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Ingham's Thornhill Collieries 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 | | | | | | Combs | Dewsbury | W. Scott | 11 | 13 | | | Ingham | Dewsbury | W. Scott | 505 | 142 | | | | | | | | | | | | 516 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 671 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Collieries/Mines Owned

Employees
Name of Mine Locality Manager Under Above
ground ground
Combs Thornhill J. W. Peel 16 12 Sinking
Ingham, Beeston Thornhill J. W. Peel 146 100
Ingham, Black Bed Thornhill J. W. Peel 272 100
Ingham, Wheatley Lime Thornhill J. W. Peel 125
559 212
771

Collieries/Mines Owned

| Employees | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Combs | Thornhill | J. W. Peel | 101 | — | | | Ingham, No. 1 Mine | Thornhill | J. W. Peel | 249 | 142 | | | Ingham, No. 2 Mine | Thornhill | J. W. Peel | 278 | 135 | | | | | | | | | | | | 628 | 277 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 905 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Company Details

Registered Office: Dewsbury
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

Managing Director: Ingham, J. L.
Directors: Chalker, H.
General Manager: Peel, J. W.
Secretary: Marsden, W.

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 | | | | | | Combs | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 156 | 35 | | | Ingham, No. 1 | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 231 | 104 | | | Ingham, No. 2 | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 269 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | 656 | 230 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 886 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Company Details

Registered Office: Dewsbury, Yorks.
Seams Worked: Black Bed, Wheatley Lime, Beeston, Silkstone
Power Used: Electric, Steam. Voltage: 400 A.C. and 550 D.C.
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing
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

Managing Director: Ingham, J. L., Wighill Park, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Directors: Peel, J. W., Thornhill, Dewsbury
General Manager: Peel, J. W.
Secretary: Marsden, W.

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 | | | | | | Combs | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 156 | 35 | | | Ingham, No. 1 | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 231 | 104 | | | Ingham, No. 2 | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 269 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | 656 | 230 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 886 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Company Details

Registered Office: Dewsbury, Yorks.
Seams Worked: Black Bed, Wheatley Lime, Beeston, Silkstone
Power Used: Electric, Steam. Voltage: 400 A.C. and 550 D.C.
Class of Coal: Coking, Gas, Household, Manufacturing
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

Managing Director: Ingham, J. L., Wighill Park, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Directors: Peel, J. W., Thornhill, Dewsbury
General Manager: Hocknell, B. C.
Secretary: Marsden, W.

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 | | | | | | Combs | Thornhill | T. Ramsey | 156 | 35 | | | Ingham, No. 1 | Thornhill | B. C. Hocknall | 231 | 104 | | | Ingham, No. 2 | Thornhill | B. C. Hocknall | 269 | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | 656 | 230 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 886 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Company Details

Registered Office: Dewsbury, Yorkshire
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: Ingham, J. L., Wighill Park, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Managing Director: Ingham, F. R., East Chiltington, nr. Lewes
Directors: Ingham, F. R., East Chiltington, nr. Lewes
Ingham, J. L., Wighill Park, Tadcaster, Yorks.
Marsden, W., Thornlea, Gomersal, Leeds
Peel, J. W., 226, Otley Road, Leeds, 6
Secretary: Marsden, W.
Agent: Cleaver, E. E.

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 | | | | | | Thornhill | | T. Ramsey | 446 | 234 | |