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Scremerston 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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1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	William Brown	39	9
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	William Brown	151	29

			190	38

			228


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	William Brown	37	10
Sandbanks (Limestone)	Scremerston		9	12
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	William Brown	127	25

			173	47

			220


1897

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Sandbanks (Limestone)	Parish of Ancroft		9	9


1899

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	31	8
Sandbanks	Ancroft, nr. Berwick		7	4
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	James Cleland	145	21

			183	33

			216


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	31	10
Sandbanks	Ancroft, nr. Berwick		11	2
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	James Cleland	160	25

			202	37

			239


1902

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	34	11
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	168	31

			202	42

			244


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Felkington	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	28	9	Abandoned 1906
Sandbanks (Limestone)	Berwick		26	14
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	125	52

			179	75

			254


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	199	42


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Scremerston Jack Tar	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	—	—	Suspended
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	173	43

			173	43

			216


1921

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	207	68
Scremerston, Jack Tar	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. E. Carr	—	—	Suspended

			207	68

			275


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Berwick-on-Tweed
Annual Output:	60,000 tons
Class of Coal:	Household
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:	Tennant, J. E., Col., 33 Cornhill, E.C.3
Managing Director:	Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., 32 Victoria Street, S.W.1
Directors:	Carr, John E., 9 Bridge Street, Beriwkc-on-Tweed
	Forster, T. E., 3 Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne
	Richards, T. P. Rose, Caer Beris, Builth, Breconshire
General Manager:	Kilpatrick, John A.
Secretary:	FitzGerald, B. A.
Agent:	Kilpatrick, John A.

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
Scremerston Jack Tar	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	—	—	Suspended
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	235	76

			235	76

			311


1925

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Scremerston Jack Tar	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	—	—	Suspended
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	168	86

			168	86

			254


1930

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	154	62


1933

Company Details

Registered Office:	Scremerston Colliery, Berwick-on-Tweed
Seams Worked:	Cooper Eye
Power Used:	Steam, Compressed Air and Electricty. Voltage: 3,000
Annual Output:	100,000 tons
Class of Coal:	Household, Steam
Other Information:	Shipping and Bunkers: Tweed Dock
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:	Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., M.Sc., F.G.S., 34 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1
	Tennant, J. E., Lt.-Col. , D.S.O., M.C., Innes House, Elgin, Scotland
Managing Director:	Redmayne, Richard A. S., Sir, K.C.B., M.Sc., F.G.S., 34 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1
Directors:	Carr, J. Evelyn, Capt. , J.P., Scremerston, Berwick-on-Tweed
	Forster, T. E., 3 Eldon Square, Newcastle-on-Tyne
General Manager:	Kilpatrick, J. A., Capt. , M.C.
Secretary:	Purvis, F.
Agent:	Kilpatrick, J. A., Capt. , M.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
Scremerston	Berwick-on-Tweed	J. A. Kilpatrick	160	40


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
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
1896 List of Quarries
1897 List of Quarries
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
1905 List of Quarries
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

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