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Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Ltd.

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Wigan Coal Corporation Ltd.


1894

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Alexandra	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	464	74
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	11	13
Bawkhouse	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	2
Bridge	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	1
Broomfield	Standish	John Dean	110	46
Crawford, No. 1	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	530	52
Crawford, No. 2	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	396	76
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	528	86
Fennygate	Hindley	Thomas G. Dobb	3	1
Giants Hall, Nos. 1, 2, and 3	Standish	John Dean	233	52
Gidlow	Standish	John Dean	280	62
Hewlett, No. 1	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	297	61
Hewlett, No. 2	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	742	80
Holland, No. 6	Upholland	Alfred E. Webster	1	2
Holland, No. 9	Upholland	Alfred E. Webster	2	1
John	Standish	John Dean	143	27
King Coal	Blackrod	A. E. Webster	—	—	Pumping
Kirkless, Nos. 1 and 2	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	3	2
Ladies Lane, Nos. 1, 2, and 4	Hindley	Thomas G. Dobb	299	45
Langtree	Standish	John Dean	310	44
Lindsay, No. 3	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	1
Lindsay, Nos. 1 and 2	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	300	61
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	185	57
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	2	5
Priestners, No. 1	Pendleton	Robert Mawson	133	19
Priestners, No. 2	Westleigh	Robert Mawson	278	48
Prospect, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	421	72
Robin Hill	Standish	John Dean	1	3
Snapes	Westleigh		—	—
Sovereign	Westleigh	Robert Mawson	293	50
Swire	Standish	John Dean	—	6
Taylor	Standish	John Dean	241	50
Woodshaw	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	165	47

			6,374	1,146

			7,520


1896

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Alexandra	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	548	107
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	10	14
Bawkhouse	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	2
Berkune	Lindal		36	27
Bridge	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	1
Broomfield	Standish	John Dean	59	46
Crawford, No. 1	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	505	60
Crawford, No. 2	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	369	82
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	484	89
Giants Hall, Nos. 1, 2, and 3	Standish	John Dean	287	64
Gidlow	Standish	John Dean	254	44
Hewlett, No. 1	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	308	77
Hewlett, No. 2	Westhoughton	Thomas G. Dobb	673	105
John	Standish	John Dean	104	19
King Coal	Blackrod	A. E. Webster	—	—	Pumping
Kirkless, Nos. 1 and 2	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	3	2
Ladies Lane, Nos. 1, 2, and 4	Hindley	Thomas G. Dobb	282	40
Langtree	Standish	John Dean	357	44
Lindsay, No. 3	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	1	1
Lindsay, Nos. 1 and 2	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	296	63
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	Alfred E. Webster	15	21
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	2	5
Priestners, No. 1	Pendleton	Robert B. Mawson	167	19
Priestners, No. 2	Westleigh	Robert B. Mawson	220	51
Robin Hill	Standish	John Dean	1	4
Snapes	Westleigh		—	—
Sovereign	Westleigh	Robert Mawson	180	68
Swire	Standish	John Dean	—	3
Taylor	Standish	John Dean	356	57
Woodshaw	Aspull	Alfred E. Webster	132	40

			5,651	1,155

			6,806


1900

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Alexandra	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	477	90
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	9	9
Bawkhouse	Haigh	H. L. Trotman 257	1	1
Bridge [LAN]	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	1	—
Brinks	Blackrod		—	15	Coke Ovens
Broomfield	Standish	John Dean	125	39
Crawford, No. 1	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	471	57
Crawford, No. 2	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	335	116
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	Harold V. Athron	450	75
Giants Hall, Nos. 1, 2, and 3	Standish	John Dean	254	55
Gidlow	Standish	John Dean	177	66
Hewlett, No. 1	Westhoughton	H. V. Athron	328	67
Hewlett, No. 2	Westhoughton	H. V. Athron	582	89
John	Standish	John Dean	224	32
King Coal	Blackrod		—	—	Pumping
Kirkless, Nos. 1 and 2	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	1	1
Ladies Lane, Nos. 1, 2, and 4	Hindley	H. V. Athron	214	44
Langtree	Standish	John Dean	313	44
Lindsay, No. 3	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	1	1
Lindsay, Nos. 1 and 2	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	285	47
Manton	Worksop	A. E. Webster	50	108	Sinking
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	190	44
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	79	21
Pennygate	Hindley	H. V. Athron	2	2
Priestners, No. 1	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	275	34
Priestners, No. 2	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	238	50
Prospect, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	280	61
Robin Hill	Standish	John Dean	3	4
Snapes	Westleigh		—	—
Sovereign [a]	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	50	47	Sinking
Sovereign	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	311	84
Victoria [i]	Wigan	John Dean	30	61	Sinking
Woodshaw	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	105	21

