Barr & Thornton Ltd

The company that owned the Knowes, Fauldhouse No. 1 Pit, on the southern edge of Fauldhouse in West Lothian, from its first coal in the 1890s until its closure in 1946. Nothing further is recorded of the company or the person.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Braehead Colliery West Lothian 1908–1944
Cultrigg Colliery West Lothian 1900–1929
East Benhar Colliery West Lothian 1938–1947
Knowes Colliery West Lothian ?–1946
Knowton Colliery North Lanarkshire 1911–1933

Record created: 6 September 2026 · Last researched: 6 September 2026

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