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John and Thomas Johnson 1
Merseyside Coal
John Hawkins Tyler 1
to 1877
South Gloucestershire Limestone
Steward and Co. 1
Dorset Limestone
Portland Stone Limited 2
Dorset Limestone
Tynybryn Slate Quarry Company 1
Conwy Slate
Cambrian Slate Company Ltd 1
1857–1947
Wrexham Slate
Hazeldine & Edwards 1
from 1818
Wrexham Slate
Teign Valley Granite Co. 1
South Gloucestershire Limestone
Tytherington Stone Company 1
from 1880
South Gloucestershire Limestone
Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd 1
1963–1977
Somerset Limestone
Mendip Stone Company 1
1947–1963
Somerset Limestone
H. Austin 1
from 1945
North Yorkshire Limestone
Lydney and Wigpool Iron Co. Ltd 1
Forest of Dean Iron
Allaway brothers 1
from 1856
Forest of Dean Iron
Caedryn Slate Quarry Co. Ltd 1
1863–1874
Conwy Slate
Gwydir Estate 1
Conwy Slate
Shipley Colliery Company 1
1920–1947
Derbyshire Coal
Miller Mundy family 1
to 1920
Derbyshire Coal
West Leigh Colliery Company Ltd 1
Greater Manchester Coal
Robert Hudson and Co. Ltd 1
West Yorkshire Coal
John Wedg Wood 1
from 1834
Staffordshire Coal , Ironstone
Wood and Caldwell 1
to 1834
Staffordshire Coal , Ironstone
Speakman, Caldwell and Co. 1
Merseyside Coal
John G. Morris 1
from 1863
Greater Manchester Coal
Rose Bridge and Douglas Bank Collieries Company 1
to 1920
Greater Manchester Coal
Henderson, Anderson and Co. 1
Tyne and Wear Coal
J. B. Pearson and Co. 1
Tyne and Wear Coal
Shropshire Mines Drainage Company 1
1890–1914
Shropshire Coal , Ironstone
Haybridge Company 1
to 1890
Shropshire Coal , Ironstone
William Botfield 1
from 1829
Shropshire Coal , Ironstone
Swire and Lees 1
Greater Manchester Coal
Lilleshall Company 3
to 1906
Shropshire Coal , Ironstone
Eckington Coal and Iron Company 1
Derbyshire Coal
Appleby and Co. 1
from 1853
Derbyshire Coal
T. Morris 1
West Midlands Coal
Peter Nightingale and Company 1
Greater Manchester Coal
Kirkless Hall Coal and Iron Company 2
1845–1865
Greater Manchester Coal
Heaton and Hilton 1
to 1841
Lancashire Coal
Bell and Brown 1
Tyne and Wear Coal
Enoch Perrins 1
1880–1881
Staffordshire Coal
Forrester, Gerrard and Hawkes 1
from 1856
Staffordshire Coal
Lamb and Co. 1
from 1825
Tyne and Wear Coal
J. Haigh and Sons 1
West Yorkshire Coal
Samuel Scowcroft and Sons 1
Greater Manchester Coal
John Tayleur and Son 1
from 1855
Greater Manchester Coal
Leeses and Booth 1
Greater Manchester Coal
John Kenworthy and Brothers 1
to 1860
Greater Manchester Coal
John and Ashton Clegg 1
Greater Manchester Coal
Thomas Butterworth 1
from 1841
Greater Manchester Coal
John Hargreaves 2
from 1841
Lancashire Coal
Jonah Harrop 1
Greater Manchester Coal
Winstanley Collieries Co. Ltd 1
1885–1900
Greater Manchester Coal
Meyrick Bankes 1
1827–1885
Greater Manchester Coal
J. Grace and Partners 1
Tyne and Wear Coal
S. W. Higginbottom 1
to 1901
Merseyside Coal
Wigan and Whiston Coal Co., Ltd. 1
Merseyside Coal
John Yates and Company 1
from 1855
Merseyside Coal
Crippin and Sons 1
1866–1892
Greater Manchester Coal
Smith and Sons 1
1859–1864
Greater Manchester Coal
Benjamin Burnley 1
1845–1866
West Yorkshire Coal
Newbury Collieries Ltd 1
to 1927
Somerset Coal
John Wainwright and Co. Ltd 1
from 1908
Somerset Coal
Westbury Iron Co. Ltd 1
1867–1896
Somerset Coal
Newbury Colliery Co. 1
Somerset Coal
Bells, Robson and Co. 1
from 1811
Tyne and Wear Coal
Bartholomew and Co. 1
1855–1860
South Yorkshire Coal
Croft and Co. 1
1861–1872
South Yorkshire Coal
Darley Main Coal Co. 1
1855–1886
South Yorkshire Coal
G. Jarratt 1
1849–1854
South Yorkshire Coal
Dukinfield Collieries Ltd 1
1900–1901
Greater Manchester Coal
Dukinfield Coal and Cannel Company Ltd 1
1890–1896
Greater Manchester Coal
Dunkirk Coal Company 1
1859–1885
Greater Manchester Coal
Francis Dukinfield Palmer Astley 2
to 1855
Greater Manchester Coal
Pemberton Colliery Company Ltd 1
1900–1947
Greater Manchester Coal
Jonathan Blundell and Son 1
to 1900
Greater Manchester Coal
Simon Temple 1
from 1803
Tyne and Wear Coal
South Normanton Colliery Company 1
1893–1947
Derbyshire Coal
Oxcroft Colliery Company 1
1901–1947
Derbyshire Coal
Talke Colliery Company Ltd 1
from 1933
Staffordshire Coal
Talk-o'-th'-Hill Colliery Ltd 1
to 1933
Staffordshire Coal
North Staffordshire Coal and Iron Company 1
Staffordshire Coal
Edmunds and Swaithe Coal Company 2
1878–1889
South Yorkshire Coal
Thomas Barnes 1
from 1855
Shropshire Coal
William Bracewell 1
1872–1887
North Yorkshire Coal
Serjeantson family 1
1853–1866
North Yorkshire Coal
New Ingleton Colliery Company 1
1912–1936
North Yorkshire Coal
Great Harwood Colliery Co. Ltd 1
1898–1922
Lancashire Coal
Great Harwood Coal Co. 1
to 1890
Lancashire Coal
Executors of Richard Fort 1
from 1860
Lancashire Coal
William Henry Shaw & Co. 1
1890–1896
Lancashire Coal , Fireclay
Over Darwen Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd 1
1883–1890
Lancashire Coal , Fireclay
Darwen Mining Company Ltd 1
1870–1883
Lancashire Coal , Fireclay
P. W. Pickup Ltd 1
1883–1941
Lancashire Coal
George Hargreaves & Co. 2
from 1880
Lancashire Coal
Joseph Place & Sons 1
1860–1947
Lancashire Coal , Fireclay
Cliviger Coal and Coke Co. 3
1840–1947
Lancashire Coal
Jobling family 1
from 1830
Lancashire Coal
Standish & Shevington Cannel Co. 1
1855–1865
Greater Manchester Coal
Standish Coal Co. 1
from 1836
Greater Manchester Coal
William Hayes 1
to 1875
Greater Manchester Coal
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