William Rigby and Co.

The firm, with Frank Rigby as managing partner, that sank Diglake (Audley) Colliery in 1870 as lessees of Sir Thomas Boughey and worked it and two other collieries in the Audley district; Rigby accepted responsibility at the 1895 inquiry for stopping the boreholes ahead of the Ten Feet workings.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Boyles Hall Colliery Staffordshire 1896–?
Bunker's Hill Colliery Staffordshire 1853–1896
Diglake Colliery Staffordshire 1870–1905

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

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