Corporate DS/UK/3704 Measham, now Leicestershire; Measham Colliery; 1894-1986; coal mine Measham Colliery coal mine 1894-1986 Measham, now Leicestershire 1894: establishment of Measham Collieries Limited

In 1894 W. Tate established Measham Collieries Limited. It began by working the Main Coal seam in a pit 78 feet in depth. The colliery's range was expanded by the use of the previously abandoned Abney's Pits, which extended into Woodfield, Eureka and other seams below the Main Seam. Although some of the seams were soon exhausted and the compnay faced challenges from the Moira Colliery Company for loss of royalties, the colliery became moderately successful. Its offices were at Measham Hall, bought from Lancelot Abney. The colliery passed into the control of the National Coal Board after the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947. The colliey was closed in 1986, when it was merged with Donsithorpe Colliery. 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 01/04/2021 DERBYSHIRE\71010800 28/01/2022 7da9a44a-e09a-422d-8f1b-6421adb0df24