The Weardale Steel, Coal & Coke Co. 1899

industry:
Colliery
Nationality:
British
based:
Durham, England, United Kingdom

Formed in 1899, to take over the business of the Weardale Iron and Coal Co., Ltd which was established 1845. The properties taken over consisted of Tudhoe, Croxdale, Black Prince, West Thornley, Hedley Hill, Middridge, Thornley, Ludworth, and Wheatley Hill collieries, all in the County of Durham. Closed in 1947?

Related Objects

Locomotive Worksplate, "The Weardale Steel Coal & Coke Co. Limited, Tudhoe Iron Works, rebuilt 1909", brass, oval, ex 0-6-0ST OC originally built by Black Hawthorn (704/1882) No. 19, scrapped at Easington.

Locomotive worksplate
Locomotive Worksplate, "The Weardale Steel Coal & Coke Co Limited, Tudhoe Iron Works, rebuilt 1909", brass, oval, ex 0-6-0ST OC originally built by Black Hawthorn (704/1882) No. 19, scrapped at Easington.

Locomotive worksplate