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

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From the Tables compiled by W.N Atkinson, H.M.Inspector for the North Staffordshire District in his Report for 1896

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

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under- Manager	Workers		Minerals Worked	Remarks (Seams worked)
					U/G	Sur.
Arscott, No. 2	Shrewsbury	Representatives of late James Smallshaw, Arscott, near Shrewsbury	John Cooke	Thomas Evans	17	3	Coal, H	Half Yard
Ash Coppice	Broseley	T. & E. Shaw, Broseley, Salop					Coal	Standing
Ash Tree	Dawley	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop			14	3	Red Clay
Asterley	near Minsterley	John Gardner, Shrewsbury			8	4	Coal, H	Closed June 1896
Barn	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. Sylvester	61	19	Coal, H, M & S	Double Coal, Flint Coal
Barracks	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. Sylvester	40	25	Coal, C, H, S & M, & Ironstone	Blackstone, Double Coal, Deep Coal
Benthall Fire Clay Level	Ironbridge	Adam J. Jones, Ironbridge, Salop	C.R. Jones		5	0	Fireclay
Benthall Pottery Clay	Benthall	Wm. Allen, Benthall, Ironbridge, Salop	C.R. Jones		3	2	Fireclay
Benthall White Level	Benthall	Maw and Co. Ltd., Jackfield, Salop			3	2	Fireclay
Billingsley	Bridgnorth	Severn Valley Colliery Co., Billingsley, near Bridgenorth, Salop	F.W. Gibbs		25	4	Coal, H	Brooch or Yard Coal
Blest's Hill	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	12	2	Red Clay
Boycott	Shrewsbury	Messrs. Atherton, Hanwood Colliery, Shrewsbury	S. Atherton					Standing
Brandlea	Horsehay	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop	J. Chirm		4	3	Coal, H & M, & Fireclay	Yard
Broseley Green	Broseley	Craven, Dunnill and Co. Ltd., Jackfield, Salop						Standing
Broseley Wood	Broseley	Maw and Co., Jackfield, Salop						Standing
Calcutts	Jackfield	Maw and Co., Jackfield, Salop			8	3	Red Clay
Chapel	Heath Hill, Dawley	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop	Jas. Chirm		17	3	Coal, H & M	Yard
Coneybury	Broseley	Saml. Meredith, Broseley, Salop			17	3		Closed June 1896
Cruch Meole	Shrewsbury	Messrs. Atherton, Hanwood Colliery, Shrewsbury	S. Atherton	William -	40	7	Coal, H	Half Yard
Dark Lane	Prior's Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Prior's Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Matt. Tonks	53	24	Coal, H, & Ironstone	Pennystone, Top Coal
Deep	Broseley	Broseley Tileries Co. Ltd., Broseley, Salop			6	2	Coal, M, & Red Clay	Clod Coal
Deer Leap	Broseley	Chas. Rd. Jones, Broseley Wood, salop						Standing
Doughty's	Jackfield	John Doughty and Son, Jackfield, Salop	W. Wild		13	1	Red Clay
Dunge	Broseley	Broseley Tileries Co. Ltd., Broseley, Salop					Coal, M	Standing
Dunge	Broseley	G. & F. Davis, Broseley, Salop	Geo. Howells		16	4	Coal and Red Clay	Sulphur Coal
Fairview	Dawley	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop	M. Powell		21	8	Coal, H & M	Yard
Farley	Pontesbury	W.H. Brown, Farley Colliery, Pontesbury, Salop			15	6	Coal	Closed May 1895
Fireclay	Priors Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, near Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Matt. Tonks	7	3	Fireclay
Fish House	Broseley	Chas. R. Jones, Broseley Wood, Broseley, Salop	C.R. Jones		10	3	Coal, H
Freehold	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. Sylvester	29	11	Coal, H	Fungous
