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Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries 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
Rose Heyworth (see South Wales, No. 1)  Cwmtillery  D. Lewis  —  —  Included in South Wales
South Wales (No. 1)  Cwmtillery    —  —  
South Wales (No. 2)  Cwmtillery    —  —  
South Wales  Cwmtillery  D. Lewis  1,393  260  
 

 
 1,393 260  
 
 
 1,653  
 
 


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
South Wales and Rose Heyworth  Cwmtillery  D. Lewis  1,353  272  


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
South Wales and Rose Heyworth  Cwmtillery  D. Lewis  1,537  283  


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
South Wales and Rose Heyworth  Cwmtillery and Abertillery  T. J. Williams  1,742  324  


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
South Wales-Cwmtillery Nos. 1 and 2, and Rose Heyworth Pits  Cwmtillery and Abertillery  T. J. Williams  2,185  486  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Ebbw Vale, Monmouth
Annual Output:  1,100,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Information: Producers of Russels' Nuts, Beans and Peas, and Russel's Foundry Coke
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: Beynon, John W., Sir, Bart., C.B.E., Merthyr House, Cardiff
Directors: Beynon, L. F.
 Henriques, Philip G., Sir
 Jackson, Henry Mather, Sir, Bart.
 Mills, Frederick, Sir, Bart.
General Manager: Hann, F. P.
Secretary: Northgraves, B.
Agent: Williams, T. Jenkin
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
Beynon Pit  Blaina  John Evans  —  —  being sunk and equipped
Cwmtillery, No. 1  Blaina  B. P. Thomas  730  140  
Cwmtillery, No. 2  Blaina  B. P. Thomas  700  120  
Lower Deep  Blaina  John Evans  600  90  
North Blaina  Blaina  John Evans  530  80  
Rose Heyworth  Abertillery  B. P. Thomas  800  130  
 

 
 3,360 560  
 
 
 3,920  
 
 


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire
Seams Worked: Elled, Big, Three Quarter, Black Vein, Old Coal, Meadow
Power Used: Electric
Annual Output:  1,100,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Information: Producers of Russels' Nuts, Beans and Peas, and Russel's Foundry and Furnace Coke
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: Beynon, John W., Sir, Bart., C.B.E., Merthyr House, Cardiff
Managing Director: Beynon, John W., Sir, Bart., C.B.E., Merthyr House, Cardiff
Directors: Allan, D. H., 4, Fenchurch Avenue, E.C.3
 Coulman, E., Chesterholme, Newport, Mon.
 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: Leigh, W. H.
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
Beynon Pit  Blaina  W. E. Davies  700  90  
Cwmtillery, No. 1  Blaina  R. Rutherford  700  120  
Cwmtillery, No. 2  Blaina  R. Rutherford  600  70  
Llanerch [a]  Padern  James Weale  50  20  
Rose Heyworth  Abertillery  Ivor Warfield  700  80  
 

 
 2,750 380  
 
 
 3,130  
 
 


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Shell-Mex House, Strand, W.C.2
Seams Worked: Elled, Big, Three Quarter, Black Vein, Old Coal, Meadow
Power Used: Electric
Annual Output:  1,100,000 tons
Class of Coal: Coking, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Information: Producers of Russels' Nuts, Beans and Peas, Duff, and Russel's Foundry and Furnace Coke
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: Firth, William J., Sir
Managing Director: Firth, William J., Sir
Directors: Mort, Trevor L., J.P.
 Padbury, Frank Stephen
 Watts, Cyril, F.C.A.
General Manager: Mort, Trevor L., J.P.
Secretary: Griffiths, T.
 Roberts, J. I.
Agent: Collings, S. M.
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
Beynon Pit  Blaina  T. Bowen  700  90  
Cwmtillery, No. 1    J. R. Jones  700  120  
Cwmtillery, No. 2    J. R. Jones  600  70  
Llanerch Padern      137  12  
Rose Heyworth  Abertillery  B. Powell  700  80  
 

 
 2,837 372  
 
 
 3,209  
 
 


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: 47, Park Street, London, W.1
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: Lever, E. H.
Directors: Burnyeat, W. M. B., Captain, M.C.
 Lever, E. H.
 Watts, Cyril, F.C.A.
Secretary: Griffiths, T.
 Roberts, J. I.
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
Beynon and Red Ash    T. J. Bowen  587  125  inc. Red Ash
Cwmtillery    R. Watkins  1,004  212  
Rose Heyworth    W. J. Harris  641  124  
 

 
 2,232 461  
 
 
 2,693  
 
 


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