1921 - Page 1

Derbyshire Pits In 1921 With Manpower, Underground And Surface

• Alfreton (Blackwell Colliery Co Ltd) 681/150
• Ambergate (E Glossop) 3/2
• Ambergate Drift and Bullbridge (Midland Refractories Co Ltd) 14/2
• Ashgate (Chesterfield Collieries Ltd) 49/16
• Avenue Nos 9 and 11, (Clay Cross Co Ltd) 446/90
• Ballarat (G Dunlop) 2/2, No2  4/3
• Bailey Brook (Butterley Co Ltd) 369/84
• Barlborough (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 685/115
• Barlow (Henry Booker and Son 6/2
• Barlow Commonside (Henry Booker and Son) 30/11
• Barlow Nesfield  6/2
• Belper Lawn Drift (Midland Refractories Co Ltd) stood
• Blackwell A 1,174/234 and Blackwell B  (Blackwell Colliery Co Ltd) 580/171
• Bolsover (Bolsover Colliery Co) 1,403/473
• Bonds Main (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 21/18
• Brampton (James Pearson Ltd) 16/2
• Brierley Wood No1, (ED Fawcett) 21/7, No2 4/3
• Bramley Hall (Chandler and Son Ltd) 5/2
• Brimington (Walter Gibbons and Sons) 3/1
• Britain (Butterley Co Ltd) 820/183 (Ripley)
• Brockwell (Brockwell Clay and Coal Co) 25/5  (Newbold)
• Brookhill and Pinxton (Pinxton Collieries Ltd) 278/7, 400/110, 42/14
• Brushes (T Bywater and Bradley) 11/7 (Sheepbridge)
• California 2/1 (Mrs Garner) (Killamarsh)
• Campbell (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 2/2 pumping
• Clay Cross Nos 2 and 4,  (Clay Cross Co Ltd) 436/80
• Cobnar Wood (Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 21/3 Barlow
• Commonend (SE Redfern Ltd) 8/2 (Brimington Common)
• Coppice No 1 and 2, (Shipley Colliery Co) 918/217, 344/72
• Cotes Park (Jas Oakes and Co) Nos 2 and 3, 403/116
• Creswell (Bolsover Colliery Co Ltd) 1,705/375
• Cutthorpe (Cutthorpe Colliery Co Ltd) 49/12
• Denby  (JAE Drury-Lowe) 747/124
• Denby Hall (Butterley Co Ltd) 538/142
• Dore (J and J Dyson) 5/0
• Do Well (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) sinking 14/50
• Far Lawn (Harby and Wain) 2/1
• Frith Wood (TA May) 6/2 (Dronfield)
• Furnace Hill (William Horrox) 89/26 (Eckington)
• Glapwell (Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 1,432/348
• Glasshouse (Glasshouse Colliery Co) 16/5 (New Whittington)
• Grasscroft No3 (H Jackson) 13/4 (Unstone)
• Grassmoor (Grassmoor Colliery Co Ltd) No1, 438; No2, 445; No12, 52;  No4, 560; No8, 393;  No11, 98/659
• Gun Lane (GT Bollington) 3/1 (Nether Heage)
• Hady Farm (GE Clark) 2/1 (Chesterfield)
• Hartington (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 951/118
• Heage Naughton (Heage Naughton Colliery Co) 61/8
• Highfields (SE Redfern Ltd) (Apperknowle) 5/3
• High Lane (Execs A Vardy) 5/1
• Hirst Hollow (Hirst Hollow Colliery Co) 68/8 (Dronfield Woodhouse)
• Holmewood (Hardwick Colliery Co Ltd) No2,  322/42, No3 880/290
• Holbrook (J and G Wells Ltd) No3 699/151
• Holbrook No4  36/6
• Hornthorpe (Joseph and George Wells Ltd) 290/64
• Hutcliffe Wood (Pickford, Holland and Co) 14/5
• Ingmanthorpe (Ingmanthorpe Colliery Co) nil/26 (Cutthorpe)
• Ireland (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 1,477/372
• Langwith (Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 1,643/312
• Lee Wood (Luke Lee) 4/2 (Dronfield)
• Littlemoor (GE Hellaby) 4/4 abandoned Dec
• Loscoe (Butterley Co Ltd) 282/57
• Lower Hartshay (Butterley Co Ltd) 176/34
• Manners (Manners Colliery Co Ltd) No1,  544/303, No2,  603/93, No3, 251/31
• Mapperley (Mapperley Colliery Co Ltd) No1 360, No2 491/199
• Marehay 2 (Ford’s Ltd) 190/66
