Durham Mining Museum - Moss Hall Coal Co., Ltd. (original) (raw)
Moss Hall 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.
Quick Links
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Low Hall, No. 4 | Wigan | Arthur Rushton | 65 | — | | | Low Hall, No. 5 | Wigan | Arthur Rushton | 258 | — | | | Low Hall, No. 6 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 265 | 140 | | | Low Hall, No. 7 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 56 | — | | | Low Hall, No. 8 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 185 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | 829 | 140 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 969 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Low Hall, No. 5 | Wigan | Arthur Rushton | 262 | 49 | | | Low Hall, No. 6 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 174 | 49 | | | Low Hall, No. 8 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 124 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | 560 | 147 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 707 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Low Hall, No. 6 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 273 | — | | | Low Hall, Nos. 4 and 5 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 342 | 144 | | | Low Hall, Nos. 7 and 8 | Wigan | Howard Burrows | 88 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 703 | 159 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 862 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- | | | Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | | | ground | ground | | | | | | Low Hall, No. 5 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 360 | — | | | Low Hall, No. 6 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 403 | 145 | | | Low Hall, No. 7 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 78 | 23 | | | Maypole, Nos. 1 and 2 | Wigan | A. Rushton | 328 | 139 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,169 | 307 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,476 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collieries/Mines Owned
| Employees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Mine | Locality | Manager | Under | Above | |
| ground | ground | ||||
| Low Hall, No. 4 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 136 | — | |
| Low Hall, No. 5 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 317 | — | |
| Low Hall, No. 6 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | 422 | 246 | |
| Low Hall, No. 7 | Wigan | C. W. Eames | — | — | Fan Pit |
| Maypole, Nos. 1 and 2 | Wigan | A. Rushton | 386 | 178 | |
| 1,261 | 424 | ||||
| 1,685 | |||||
Company Details
| Registered Office: | Bryn Mount, Lower Ince, n/r Wigan |
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| Annual Output: | 382,000 tons |
| Class of Coal: | Gas, 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
| Chairman: | Rylands, W. Peter, Sir, Massey Hall, Thelwall, Cheshire |
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| Managing Director: | Bouchier, H. J., 'Beechfield,' Glazebrook, Lancs. |
| Directors: | Cooper, Frank W., 'Hill Cliffe,' Warrington |
| Fraser, Gordon H., 17, Charlesville, Birkenhead | |
| Secretary: | Eyton, George |
| Chief Engineer: | Stephenson, R. |
| Agent: | Bouchier, H. J. |
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 | | | | | | Low Hall Pits | Platt Bridge, nr, Wigan | William Cartwright | 1,071 | 315 | | | Maypole | Abram, nr, Wigan | Peter Gaskell | 1,219 | 204 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,290 | 519 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,809 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Links to other areas of this site
| 1930-05-23 | Official Notice from The London Gazette |
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- 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
- 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
- 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