Corporate DS/UK/3346 Mitchell Main Colliery Company Limited; 1883-1947; colliery company Mitchell Main Colliery Company Limited colliery company 1883-1947

Mitchell Main Colliery was sunk in the early 1870s by Joseph Mitchell (1807-1876) near another colliery owned by him called Swaithe Main Colliery in Wombwell, 4 miles south east of Barnsley, Yorkshire. It was a rival of Darfield Main Colliery (sunk in the late 1850s) just two thirds of a mile east from it. The Mitchell Main Colliery Company Limited was registered as a company in 1883. The two collieries were merged in the early 1900s. Prior to nationalisation in 1947 Shipley Collieries Limited had become the major shareholder in Mitchell Main Colliery Company Limited, owning 90% of shares in 1942. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Sheffield Archives online catalogue: website gracesguides.co.uk Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 05/03/2020 DERBYSHIRE\71010800 09/02/2022 0c0f2a96-94bf-4958-8357-fa44a0e67ef3