Wakefield Area Mines

This is a list of old mines in the Wakefield area in 1896

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Manager	Under Manager	Workers U/G Sur.		Minerals Worked
Acton Hall	Pontefract	Pontefract	H. St. John Durnford	G. Crosby	1238	430	Coal, H
Allerton Bywater	Pontefract	Silkstone and Haigh Moor Coal Co., Castleford	J.T. Bennett	S. Robinson	752	272	Coal, H & G
Augusta, Borough Corner	Wakefield	Barstow and Wilson, Wakefield	John Barstow		22	3	Coal, H
Batley	Dewsbury	Jas. Critchley and Sons, Batley	D. Midgley	A. Midgley	214	52	Coal, G, H & M
Calder	Dewsbury	Mirfield Coal Co., Mirfield	J. Nevin	H. Lockwood	61	32	Coal, H & M
Chickenley Heath	Dewsbury	Chickenley Heath Co., Dewsbury	A.B. Blakeley	M. Rayner	122	12	Coal, H & G
Chidswell	Dewsbury	Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury	G.F. Blacher	P. Winstanley	248	17	Coal, H & G
Combs	Dewsbury	E.T. Ingham, Thornhill	W. Scott	A.F. Lodge	87	18	Coal, H & C
Conyers	Dewsbury	G. & T. Haigh, Dewsbury	W.H. Teasdale	J. Crowther	200	28	Coal, H
Crigglestone Main	Wakefield	Jaggar Bros.	A. Jaggar		2	1
Crigglestone, "Dirtcar"	Wakefield	Crigglestone Coal Co.	J. Pollard	W. Robinson	82	52	Coal, H
Crigglestone, "Winter"	Wakefield	Crigglestone Coal Co.	J. Pollard	E. Ramsden	108	121	Coal, H
Crigglestone, "Wood Moor"	Wakefield	Crigglestone Coal Co.	J. Pollard	J. Hobson	100	0	Coal, H
Dark Lane	Dewsbury	Mirfield Coal Co.	A. Shires	H. Day	272	62	Coal, H & G
Daylight	Dewsbury	Jas. J. Carter, Carlinghow, Batley			13	2	Coal, M
Denby Grange, "Caphouse"	Wakefield	Miss E. Lister Kaye, Wakefield	P.C. Greaves	S. Metcalfe	115	15	Coal, H & M
Denby Grange, "Prince of Wales"	Wakefield	Miss E. Lister Kaye, Wakefield	P.C. Greaves	J. Brooke	254	19	Coal, H & M
Don Pedro	Normanton	H. Briggs, Son and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	T. Jones	288	86	Coal, H
East Ardsley, "Doggy"	Wakefield	R. Holliday and Sons, Wakefield	C. Holliday	E. Gledhill	28	6	Coal, G
East Ardsley, "Little"	Wakefield	R. Holliday and Sons, Wakefield	C. Holliday	S. Hepplestone	177	30	Coal, H
East Ardsley, "Middleton Main"	Wakefield	R. Holliday and Sons, Wakefield	C. Holliday	W.H. Westwood	H6219	58	Coal, H
Emley Moor, "No. 3 Drift"	Wakefield	Jaggar and Co., Emley Moor		W. Robinson			Coal, H
Emley, "Speedwell"	Wakefield	Jaggar and Co., Emley Moor		J. Jaggar	H60		Coal, H
Emley, "Taylor's Main"	Wakefield	Jaggar and Co., Emley Moor		J. Jaggar	315	47	Coal, H
Fall Farm, "Hartshead"	Dewsbury	R.A. Taylor	J. Woodcock		3	1	Coal, M
Featherstone Main, "Haigh Moor"	Pontefract	Featherstone Coal Co., Pontefract	T. Thompson	P. Darlington	762	127	Coal, H
Featherstone, "Stanley Main"	Pontefract	Featherstone Coal Co., Pontefract	T. Thompson	L. Makin	396	80	Coal, S & H
Frystone	Pontefract	Frystone Coal Co., Castleford	H.G. Soar	H. Eddy	795	124	Coal, H
Glass Houghton	Pontefract	T.H. Thorp Ltd., Castleford	M. Waterhouse	E.H. Waterhouse	694	131	Coal, H
Grange, Ash	Wakefield	Jagger and Elliott, Wakefield	J. Day	Jos. Booth	65	7	Coal, H & M
Haigh Moor	Normanton	H. Briggs, Son and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	W. Brears	185	91	Coal, H
Hartley Bank	Wakefield	Flockton Coal Co., Netherton	R. Sutcliffe	G. Hargreaves	170	33	Coal, H, G & S
Heeley Lane	Wakefield	Wilby and Mortimer, Ossett	J. Wilby		18	5	Coal
Hemsworth	Pontefract	Hemsworth Coal Co.	S. Harrison		702	165	Coal, H & S
