Collieries, 1550-1700

Collieries 1700-1850

Collieries, 1850 to date

Abberley; Hollyacre/Beehive Complex c1820-1911

i) Hollyacre

c1820-72 W. Norwood

ii) Beehive 745685, 746687, 750689

1880-1908 W. Norwood.

1900 (17 below ground,5 above ground) 1894 (22,7) 1895 (22,5)

1904 No 3 & No 5

1905 No 3 undermanager Thos Haycock, No 4 U/man H. Bradley

iii) Beehive (Abberley Mitre)

1909-11 Beehive Col. Co. 1909 (6,2)

Abberley: Pool House c1800-1894 SO730680-723687

Lessors, Abberley Estate (c1845-67 Molliet Family:1868-94, Jones family); leased

1875 John Bailey, 1876-81 Booth & Hardcastle, 1888-92 James Hardcastle 1893-4,

S. Yarnold.

Manager 1864 Samuel Aston, 1892 S. Yarnold.

1894 (23,5)

Alveley 1935-69

1935-46 Highley Mining Co., 1947-69 NCB

Managers: 1935 H. V. Eardley, 1936-7 C. Nicholas, 1938-40 T.H. Stonehouse,

1941-47 S.H. Machin, 1948-61 R. J. Hasbury, 1961-68 G.T. Wood, 1968-9 E.J.

Williams

Undermanagers; 1937 A.E. Hemsley 1949-52 H. Pearce, 1953-58 E. Morris, 1959-

61 C. Rigby, 1962-5 G.E. Stead, 1966-9 H. Cossey

1935 (-,9) 1937 (24,15), 1944 (619,232), 1948 (623, 191), 1950 (637, 232) 1952

(656,202) 1953 (817, 219), 1957 (892, 227), 1960 (805, 228) 1961 (730, 205), 1963

(708, 171) 1967 (543, 170), 1968 (336, 135).

Arley; Brettles 1854-77

1854-6 Allen Wagstaff, 1856-7 Brettles Farm Colliery Co., 1861-c1872 Robert

Jones, 1875-7 Thomas Bertram

Arley; Shatterford

1847 Shatterford Coal & Iron Mining Company, 1848 Arley Coal, Iron Mining, Brick,

Coke and Lime Company, 1850-7 Arley Colliery Co., 1857-61 Arley Pottery and

Firebrick Company, Shatterford, 1923-4, G. Heath, B'ham, Agent A.J. Largford,

1933-6 Shatterford & Kidderminster Col. Co. per Straits Col. Co., Dudley.

Abandoned 8/36

Managers 1851 Henry Collinson, 1860 John Fellows, 1923 J.W. Jones 1933-4 H.J.

Newey, 1935-6 V. Parry

1923 (2,4), 1933 sinking (9,16), 1934 (24,25), 1935 (55,20)

1934 E, yard coal worked 1935 E, CC.

Arley Wood 1921-2

1921 Roberts & Co., Coal Leasows, Brierley Hill. J.J. Jones man. (7,1) Closed 24-9-

21.

13-4-22 Owner W. G. Maiden. Closed 17-5-22

Bagginswood

c1860 Robertson

Barrats Farm 1923-6

Rock, SO733720

1923 Owners Old Hall Col. Co., C. Priest, manager, working Silver Brooch, (9,2)

Sinking 1924 (4,3). Abandoned 3/25

1926 Owner F.J. Davies, F.E. Davies manager, working sweet coal.

Bayton; unknown 695731, 697734, 697737

1871-2 James Crump

Bayton: Glebe c1850-1874

c1850-74, lessor Rev. D. Davies; leased c 1850 Hall & Wyatt?, c1855-c1860 Aston

& Wyatt, c1860-74 Thomas Wyatt & Son

Bayton; Mill c1840-1899 SO689726

c1840-1899 lessor William Cook; leased 1874-6 Broom & Hadwell, 1876-99 William

Wyatt.

1894 (3,2) 1895 (3,2)

Bayton; Shakenhurst Estate (to 1900)

i) Worked at various sites throughout 19th Century, lessor Wickstead family, leased

1881-7 Jenkins Bros., 1888-93 Tolleys & Co., 1893-4, in hand 1895-1900

W.L.Viggars, 1894 (15,7), 1895 (10,4), 1899 (8,3)

ii) Bayton No 1 1901-23

1901-3 Bayton Coal, Coke and Brick Co., 1904-9 J.A. Smallshort, Arscott Col.,

Shrewsbury 1910-23 Bayton Col. Co., abandoned, 10/23

Managers 1910-13 F.W. Wright, 1914-21 H. Blakemoor, 1921 A.R. Buffrey, 1922-3

W.L. Moody

Undermanagers 1908-9 H.S. Walshaw, 1910-12 J.Phillips,1913 Needham

(1904, sinking).

