Durham Mining Museum - Ardenrigg Coal Co., Ltd. (original) (raw)
Ardenrigg Coal Co., Ltd.
Warning: This is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company, but anindication 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 | | | | | | Ardenrigg | Caldercruix | James Wilson | 98 | 14 | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Ardenrigg, No. 2 | Caldercruix | Richard Grant | — | — | Not working during 1915 |
| Ardenrigg, No. 3 | Caldercruix | John McCance | 69 | 11 | |
| Ardenrigg, No. 4 | Caldercruix | Richard Grant | 33 | 8 | |
| 102 | 19 | ||||
| 121 | |||||
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Ardenrigg, No. 3 | Caldercruix | James Russell | 56 | 11 | | | Ardenrigg, No. 4 | Caldercruix | James Russell | 33 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 89 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 45, Hope Street, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Class of Coal: | Household, Manufacturing, Steam |
| 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
| Directors: | Gardner, J., Auchengray, Caldercruix |
|---|---|
| Gemmell, J., 23a, Nithsdale Road, Pollockshields, Glasgow |
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
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Ardenrigg, No. 1 | | James Preston | 62 | 9 | | | Ardenrigg, No. 3 | Caldercruix | Frederick W. Brownie | 75 | 16 | | | Ardenrigg, No. 4 | Caldercruix | James Russell | 27 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 164 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 195 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Ardenrigg, No. 5 | Airdrie | John McCance | 105 | 29 | |
| Stepends, No. 6 | Stepends | John McCance | 6 | — | Driving |
| 111 | 29 | ||||
| 140 | |||||
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 87, Union Street, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Seams Worked: | Lower Drumgray |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Class of Coal: | Anthracite |
| 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
| Chairman: | Telfer, W. H., Whitestripe House, Newmains |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Gardner, D., 1, Colebrook Place, Glasgow |
| Gardner, H. M., 1, Buckingham Street, Glasgow | |
| Rintoul, Peter, 13, Victoria Circus, Glasgow | |
| Secretary: | Gardner, H. M. |
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
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Ardenrigg, No. 6 | Stepends | D. MacKinnon | 120 | 10 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 87, Union Street, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Seams Worked: | Lower Drumgray, Upper Drumgray |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Class of Coal: | Anthracite |
| Source: 1937 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: | Telfer, W. H., Whitestripe House, Newmains |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Gardner, D., Corrtmeela, Helensburgh |
| Gardner, H. M., 1, Buckingham Street, Glasgow | |
| Houldsworth, J. F. H., Capt., Coltness House, Wishaw | |
| Secretary: | Gardner, H. M. |
Source: 1937 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 | | | | | | Ardenrigg, No. 6 | Stepends | D. MacKinnon | 200 | 25 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 87, Union Street, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| Seams Worked: | Lower Drumgray, Upper Drumgray |
| Power Used: | Electric |
| Class of Coal: | Anthracite |
| Other Information: | Brick Works produce 10,000,000 composition bricks annually |
| 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: | Telfer, W. H., Whitestripe House, Newmains |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Gardner, D., Corrtmeela, Helensburgh |
| Gardner, H. M., 1, Buckingham Street, Glasgow | |
| Houldsworth, J. F. H., Capt., Coltness House, Wishaw | |
| Secretary: | Gardner, H. M. |
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
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Ardenrigg, No. 6 | Stepends | C. N. Hinshelwood | 225 | 25 | |
Company Details
| Registered Office: | 87, Union Street, Glasgow |
|---|---|
| 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: | Houldsworth, J. F. H., Lt.-Col., D.L. |
|---|---|
| Directors: | Gardner, D., Corrtmeela, Helensburgh |
| Gardner, H. M., Dundarach House, Bridge of Weir | |
| Wilson, W. A., Ingliston House, Bishopton | |
| Secretary: | Gardner, H. M. |
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 | | | | | | Ardenrigg | | C. N. Hinshelwood | 153 | 41 | |
- 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
- 1937 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
- 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
- 1920 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