Hope and Anchor	Wakefield	H. Jaggar, Upper Denby	H. Jaggar		11	2	Coal, M
Hopton Mill	Dewsbury	H. Wheatley and Sons, Mirfield	J. Nevin		5	1	Coal, H & M
Howdenclough, "Beeston" and "Black Bed"	Dewsbury	Howdenclough Coal Co., Birstal	J. Wainwright	J. Marshall	2	2	Coal, M & H
Howley Park, "Cannell"	Dewsbury	Howley Park Coal Co., Batley	A. Jackson	Ashton Jackson	121	6	Coal, G
Howley Park, "Cromwell"	Dewsbury	Howley Park Coal Co., Batley	A. Jackson	W. Jackson	77	32	Coal, H
Ingham	Dewsbury	E.T. Ingham, Thornhill	W. Scott	Hy. Crossley	304	107	Coal, H & C
Joan Royd	Dewsbury	Joan Royd Colliery Co., Heckmondwike	W.H. Mascall		69	14	Coal, H
Kilpin Hill	Dewsbury	Jeremiah Tattersfield and Sons					Coal
Lofthouse	Wakefield	Lofthouse Coal Co., Wakefield	J. Gill	R. Davis	653	155	Coal, H & C
Low Laiths	Wakefield	Low Laiths Coal Co.	A.B. Blakeley	C. Copley	155	43	Coal, H & G
Manor	Wakefield	J. and J.W. Woodhead, Wakefield	E. Keightley	J. Wood	58	10	Coal, H
Methley Junction	Normaton	H. Briggs, Son and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	G. Morrison	148	57	Coal, H
Mirfield Moor	Dewsbury	Mirfield Coal Co., Mirfield	J. Shires	H. Day	174	8	Coal, H & G
Morley West End	Dewsbury	Morley West End Coal Co., Batley	J. Pattison	W. Leonard	167	47	Coal, H, G & C
Netherton	Wakefield	Abraham Brooke	J. Fisher		8	2	Coal, H
Newmarket, "Haigh Moor"	Wakefield	J. & J. Charlesworth, Wakefield	A.W. Hargreaves	J.E. Hawden	112	40	Coal, H
Newmarket, "Nelson"	Wakefield	J. & J. Charlesworth, Wakefield	A.W. Hargreaves	J.E. Hawden	210	37	Coal, H
Newmarket, "Spencer"	Wakefield	J. & J. Charlesworth, Wakefield	A.W. Hargreaves	J.E. Hawden	203	30	Coal, H
Newton Lane	Wakefield	Victoria Coal and Coke Co., Wakefield	W. Armstrong-Lamb	H. Moreton	117	48	Coal, H & C
Nostell	Wakefield	Lord St. Oswald, Wakefield	W. Hay	T.H. Machin	698	154	Coal, H
Nunbrook	Dewsbury	Park Coal Co., Mirfield	J. Fletcher	H. Lockwood	62	6	Coal, H & M
Old Hall	Dewsbury	G. Brooke, Robertown	G. Brooke		6	1	Coal, M
Park	Dewsbury	Park Coal Co., Liversedge	J. Fletcher	A. Hoyle	208	30	Coal, H
Park Farm	Dewsbury	Heckmondwike Collieries Co. Ltd., Heckmondwike	H. Barton	L. Parkin	78	27	Coal, H
Park Hill, "Stanley Main"	Wakefield	Victoria Coal and Coke Co., Wakefield	L. Dobinson	J. Paxton	366	102	Coal, H & S
Park Hill, "Haigh Moor"	Wakefield	Victoria Coal and Coke Co., Wakefield	L. Dobinson	H.J. Moreton	679	155	Coal, H
Park Mill	Wakefield	E. Stringer and Son, Clayton West	A. Scott		454	69	Coal, H, S & G
Peep Green, Hartshead	Dewsbury	Bill Hanson	B. Hanson		5	2	Coal, M
Pildacre	Wakefield	John Naylor and Co., Ossett	S. Broadbent	J. Mann	232	25	Coal, H
Primrose Hill	Dewsbury	Stanley Coal Co., Liversedge	W.H. Sharp				Coal
Prince of Wales	Pontefract	John Rhodes, Pontefract	S. Purcell	E. Purcell	475	81	Coal, H
Rattan Row	Normanton	H. Briggs, Son and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	J. Pyrah	134	0	Coal, H
Ravenslodge	Dewsbury	G. and J. Haigh, Dewsbury	W.H. Teasdale	J. Bowker	317	67	Coal, H
Ridings	Dewsbury	Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury	G.F. Beacher	P. Winstanley	64	28	Coal, H & G
Robin Hood, "Bye"	Wakefield	J. & J. Charlesworth, Wakefield	W. Hargreaves	Jas. Keightley	134	31	Coal, H
Robin Hood, "Jane"	Wakefield	J. & J. Charlesworth, Wwakefield	W. Hargreaves	Jas. Keightley	316	61	Coal, H
Roche	Dewsbury	Carlinghow Coal Co.	W. Brierley	E. White	52	8	Coal, H & M
