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Heworth 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.

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1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  John Southern  1,198  319  


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  John Southern  1,287  337  


1909

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth, Ada  Felling  John Simpson  —  —  
Heworth, John  Felling  John Simpson  —  —  


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  John Southern  1,190  357  


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  777  221  
Heworth, Fanny  Gateshead  S. Southern  212  22  
 

 
 989 243  
 
 
 1,232  
 
 


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  995  399  
Heworth, Fanny  Gateshead  S. Southern  572  46  
 

 
 1,567 445  
 
 
 2,012  
 
 


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Annual Output:  450,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, Household, 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: Henderson, Arthur, The Chantry, Storrington, Sussex
Managing Director: Anderson, H. E., 37 Lovaine Place, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Directors: Henderson, C. S., Capt., Target House, Hexham
 Hodgson, J. G., Northern Counties' Club, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Secretary: Pybus, H. G.
Chief Engineer: English, John, Maj.
Agent: English, John, Maj.
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
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  1,085  386  
Heworth, Fanny  Gateshead  S. Southern  684  41  
 

 
 1,769 427  
 
 
 2,196  
 
 


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  989  384  
Heworth, Fanny  Gateshead  S. Southern  741  44  
 

 
 1,730 428  
 
 
 2,158  
 
 


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  817  278  
Heworth, Fanny  Gateshead  S. Southern  438  22  
 

 
 1,255 300  
 
 
 1,555  
 
 


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: High Main, Yard, Bensham, Five Quarter, Hutton, Beaumont
Power Used: Electric. Voltage: 110
Annual Output:  500,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, Household, Steam
Other Information: Private shipping staiths, River Tyne
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: Anderson, H. E., Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Directors: Cooke, R. T., Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
 Henderson, Arthur, Beaumont Mansions, Hove
 Henderson, S. C., Capt., West Oakwood, Hexham
Secretary: Pybus, H. G.
Chief Engineer: English, John, Maj.
Agent: English, John, Maj.
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
Heworth, Fanny    S. Southern  575  47  
Heworth, John & Ada    S. Southern  1,067  389  
 

 
 1,642 436  
 
 
 2,078  
 
 


1935

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Heworth  Gateshead  S. Southern  917  255  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Seams Worked: Hutton, Beaumont, High Main, Yard, Bensham
Power Used: Electric. Voltage: 110 D.C.
Annual Output:  400,000 tons
Class of Coal: Gas, Household, Steam
Other Information: Private shipping staiths, River Tyne
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: Anderson, H. E., Watergate Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Directors: Cooke, R. T., Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
 Henderson, Arthur, Beaumont Mansions, Hove
 Henderson, S. C., Capt., West Oakwood, Hexham
Secretary: Pybus, H. G.
Fitter Pybus, H. G.
Chief Engineer: English, John, Maj.
Agent: English, John, Maj.
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
Heworth, John & Ada  Heworth  J. H. Ridley  1,067  289  


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: 11 Windsor Crescent, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2
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

Directors: Cooke, R. T., Annfield Plain, Co. Durham
 English, John, Maj., The Leam, Gateshead, 10
 Henderson, S. C., Capt., Dorking, Surrey
 Pybus, H. G., Col., The Wedge, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4
Secretary: Gilroy, S. H.
Chief Engineer: English, John, Maj.
Agent: English, John, Maj.
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
Heworth  Gateshead  J. H. Ridley  604  241  


1952

Links to other areas of this site

1952-07-11  Official Notice from The London Gazette


1961

Links to other areas of this site

1961-08-17  Official Notice from The London Gazette


Sources

Further Research

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

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