Clifton and Kersley Coal Co
The Clifton and Kersley Coal Co, of Clifton near Manchester.
In the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth the collieries were worked on a small scale by the Fletcher family, whose consulting engineer was James Brindley
1858 The Pilkington family bought the concern. Edward Pilkington (1843–1923), Alfred Pilkington (1844-1896), Charles Pilkington (1850–1918), and Lawrence Pilkington (1855–1941) joined their uncles (by name of Evans) in the Clifton and Kersley collieries near Manchester.
1868 Josiah Evans had just taken over as manager from Herbert Fletcher at the Botany Bay Pit at the time of its sudden flooding which necessitated bringing in some large pumps.
1885 Limited company incorporated to purchase from Messrs. T. D. Grimke, Edward Pilkington, and others, the Clifton and Kersley Collieries, Lancaster. The directors were:[1]
- E. Pilkington, Clifton, colliery proprietor.
- A. Pilkington, Eccles, colliery proprietor.
- T. D. Grimke, Prestwich, colliery proprietor .
- L. Pilkington, Clifton, colliery manager .
- W. W. Pilkington, glass manufacturer
- R. Pilkington, Rainford, glass manufacturer
Also a shareholder was C. Pilkington, Hayton, engineer .
From 1908 the operations of the Company were extended to Astley, where a new pit was sunk.
1927 See Aberconway Chapter VII for information on the company and its history.
1929 Became part of Manchester Collieries together with its associated companies Pilkington Colliery Co Ltd, Outwood Collieries Ltd, Collieries (Clifton and Kersley) Ltd
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer, 1885
- Biography of Pilkington family, ODNB