Roundwood	Wakefield	Terry, Greaves and Co., Wakefield	F. Flint	H. Farrand	619	129	Coal, H & S
Ryhill	Wakefield	H. Lodge, Wakefield	H. Fisher	J. Dearnley	207	38	Coal, H
St. John's, "Haigh Moor"	Normanton	Locke and Co., Normanton	J.M. Wilson	J. Moore	379	184	Coal, H
St. John's, "Silkstone"	Normanton	Locke and Co., Normanton	J.M. Wilson	W. Moore	301	0	Coal, H & G
St. John's, "Stanley Mine"	Normanton	Locke and Co., Normanton	J.M. Wilson	J. Cool	239	0	Coal, H & S
Saville	Normanton	H. Briggs, Son, and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	J. Hough	315	62	Coal, H
Saville and Shawcross	Dewsbury	Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury	G.F. Blacher	P. Winstanley	228	45	Coal, H & G
Sharlston, "Haigh Moor"	Wakefield	New Sharlston Coal Co., Wakefield	W. Creswick	S. Lord	613	238	Coal, H
Sharlston, "Stanley Main"	Wakefield	New Sharlston Coal Co., Wakefield	W. Creswick	R. Morris	287	0	Coal, H & S
Sharlston, "Sharlston West"	Wakefield	New Sharlston Coal Co., Wakefield	W. Creswick		34	58	Coal, H
Shuttle Eye	Wakefield	Lockwood and Elliott, Wakefield	J. Day	A. Robinson	86	13	Coal, H & M
Silkstone	Normanton	H. Briggs, Son, and Co., Whitwood	W.G. Jackson	W. Jopling	657	219	Coal, H & G
Silkstone	Normanton	Pope and Pearson Ltd.	J. Fisher	S. Buxton	532	0	Coal, H & G
Snydale, "Haigh Moor"	Pontefract	H. Briggs, Son, and Co.	J.J. Eley	J. Langley	454	69	Coal, H
Snydale, "Stanley Main"	Pontefract	H. Briggs, Son, and Co.	J.J. Eley	M. Green	348	53	Coal, H & S
Soothill	Dewsbury	Crawshaw and Warburton, Dewsbury	G.F. Beacher	W. Summerscales	76	10	Coal, H
Soothill Wood	Dewsbury	Soothill Wood Coal Co., Dewsbury	A.B. Blakeley	J. Goodall	645	129	Coal, H & G
Southfield	Dewsbury	John Mann, Liversedge	Abel Mann		27	4	Coal, H & M
South Kirkby	Pontefract	South Kirkby Colliery Co., Pontefract	R. Turnbull	Jas. Tait	853	162	Coal, H & S
Staincliffe	Dewsbury	G. and I. Haigh	W.H. Teasdale				Coal, H
Stanley	Dewsbury	Stanley Coal Co., Liversedge	F. Marshall	W. Beanland	185	39	Coal, H & C
Strawberry Bank	Dewsbury	Liversedge Coal Co., Liversedge	W. Marshall	F. Swallow	213	29	Coal, H & C
Victoria	Dewsbury	Heckmondwike Collieries Co. Ltd., Heckmondwike	H. Barton	S. Woodcock	49	19	Coal, H & M
Waterloo, Emley	Wakefield	Waterloo Coal Co., Wakefield	A. Adamson	J. Waring	96	15	Coal, H & M
West Field	Wakefield	Westwood and Co., Ossett	J. Simpkin	J. Wilkinson	56	11	Coal, H & M
Westgate Common	Wakefield	Westgate Common Coal Co.	W. Dakers		2	1	Coal, H & M
West Riding	Normanton	Pope and Pearson Ltd.	J. Fisher	A. Martin	425	141	Coal, H
Wheldale	Pontefract	Wheldale Coal Co., Castleford	Jos. Arundel		949	147	Coal, H & S
Whinny Moor	Wakefield	John Naylor and Co., Ossett	S. Broadbent	J. Hudson	37	7	Coal, H
White Lea	Dewsbury	White Lea Coal Co.	Alfred West	W. Kelsick	73	24	Coal, H
White Lee	Dewsbury	G. Johnson	G. Johnson
Winter Main	Wakefield	J.H. Waite, Dirtcar	R. Gooder		18	4	Coal, H
Woodhouse Lane	Wakefield	Lindale Hill Cannel Coal Co.	T.W. Bedford A. Roberts				Coal, G
Woolley Moor	Wakefield	Woolley Moor Coal Co.	G. Robinson		42	10	Coal, H
Wrenthorpe	Wakefield	W.T. Marriott	T.W. Embleton	W. Wood	103	35	Coal, H

The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" in the column "Minerals Worked" indicate the Coal produced,
C=Coking Coal; G=Gas Coal; H=Household Coal; M=Manufacturing Coal; S=Steam Coal.

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