Udston Coal Company Limited

The Lanarkshire company that owned Udston Colliery near Hamilton, begun about 1875 on a leasehold of some 150 acres, and which held it at the explosion of 28 May 1887 that killed seventy-three men.

Mines operated

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Udston Colliery South Lanarkshire 1875–?

Record created: 10 September 2026 · Last researched: 10 September 2026

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