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1914 List of Mines under the Coal Mines Act - Cumberland
The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" indicate the kind of coal produced, viz:— C. Coking; G. Gas; H. Household; M. Manufacturing; S. Steam.
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| Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager (Cert.) | Under-Manager (Cert.) | Under Ground | Above Ground | Minerals Worked | Remarks |
| Allhallows | Mealsgate | Allhallows Collieries Ltd., Mealsgate, Cumberland | H. Richford (3,275) |
H. Rowney (2,854 ; 1st) |
201 | 79 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Alston Drift | Alston | William Benson, Alston | David Smith (No cert.) |
13 | 1 | Coal: M. | ||
| Branthwaite Quarry | Branthwaite | Branthwaite Colliery Co., Branthwaite, via Cockermouth | W. West (No cert.) |
1 | — | Coal: H. Fireclay. Ganister. | ||
| Brayton Domain, No. 4 | Brayton | Joseph Harris, Brayton Domain Colliery, Aspatria | Thomas Eadie (3,775) |
Thomas Hillary (643 ; 2nd) |
374 | 223 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| Brayton Domain, No. 5 | Brayton | Joseph Harris, Brayton Domain Colliery, Aspatria | Thomas Eadie (3,775) |
Isaac Rothery (3,628 ; 1st) |
329 | 105 | Coal: G, H, S. | |
| Brayton Knowle | Baggrow | Allerdale Coal Co., Ltd., Workington | W. McDonald (374 ; 2nd) |
119 | 45 | Coal: H, S. | ||
| Bridge Drift | Dearham | J. Robson, 108 Crosby Street, Maryport | J. Robson (No cert.) |
2 | — | Coal. | ||
| Broughton Moor | Broughton Moor | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd., Maryport | Lloyd Thompson (3,562) |
James Cooper (8,024 ; 2nd) |
155 | 37 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Buckhill | Great Broughton | Allerdale Coal Co., Ltd., Workington | John Wilson (3,795 ; 1st) |
427 | 85 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Ironstone. | ||
| Clifton | Great Clifton | Allerdale Coal Co., Ltd., Workington | George McDonald (1,022) |
James Holmes (5,601 ; 2nd) |
665 | 173 | Coal: C, H, S. Fireclay. Ironstone. | |
| Dean Moor | Lamplugh | Dean Moor Colliery Co., Ltd., Lamplugh, via Cockermouth | William Thomas (1,487) |
65 | 15 | Coal: H, S. | ||
| Ellenborough | Maryport | Ellenborough Colliery Co., Ltd., Maryport (A. Reed, Liquidator, St. Nicholas Chambers, Whitehaven) | James Macfarlane (2,490 ; 2nd) |
221 | 63 | Coal: H, M. | ||
| Gairs | Brampton | Naworth Coal Co., Hallbank Gate, Carlisle | John Neil Gray (3,134) |
Isaac Heslop (7,320 ; 2nd) |
148 | 26 | Coal: H. | |
| Gillhead | Flimby | Gillhead Coal, Firebrick and Ganister Co., Ltd., Flimby, Maryport | James Wilkinson (3,022 ; 2nd) |
35 | 7 | Coal: M. Fireclay. Ganister. | ||
| Guttergill | Alston | Herbert Richardson, Park House, Alston | — | — | Coal: M. | |||
| Harrington, No. 10 | Harrington | Workington Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Workington | Andrew Millar (1,877) |
George Millar (2,491 ; 2nd) |
856 | 212 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Harrington, No. 5 | Harrington | Workington Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Workington | Andrew Millar (1,877) |
F. Nicholson (4,921 ; 2nd) |
42 | 4 | Coal: M. Fireclay. | |
| How Edge | Alston | J. H. Varty and Watson, Whitehall, Alston | J. Varty | 2 | — | Coal. | ||
| Howgill | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Brick and Tile Co., Ltd., Low Road, Whitehaven | — | — | ||||
