Durham Mining Museum - Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and Coal Co., Ltd.

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Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron and 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
Big Vein Level	Sirhowy	A. L. Davies	—	—
Coed Cae Level	Victoria	A. L. Davies	—	—	Not worked
Ebbw Vale	Ebbw Vale	B. Owen	605	44
Ebbw Vale, No. 15	Ebbw Vale		—	—
Ebbw Vale, No. 22	Ebbw Vale		—	—
Ebbw Vale, No. 6	Ebbw Vale		—	—
Engine Pit	Sirhowy	A. L. Davies	—	—
Fireclay Level [a]	Sirhowy	A. L. Davies	—	—	Included in No. 7, Sirhowy
Fireclay Level [b]	Ebbw Vale	B. Owen	—	—	Included in No. 15, Ebbw Vale
Ganister	Sirhowy	A. L. Davis	—	—
Gorse Bash Level	Pontypool	J. Jones	—	—	Not worked
Graig Fawr Level	Cwm	J. Jones	—	—	Included in Marine
Graig Fawr Tillery	Cwm	J. Jones	—	—	Included in Marine
Marine	Cwm	J. Jones	597	122
Marine, No. 1 Pit	Cwm		—	—
Marine, No. 2 Pit	Cwm		—	—
Sirhowy (No. 7)	Sirhowy	A. L. Davies	365	131	This includes Fireclay Level, Gannister Level, & No. 4 Pit
Victoria, No. 1, No. 5, and No. 6	Victoria	A. L. Davies	510	105
Victoria, No. 2	Victoria	A. L. Davies	—	—
Victoria, No. 3	Victoria	A. L. Davies	—	—
Victoria, No. 4	Victoria	A. L. Davies	—	—
Victoria, No. 8	Victoria	A. L. Davies	—	—
Waun Llwyd	Victoria	T. Jones	850	75

			2,927	477

			3,404


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ebbw Vale Pits, Nos. 15 and 22, and Fire Clay Level	Ebbw Vale	B. Owen	545	42
Ganister	Sirhowy	A. L. Davis	—	—
Glyn [a]	Pontypool		6	16
Graig Fawr	Cwm	J. Jones	87	10
Marine	Cwm	J. Jones	748	85
Sirhowy and Ganister	Sirhowy	A. L. Davies	229	136
Victoria, No. 1	Victoria	A. L. Davies	275	88
Waunllwyd	Victoria	T. Jones	884	67

			2,774	444

			3,218


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Ebbw Vale Pits, Nos. 15 and 22, and Fire Clay Level	Cwmfrwdoer	B. Owen	249	25
Graig Fawr	Cwm	J. Tinsley	68	7
Marine	Cwm	J. Tinsley	963	183
Sirhowy No. 7, and Ganister	Sirhowy	John Jones	199	124
Victoria, No. 1	Victoria	John Jones	221	82
Waun Llwyd	Victoria	T. Jones	1,151	151

			2,851	572

			3,423


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Abercarn (Prince of Wales and Quarry Pits)	Abercarn	John Harper	728	137
Graig Fawr	Cwm	J. Tinsley	124	7
Marine	Cwm	J. Tinsley	1,429	291
No. 7, and Ganister	Sirhowy	John Jones	7	1
Nos. 15, 22, and Fireclay Level	Ebbw Vale	John Jones	29	1
Victoria [n]	Victoria	John Jones	308	95
Waun Llwyd	Victoria	T. Jones	1,418	175

			4,043	707

			4,750


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Abercarn (Prince of Wales and Quarry Pits)	Abercarn	John Harper	872	176
Clay Level and Penycae Buff Clay Level	Ebbw Vale	A. Parry	49	7
Graig Fawr	Cwm	Thomas Jones	154	9
Marine, No. 1	Cwm	Evan Parry	810	83
Marine, No. 2	Cwm	Evan Parry	1,349	128
Victoria [i]	Victoria	A. Parry	423	88
Waun Llwyd, No. 1	Victoria	Thomas Walters	760	60
Waun Llwyd, No. 2	Victoria	Thomas Walters	931	135

			5,348	686

			6,034


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Ebbw Vale, Mon.
Annual Output:	1,858,600 tons
Class of Coal:	Coking, Household, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay, 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

Chairman:	Mills, Frederick, Sir, Bart., D.L.
Managing Director:	Mills, Frederick, Sir, Bart., D.L.
Directors:	Beynon, Jno. W., Sir, Bart.
	Beynon, Lionel Franklyn
	Henriques, Philip, Sir, K.B.E.
	Jackson, Henry Mather, Sir, Bart., C.B.E.
General Manager:	Hann, Frank P.
Chief Colliery Manager:	John, W. H.
Secretary:	Northgraves, B.
Agent:	Jones, C. Godfrey

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
Abercarn, Cwmcarn		G. H. Simpson	885	115
Abercarn, Prince of Wales		S. M. Collings	1,100	185
Ebbw Vale, Clay Level	Ebbw Vale	Edwin Embrey	—	41
Graig Fawr	Ebbw Vale	J. Weale	85	10
Marine, Nos. 1 and 2	Ebbw Vale	E. J. Gay	1,700	220
Prince of Wales [MON]	Ebbw Vale	E. Embrey	900	75
Waunllwyd, Nos. 1 and 2	Ebbw Vale	W. J. Oliver	1,600	190

			6,270	836

			7,106


1927

Disaster/Major Accident

Date	Colliery/Pit	Deaths	Cause
01 Mar 1927	Marine	52	Explosion, firedamp, propagated by coal dust, ignition caused by either safety lamp or of stones falling on stones
	Names of those killed


1932

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1932-12-10

Article from The Science and Art of Mining — "Reduction In Capital"


1933

Company Details

Registered Office:	Ebbw Vale, Mon.
Seams Worked:	Tillery, Big, Three Quarter, Gwarycae, Black Vein, Meadow, Old Coal
Power Used:	Electric
Annual Output:	2,000,000 tons
Class of Coal:	Coking, Household, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay, Ironstone
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:	Allan, David H., 4, Fenchurch Avenue, E.C.3
	Dickinson, Arthur L., Sir, F.C.A., Kentons, Haslemere, Surrey
	Mort, Trevor L., J.P., Ebbw Vale
General Manager:	Mort, Trevor L., J.P.
Secretary:	Northgraves, B., F.C.I.S.
Agent:	John, W. H.
	Owen, B. T.

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
Abercarn, Prince of Wales		Arthur Hale	1,000	120
Cwmcarn	Cwmcarn	H. G. Davies	800	100
Ebbw Vale, Clay Level	Ebbw Vale		30	—
Marine, Nos. 1 and 2	Ebbw Vale	E. J. Gay	1,900	230
Prince of Wales [MON]	Ebbw Vale		300	30
Waunllwyd, Nos. 1 and 2	Ebbw Vale	W. J. Oliver	2,000	200

			6,030	680

			6,710


Sources

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
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

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