | William Leckie | 460 | 104 | |
| Prestonlinks | | John Halliday | 826 | 241 | |
| Wallyford | | Thomas Marshall | 268 | 114 | |
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| | 2,535 | 733 | |
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| | 3,268 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bankton | Tranent | Samuel Benson | 164 | 76 | |
| Bellyford | Tranent | | 76 | 17 | Abandoned 14/4/25 |
| Carberry | Inveresk | James A. Philips | 735 | 185 | |
| Fleets | Tranent | John Harrison | 684 | 170 | |
| Preston Links | Prestonpans | J. Halliday | 807 | 252 | |
| Wallyford | Musselburgh | Thomas Marshall | 344 | 123 | Temporarily closed 5/25 |
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| | 2,810 | 823 | |
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| | 3,633 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Wallyford, Musselburgh. Midlothian |
| Seams Worked: | Three Feet, Four Feet, Five Feet, Great Seam Jewel, Upper Diamond, Beggar, Parrot, Rough Cryne, Parrot Splint |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Annual Output: | 1,000,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Household, Manufacturing, Navigation, Steam |
| Other Information: | All classes of Washed Smalls, Trebles, Doubles, Singles, Pearls etc., best quality, also makers of First Class 9" x 4½" x 3¼" Composition Bricks |
| 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
| Chairman: | Moore, R. T., 142, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow |
| Directors: | Clarke, J. A., Afton Lodge, Ambank Station, Ayrshire |
| | Hood, J. A., Midfield, Lasswade |
| | Marshall, David, W.S., 16, St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh |
| | Mungall, W. H., Croftweit, Crieff |
| | Young, T., 'Waltry,' Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire |
| General Manager: | Jack, James |
| Secretary: | Henderson, A. |
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 | |
| Bankton | | L. Brayne | 3 | 3 | |
| Carberry | | Thomas McPhee | 375 | 122 | |
| Fleets | | J. Halliday | 494 | 89 | |
| Prestonlinks | | John Monaghan | 687 | 191 | |
| Wallyford | | Thomas McPhee | 7 | 29 | |
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| | 1,566 | 434 | |
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| | 2,000 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Wallyford, Musselburgh. Midlothian |
| Seams Worked: | Three Feet, Four Feet, Five Feet, Great Seam Jewel, Upper Diamond, Beggar, Parrot, Rough Cryne, Parrot Splint, Hauchielinn |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Annual Output: | 1,000,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Household, Manufacturing, Navigation, Steam |
| Other Information: | All classes of Washed Smalls, Trebles, Doubles, Singles, Pearls etc., best quality, also makers of First Class 9" x 4½" x 3¼" Composition Bricks |
| 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: | Marshall, David, W.S., 16, St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh |
| Directors: | Hood, J. A., Midfield, Lasswade |
| | Rankine, David, 238, West George Street, Glasgow |
| | Rowan, G., Castle View, Prestonpans |
| | Young, T., 'Waltry,' Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire |
| General Manager: | Rowan, G. |
| Secretary: | Gilchrist, Wm. |
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 | |
| Bankton | | John Monaghan | 3 | 3 | |
| Carberry | | William Chambers | 375 | 122 | |
| Fleets | | D. Livingstone | 570 | 105 | |
| Prestonlinks | | John Monaghan | 687 | 191 | |
| Wallyford | | William Chambers | 7 | 29 | |
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| | 1,642 | 450 | |
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| | 2,092 | |
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1947 - at the time of Nationalisation
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Wallyford, Musselburgh. Midlothian |
| 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: | Wilson, James R., Bankpark, Tranent |
| Directors: | Marshall, Robert Ian, 'Almora,' Colinton, Edinburgh |
| | Rowan, Gilbert, Castle View, Prestonpans |
| | Watson, Hugh, 12, Lockharton Avenue, Edinburgh |
| General Manager: | Rowan, G. |
| Secretary: | Gilchrist, Wm. |
| Agent: | Monaghan, John |
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 | |
| Carberry | Musselburgh | William Chambers | 340 | 120 | |
| Fleets | Tranent | D. Livingstone | 560 | 122 | |
| Prestonlinks | | Thomas Stewart | 540 | 164 | |
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| | 1,440 | 406 | |
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| | 1,846 | |
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
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