1901 (4,2) 1902 (8,4) 1905 (16,4) 1907 (26,5) 1913 (90,18) 1914 (91,18) 1915

(57,15), 1916 (70,18) 1922 (67,17).

1910 3/4 & Hard Mine worked, Output approx. 17000 tons pa.

Bayton No 2

1922, sinking

Bayton No 3, Hunthouse Level/Winwricks Wood

1924-37, Bayton Col. Co., V. Bramall agent, W.L. Moody, man., 5' seam worked.

1924 (3,7), 1925 (18,12), 1926 (35,25), 1927 (35,41), 1930 (35,41), 1932 (88,49)

Closed 9/37).

Bayton No 4, Stildon Pit 711697

1930-36, Bayton Col. Co., W.L. Moody, man.. 1930-3, sinking; 1930 (7,6). 1934-6,

no men shown.

Bayton No 5, New Mamble 694714

1934-44, Bayton Col. Co.. Sinking 1934 (3,5), 1935 (13,11), 1936 (28,13), 1937

(81,21)

1934-36 W.L. Moody, man., 1937-8, A.R. Buffrey, man.

1935-8, 5' worked; 1936-8 Top and 5' worked; 1936-8, coal cutters

Bayton No 6 SO704700

1937-50, Bayton Col. Co. & NCB, 1937-8 V. Bramall, agent; 1945-8 G. Bramall,

agent. 1948 Owned NCB, licensed BCC; 1950 Owned NCB. Abandoned 2/50.

1938-48, W.L. Moody, man., 1949-50, W.H. Lee, man

1937-8 sinking, 1945, 8 5' seam worked, 1945-50, E. 1948, N.L.

1938 (3,4), 1945 (59,30), 1948 (56,25) 1949 (61,21).

Bayton No 6 Drift A (Mamble)

1938-50 Bayton Col. Co. & NCB, details as No 6. W.L. Moody, man., abandoned

2/50.

1938 5' worked, 1948 5' & Hard Mine worked, NL. 1948 (11,4)

Bell

1870-2 Bell Col. Co.

Birch Hill Farm, Rock

1922-4 J.H. Armishaw. 12/22-1924 Sinking

Billingsley 1868-1921

1868-75 Wm Birchley, 1876-7 Billingsley Col. Co., 1878-1882 Severn Valley Col.

Co. 1883-1910 Alfred Gibbs, 1910-15 Billingsley Col. Co., 1916-21 Highley Col. Co.

Abandoned 31/12/21

Managers 1879 Morgan, 1883-94 A. Gibbs, 1895-1911 F.W. Gibbs, 1911-15,

L.E.P. Russ, 1917-21, C.C. Nicholas.

Undermanagers 1894 F.W. Gibbs, 1905-10, G.W. Tolley, 1911-12 S. Matthews,

1913, H. Barlow, 1914-5, T. Halsall, 1917-21, A. Lebeter.

1894 (20,4), 1895 (24,4), 1898 (25,4), 1908 (20,4), 1910 (38,280, 1911 (93,39),

1912 (74,57), 1913 (151, 87), 1915 (137,65), 1917 (117, 44), 1918 (151,42), 1919

(200,530), 1921 (219,47) Suspended Sept 1921

1908 Brooch, 1913 2', 4' & Brooch, 1917 Brooch, Deep & Shallow, 1919-21 Coal

and ironstone, 1915 E, 1917-21 CC

Blakemoor c1850-73, 1898-9 SO 725724

c1850-72, Lessor, Davies family; leased 1859-61 Marsh & Waterfield, 1866 Wm

Dixon & Co., 1866 John Morgan. Worked 1873 William Davis. Worked 1898-9 T.C.

Dalley

1898 (3,2)

Buckets Leasow c1830-1921 SO 697702

Lessor, Blount Family. c1830-1868 in hand, 1869-93 Thos Aston, 1894-1921 Ed

Aston Closed 1/21

1894 (18,8) 1895 (15,8) 1908 (12,4) 1914 (12,4) 1917 (6,3)

Chelmarsh Common

i) Assorted sites, mid Nineteenth Century, worked by Winwood and Detton families,

John Evans.

ii) 1881 Severn Valley Colliery Co.

