Jonathan Blundell and Son

The Blundell family's Wigan coal business, founded on Jonathan Blundell's Orrell investments of the 1770s, which built Pemberton Colliery into one of the largest in Lancashire before it became Pemberton Colliery Co. Ltd in 1900.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Pemberton Colliery Greater Manchester ?–1900

Record created: 3 October 2026 · Last researched: 3 October 2026

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