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Melkridge 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bayldon | Haltwhistle | | 8 | 4 | |
| Melkridge | Haltwhistle | | 28 | 8 | |
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| | 36 | 12 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bayldon | Haltwhistle | | 21 | 6 | |
| Melkridge | Haltwhistle | | 10 | 7 | |
| Ramshaw Drift | Haltwhistle | | 5 | 7 | |
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| | 36 | 20 | |
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| | 56 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Bayldon | Haltwhistle | T. Gilmore | — | — | Discontinued |
| Melkridge | Haltwhistle | T. Gilmore | 35 | 7 | |
| Ramshaw Drift | Haltwhistle | T. Gilmore | — | — | Discontinued |
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| | 35 | 7 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Melkridge, Northumberland |
| Seams Worked: | Little Limestone |
| Power Used: | Steam |
| Annual Output: | 12,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Steam |
| 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
| Managing Director: | Wake, J. F., Bolam Grange, Darlington |
| Directors: | Oldacre, Grace M., Flackwell Heath, Bucks. |
| | Wake, F. C., Bolam Grange, Darlington |
| | Wake, J. F., Bolam Grange, Darlington |
| General Manager: | Gilmore, T. |
| Secretary: | Wilson, G. H. |
| Chief Engineer: | Teasdale, T. |
| Sales Agent: | Bride, F. J. |
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 | |
| Melkridge | Melkridge, Northumberland | T. Gilmore | 54 | 13 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Ramshaw Drift | Haltwhistle | | — | 7 | Discontinued 3/41 |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Ramshaw Drift | Haltwhistle | | — | 10 | Developing |
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