Corporate DS/UK/3701 Linton; Coton Park and Linton Colliery Company; 1869-1900; colliery company Coton Park and Linton Colliery Company colliery company 1869-1900 Linton

The Coton Park and Linton Colliery was formed in about 1869, when two shafts were sunk to the Stockings Seam several hundred yards to the west of Castle Gresley. Minerals were leased beneath 826 acres extending from Church Gresley to Linton and Caldwell under lands belonging to Morris Richardson, Colonel Milligan and the John Port Trustees. Although it had six workable seams at its disposal, it proved difficult to work with the seams being badly contorted and faulted in many places with sponatneous combustion an ever-present problem. In 1888 work was suspended temporarily due to flooding, but it resumed after costly pumping and repairs in 1889. The colliery and its brickworks were offered for sale in 1898, but having received no offers the colliery closed in 1899. The company's leases and mines were acquired by the Moira Company early in the 20th century, some time between 1900 and 1910. 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 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) The Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, 1200-1900, by Colin Owen, 1984. Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 31/03/2021 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 08/06/2021 703f3583-5ecc-4229-bc88-78895652db60