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Warwickshire'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 Warwickshire, 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.
Alvecote	Tamworth	Tamworth Colliery Co., Tamworth	L. Ridsdale	James Reeves	188	78	Coal, H & S	Seven Feet
Amington	Tamworth	Glascote Colliery Co., (H.O. Firmstone), Tamworth	F.A. Grayston	Joseph Day	198	68	Coal, H & S	Seven Feet
Ansley Hall	Atherstone	Ansley Hall Coal Co., Atherstone	W.G. Phillips	Joseph Barber	228	69	Coal, H & M	Rider
Baddesley	Atherstone	Baddesley Colliery Trustees, Atherstone	Richard Deeming	Joseph Deeming	235	67	Coal, H & M	Rider, Smithy
Charity	Bedworth	Bedworth Coal and Iron Co., (Exors. of C.J. Schofield), Nuneaton	Guy H. Ashwin	T.H. Morte	445	130	Coal, M, G & H	Rider, Slate, Seven Feet
Craven	Coventry	W.S. & J. Harris, Wyken, Coventry	Henry Sanders	David Clarke	59	28	Coal, H & M	Slate
Exhall	Bedworth	Exors. of E. Wilson, Exhall, Bedworth, Nuneaton	Joseph Cunliffe	Alfred Elliot	351	125	Coal, M, S & H	Rider, Ell, Slate
Glascote, Clay	Tamworth	Gibbs and Canning, Glascote, Tamworth		Edward Morgan	23	4	Fireclay
Glascote	Tamworth	Glascote Colliery Co., (H.O. Firmstone), Tamworth	F.A. Grayston	W.E. Smith	153	38	Coal, H & S	Seven Feet, Deep
Griff, "No. 4"	Nuneaton	Griff Colliery Co., Nuneaton	E.F. Melly	Jacob Roseby	232	127	Coal, H	Slate
Griff, "No. 5"	Nuneaton	Griff Colliery Co., Nuneaton	E.F. Melly	Thomas Clarke	125	49	Coal, H	Slate, Seven Feet
Griff, "Clara"	Nuneaton	Griff Colliery Co., Nuneaton	E.F. Melly	G. Luckman	494	166	Coal, H	Two Yard
Hall End, "Nos. 1 & 2"	Tamworth	Morris and Shaw, Hall End, Tamworth	Reuben Allen	Elijah Clamp, No. 1 Robert Lebeter, No. 2	802	230	Coal, H	Two Yard, Seven Feet
Harts Hill	Stockingford	Stockingford Colliery Co., Nuneaton	Humphrey Randle	George Clews	141	67	Coal, M	Rider
Haunchwood	Nuneaton	Haunchwood Brick and Tile Co., Stockingford, Nuneaton	James Knox	S. Arnold	2	1	Fireclay
Haunchwood	Nuneaton	Sir Alfred Hickman, Stockingford, Nuneaton	William Nowell	David Clamp	362	89	Coal, H	Slate
Hockley Hall, "Nos. 3 & 4"	Tamworth	Hockley Hall Colliery Co., Tamworth	G.A. Hurst	B.A. Brooke	109	40	Coal, H	Bench, Seven Feet
Kingsbury, "Nos. 1 & 2"	Tamworth	Hockley Hall Colliery Co., Tamworth	G.A. Hurst	J. Boardman	54	72		Sinking
Newdigate	Bedworth	F.N. Newdigate, M.P., Newdigate Colliery, Bedworth						Sinking
Nuneaton Brickyard, "Nos. 1, 2 & 3"	Nuneaton	Stanley Brothers, Nuneaton	George Beck	G. Fennell	6	2	Fireclay
Nuneaton	Nuneaton	Stanley Brothers, Nuneaton	W. Standley	Joseph Hutt	218	61	Coal, H & M	Slate, Rider
Peel, "No. 3"	Tamworth	George Skey and Co., Milnecote, Tamworth	Charles Fenn	Thomas Griffin	49	10	Coal, M, Fireclay	Bench, Double Fireclay, Bottom Fireclay
Pooley Hall, "No. 1 & 2"	Polesworth	Pooley Hall Colliery Co., Polesworth, Tamworth	M.H. Wardle	C.H. Trueman	196	83	Coal, M	Seven Feet, Bench
Stanleys	Stockingford	Stanley Brothers, Nuneaton	W. Standley		24	26		Sinking
Tame Valley	Tamworth	George Skey and Co., Milnecote, Tamworth	Abraham Fenn	Wm. Pickering	155	41	Coal, M & H	Double, Four Feet, Seven Feet
Tunnel	Nuneaton	Sir Alfred Hickman, Stockingford, Nuneaton	William Nowell	James Olner	498	110	Coal, H	Two Yard
Whateley, "Nos. 5 & 6"	Tamworth	Hockley Hall Colliery Co., Tamworth	G.A. Hurst	W.H. Ball	195	53	Coal, M	Seven Feet, Rider
Wyken	Coventry	Wyken Colliery Co., Coventry	Henry Nixon		269	132	Coal, H, M & S	Two Yard, Rider, Ell, Slate
			Total		5811	1966

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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