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Leicestershire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines

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From the Tables compiled by Arthur H. Stokes, H.M.Inspector for the Midland District in his Report for 1896

List of Mines worked under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, in Leicestershire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under- Manager	Workers		Minerals Worked	Remarks (Seam of Coal worked, &c.)
					U/G	Sur.
Albion	Woodville	Albion Clay Co., Woodville	Robert Lawton	Charles Simpson	8	6	Fireclay
Bagworth	Bagworth	Bagworth Coal Co., near Leicester	A.B. Emmerson	William Reed	212	69	Coal, M	Lower Main
Blackfordby	Woodville	Executors of Lord Donnington, Ashby-de-la-Zouch		Daniel Bacon	9	3	Coal M, Fireclay	Nether
Boothorpe	Woodville	Boothorpe Pipe Co.	John Ward		4	2	Fireclay	Fireclay
Coleorton	Ashby	Coleorton Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch	Jesse Armson	Richard Booth	212	48	Coal, M	Middle Lount, Roaster
Donington	Woodville	Donington Sanitary Pipe Co., Overseal						Fireclay
Donisthorpe, "No. 1"	Moira	Checkland, Son, and Williams, Donisthorpe, Moira	Henry Taylor	William Bestwick	256	50	Coal, M & H	Little, Four Feet, Moira Main
Donisthorpe, "No. 2"	Moira	Checkland, Son, and Williams, Donisthorpe, Moira	Henry Taylor	William Gascoyne	70	13	Coal, M & H	Stockings, Eureka
Ellistown, "No. 1"	Bagworth	Exors. of Joseph Joel Ellis, Ellistown, via Leicester	George Hall	Wm. Bettison	305	134	Coal, M	Lower Main
Ellistown, "No. 2"	Bagworth	Exors. of Joseph Joel Ellis, Ellistown, via Leicester	George Hall	Matthew Catron	173	25	Coal, M	Upper Main
Ibstock, "No. 1"	Ibstock	Ibstock Colliery Co., Leicester	John Hay	Thomas Petcher	267	99	Coal, M	Low Main
Ibstock, "No. 2"	Ibstock	Ibstock Coal Co., Leicester	John Hay	W. Price	376	43	Coal, M	Upper Main
Marquis	Moira	Moira Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch	T.A. Wilson	Henry Bradford			Coal, H & M	Moira Main
Measham Main	Measham	W. Tate, Measham, Atherstone	Wm. Tate	T. Jones	19	6	Coal, H	Main
Nailstone, "Nos 1 & 2"	Nailstone	Nailstone Colliery Co., near Leicester	Samuel Wheatley	Edward Smith, No. 1 Henry Ball, No. 2	265	73	Coal, H & M	Upper Main, Lower Main
Netherseal	Netherseal	Netherseal Colliery Co., near Burton-on-Trent	G.J. Binns	Joseph Percival	511	120	Coal, H & M	Main, Stockings, Eureka
Newfield, "Nos. 1, 2 & 3"	Woodville	John Knowles and Co., Woodville, Burton-on-Trent	Alfred Eley	W. Pickering	29	3	Fireclay	Fireclay
Oakthorpe	Ashby	Henry P. Skidmore and Co., Oakthorpe, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	H.S. Smith	John Kirk	42	17	Coal, H	Main
Pool, "No. 4"	Ashby Wolds, Woodville	Edward Ensor and Co., Woodville, Burton-on-Trent	G.S. Bragge	T. Leech	6	2	Fireclay
Pool, "No. 5"	Ashby Wolds, Woodville	Edward Ensor and Co., Woodville, Burton-on-Trent	G.S. Bragge	T. Leech	3	2	Fireclay
Rawdon	Moira	Moira Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch	T.A. Wilson	Henry Bradford	279	85	Coal, H & M	Moira Main, Eureka
Reservoir	Moira	Moira Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch	P. Beaumont	W.F. Clamp	302	69	Coal, H, M & S	Moira Main, Little
Snibston, "No. 2"	Coalville	The South Leicestershire Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	W. Melling	Wm. Glover	341	108	Coal, M & H	Roaster
Snibston, "No. 3"	Coalville	The South Leicestershire Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	W. Melling	Samuel Bettison	96	40	Coal, M & H	Middle Lount
South Leicestershire, "Nos. 1 & 2"	Coalville	The South Leicestershire Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	W. Melling	Geo. Glover, No. 1 John Underwood, No. 2	449	153	Coal, M & H	Lower Main, Upper Main
Staunton Harold	Ashby	Staunton Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch		James Richards	26	8	Coal, M & H	Middle Lount
Swannington	Ashby	Swannington Colliery Co., Ashby-de-la-Zouch	Mylles Hardwick		131	30	Coal, M	Middle Lount
Whitwick, "No. 2"	Coalville	Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	T.Y. Hay	Samuel Smith			Coal, M	Roaster
Whitwick, "No. 5"	Coalville	Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	T.Y. Hay	James Clamp	162	96	Coal, H	Main
Whitwick, "No. 6"	Coalville	Whitwick Colliery Co., Coalville, via Leicester	T.Y. Hay	Samuel Smith	511	92	Coal, M	Roaster
Woodville	Woodville	Woodville Sanitary Pipe Co., Burton-on-Trent	J.W. Moreton		6	4	Fireclay
			Total		5070	1400

The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the kind of Coal produced, as C Coking Coal; G Gas Coal; H Household Coal; M Manufacturing Coal; S Steam Coal.

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