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Wharncliffe Silkstone 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.
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Parkgate | Barnsley | G. Blake Walker | 559 | 129 | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Silkstone | Barnsley | G. Blake Walker | 359 | 143 | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Thorncliffe Thin | Barnsley | G. Blake Walker | 193 | 70 | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Whinmoor | Barnsley | G. Blake Walker | 132 | 8 | |
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| | 1,243 | 350 | |
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| | 1,593 | |
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Collieries/Mines Owned
Collieries/Mines Owned
| | | Employees | |
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| | | ground | ground | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Parkgate | Barnsley | J. Wroe | 319 | — | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Silkstone | Barnsley | J. Wroe | 278 | 436 | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Thorncliffe, Thin | Barnsley | J. Wroe | 250 | — | |
| Wharncliffe, Silkstone, Whinmoor | Barnsley | J. Wroe | 237 | — | |
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| | 1,084 | 436 | |
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| | 1,520 | |
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Tankersley, nr. Barnsley |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, 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
| Managing Director: | Swallow, F. C. |
| Directors: | Hailey, C. P. |
| | Holmes, J. S. |
| | Ingledew, H. M. |
| | Mitchelson, A., Sir, Bart. |
| | Walker, H. S., Lt-Col. |
| | Woolf, J. |
| Secretary: | Towler, C. A. |
| Agent: | Swallow, F. C. |
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
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Tankersley, nr. Barnsley, Yorks. |
| Seams Worked: | Fenton, Parkgate, Thorncliffe Thin, Whinmoor |
| Power Used: | Electricity and Compressed Air. Voltage: 500 D.C. |
| Annual Output: | 450,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing |
| 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
| Managing Director: | Swallow, F. C. |
| Directors: | Hailey, C. P., 69/72, Exchange Buildings, Cardiff |
| | Holmes, J. S., 33, Patermoster Row, London, E.C.4 |
| | Ingledew, H. M., 4, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff |
| | Mitchelson, A., Sir, Bart., Pinner's Hall, Austin Friars, London, E.C. |
| | Walker, H. S., Lt-Col., Park House, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| | Woolf, J., 15, Great Stanhope Street, London, W.1 |
| Secretary: | Ibbotson, H. |
| Agent: | Swallow, F. 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
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Tankersley, nr. Barnsley, Yorks. |
| Seams Worked: | Fenton, Thorncliffe Thin, Whinmoor |
| Power Used: | Electric and Compressed Air. Voltage: 500 D.C. |
| Annual Output: | 450,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing |
| 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: | Mitchelson, A., Sir, Bart., 27, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2 |
| Deputy Chairman: | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| Managing Director: | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| | Mitchelson, A., Sir, Bart., 27, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2 |
| Directors: | Halkett, R., The Elms, Dore, nr. Sheffield |
| | Laverick, J. H. W., 36, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield |
| | Middleton, F. Walton, The Old Parsonage, Bretton, nr. Wakefield |
| | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| | Mitchelson, A., Sir, Bart., 27, Old Broad Street, London, E.C.2 |
| | Walker, H. S., Lt-Col., Park House, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| Manager: | Atkinson, H. J. |
| Secretary: | Ibbotson, H. |
| Agent: | Atkinson, H. 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
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Company Details
| Registered Office: | Tankersley, nr. Barnsley, Yorks. |
| 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: | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| Managing Director: | Middleton, F. Walton, The Old Parsonage, Bretton, nr. Wakefield |
| | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| Directors: | Halkett, R., The Barns, Great Winchcombe, nr. Cheltenham |
| | Ibbotson, Harry, Pilley Green, Tankersley, nr. Barnsley |
| | Laverick, J. H. W., J.P., D.Eng., 36, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield |
| | Middleton, F. Walton, The Old Parsonage, Bretton, nr. Wakefield |
| | Middleton, F., Cotefield, Wortley, nr. Sheffield |
| Secretary: | Ibbotson, H. |
| Agent: | Palmer, C. F. |
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 | |
| Wharncliffe Silkstone | | C. F. Palmer | 766 | 315 | |
- 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
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