Getchfield	Coalport	Wm. Exley and Sons, Broseley, Salop	Geo. Clark		14	1	Red Clay
Grange	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Salop, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. T. Hulett	239	60	Coal, H, M & S	Fungous. Double Coal
Granville	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. T. Hulett	177	67	Coal, C, H & M	Clod Coal. Top Coal. Double Coal
Gravel Leasow	Dawley	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop			9	2	Red Clay
Hall	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Hanwood	Shrewsbury	Messrs. Atherton, Hanwood Colliery, Shrewsbury	S. Atherton	William Powell	103	18	Coal, H & S	Half Yard
Haughton's	Jackfield	R.D. Haughton, Jackfield, Salop			3	0	Red Clay
Highley	Bridgnorth	Highley Mining Co. Ltd., Bridgnorth, Salop	T. Bramley	Arthur Mosby	151	35	Coal, H & M	Brooch
Hills Lane	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop					Ironstone	Standing
Kemberton	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	235	73	Coal, H & M, & Ironstone	Pennystone, Top Coal, Flint & Clod
Ketley Quarry	Ketley	S. Hyde, Church Street, Oakengates, Wellington, Salop			2	2	Coal	Top Coal
Ketley Bank	Ketley	Thos. Parton and Co., Red Lake, Wellington, Salop			9	4	Coal, H, M & S	Double. (Standing since March 1896)
Ketley Grange	Ketley	Wm. Guy, Ketley Grange, Oakengates, Wellington, Salop			14	4	Coal, H	Deep
Kinlet	Bridgnorth	Highley Mining Co. Ltd., Bridgnorth, Salop	T. Bramley		30	36	Coal, H & M	Sinking
Knowbury	Clee Hill	Knowbury Colliery Co., Clee Hill, Ludlow, Salop	John Pearson		11	4	Coal
Lawley	Lawley	F. & Jas. Ferriday, Horsehay, Salop	Jas. Ferriday		8	3	Coal, M	New Mine
Lawley Furnace	Wellington	Steeraway Lime Co., Wellington, Salop	John O. Owen		15	4	Coal	Two Feet
Lawn	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop	John Davies		6	2		Sinking
Lawn	Priors Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Matt. Tonks	19	13	Coal, H, M & S	Double Coal
Little Eyton	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Lodge Bank	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Lower Lightmoor	Dawley	Coalbrookdale Co. Ltd., Coalbrookdale, Salop			5	3	Fireclay
Madeley Court, Nos. 7 & 8	Madeley	Madeley Court Co., Madeley, Salop	Wm. Snowdon		47	11	Coal, C, H & M	Best Coal
Madeley Court, Nos. 9 & 10	Madeley	Madeley Court Co., Madeley, Salop	Wm. Snowdon					Standing
Madeley Court, Nos. 11 & 12	Madeley	Madeley Court Co., Madeley, Salop	Wm. Snowdon		34	12	Coal, C, H & M	Double Coal
Madeley Court, Nos. 16 & 17	Madeley	Madeley Court Co., Madeley, Salop	Wm. Snowdon		65	38	Ironstone	Pennystone
Malins Lee	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Meadow	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop					Ironstone	Standing
Meadow	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	36	10	Coal, M	Double Coal
Moat Hall	Shrewsbury	W.T. Shorthouse, Moat Hall Colliery, near Shrewsbury	W. Round		28	15	Coal, H	Half Yard
Mossy Green	Ketley	Jas. Teece, Ketley Bank, Wellington, Salop			13	4	Coal, H	New Mine
Muxton Bridge	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Chas. Sylvester	68	30	Coal, C, H, M & S	Double Coal
Nab Side	Wellington	Hopley Bros., Wombridge, Wellington, Salop	Jas. Ferriday		5	2
New Hales	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	47	34	Ironstone	Pennystone
New Pit	Shrewsbury	Representatives of late James Smallshaw, Arscott, near Shrewsbury	John Cook	Thos. Evans	47	11	Coal, H	Half Yard