Chelmarsh; Dinney Farm

Worked mid century by Thomas Harris

Chetton; Eudon George

c1860, worked by Blunt family

Chetton; Hollicott

1860 Samuel Walker

Chetton; Tedstill

c1850, worked by Richard Adams/Thomas Evans

Manager James Webster

Chorley 1934-8

1934-6 C.&P. Blewitt, Dudley (1936 Blewitt & Sons) 1937-8 Chorley Col. Co.

Managers 1935-6 J.H. Humphries, 1937-8 J.H. Newey.

1934 sinking, 1937 4' top and bottom, 1938 E

1934 (4,4), 1935 (14,16) 1936 (45,22) 1937 (46, 18)

Chorley Drift (Woodside) 1922-8

1922-4 A. Lebeter & F. Pepper. 1925-7 Chorley Col. Co., agent F. Pepper, 1928

Chas. Home. Closed 10/12/28

1923-4 W. Turner U/man, 1925 J. Giles, U/man, 1928 W. Turner U/man.

1922 (2,2), 1923 (3,3), 1924 (8,4) 1925 (6,3) 1926 (12,2) 1928 (3,1)

Cleobury Mortimer

1853 Henry Backhouse & Co., trial.

Eardington 1843-60

1843-58 Duppa family, 1858-60 John Hayward

Manager 1851 William Samkiss

Empire 1925 SO690718

Lessor, Shakenhurst Estate, leased 1925 Ed. Aston

Fieldbrook (Slope) 1921-9 SO744679

Lessor, A.J. Jones, Abberley Estate. 1921-4 in hand, abandoned 113/11/24.

Reopened 1/25, abandoned 23/5/25

Fieldbrook Slope abandoned 1/11/26, reopened 1927, abandoned 10/7/28.

1929 Fieldbrook, worked Hurdiss & Fletcher, Fieldbrook Col. & Brickworks

1921 U/man John Whittington, Top coal worked

1921 (19,14), 1922 (30,16), 1925 (11,4) 1927 (16,10)

Gybhouse c1850-94, 1922/3 SO722728

c1850-72 Owned W. Hanbury, c1880-84 worked W. Baxter, 1884-88 W. Davies,

1889-90 Elijah Davies, 1890-4 F. & John Davies, 1922-3 John Clarke. 1922

developing, 1923 suspended

Harcourt (to 1881, 1923)

Worked at various sites in the early Nineteenth Century, lessor Childe family/Kinlet

estate. Leased 1856-81 Robert Jones, leased 1923 Thos Halsall & Co. Abandoned

12/23

1923 (2,2) Harcourt 4' worked (H)

Highley; Netherton

c1850-55, John Davies.

Highley (H&M) 1878-1969

1878-1969 Highley Mining Co. & NCB 1940-69, worked with Alveley

Managers 1888 C. Lawton, 1889 W. Galley, 1890 J. Wainwright, 1891-1910. T.

Bramley, 1911-15 H.V. Eardley, 1917-37, C.C. Nicholas, 1938-40 T.H. Stonehouse.

Undermanagers 1889 S. Wainwright, 1894-7 A. Mosby, 1898-1910, F. Wilkes, 1911-

30, R. James, 1931 Geo Plant, 1932-6 J.W. Thompson, 1937-40, A.E. Hemsley.

1894-40 Brooch worked 1919 Brooch & 4' 1922-40 CC, 1915-69 E

1894 (137,44), 1895 (146,41), 1896 (151, 35), 1898 (204,40) 1899 (188, 40), 1900

(161,42), 1902 (200, 41), 1905 (258, 49), 1907 (277, 51), 1910 (301, 50), 1911

(340,61), 1914 (330, 61), 1915 (265, 63), 1917 (323,73), 1918 (362, 70), 1919 (378,

93), 1920 (403, 102), 1927 (404, 101) 1930 (359,127), 1932 (447, 121), 1934

(470,124), 1937, (534, 136), 1938, (562,214)

Hollins 1895-1936 SO727701, 724699

1895-1930, S. Yarnold, 1931-6 Bayton Col. Co. Abandoned 3/36

1921 W.L. Moody, U/man

1914 6' coal worked, 1923 Higher & Lower, 1932 5', 1933 5' & Soft 1926 H&S, 1932

H

1900 (27,10), 1911 (30,13) 1914 (30,11) 1917 (30, 3), 1921 (30,14), 1927 (34,15),

1931 (30,10)/ (37,12), Higher & Lower worked, output 10,000tons pa

Hunthouse 1956-72 SO704700

1956-72 Mole Mining Co

Managers 1956-60 W.L. Moody, 1961-6 I. Dean-Netscher, 1967 W.L. Moody, 1968-

9 G. Hesketh, 1970-2 J.K. Talbot

1957 (9,3) 1959 (33,10) 1964 (27,7) 1967 (24,7) 1970 (27,7).

