MineArchiveBarrow-in-Furness Hematite Steel Co.
English steel company, also referred to in some sources as the Barrow Steam Coal Company or simply 'the Barrow Company'. Bought the Bryncethin colliery from Glassbrook in 1873 and sank the deep No.2 and No.3 shafts to reach steam-coal seams. In Furness it found the Stank haematite vein while boring for coal, leased the ground from 1871 and took over the neighbouring Yarlside mines in 1892.
| Also recorded as | Barrow Steam Coal Company (Alternative names for the same operation used by the Northern Mine Research Society and the 1954 Bayliss interview.); Barrow Company (Alternative names for the same operation used by the Northern Mine Research Society and the 1954 Bayliss interview.); Barrow Haematite Steel Company |
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Mines operated
| Mine | Region | Years |
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| Barrow Colliery, Bryncethin | Bridgend | 1873–1886 |
| Stank Mine | Cumbria | 1871–1901 |
| Yarlside Mine | Cumbria | 1892–? |
Record created: 14 September 2026 · Last researched: 14 September 2026