New Works	Horsehay	Reuben Jones, Horsehay, Salop	Reuben Jones		12	3	Coal, H & S
New Works	Wellington	Steeraway Lime Co., Wellington, Salop	John O. Owen		4	2	Coal	Two Feet
Old Hales	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	82	29	Coal, M, & Ironstone	Flint Coal, Pennystone
Overton's	Donnington	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Prior's Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	Matt. Tonks	82	29	Coal, H, M & S, & Ironstone	Deep Coal, Blackstone, Flint Coal
Park Forge	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop	John Davies		7	3	Coal	Double Coal
Prestage's	Jackfield	Prestage and Co., Broseley, Salop			9	2	Red Clay
Pudley Hill	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop	John Davies		31	9	Coal	Clod and New Mine
Red Lake	Dawley	E. Pitchford, Red Lake, Ketley, Wellington, Salop			26	7	Coal, H
Rickyard	Priors Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Rock	Priors Lee	Wm. Exley and Son, Broseley, Salop	Thomas Wilde		9	2	Red Clay
Rock	Priors Lee	W. and P. Jones, Jackfield, Salop	Hiram Dodd		12	4	Red Clay
Rock	Dawley	James Bailey, The Manse, Ketley, near Wellington, Salop	John Bailey		14	4	Coal, H
Rock	Dawley	Wm. Balls, Dawley, Salop			2	2	Coal, H
Rock	Dawley	Thomas Jones, Dawley, Salop			7	2	Coal, M
Rock	Dawley	W.H. Palin, Ketley, Wellington, Salop						Re-opening
Rock Village	Dawley	Grocott Bros., Dawley, Salop			6	2	Coal, H & M
Rose and Crown	Wellington	Hopley Bros., Wombridge, Wellington, Salop	Jas. Ferriday	W. Hassall	41	9	Coal, M & S	Two Feet, Clunch and Randle
Round House	Wellington	Hopley Bros., Wombridge, Wellington, Salop						Standing
Shaws	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	57	10	Coal, M	Flint Coal
Silver Hill	Benthall	Wm. Allen, Benthall, Ironbridge, Salop	C.R. Jones		7	2	Coal, M
Spout	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal					Coal	Standing
Squires	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal			13	4	Coal	Closed June 1896
Stable Hill	Broseley	Oakes and Pumford, Broseley, Salop			4	2	Red Clay
Stafford	Priors Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee Hall, Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	John Greene	231	48	Coal, C, H, M & S	Double, Clod, New Mine, Flint, Clunch
Styches	Madeley	Madeley Wood Co., Ironbridge, Salop	J.C.T. Raspass	Jas. Bowen	29	22	Ironstone	Pennystone
Tuckies	Jackfield	Maw and Co. Ltd., Jackfield, Salop			15	8	Coal, Fireclay, & Red Clay
Turner's Yard	Broseley	Broseley Tileries Co. Ltd., Broseley, Salop			8	2	Coal, M	Clod Coal
Wagoner's Field	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop					Coal	Standing
Water Engine	Wellington	Hopley Bros., Wombridge, Wellington, Salop	Jas. Ferriday	W. Hassall	25	9	Coal, M & S	Two Feet
Watsall, Nos. 1 & 4 Pits	Clee Hills	Cornbrook and Knowbury Coal and Stone Co., Clee Hills, Ludlow, Salop	Thos. Edwards		36	12	Coal, H	Smith Coal
Wood	Dawley	Stirchley Coal and Iron Co., Stirchley, near Shifnal, Salop						Standing
Woodhouse	Priors Lee	Lilleshall Co. Ltd., Priors Lee, near Shifnal, Salop	Noel T. Beech	David Cooke	202	55	Coal, C, H, M & S	Double, Top, New Mine, Fungous, Clod, Deep Coal
Woodlands	Ironbridge	Geo. Legge and Son., Madeley, Salop			9	2	Red Clay
			Total		2863	928

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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