• Markham (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) No1 and Palterton 716/153
• Markham No2 648/145
• Marsh Lane (Chandler and Sons Ltd) 80/18
• Marsh Wood  (Wilton and Parkes) 3/1 (New Whittington)
• Moor Edge (Pickford, Holland and Co standing
• Morley Park (Ford’s Ltd) pumping
• Morewood Moor (Hopton Mining Co) 5/2
• Morton 5 and 6 (Clay Cross Co Ltd) 523/94, and 333/71
• Moss 5/2 abandoned July
• Moss Ganister (Pickford, Holland and Co) 5/2
• Nab Lane (Moor) (Moor Colliery Ltd) 66/10
• Nab Wood (Gregory, Reddish and Co) 10/2
• Newbold (Thos Pearson and Co) 17/3
• New Broadfields (Arthur Annable and Co) 5/1 (Horsely Woodhouse)
• New Dunston (ED Fawcett) 9/3, abandoned Dec
• Nesfield (T Pearson and Co) 14/3 Barlow
• New Langley (Butterley Co Ltd) 246/50
• New Turnoak (New Turnoak Colliery Co Ltd) 62/18 (Birdholme)
• New Whittington (South Yorkshire Collieries Ltd) abandoned
• North Wingfield (North Wingfield Colliery Co Ltd) 119/57
• Norwood No2 80/20 (Eckington)
• Oakwell (W Horsley) 4/1 (Ilkeston)
• Ollersett Hall (Ollersett Hall Collieries Co Ltd) 45/9
• Orchard (Luke Lee) 16/4 (Unstone)
• Ormonde (Butterley Co Ltd) 910/272 (Loscoe)
• Oxcroft (Oxcroft Colliery Co Ltd) 625/135
• Paddock (Paddock Colliery Co) 22/10 (Horsely)
• Park House No7 (Clay Cross Co Ltd),  608/100
• Pentrich (Pentrich Colliery Co Ltd) 172/47
• Pilsley (Pilsley Colliery Co Ltd) Nos 1, 2, 3, 372/61, 89/91, 411/125
• Pleasley Stanton Iron Works Co Ltd) 1,640/290
• Ramcroft (Ramcroft Colliery Co Ltd) 73/123
• Ripley (Butterley Co Ltd) 178/56
• Salterwood  (Denby Iron and Coal Co Ltd) 436/93
• Sanvic (Mrs Short and Sons) 2/1
• Shady Birchwood No1, 245/57 and No2, (Babbington Coal Co) 288/55 (Alfreton)
• Shaw Wood (Shaw Wood Colliery Co) 7/3 (South Wingfield)
• Shirebrook (Shirebrook Colliery Ltd) 1,467/353
• Shirland (Blackwell Colliery Co) 351/100
• Silkstone (WE Chivers and Sons Ltd) 19/5 (Dronfield)
• Sloads Farm (H Jackson) 2/0
• Smalley (Kyte and Co) 4/2
• Smalley (Henry Woolley and Co) 7/2
• Streetfield (JJ Worrall) 14/3 (Eckington)
• Southgate (Shire Oaks Colliery Co Ltd) 911/206
• South Normanton (South Normanton Colliery Co Ltd) 478/143
• Springwell  (Joseph Morley) 2/nil (Newbold)
• Stanley (Mapperley Colliery Co Ltd) 519/121
• Starveham Valley (E Glossop) 4/1
• Strawberry Lea (Pickford, Holland and Co) 11/1
• Stubben Edge (Pickford, Holland and Co) 6/1
• Swanwick (RCAP Morewood) Old and Lily Street 193/47
• Swanwick New 1,084/179
• Tibshelf No1, 305, No2, 202/229, Tibshelf No3, 279, No4, 359/189
• Tinkersick (Marson Bros) 6/1 (Brimington)
• Unstone (Unstone Colliery Co Ltd) 112/19
• Upper Birchwood (Butterley Co Ltd) 212/64 (Alfreton)
• Upper Hartshay (Butterley Co Ltd) 597/182
• Waingroves (Butterley Co Ltd) 39/11 (Ripley)
• Wallsend (Geo Orwin and Sons Ltd) 14/5 (Newbold)
• Walton (Walton Colliery Co) 8/4
• West Hallam No2 and 3  (West Hallam Colliery Co Ltd) 620/138
• Whitecotes (AH Harrison) 5/2
• Whiteley (Butterley Co Ltd) 339/72; No3,  880/290
• Whitwell (Shire Oaks Colliery Co Ltd) 853/145
• Williamthorpe No1 (Hardwick Colliery Co Ltd) 554/140 and No2 585/166
• Wigwell (Slater and Sons) 2/0
• Wingfield Manor (Wingfield Manor Colliery Co Ltd) 331/60
• Winterbank (South Normanton Colliery Co Ltd) pumping 2/2
• Wood Lane (New Kilburn Colliery Co) 40/28 (Horsely)
• Woodside No1 and 2 (Shipley Colliery Co) 442/115, and 863/203.  
  (127 pits) Total 46,216 underground and 11,264 surface, men and boys.

