Bridgewater Collieries Ltd

The company formed in 1921 by the 4th Earl of Ellesmere to work the Bridgewater estate collieries, a subsidiary of Bridgewater Estates from 1923 and one of the firms that merged into Manchester Collieries in 1929.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Ashton's Field Colliery Greater Manchester 1923–1929
Brackley Colliery Greater Manchester 1923–1929
Newtown Colliery Greater Manchester 1925–1929
Sandhole Colliery Greater Manchester ?–1929

Record created: 9 September 2026 · Last researched: 9 September 2026

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