MineArchive
Menu

Robert Heath and Sons

Robert Heath (1816–1893) leased the Knypersley minerals in 1857 and built the Biddulph Valley Colliery and Ironworks; his firm, later Robert Heath and Sons Ltd, owned at its peak 28 coal and iron mines, eight blast furnaces and the Black Bull and Biddulph Valley ironworks, employing about 5,000, and acquired Brown Lees Colliery in 1887.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Victoria Colliery, Biddulph Staffordshire 1857–1920

Record created: 12 September 2026 · Last researched: 12 September 2026

Accessibility options

Saved in this browser and applied on every page. Colour is never the only cue on MineArchive; if links are hard to pick out, underline them or raise the contrast. For larger text, use your browser's zoom.

Contrast
Link visibility
Motion
Reading width