Hilton Main and Holly Bank Collieries Ltd

Formed on 1 July 1932 when C. A. Nelson, chairman of Hartley Main Collieries at Cramlington, bought the Holly Bank Coal Co.; registered on the Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, it reopened Holly Bank in 1935, ran brickworks at Hilton Main and employed about 1,270 people across the two pits in 1940.

Mines operated

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