W. O. Foster

Returned as the owner of the Calcutts colliery in the collieries at work in both 1869 and 1880, and also of pits at Broseley itself. The minerals of the Broseley estate were under lease to the Foster family until 1843, their mines mainly on the Forester and Calcutts ground.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Calcutts Colliery Shropshire 1869–1890

Record created: 6 September 2026 · Last researched: 6 September 2026

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