Durham Mining Museum - Lord Leconfield

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Lord Leconfield

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.


1882

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Cleator Moor		—	—
Cleator Moor	Cleator Moor		—	—


1883

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Cleaton Moor		—	—
Cleator Moor	Cleaton Moor		—	—


1885

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Cleaton Moor		—	—
Cleator Moor	Cleaton Moor		—	—


1887

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Cleator Moor		—	—
Cleator Moor	Cleator Moor		—	—


1888

Company Details

Registered Office:	Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Source: 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Cleator Moor		—	—
Cleator Moor	Cleator Moor		—	—


1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		54	30
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only. Inc. in Crowgarth
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		84	14

			138	44

			182


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		74	23
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only. Inc. in Crowgarth
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		46	15

			120	38

			158


1899

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		101	21
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only. Inc. in Crowgarth
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		46	12

			147	33

			180


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		82	21
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only. Inc. in Crowgarth
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		60	14

			142	35

			177


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		90	20
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		46	16

			136	36

			172


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		89	20
Clintz, No. 2	Bigrigg		9	6	Sinking
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		52	17

			150	43

			193


1908

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Clintz, No. 2	Bigrigg		26	9


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		159	55
Clintz, No. 2	Bigrigg		—	—
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		—	—

			159	55

			214


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		86	22
Church	Cleator Moor		—	2	Pumping only
Crowgarth	Cleator Moor		61	16

			147	40

			187


1921

Company Details

Registered Office:	41 Lowther Street, Whitehaven
Source: 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg	Bigrigg		12	17
Church	Clearor Moor		—	—	Pumping only
Crowgarth	Clearor Moor		7	8

			19	25

			44


1922

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Hagget End Quarry	Egremont		2	—	Worked occasionally, or only for a short portion of the year 1922


1923

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg (Croft)	Bigrigg		44	20
Church	Cleator Moor		—	—	Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)	Cleator Moor		43	10
Wyndham Pit	Bigrigg		15	5
York Pit	Cleator Moor		7	1

			109	36

			145


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg (Croft)	Bigrigg		39	21
Church	Cleator Moor		—	1	Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)	Cleator Moor		34	10
Wyndham Pit	Bigrigg		15	6
York Pit	Cleator Moor		1	1

			89	39

			128


1930

Company Details

Registered Office:	per F. H. Ahier, Mines Office, Bigrigg, Cumberland
Source: 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bigrigg (Croft)	Bigrigg		29	20
Church	Cleator Moor		—	1	Pumping only
Crowgarth (Cleator Moor)	Cleator Moor		31	13
New Hay Drift	Bigrigg		4	—	Exploring
Wyndham Pit	Bigrigg		39	9
York Pit	Cleator Moor		15	7

			118	50

			168


Sources

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241) Where to find this report
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1885 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4771), published in 1886 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1887 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 5464), published in 1888 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
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
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
1902 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
1908 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
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1923 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
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

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