			5,861	1,385

			7,246


1905

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Alexandra	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	363	105
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	9	10
Broomfield	Standish	John Dean	6	6
Clock Face	St. Helens	H. Hewlett	72	66	Sinking
Crawford, No. 1	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	431	51
Crawford, No. 2	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	362	99
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	Harold V. Athron	394	77
Giants Hall	Standish	John Dean	89	28
Gidlow	Standish	John Dean	151	61
Hewlett, No. 1	Westhoughton	Harold V. Athron	470	100
Hewlett, No. 2	Westhoughton	Harold V. Athron	284	69
John	Standish	John Dean	293	45
King Coal	Blackrod		—	—	Pumping
Kirkless	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	1	2
Ladies Lane, Nos. 1, 2, and 3	Hindley	H. V. Athron	93	25
Langtree	Standish	John Dean	271	56
Lindsay, No. 3	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	1	1
Lindsay, Nos. 1 and 2	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	273	45
Manton	Worksop	A. E. Webster	128	136
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	H. L. Trotman	286	61
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	233	46
Pennygate	Hindley	H. V. Athron	2	2
Priestners, No. 1	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	344	60
Priestners, No. 2	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	155	59
Prospect, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	283	53
Robin Hill	Standish	John Dean	1	4	Pumping
Snapes	Westleigh		—	—	Water Pit
Sovereign, No. 1	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	392	99
Sovereign, No. 3	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	422	124
Taylor	Standish	John Dean	167	34
Victoria, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	142	84	Sinking
Woodshaw	Aspull	H. L. Trotman	—	11	Abandoned

			6,118	1,619

			7,737


1910

Collieries/Mines Owned

			Employees
Name of Mine	Locality	Manager	Under	Above
			ground	ground
Alexandra	Haigh	H. V. Athron	454	96
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	H. V. Athron	7	4
Broomfield	Standish	John Dean	262	39
Clock Face, No. 3	St. Helens	F. Edmond	4	—
Clock Face, Nos. 1 and 2	St. Helens	F. Edmond	215	87
Crawford, No. 1	Aspull	H. V. Athron	451	43
Crawford, No. 2	Aspull	H. V. Athron	327	91
Dairy	Haigh	H. V. Athron	—	4	Fan Shaft
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	H. Page	493	82
Giants Hall	Standish	John Dean	212	60
Gidlow	Standish	John Dean	20	28
Hewlett, No. 1	Westhoughton	H. Page	150	51
Hewlett, No. 2	Westhoughton	H. Page	402	73
John	Standish	John Dean	123	38
King Coal	Blackrod		—	—	Pumping
Kirkless	Aspull	H. V. Athron	1	2	Pumping
Ladies Lane, Nos. 1, 2, and 4	Hindley		—	—
Langtree	Standish	John Dean	305	63
Lindsay, No. 3	Haigh	H. V. Athron	—	3	Pumping
Lindsay, Nos. 1 and 2	Haigh	H. V. Athron	199	40
Manton, No. 1	Worksop	A. E. Webster	16	4	Pumping Shaft
Manton, Nos. 2 and 3	Worksop	A. E. Webster	483	149
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	H. V. Athron	208	55
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	H. V. Athron	248	55
Pennygate	Hindley	H. Page	2	2	Pumping
Priestners, No. 1	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	427	65
Priestners, No. 2	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	264	88
Prospect, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	6	13
Robin Hill	Standish	John Dean	1	4	Pumping
Snapes	Westleigh		—	—	Water Pit
Sovereign, No. 1	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	342	113
Sovereign, No. 3	Westleigh	T. G. Dobb	579	159
Taylor	Standish	John Dean	244	65
Victoria, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	John Dean	424	75
Woodshaw	Aspull		—	—

			6,869	1,651

			8,520


1923

Company Details

Registered Office:	Wigan
Class of Coal:	Gas, Household, Manufacturing, Steam
Other Minerals Worked:	Fireclay, Pyrites
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:	Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of, Rt. Hon.
Managing Director:	Gillott, J. F.
Directors:	Hewlett, William Henry
	Lamb, Arthur Moore
	Lindsay, Walter Patrick, Hon.
	Sumner, Harold
Secretary:	Ratcliffe-Ellis, Thos. R., Sir

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
Alexandra	Haigh	W. Sword	653	132
Aspull Pumping	Aspull	W. Sword	6	7
Broomfield	Standish	F. Edmond	63	14
Clock Face, No. 3	St. Helens	G. B. Tristram	819	204
Clock Face, Nos. 1 and 2	St. Helens	G. B. Tristram	475	—
Crawford, Nos. 1 and 2	Aspull	W. Sword	3	8
Eatock, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	H. Page	449	72
Giants Hall	Standish	F. Edmond	314	101
Gidlow	Standish	F. Edmond	—	13
Hewlett, Nos. 1 and 2	Westhoughton	H. Page	432	92
John	Standish	F. Edmond	111	31
Langtree	Standish	F. Edmond	445	95
Lindsay, Nos. 1, 2 and 3	Haigh	W. Sword	379	74
Manton, No. 1	Worksop	B. H. Pickering	12	—
Manton, Nos. 2 and 3	Worksop	B. H. Pickering	2,165	480
Meadow [LAN]	Haigh	W. Sword	538	95
Moor, No. 5	Aspull	W. Sword	314	80
Parsonage, Nos. 1 and 2	West Leigh	F. W. S. Dobbs	85	75
Priestners, Nos. 1 and 2	West Leigh	F. W. S. Dobbs	1,009	204
Prospect, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	F. Edmond	5	16
Sovereign, Nos. 1 and 3	West Leigh	F. W. S. Dobbs	709	266
Taylor	Standish	F. Edmond	98	25
Victoria, Nos. 1 and 2	Standish	F. Edmond	1,021	137
William	Haigh	W. Sword	—	3

			10,105	2,224

			12,329


1926

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1926-03-13

Article from The Science and Art of Mining — "News"


1930

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1930-05-23

Official Notice from The London Gazette


1931

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1931-04-18

Article from The Science and Art of Mining — "Foundry Boy To £10,000 A Year"


1934

Company Notes

24 Aug 1934: Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. — The directors announce that they are again unable to declare an interim dividend.

Source: The Colliery Guardian


Sources

The Colliery Guardian
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
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

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