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South Staffordshire's Mining Industry in 1896

From the Tables compiled by W. Beattie Scott, H.M.Inspector for the South Stafford District in his Report for 1896

Miscellaneous Mines

Name of Mine Situation Owner Agent Workers Minerals Worked
U/Ground Surface
Wren's Nest, West Sedgley The Earl of Dudley, Priory Offices, Dudley G.H. Claughton - J.H. Wainwright, Manager

13

3

Limestone

Coal Mines

Name of Mine Situation Owner Manager Under-
Manager
Workers Minerals Worked Remarks
U/Ground Surface
Coseley Moor

Coseley

Wones Brothers, Coseley Moor, Sedgley

A.P. Taft


36

7

Manufacturing Coal
Dibdale

Lower Gornal

Benjamin Gibbons, jun. Ltd., Dibdale, Dudley

T.E. Jackson


38

15

Manufacturing & Steaming Coal, & Fireclay, & Pyrites
Ettingshall (part)

Sedgley
/Bilston

A. & P. Fellows, Ettingshall, Bilston

5

2

Manufacturing Coal, & Ironstone
Ettingshall (part)

Sedgley
/Bilston

Jno. Bayliss, Ettingshall, Bilston

1

1

Manufacturing Coal, & Fireclay
Ettingshall (part)

Sedgley
/Bilston

Jno. Howell, Ettingshall, Bilston

10

3

Manufacturing Coal, & Ironstone Abandoned
Ettingshall (part)

Sedgley
/Bilston

Rudge and Cole, Ettingshall, Bilston

2

1

Manufacturing Coal, & Fireclay
Ettingshall (part)

Sedgley
/Bilston

Jonathan Williams, Ettingshall, Bilston

3

2

Manufacturing Coal, & Fireclay
Ettingshall, Old

Sedgley
/Bilston

Powis and Sons, Ettingshall, Bilston

20

3

Manufacturing Coal
Ettingshall Park (part)

Sedgley
/Wolverhampton

R. Banks, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton

3

2

Manufacturing Coal
Ettingshall Park (part)

Sedgley
/Wolverhampton

R. Bailey, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton

4

2

Manufacturing Coal
Ettingshall Park (part)

Sedgley
/Wolverhampton

Jno. Lawley, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton

4

3

Manufacturing Coal
Ettingshall Park (part) Sedgley
/Wolverhampton
Oscar Guy, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton

3

2

Manufacturing Coal
Ettingshall Park (part) Sedgley
/Wolverhampton
Dyke and Witcutt, Ettingshall Park, Wolverhampton

3

2

Manufacturing Coal
Himley, including Nos. 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 16 Pits

Sedgley

The Earl of Dudley, Priory Offices, Dudley. (G.H. Claughton, Agent)

J.W. Newey

James Massey

515

249

Manufacturing & Steaming Coal, & Ironstone
Himley (part), including Nos. 4, 8 and 9 Pits

Sedgley

S. Garratt and Son, Round Oak, Brierley Hill

Elijah Green

D. Round

87

19

Household & Manufacturing Coal
Himley (part)

Sedgley

Woodall and Co., Pensnett, Dudley

J.W. Newey

Mark Hyde

81

18

Household Coal
Ladymoor

Sedgley
/Bilston

Sir Alfred Hickman, Spring Vale Furnaces, Wolverhampton

Thos. Williams

Jno. Williams

117

40

Manufacturing Coal
Ladymoor (No. 4 Pit)

Sedgley
/Bilston

Chas. and E. Kidson, Bradley, Bilston

16

5

Manufacturing Coal
Ladymoor (Waterloo Pit)

Sedgley
/Bilston

P.J. Williams, Ladymoor, Bilston

8

3

Manufacturing Coal
Straits Green

Lower Gornal

Thos. Glaze and Co., Lower Gornal, Sedgley

J.W. Newey


26

7

Household & Manufacturing Coal & Ironstone
Upper Gornal (part)

Sedgley

Cartwright and Co., Upper Gornal, Sedgley

A.P. Taft


32

5

Fireclay & Manufacturing Coal
Upper Gornal (part)

Sedgley

Jno. Waterfield, Upper Gornal, Sedgley

J. Waterfield


18

3

Manufacturing Coal & Fireclay
Upper Gornal (part)

Sedgley

Enoch Harvey, Upper Gornal, Dudley

6

2

Manufacturing Coal & Fireclay


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