Crompton & Shawcross

A partnership formed about 1864 that worked collieries in Ince, Hindley and Hindley Green, buying Strangeways Hall Colliery in 1875; wound up by the Chancery Court in October 1897.

Succeeded byCrompton & Shawcross Ltd — The wound-up partnership's collieries were bought by the new company in December 1897.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Strangeways Hall Colliery Greater Manchester 1875–1897

Record created: 2 October 2026 · Last researched: 2 October 2026

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