John Henry Bacon Forster

Research Notes

• National Coal Board — 13th Deposit
• Ref: NCB 13/308 — Correspondence between Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Company, Charles Howson, Mainsforth Colliery, and J. H. B. Forster, Whitworth House, Spennymoor, concerning four drifts being driven through the Ecclesiastical Commissioners' barrier, Busty Seam, Bishop Middleham Royalty, 9 - 12 March 1918
• Ref: NCB 13/309 — Correspondence between J. H. B. Forster, Weardale Steel Coal and Coke Company, Tudhoe Ironworks, Spennymoor, and Charles Howson, Dorman, Long and Co., Mainsforth Colliery, Ferryhill, concerning surveying of land at Bishop Middleham Colliery prior to building an engine house and electric substation, plan attached, 3 December 1927 - 6 February 1928

• Miscellaneous documents
• Ref: D/X 832/12 — Letters arranged in an alphabetical index sent to George A. Curry, manager of Thornley Colliery, Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Company, Ltd., from J. H. B. Forster, Tudhoe Iron Works (Weardale Steel, Coal and Coke Company, Ltd.) and others, 10 May 1912 - 24 January 1913
• Ref: D/X 832/101 — Memorandum to George A. Curry, Thornley Colliery, from J. H. B. Forster, Tudhoe Iron Works, concerning the question of substituting metallic filament lamps for the carbon filament electric lamps in current use, together with the cost of the substitution; also notes on the comparable cost, 26 February 1910
• Ref: D/X 832/103 — Correspondence between J. H. B. Forster, Thornley Colliery; Messrs D. Selby Bigge and Company, 27 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne and Mireless Watson and Company, Ltd., concerning the delay by one week of the closing of the colliery for repairs to the condensing plant, 20, 22 and 23 April 1912
• Ref: D/X 832/108 — Memorandum to M. Barrass, from J. H. B. Forster, Tudhoe Iron Works, enclosing an account from Messrs. Robert Bowran and Company for fan motors for Thornley Colliery, terms as agreed 27 June 1919, 11 August 1921
• Ref: D/X 832/117 — Correspondence between George A. Curry, Thornley Colliery, and J. H. B. Forster, Tudhoe Iron Works, concerning the payment for the cost of putting in the pipes etc. for the supply of water to the new Catholic schools, 5-6 May 1909
• Ref: D/X 832/127 — Correspondence between J. H. B. Forster of Tudhoe Iron works and J. T. Simpson, concerning an appointment with G. C. Clark, about additional land for refuse heaps at Wheatley Hill Colliery, 22 November and 2 December 1916
• Ref: D/X 832/175 — Recommendation for J. H. B. Forster of a man to be nominated as an in-brother of Sherburn Home, 22 February 1922
• Ref: D/X 832/184 — Letter to J. H. B. Forster from John Fleming, Miners' Secretary of Thornley Lodge, concerning difficulties over appointing a new colliery doctor to replace the late Dr. Steel who 'went on holiday after the death of his wife, and when he got on board his ship, the government commandeered it and Dr. Steel, being a doctor, was immediately up under the military authorities and then his ship was sunk by a submarine and he met his death', 11 June 1917