Durham Mining Museum - Summerlee Iron Co., Ltd.

Companies	Index	Companies

Summerlee Iron 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.


1875

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Blackhill	Maryhill		—	—
Drumpeller [b]	Coatbridge		—	—
Dyke Head	Hamilton		—	—
Gilshochill	Maryhill		—	—
Kenmure	Bishop Briggs		—	—
Kirkwood [a]	Coatbridge		—	—
Knightswood	Maryhill		—	—
Shieldmuir [c]	Dalziel		—	—
Stepends	Shotts		—	—
Summerlee	Coatbridge		—	—


1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Blackhill	Bishopbriggs	George Goodwin	166	19
Braidhurst	Motherwell	Hugh Paterson	97	16
Drumpeller [b]	Coatbridge	David M. Mowat	75	18
Dunsyston	Clarkston	D. M. Mowatt	111	25
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Nivison	279	53
Gilshochill	Coatbridge		—	—	Discontinued
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	James Munro	191	22
Kirkwood [a]	Coatbridge	David M. Mowat	99	20
Orbiston	Bellshill	Alex. Forbes	435	71

			1,453	244

			1,697


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Dunsyston	Clarkston	D. M. Mowatt	145	18
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Nivison	272	45
Prestongrange	Prestongrange	George Goodwin	226	40

			643	103

			746


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Blackhill	Bishopbriggs	John Halliday	240	90
Braidhurst	Motherwell	Samuel Agnew	133	14
Drumpeller, Nos. 3 and 4	Coatbridge	James Watson	100	23
Dunsyston	Clarkston	D. M. Mowat	182	25
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Nivison	271	39
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Joseph Laird	126	23
Kirkwood [a]	Coatbridge	John Pollock	97	19
Orbiston	Bellshill	Alex. Forbes	518	91
Prestongrange	Prestongrange	Peter Milligan	378	61

			2,045	385

			2,430


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Blackhill	Bishopbriggs	Samuel Agnew	358	121
Braidhurst	Motherwell	R. Cunningham	257	31
Drumpeller, Nos. 3 and 4	Coatbridge	James Watson	151	25
Dunsyston	Airdrie	James Nisbet	122	30
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Nivison	294	48
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Archd. Clacher	447	38
Kirkwood [a]	Coatbridge	James Nisbet	72	24
Orbiston	Bellshill	Joseph Laird	499	109
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	John Halliday	508	53

			2,708	479

			3,187


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bardykes	Newton	Samuel Agnew	587	144
Blackhill	Maryhill	William Ross	278	84
Braidhurst	Motherwell	R. Cunningham	289	39
Dunsyston	Airdrie	James Nisbet	189	35
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Nivison	283	46
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Archd. Clacher	529	77
Orbiston	Bellshill	Joseph Laird	567	126
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	John Halliday	720	153

			3,442	704

			4,146


1915

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bardykes	Newton	Samuel Agnew	453	143
Benhar, 18 and 19	West Benhar	James Aitken	52	30
Blackhill	Maryhill	Donald Boyd	285	60
Braidhurst	Motherwell	R. Cunningham	133	26
Dunsyston	Airdrie	Claude Hinshelwood	104	35
Dykehead	Larkhall	John Stewart	313	75
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Robert Livingstone	496	89
Orbiston	Bellshill	Joseph Laird	518	155
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	William Paterson	594	172

			2,948	785

			3,733


1920

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Bardykes	Newton	Saml. Agnew	664	138
Benhar, Nos. 18, 19 and 20	West Benhar	Andrew Williamson	384	70
Blackhill	Maryhill	Claude Hinshelwood	388	89
Braidhurst	Motherwell	R. Cunningham	104	22
Dunsyston	Airdrie	George Marron	128	45
Dykehead	Larkhall	John O'Donnell	606	103
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Robert Livingstone	547	87
Orbiston	Bellshill	Joseph Laird	507	165
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	Donald Boyd	1,101	264

			4,429	983

			5,412


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Coatbridge, Lanark
Class of Coal:	Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay, Ironstone
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:	Neilson, J.
Directors:	Neilson, G.
	Neilson, H. Jr.
	Neilson, H.
	Neilson, W. C.
	Neilson, W.
	Neilson, W., Jr.
Secretary:	Forbes, J. T.

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
Bardykes	Newton	Sml. Agnew	631	126
Benhar, Nos. 18, 19 and 20	West Benhar	And. Williamson	358	71
Blackhill	Maryhill	Claud Hevshelwood	328	73
Braidhurst	Motherwell	R. Cunningham	112	22
Dunsyston	Airdrie	George Warren	123	42
Dykehead	Larkhall	John O'Donnell	612	104
Hattonrigg	Bellshill	Rob. Livingstone	466	65
Orbiston	Bellshill	Joseph Land	497	146
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	Donald Boyd	1,225	252

			4,352	901

			5,253


1933

Company Details

Registered Office:	176, West George Street, Glasgow
Power Used:	Electric. Voltage: 500
Class of Coal:	Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay, Ironstone
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:	Neilson, J.
Directors:	Neilson, G.
	Neilson, H.
	Neilson, H., Jr.
	Neilson, R. T.
	Neilson, W. C.
Secretary:	Forbes, J. T.

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
Bardykes	Newton	John Steward	340	83
Benhar, Nos. 3, 18, 19 and 20	West Benhar		—	—	Idle
Blackhill	Maryhill	Claud Hevshelwood	290	68
Dykehead	Larkhall	John O'Donnell	390	80
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	Donald Boyd	335	114

			1,355	345

			1,700


1936

Disaster/Major Accident

Date	Colliery/Pit	Deaths	Cause
21 Mar 1936	Bardykes	5	Fall of roof
	Names of those killed


1940

Company Details

Registered Office:	176, West George Street, Glasgow
Power Used:	Electric. Voltage: 500
Class of Coal:	Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay
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:	Neilson, H.
Directors:	Mowat, David M.
	Neilson, H. R.
	Neilson, H., Jr.
	Neilson, R. T.
Secretary:	Knight, G. 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
Bardykes	Newton	John Stewart	570	120
Benhar, Nos. 3, 18, 19 and 20	West Benhar	William Moody	550	100
Dykehead	Larkhall	John O'Donnell	380	80
Prestongrange	Prestonpans	John Rodney	340	114

			1,840	414

			2,254


1947 - at the time of Nationalisation

Company Details

Registered Office:	176, West George Street, Glasgow
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:	Neilson, H. R.
Directors:	Herbertson, Geo. R.
	Mowat, David M.
	Neilson, H. R.
	Neilson, H.
	Neilson, Jas. Ivor
Secretary:	Knight, G. W.

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
Bardykes		J. Wallace	620	140
Benhar		J. Summerville	620	148
Prestongrange		William Scott	465	155

			1,705	443

			2,148


Sources

Mineral Statistics for 1875 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
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
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
1900 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
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
1920 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department Where to find this report

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