| Midgeholme, Whitescut | Midgeholme | Naworth Coal Co., Hallbank Gate, Carlisle | John Neil Gray (3,134) |
G. Tweddell (1,488 ; 1st) |
60 | 10 | Coal: H. | |
| Montreal | Seaton | Executors of the late W. Stirling, Montreal Mines, Cleator Moor, Cumberland | Edward Gregory (295) |
111 | 12 | Coal: H, S. | ||
| Oakshaw | Bewcastle | Jane Mitchell, Oakshaw Ford, Roadhead, Carlisle | J. Mitchell (No cert.) |
4 | 1 | Coal: H. | ||
| Oatlands | Disington | Moresby Coal Co., Ltd., Whitehaven | Peter Clelland (1,381) |
R. Fell (8,086 ; 2nd) |
392 | 90 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Fireclay. | |
| Oughterside | Aspatria | Oughterside Coal Co., Ltd., Bullgill | T. S. Durham (12) |
William Hodgson (1,885 ; 2nd) |
272 | 67 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Outfields | Little Broughton | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd., Maryport | Lloyd Thompson (3,562) |
John Douglas (4,248 ; 2nd) |
236 | 54 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Risehow | Flimby | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd., Maryport | Lloyd Thompson (3,562) |
27 | 28 | |||
| River Drift | Camerton | Camerton Colliery and Brickworks Co., Workington | James Turnbull (2,578) |
R. Sanderson (3,412 ; 1st) |
9 | — | Coal: H, S. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
| Seaton | Seaton | Seaton Colliery Co., Seaton, near Workington | Thomas Clark (2,914 ; 1st) |
25 | 10 | Coal: M. Fireclay. Ganister. | ||
| Seaton Moor | Seaton Moor | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd., Maryport | Lloyd Thompson (3,562) |
William Thompson (735 ; 2nd) |
19 | 4 | Coal: C, H, M. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
| St. Helens, No. 2 | Flimby | St. Helens Colliery and Brickworks Co., Ltd., Workington | John Coates (3,538) |
Moses Elder (3,541 ; 1st) |
437 | 83 | Coal: H, S. | |
| St. Helens, No. 3 | Flimby | St. Helens Colliery and Brickworks Co., Ltd., Workington | John Coates (3,538) |
John Underwood (2,933 ; 2nd) |
741 | 286 | Coal: C, G, H, S. | |
| Walkmill | Walkmill | Moresby Coal Co., Ltd., Whitehaven | Thomas Banks (3,531) |
Alex. Millar (6,089 ; 2nd) |
503 | 203 | Coal: C, H, S. | |
| Watergate | Flimby | Flimby and Broughton Moor Coal and Firebrick Co., Ltd., Maryport | Lloyd Thompson (3,562) |
William Thompson (735 ; 2nd) |
289 | 78 | Coal: C, H, S. Ironstone. | |
| Whitehaven, Ladysmith Pit | Sandwith | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | G. K. Fryer (1,419) |
John Batey (2,951 ; 2nd) |
448 | 154 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Whitehaven, Nos. 4 and 5 | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | Robert Steel (1,662) |
46 | 52 | |||
| Whitehaven, Wellington Pit | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | Robert Steel (1,662) |
James Henry (878 ; 2nd) |
454 | 131 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Whitehaven, William Pit | Whitehaven | Whitehaven Colliery Co., Whitehaven | George Emmerson (2,278) |
W. Graham (3,933 ; 2nd) |
823 | 234 | Coal: H, S. | |
| Wood Drift | Camerton | Camerton Colliery and Brickworks Co., Workington | James Turnbull (2,578) |
R. Sanderson (3,412 ; 1st) |
181 | 32 | Coal: H, S. Fireclay. Ganister. | |
| Wythemoor | Disington | Wythemoor Colliery Co., Ltd., Frizington | Isaac Brown (3,122) |
72 | 17 | Coal: H. Fireclay. | ||
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