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1950 Non-N.C.B. Mines under Coal Mines Act - South Durham
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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Persons Employed |
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| Name of Mine |
Situation |
Owner and Postal Address |
Under Ground |
Above Ground |
Minerals and Seams Worked, and Remarks |
| Brusselton Tower |
West Auckland |
Brusselton Tower Coal Co., per W. Johnson, "Glenside", Easington, Co. Durham |
24 |
5 |
Coal: H, S. Beaumont, Busty. |
| Cockfield Fell Drift |
Cockfield |
Herbert Brown, 24 Copley Bent, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
2 |
1 |
Coal: S. Brockwell. (Abandoned 5/49). |
| Daniel Lane |
Hamsterley |
Nettlebed Coal Co., per G. A. Brown, California, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
4 |
4 |
Coal: H. Brockwell, Victoria. (Abandoned 4/50). |
| Deanery |
Shildon |
J. G. Longstaff, 147 Redworth Road, Shildon, Co. Durham |
13 |
4 |
Coal: H, S. Five Quarter. |
| Edge Drift |
Woodland |
Crake Scar Coal Co., per J. W. Alderson, Edge Hotel, Woodland, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
— |
— |
Coal: C. Busty, Brockwell. (Abandoned 5/49). |
| Emms Hill |
Woodland |
Butterknowle Marsfield Collieries Ltd., Lloyds Bank Chambers, Darlington, Co. Durham |
44 |
15 |
Coal: S. Marshall Green. (Abandoned 3/50). |
| Eston |
Eston |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
53 |
33 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. (Abandoned 9/49). |
| Finlays Bank |
West Auckland |
Staindrop Coal Co., per W. Johnson, "Glenside", Easington, Co. Durham |
10 |
4 |
Coal: H, S. Low Main, Hutton. |
| Grewburn |
Butterknowle |
Butterknowle Marsfield Collieries Ltd., Lloyds Bank Chambers, Darlington, Co. Durham |
— |
— |
Coal: H, M, S. Harvey. (Abandoned 3/50). |
| High Hazelwell |
Woodland |
Shaw Brothers, High Hazelwell, Woodland, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
2 |
— |
Coal: M. Brockwell. |
| Hindon Bridge |
Woodland |
Hindon Bridge Colliery Co., per W. Rutherford and Son, Lloyds Bank Chambers, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham |
— |
— |
Coal: S. Ballarat, "B". (Abandoned 12/49). |
| Kilton |
Brotton |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
113 |
56 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Ladysmith |
Brusselton |
J. W. Johnson, The Grange, Walkerfield, Staindrop, Darlington, Co. Durham |
5 |
3 |
Coal: S. Low Main, Hutton. (Abandoned 7/49). |
| Lingdale |
Skelton-in-Cleveland |
Pease and Partners Ltd., 20/26 Northgate, Darlington, Co. Durham |
104 |
69 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Loftus |
Loftus |
Skinningrove Iron Co., Ltd., Skinningrove, Saltburn, Yorks |
273 |
90 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Long Acres |
Skelton-in-Cleveland |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
66 |
10 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Lumpsey |
Brotton |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
215 |
60 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Middlestone Moor |
Spennymoor |
Spennymoor Coal Co., Ltd., Middlestone Moor Colliery, Spennymoor, Co. Durham |
24 |
4 |
Coal: H, S. Hutton. |
| Newfield |
Willington |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
35 |
6 |
Coal: M. Fireclay. Mainly fireclay. Beaumont. |
| North Skelton |
Skelton-in-Cleveland |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
293 |
91 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Old Etherley No. 2 |
Witton Park |
Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
— |
— |
Coal: S. Busty. |
| Old Etherley No. 3 |
Witton Park |
Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
17 |
10 |
Coal: S. Constantine, Brockwell. |
| Old Etherley No. 4 |
Witton Park |
Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
— |
— |
. (Developing, Discontinued). |
| South Skelton |
Skelton-in-Cleveland |
Dorman, Long and Co., Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks. |
275 |
89 |
Ironstone. Cleveland Main. |
| Tunnel Drift |
Shildon |
Richardson and Stobart, 32 Diamond Street, Shildon, Co. Durham |
6 |
2 |
Coal: S. Main. |
| West Morley |
Lynesack |
Miss E. J. Lowson, Tower Lodge, Morley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
3 |
3 |
Coal: S. Brockwell. |
| West Woodland |
Woodland |
West Woodland Colliery Co., 12 Meadow View, The Edge, Woodland, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
7 |
2 |
Coal: C, H, S. Ballarat. (Abandoned 1/49). |
| Wigglesworth No. 2 |
Cockfield |
A. Teasdale and Sons, The Homestead, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
19 |
5 |
Coal: G. Hutton, Jubilee. |
| Woolley Drift |
Langleydale Fell |
Woolly Hills Colliery, 20 The Edge, Woodland, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham |
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Coal. . (Exploration). |
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