North West Derbyshire pits with manpower 1921

• Arden No2 (JW Swindells) New Mills 30/15
• Lark Hill (Burton, Oldfield and Sheldon) New Mills, 5/1
• Shallcross (Buxton Lime Firms Co Ltd) 54/17

South Derbyshire pits with manpower 1921

• Bretby No1 (Halls Collieries Ltd) 380/96, No2 295/6
• Cadley Hill No1, No2, No3 (Halls Collieries Ltd) 623/94
• Church Gresley No1, No2 (Moira Colliery Co Ltd) 969/256
• Granville No1 (Granville Colliery Co Ltd) 356/76
• Hill Side (T Wragg and Sons Ltd) 30/6
• Netherseal (Netherseal Colliery Co) 699/173
• Stanton No1, No2 J and N Nadin and Co Ltd) 618/157
• Swadlincote No1, No2, No3 (Halls Collieries Ltd) 402/105
  (8 pits) Total 3,992 underground, 933 surface men and boys

Leicestershire pits with manpower 1921

• Bagworth Deep 317 / 67 and Bagworth Main 267 / 57 (New Bagworth Coal Co Ltd)
• Blackfordby Boothorpe (CW Outram and Co) 5 / 2
• Clay Mine 5 / 1
• Coleorton (Checkland and Co Ltd) 301 / 78
• Desford No1 (Desford Coal Co Ltd) 493, No2 427 / 213
• Donisthorpe No1  (Donisthorpe Colliery Co  Ltd) 604 / 99, No2 379 / 73
• Ellistown No1 495 / 124, No2 (Ellistown Collieries) 398 / 97
• Ibstock No1 418, No2 436, No3 (Ibstock Collieries Ltd) 147 / 222
• Lount (WJ Hardy) 109 / 36
• Measham Main (Measham Collieries Ltd) 323 / 76
• Nailstone No1 369, No2 393 / 183 (Nailstone Colliery Co)
• Rawdon (Moira Colliery Ltd) 1,002 / 364
• Reservoir (Moira Colliery Ltd) 434 / 106
• Snibston No2 and Stephenson (South Leicestershire Colliery Co Ltd) 728 / 191
• South Leicestershire No1 407, No2 379 / 253 (South Leicestershire Colliery Co Ltd)
• Whitwick No2 and No6 (Whitwick Colliery Co Ltd) 533, No5 277 / 196, No3 501 / 67
  (17 pits) Total 10,147 underground and 2,505 surface men and boys.

Nottinghamshire Pits with manpower 1921

• Annesley (Annesley Colliery Co Ltd) 586/180, and 226/82
• Babbington Cinderhill No1 and Broxtowe and Nuthall Wood (Babbington Coal Co) 671/123
• Bentinck (New Hucknall Colliery Co Ltd) 1,998/335
• Bestwood (Bestwood Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 1,504/326
• Brinsley (Barber, Walker and Co Ltd) 465/84
• Bulwell (Babbington Coal Co) 364/82
• Cinderhill No4, (Babbington Coal Co) 609/310
• Clifton (Clifton Colliery Co Ltd) 1,104/363
• Clipstone (Bolsover Co) sinking 161/268
• Cossall (Cossall Colliery Co Ltd) 640/126
• Digby 368 and New London (Digby Colliery Co Ltd) 732/304
• Gedling (Digby Colliery Co Ltd) 2,798/539
• Harworth Main (Harworth Main Colliery Co Ltd) sinking 136/262
• High Holborn (Cossall Colliery Co Ltd) pumping
• High Park (Barber, Walker and Co Ltd) 256/45
• Hucknall No1,  667/174, No2  (Sherwood Colliery Co Ltd) 370/129
• Kirkby Summit 2,137/481 and Low Moor 904/241 (Butterley Co Ltd)
• Langton No7 and No9  (Pinxton Collieries Ltd) 190/60, No8,  400/122,  13/nil
• Linby (Linby Colliery Co Ltd) 775/196
• Lodge (Manners Colliery Co) 332/95
• Manton 2 and 3  2,165/461; No1 pumping 12/nil (Wigan Coal and Iron Co Ltd)
• Mansfield (Bolsover Colliery Co Ltd) 2,162/628
• Moor Green (Barber, Walker and Co Ltd) 877/131
• Newcastle (Babbington Coal Co) 311/67
• New Hucknall 1,2,3 (New Hucknall Colliery Co Ltd) 615 Waterloo, 614 Deep Hard, 434 Tupton 364 surface
• New Selston (James Oakes and Co) 349/101
• Newstead (Newstead Colliery Co Ltd) 1,195/398
• Pye Hill (James Oakes and Co) 588/175
• Radford 522/109 and Wollaton 1 and 2  (Wollaton Collieries Co Ltd) 767/151
• Rufford (Bolsover Colliery Co Ltd) 1,665/704
• Selston (Barber, Walker and Co Ltd) 417, 327/107
• Sherwood (Sherwood Colliery Co Ltd) 1,475/367
• Shire Oaks (Shire Oaks Colliery Co Ltd) 717/216
• Silver Hill No1, 467/85; No2, 289/68 (Stanton Iron Works Co Ltd)
• Steetley (Shire Oaks Colliery Co Ltd) 188/55
• Sutton (Blackwell Colliery Co Ltd) 987/193
• Teversal (Stanton Iron Works Co Ltd) 750/224
• Trowell Moor (Cossall Colliery Co Ltd) 496/120
• Warsop Main (Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd) 2,289/398
• Watnall (Barber, Walker and Co Ltd) 523/75
• Welbeck (New Hucknall Colliery Co Ltd) 1,074 Top Hard /293 s/f.      
  (45 pits) Total 40,681 underground, and 10,417 surface men and boys.