Kingswood

c1850 Mole Family, c1860 Joseph Matthews

Kinlet (H&M)

1892-1936 Highley Col. Co.

Managers as Highley

Undermanagers 1894-1902 A. Mosby, 1904-11 Jas. Swain, 1912-15 Chas Davies,

1917-36 J.E. Perry.

1892 Sinking, 1893 Opening, 1915-36 E, 1932-3 Brooch & New Mine, CC. New

Mine suspended 30/6/33, 1935 6 CC, 1936 Brooch & New Mine

1894 (12,6) 1895 (18,21) 1896 (30,36), 1898 (122, 34), 1901 (150,39), 1904 (240,

37), 1907 (267, 44), 1914 (262,44), 1915 (233, 32), 1917 (258, 40), 1919 (285,42),

1920 (345, 41), 1926 (282, 69), 1930 (267,72)

Mamble c1720-1925 SO685710

Lessor Blount family. To 1868 in hand, leased 1869-93 Thos Aston, 1894-1925 Ed

Aston. Abandoned 13/12/95 1910 Candles used

1894 (9,4) 1895 (6,2), 1900(9,-), 1906 (10,4), 1920 (13,8), 1921 (18,12), 1922 (20,7)

Manager 1874 George Aston

Manor SO756710

1925-6, A.J. Jones, Abberley Estate, agent C. Walker. Abandoned 2-10-26

1925 U/man J. Whittington (13, 6), Yard seam worked

1926 A. R. Buffrey, man.

Neen Savage; Baveney Wood

c1850 Owned Benjamin Trow, managed Samuel Richards

Newlands (Pensax) SO717712

1925 A.J. Jones, Abberley Estate, agent C. Walker Abandoned 31/12/27

1925 sinking U/man J. Whittington (12, 7)

1926 sinking A.R. Buffrey, man.

Old Hall c1840-1900, 1928-31 SO725721

c1840-1875 Lessor Edward Ree, leased to Joseph Hopcutt & Co.1856-57. Worked

1875-7 Joseph Ree, 1877-81, Wm Davis, 1883-90 Wm Bickley, 1891 Wm Bickley Jr,

1892-3 J.R. Lindsey, 1894-5, Lindsey & Slater, 1896 Standing, 1897-1900 C.

Broom, 1928 F. Mole, 1929-31 R.G. Mole Abandoned 21/3/31

1894 (19,4) 1895 (19,4) 1899 (2,2), 1929 (6,3), 1930 (2,1) Yard Coal worked.

Pensax Court (to 1876) 721685, 726684, 713686

Various sites on the Pensax Court Estate. Lessor Thomas Clutton Brock to 1862,

James Higginsbottom 1862-76. Usually in hand?

Manager 1851 John Craddock, 1872 Emmanuel Millichip

Pensax Common

1895 Chas Pensax

Pensax; Penn Hall SO714690

c1840-55 William Barnbrook, 1877-81 Lessor John Knott, leased to Lewis Bros

Porchbrook Drift (Abberley) SO726707

1926-7 A.J. Jones, Abberley Estate, Abandoned 30/9/27

1926-7 A.R. Buffrey, man. (30,8) Yard Coal worked

Rock

1907-9

Alfred Sidney. No coal worked

Rockmoor (H&M) SO727714

Lessor Fred Rogers; 1876-81 in hand, 1890 Thomas Byng, 1891 George Mole, 1892

Barlow & Powitt, 1892-4 J. & E. Whitehouse, 1894-6 Rockmoor Coal & Coke Co.,

1896-8 T.C. Calley (1897-8, H. Johnson, agent)

1895 J. Whitehouse, man

1894 (34,23) 1895 (53,16), 1896 (29,6)

Snead SO732698

Feb 1906 A.J. Davies (4,2)

Tasley

1872-5 T. Cartwright. 1888 standing

Upper Snead

1910 Jan-Sept Beehive Col. Co. No coal extracted

Winwoods

12/22-5/23, 1926-7 Edwin Tolley. Abandoned 27/5/27

1926 W. Turner manager, (3,2)

1927 Edwin Tolley manager

Yew Tree SO718719

1898-9 T.C.