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Newbiggin Colliery 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.


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  R. Kellett  70  140  Sinking


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  R. Kellett  523  190  


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  W. Davis  995  296  


1923

Company Details

Registered Office: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Class of Coal: 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: Cochrane, C. A.
Directors: Bainbridge, E. M.
 Bainbridge, G. B.
 Fenwick, F.
Secretary: Borrowdale, W.
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
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  C. Bell  1,119  342  


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  C. Bell  1,089  312  


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  C. Bell  1,027  239  


1933

Company Details

Registered Office: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
Seams Worked: Main, Yard, Plessey
Power Used: Electric. Voltage: 600
Annual Output:  400,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household, Steam
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: Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth
Directors: Bainbridge, E. M., Abbey Lodge, Regent's Park, London, N.W.8
 Fenwick, F., County Chambers, Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
 Irwin, C., 15 Percy Park Road, Tynemouth
Secretary: Borradale, W.
Agent: Bell, C.
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
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  C. Bell  1,104  314  


1935

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine  Locality  Manager  Under Above
 ground  ground
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  W. H. Stothard  1,045  282  


1940

Company Details

Registered Office: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
Seams Worked: Main, Yard, Plessey, Five Quarter
Power Used: Electric. Voltage: 600
Annual Output:  470,000 tons
Class of Coal: Household, 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

Chairman: Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth
Directors: Bainbridge, E. M., Norfolk Lodge, Leopold Road, London, S.W.19
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
 Irwin, C., 15 Percy Park Road, Tynemouth
General Manager: Raw, G.
Secretary: Borradale, W.
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
Newbiggin  Newbiggin-by-the-Sea  W. H. Stothard  1,150  250  


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
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: Bainbridge, C., Espley Hall, Morpeth
Directors: Bainbridge, E. M., 25a Buckland Crescent, London, N.W.3
 Forster, J. H. B., Whitworth House, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
 Raw, G., Pilgrim House, 141 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne
General Manager: Raw, G.
Secretary: Batey, W. H.
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

1955

Links to other areas of this site

1955-04-29  Official Notice from The London Gazette


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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report
  • 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
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