Flintshire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Coal Mines
Britain's Active Mining History Society
From the Tables compiled by Henry Hall, H.M.Inspector for the Liverpool District in his Report for 1896
Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Manager | Under-
| Workers | Minerals Worked | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U/G | Sur. | |||||||
Aston Hall |
Hawarden |
Aston Hall Colliery Co., Hawarden, Chester |
James Hampson |
Thomas Evans |
153 |
33 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Bettisfield |
Bagillt |
Bettisfield Colliery Co. Ltd., Bagillt, Flint |
John Holliday Johnson |
David Morgan |
438 |
100 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Bychton |
Mostyn |
Bychton Hall Colliery Co., Mostyn |
John Hughes |
5 |
4 |
Coal, H |
||
Caeblyddyn |
Mold |
Coed Talon Colliery Co., Coed Talon, Mold |
Henry Shone |
26 |
10 |
Coal, H |
||
Dublin Main |
Northop |
Dublin Main Coal Co., Northop, Flint |
James Hampson |
Peter Griffiths |
Coal |
Discontinued |
||
Elm, "No. 1" |
Buckley |
George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
William Hopwood |
Job Daniels |
260 |
47 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Elm, "No. 3" |
Buckley |
George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
William Hopwood |
John Jones |
92 |
23 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Flint, "No. 1" |
Flint |
Flint Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Flint |
Thomas Gittins |
28 |
12 |
Coal, H & S |
||
Flint, "No. 3" |
Flint |
Flint Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Flint |
Thomas Gittins |
Coal, H & S |
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Gwerndyfolwg |
Mold |
Thomas Parry and Co., Mold |
David Evans |
10 |
9 |
Coal, H |
||
Lane End |
Buckley |
Lane End Colliery Co., Buckley, Chester |
James Hampson |
Thomas J. Newton |
78 |
14 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Leeswood Green, "Nos. 1, 2 & 3" |
Mold |
Thomas Parry and Co., Mold |
David Evans |
Peter Price |
83 |
16 |
Coal, H & S |
|
Main Level |
Ffrith |
Ffrith Fireclay and Coal Co., Ffrith, near Wrexham |
4 |
2 |
Coal |
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Mostyn (New) |
Mostyn |
G.T. Parry and Co., Mostyn New Colliery, Glan-y-don, Mostyn |
6 |
3 |
Coal, H |
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Mount Pleasant |
Buckley |
J.B. Gregory and Co., Buckley, Chester |
James M. Wright |
116 |
22 |
Coal, H & S |
||
Mountain |
Buckley |
George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
William Hopwood |
30 |
13 |
Coal, H & S |
||
New Ash |
Buckley |
George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
William Hopwood |
Peter Griffiths |
45 |
10 |
Coal, H & S |
|
New Coppa |
Mold |
C. and J. Ellis, Leeswood, Mold |
2 |
1 |
Coal, H |
|||
New North Leeswood |
Mold |
Phoenix Coal and Cannel Co. Ltd., Pontybodkin, Mold |
James Dickson |
35 |
22 |
Coal |
||
Oak |
Buckley |
George Watkinson and Sons Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
William Hopwood |
William Jones |
42 |
3 |
Coal |
|
Oakenholt |
Flint |
Oakenholt Colliery Syndicate Ltd., Flint |
Andrew Boosie |
6 |
7 |
Coal |
||
Padeswood Hall |
Mold |
Padeswood Hall Colliery Co., near Mold |
John Green |
59 |
13 |
Coal |
||
Point of Ayr, "Nos. 1 and 2" |
Mostyn |
Point of Ayr Collieries Co. Ltd., Mostyn |
Lewis Jenkins |
278 |
78 |
Coal, H & S |
||
Pontblyddyn |
Mold |
Drury and Shone |
14 |
2 |
Coal |
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Pontybodkin |
Mold |
Pontybodkin Cannel Colliery Co. Ltd., Pontybodkin, Mold |
William Lea |
Charles Lewis |
68 |
14 |
Coal, G |
|
Sandycroft |
Buckley |
Sandycroft Colliery Co., Buckley, Chester |
John Banks |
132 |
14 |
Coal, H & S |
||
South Buckley |
Buckley |
South Buckley Coal and Brick Co. Ltd., Buckley, Chester |
Thomas Roberts |
24 |
3 |
Coal, H & M |
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Waen and Nerquis |
Mold |
Waen and Nerquis Collieries Ltd., Mold |
William Lea |
Peter Price |
107 |
20 |
Coal |
|
Total |
2141 |
495 |
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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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