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LIST OF MINES in

Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1945

COAL MINING HISTORY RESOURCE CENTRE


CORNWALL (metalliferous), DEVON (metalliferous), DORSET (metalliferous), HERTS (metalliferous), SHROPSHIRE (metalliferous), STAFFORD SOUTH (metalliferous), SUFFOLK (metalliferous), SURREY (metalliferous), SUSSEX (metalliferous), WILTS. (metalliferous)

 

LOCATION MAPS  

 

CORNWALL (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Baker & Moor, c/o Mrs. Hupton, Kit Hill House, Callingdon

Kit Hill

Stoke Climsland

Tin ore & Wolfram

3
-

Cligga Wolfram & Tin Mines Ltd., Perranporth, Truro

Cligga (discontinued 8/44)

Perranporth

T Gribble (manager)

Tin & Tungsten ores

-
-

Dohn Ltd., 167 Victoria St. London

Darras

Altarnum

Abandoned 1944

Tin & Tungsten ores (prospecting)

-
-

East Pool & Agar Ltd., (in liquidation) Carn Brea, Redruth

East Pool & Agar (incl. Great South Tolgus)

Carn Brea (discontinued 6/45)

MT Taylor

Tin ore

78
112

Geevor Tin Mines Ltd., Pendeen

Geevor Tin Mines

Pendeen

JH Bennett (manager)

Tin ore

193
142

Hawkswood Mining Co. Ltd., North Hill, Launceston

Hawkswood

North Hill, Launceston

EM Winnett

Tin & Tungsten ores

-
-

Liskeard Mines Ltd., The Parade, Liskeard

Treveddoe

Warleggan

Tin ore

2
4

Non-Ferrous Mineral Development Ltd., Selection trust Buildings, Masons Ave., Coleman St. London

Trewethen

St. Kew nr. Wadebridge

Prospecting. Closed down 4/43

Lead, zinc & antimony

-
-
ditto

Worvas Downs

Lelant

Prospecting. Closed down 1/43

Tin ore

-
-

RH Partridge, Redmoor Mines, Callington

Ashburton

Callington

Tungsten

-
-
ditto

Redmoor & Glen Adit

ditto

RH Partridge

Tin ore & slate

-
42

Porthledden Properties Ltd., St. Just

Wheal Bellan

St. Just

FF Oates

Tin ore (prospectoing)

-
-

School of Metalliferous Mining (Cornwall), Camborne

ditto

Great Condurrow

King Edward

Camborne

ditto

GA Whitworth (manager)

ditto

Tin ore

-
-

Scorrier Mine Syndicate, 'Estrella", Chancewater

Scorrier (Abandoned 1/45)

Scorrier nr. Redruth

T Gribble (manager)

Wolfram & tin ore

-
-

South Crofty Ltd., Carn Brea, Redruth

Castle-an-Dinas

St. Columb

J Chynoweth (manager)

Tungsten & Wolfram ores

25
40
ditto

South Crofty

Pool

CV Paul (manager)

Tin & arsenical ores

182

221

WE Teague, Crifthandy, St. Day

Poldary

Bissoe

Tungsten ores

-
-

Terrell, Davis & Tall 11 Abbey Mead, Tavistock, Devon

Prince of Wales

Harowbarrow

Tin & arsenical ores

-
-

Treburland Ltd., Treburland Mine, Lewannick

Treburland (explority work)

Altarnum

FW Mansell (agent)

Wolfram & tin ore

-
-

 

 

 

DEVON (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Beer Stone Co. Ltd., Seaton

Beer

Beer nr. Axminster

Chalk & limestone

-
12

Bideford Black Pigments Ltd., Bideford

Chapel Park (Paint Seam)

Bideford

HB Cooke

Mineral Black

4
1

Devon & Courtenay Clay Co. Ltd., Newton Abbott

Decoy

Newton Abbot

CG Bishop

Potters clay

7
-
ditto

West Golds

Newton Abbot

ditto

ditto

17
2

Devonshire Baryta Co. Ltd., Bridford Mines, Christow, Exeter

Bridford

Bridford

PJ Tonkin (manager)

Barytes

47
33

El Orno Mining & Railway Co Ltd., Branscombe, Highweek, Newton Abbot

Bluewaters

Bluewaters, Bovey Tracey

Montamite & lignite

-
-

Ferrubron Manufacturing Co. Ltd., 29 Mack's Rd., London

Great Rock

Hennock

EM Slater

Micaceous iron ore

6
10
ditto

Kelly (discontinued 10/44)

Lustleigh

ditto

ditto

-
-

Glamorgan Hematite Iron Ore Co. Ltd., (Perran Division) Dominions House, 33/9 Queen St., Cardiff

