MineArchiveBolckow, Vaughan and Company
The Middlesbrough ironmasters Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan, whose partnership effectively created the Teesside iron industry. Vaughan’s discovery of the Eston ironstone in 1850 gave the firm its own ore supply within sight of its own furnaces, and Middlesbrough grew around the result. It opened Dean and Chapter Colliery in 1904 to supply coking coal for those furnaces. The company held Eston for seventy-nine years before being taken over by Dorman, Long in 1929.
| Also recorded as | Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Dorman, Long and Company — taken over by Dorman, Long in 1929 |
Mines operated
| Mine | Region | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Park Colliery | County Durham | 1872–1929 |
| Belmont Mine | North Yorkshire | 1907–1929 |
| Bishop Middleham Colliery | County Durham | 1880–1923 |
| Black Boy Colliery | County Durham | ?–1929 |
| Brusselton Colliery | County Durham | ?–? |
| Byers Green Colliery | County Durham | ?–1929 |
| Chaloner Ironstone Mine | North Yorkshire | 1869–1923 |
| Dean and Chapter Colliery | County Durham | 1904–1929 |
| Eston Ironstone Mines | North Yorkshire | 1850–1929 |
| Leasingthorne Colliery | County Durham | 1870–1929 |
| Longacres Mine | North Yorkshire | 1865–1929 |
| Merrington Colliery | County Durham | ?–1928 |
| North Skelton Mine | North Yorkshire | 1872–1929 |
| Shildon Lodge Colliery | County Durham | ?–? |
| South Skelton Mine | North Yorkshire | 1900–1929 |
| Upton Colliery | West Yorkshire | 1924–1939 |
| West Auckland Colliery | County Durham | ?–? |
| Westerton Colliery | County Durham | 1872–1929 |
| Witton Park Colliery | County Durham | 1855–1860 |
| Woodifield Colliery | County Durham | 1855–1910 |
Record created: 26 August 2026 · Last researched: 26 August 2026