On Sat 29 May, Mark Smith wrote:
> Can anyone provide me with any historical details concerning the "Ince
> Hall Coal & Cannel Company". I believe that the company operated pits
> around Wigan producing a range of graded bituminous and "cannel" coals.
> I would particularly be interested to know when the company was formed,
> which pits they operated and when they finally went out of business.
The Ince Hall Coal & Cannel Company appears to have developed from two
partnerships which were established in 1843.
Firstly, between John Lancaster, James Hodgkinson and James King who
obtained a lease from William Ince Anderton on 12th May 1843 fo mining
rights in an area between the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Ince Green Lane.
The partnership was known as James King and Company and The Ince Hall Coal
& Cannel Company. They sank two pits adjacent to the canal near Lock 19
Secondly, at about the same time John Lancaster's brother William, Samuel
Blackburn and John Swindells were developing an area to the east. This
partnership was known as John Swindells and Company and also as The Ince
Union Coal and Cannel Company. They operated New Hall Colliery from c1845
and obtained further mining rights.
On 1st January 1847 Swindells and Company took over James King and Company's
colliery which was known as Lower Patricroft Colliery/Lower Coal
Works/Bottom Place. The Swindells site was known as the Middle Patricroft
Colliery/Middle Works/Middle Place.
A joint stock company was formed 8th January 1848 as the The Ince Hall Coal
& Cannel Company to take over the operation of the two collieries.
In 1850 the company was operating the New Hall Colliery and a new mine, also
Pemberton Pits at Middle Place and the King and Cannel Pits at Bottom Place.
The new mine is thought to have been on the east side of Springs Branch,
near to the site of the earlier New Hall No.5 Pit. Later probably known as
Gravel Hole Pit or No.2 Pit.
1861 Springs Branch Pit/Laneside Pit newly opened on the east side of
Springs Branch and adjacent to Manchester Road.
1869 Saw Mills Pits sinking
1873 New pit sinking at Amberswood
10th May 1871 the firm changed from a Joint Stock Company to a Limited
Liability Company.
In 1884 the colliery was declared bankrupt on the petition of H J Walmesley
one of the lessors. The company was being wound up in July 1885 and this was
completed in July 1888.
For further details and explanatory maps see: 'The Industrial Railways of
the Wigan Coalfield Part One West and South of Wigan' by C H A Townley, F D
Smith and J A Peden. Runpast Publishing 1991. ISBN 1-870754-18-2 The Index
in Part Two is useful in finding the relevant pages which are many and
various.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
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