New Florence

Heasley Mill, nr. South Molton

Iron ore (prospecting. Operations ceased 9/42. Abandoned

-
-

Hexter & Budge Ltd., Clay Mines, Newton Abbot

Broadway

Kingsteignton

Potters clay

7
4

London Australian & General Exploration Co. Ltd., 20 Copthall Ave. London

Ringslade

Highweek

Exploritory work. Discontinued 1944

Potters clay

-
-

Meeth (North Devon) Clay Co. Ltd. Hatherleigh

Meeth

Meeth

Potters clay

6
15

Nicol & New Ltd., 81 Cracechuch St., London

Pepperdown

Moretown-hampstead

EJ Tucker

Micaceous iron ore. Discontinued 1944

-
-

Non-Ferrous Mineral Development Ltd., Selection trust Buildings, Masons Ave., Coleman St. London

Ding Dong

New Bridge, Gunnislade

Abandoned 5.45

Wolfram

-
-

North Devon Clay Co. Ltd., Peters Marland, Torrington

North Devon

Torrington

EA Holwill (manager)

Potters clay

20
8

Pochin Ball Clay Co Ltd., St. Austell

Mainbow

Teigngrace

JM Marshall

Potters clay

8
12
ditto

Newbridge

Chudleigh Knighton

Potters clay

6
17

Watts, Blake, Bearne & Co. Ltd., Newton Abbot

Etson & others

Kingsneighton

Arthur Bearne

Potters clay

15
11

Whiteway & Co. Ltd., Kingsneighton, Newton Abbot

Chudleigh Knighton (Discombe G)

Chudleigh Knighton

Discontinued 10/44

Potters clay

-
-
ditto

Chudleigh Knighton (Tickell F)

ditto

ditto

2
2
ditto

Horsemills (Pope H)

Kingsneighton

Discontinued 1941

ditto

-
-
ditto

Horsemills Copse (Discombe G)

ditto

ditto

2
2

 

 

DORSET (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Fred Bower 297 High St., Swanage

Fred Bowers (closed)

Swanage

Limestone

-
-

Harry Bower, Rockdale Bungalow, Worth Matravers, Langton Matravers

Quarry Close (closed)

Langton Matravers

ditto

-
-

B Fayle & Co. Ltd., Corfe Castle

Norden Works

Corfe Castle

J Hughes

Potters clay

15
26

A Norman 259 Haigh st., Swanage

A Benfields

Langton Matravers

Discontinued 1924

Limestone

-
-

Pike Bros (Wareham) Ltd., Clay Mines, Wareham

Furzyground

Creech

LG Pike

Potters clay

22
25
ditto

Grange

ditto

ditto

ditto

2
2
ditto

Povington

ditto

ditto

ditto

4
4
ditto

Trigon

Wareham

ditto

ditto

2
4

Pochin Ball Clay Co Ltd., St. Austell, Cornwall

Rempstone

Corfe Castle

ditto

3
6

Swanage Quarries Ltd., Newton, Swanage

Mutton Hole

Newton, Swanage

FC Movel (manager)

Limestone

-
21

 

 

HERTS (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Barnet Lime Co. Ltd., Barnet, by-pass, South Mimms

Barnet Limestone

South Mimms

Chalk

-
4

 

 

 

SHROPSHIRE (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

JW Casstles The Oxhay, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent

Oxhay

Biddulph

Discontinued 1924

Sandstone (whetstone)

-
-

H Ellerton, 118 Scot Hay, Silverdale, Stoke-on-Trent

Park Lane

Audley

Abandoned

Gravel and Sand

-
-

 

 

STAFFORD SOUTH (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Peter Ford & Sons Ltd., Uttoxeter, Stafford

Fauld

Fauld, Hanbury

Gypsum

13
1

JC Staton & Co. Ltd., Burton-on-Trent

Fauld

Hanbury

GW Allen (manager)

Gypsum

26
16

 

 

SUFFOLK (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Fisons Ltd., Harvest House, Ipswich

Bramford Castle

Bramford

Chalk

3
3

 

 

SURREY (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Dorking Grey-stone Lime Co. Ltd., Betchworth

Surrey Hearthstone

Betchworth

Sandstone

-
2

H Fairall, Rose Bank, Godstone

Marden & Godstone

Godstone

RS McLintock

ditto

-
2

Reigate Mines Ltd., 2 Clears Cottages, Reigate

Colley Hill

Clears, Reigate

AS Taylor (manager)

ditto

3
1

 

 

SUSSEX (metalliferous)

List of Mines 1945

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Gypsum Mines Ltd., Mountfield, Robertsbridge

Subwealden

Mountfield

HW Kemp (Sec.)

Gypsum

169
21

 

 

WILTS. (metalliferous)

 

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Bath & Portland Stone Firms Ltd., Abbey Yard, Abbey Yard, Bath, Somerset

Box No.4 & Clift

Kingsdown Box

Alfred Taylor (Sec)

Limetone

6
5
ditto

Limpley Stoke (discontinued 1940)

Limpley Stoke

ditto

ditto

-
-
ditto

Park Lane

Corsham

ditto

ditto

5
4