| Backworth Colliery | Index | Backworth Colliery | ||
 |
|
 |
||
Backworth Colliery
Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
| Year | Pit | Position | Name | No. & Class of Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | Agent: | John Hunter | ||
| 1882 | Manager: | William Little | ||
| 1883 | Manager: | William Little | ||
| 1888 | C Pit | Manager: | Thomas Mowat | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | ||
| 1890 | C Pit | Manager: | Thomas Mowat | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | ||
| 1894 | C | Manager: | Thomas Mowat | 979 |
| C | Under Manager: | John Snaith | 1,612 ; 2nd | |
| Manager: | R. F. Spence | 978 | ||
| Under Manager: | Robert Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | ||
| 1896 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | Robert Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | |
| C Pit | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 | |
| C Pit | Under Manager: | John Snaith | 1,612 ; 2nd | |
| Maude | Manager: | R. F. Spence | 978 | |
| Maude | Under Manager: | Robert Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | |
| 1900 | Blue Bell and Algernon | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell and Algernon | Under Manager: | Robert Richardson | 1,045 ; 2nd | |
| C and Maude | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 | |
| C and Maude | Under Manager: | John Snaith | 1,612 ; 2nd | |
| 1902 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | W. Pettigrew | 637 ; 1st | |
| C/Maude | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 | |
| C/Maude | Under Manager: | William Morton | 2,835 ; 2nd | |
| 1905 | Blue Bell | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | William Pettigrew | 637 ; 1st | |
| Maude | Manager: | Robert F. Spence | 978 | |
| Maude | Under Manager: | William Morton | 2,835 ; 2nd | |
| 1910 | Blue Bell | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 |
| Blue Bell | Under Manager: | John Watson | 2,395 ; 2nd | |
| Eccles | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles | Under Manager: | James Battey | 4,870 ; 2nd | |
| Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Maude | Under Manager: | William Morton | 2,835 ; 2nd | |
| 1915 | Blue Bell | Agent: | R. F. Spence | |
| Eccles and Maude | Agent: | R. F. Spence | ||
| Eccles and Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles and Maude | Under Manager: | William Pettigrew | 637 ; 1st | |
| Prosperous | Agent: | R. F. Spence | ||
| Prosperous | Manager: | Thomas Battey | 897 | |
| 1921 | Eccles/Maude | Agent: | R. F. Spence | |
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | J. Battey | 4,870 ; 2nd | |
| Prosperous | Agent: | R. F. Spence | ||
| Prosperous | Manager: | G. Brandon | 2,753 | |
| 1925 | Algernon/Prosperous | Agent: | R. F. Spence | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | G. Brandon | 2,753 | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | T. Battey | 897 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Agent: | R. F. Spence | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Gibson | 907 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | J. Battey | 4,870 ; 2nd | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | G. R. Hornsby | 7,324 ; 2nd | |
| 1930 | Algernon/Prosperous | Agent: | G. Clepham | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | J. R. Murday | 2,253 | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | W. A. Monaghan | 1,518 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Agent: | G. Clepham | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | A. Ross | 3,407 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. W. Fowler | 1,512 ; 2nd | |
| 1935 | Algernon/Prosperous | Agent: | G. Clepham | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | J. R. Murday | 2,253 | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | L. L. Robinson | 3,446 ; 2nd | |
| Eccles/Maude | Agent: | G. Clephan | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | C. M. Inglis | 2,093 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. W. Fowler (Maude) | 1,512 ; 2nd | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | J. Henderson (Eccles) | 7,691 ; 2nd | |
| 1940 | Eccles | Manager: | L. Atkinson | |
| Maude | Manager: | L. Atkinson | ||
| 1945 | Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | A. C. Marr | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | H. A. Campbell | ||
| Bates/Fenwick | Manager: | A. Dyer | ||
| Bates/Fenwick | Under Manager: | R. F. Loggie | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. Tweddle (Maude) | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | T. Pine (Eccles) | ||
| 1947 | Eccles | Manager: | H. Brandon | |
| Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | ||
| 1950 | Algernon/Prosperous | Agent: | S. W. Potts | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Manager: | S. D. Robson | 4,295 | |
| Algernon/Prosperous | Under Manager: | H. A. Compbell | 241 ; 1st | |
| Bates/Fenwick | Agent: | S. W. Potts | ||
| Bates/Fenwick | Manager: | A. Dyer | 644 | |
| Bates/Fenwick | Under Manager: | R. F. Loggie | 2,416 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Agent: | S. W. Potts | ||
| Eccles/Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | 1,478 | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | R. Tweddle (Maude) | 4,159 ; 1st | |
| Eccles/Maude | Under Manager: | T. Pine (Eccles) | 1,198 ; 2nd | |
| 1955 | Eccles | Agent: | J. Thompson | |
| Eccles | Manager: | H. Brandon | 1,478 | |
| Eccles | Under Manager: | W. Hicks | 6,210 ; 2nd | |
| Maude | Agent: | J. Thompson | ||
| Maude | Manager: | H. Brandon | 1,478 | |
| Maude | Under Manager: | W. Graham | 5,080 | |
| 1960 | Manager: | R. Tweddle | 4,159 | |
| Under Manager: | W. Hicks | 6,210 ; 2nd | ||
| Manager: | T. R. Surtees | 4,040 | ||
| 1965 | Eccles | Manager: | R. Tweddle | 4,159 |
| Eccles | Under Manager: | J. H. Dixon | 6,435 ; 2nd | |
| 1970 | Manager: | T. E. L. Smith | 5,358 | |
| Under Manager: | J. Flanighan | 7,824 |
main page for Backworth Colliery
 |
 |
| Sources | |
|
|
- Pigot & Co.'s Commercial Directory of Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire. Published in 1834
- 1854 List of mines by T. Y. Hall, published in Vol II (1853-4) of the Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining Engineers
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1880 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241). Where to find this report
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 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
- 1902 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
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1940 Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory published by Louis Cassier Co. Ltd.
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1947 The 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
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department. Where to find this report
- 1955 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1960 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1965 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1970 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Contains public sector information licensed under the 
