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Scottish Mining

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Created 23 February 2013

shows Easthouses Extension pit of Newbattle Collieries and Dalkeith and Carberry collieries in distance

Andy A
Monday 13th of October 2014 11:28:20 PM

Andy A
Monday 13th of October 2014 11:27:19 PM
Dumbreck Colliery, Queenzieburn, Kilsyth.



I believe this is the same Wm Baird company that owned and operated the Craighead pit in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

Joe
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:24:01 PM
That is correct. Bairds were a pig iron and steel manufacturing company based at Gartsherrie, owning their own pits across Lanarkshire and Ayrshire and also into the North of England. They also owned the coke works here at Dumbreck which is the subject of the photo. In 1931 the Ayrshire pits merged with those of the Dalmellington Iron Co. to form Bairds and Dalmellington, 75% controlled by Bairds and with a 70% control of the Ayrshire coal field.



They were later (1939) part of Bairds & Scottish Steel Limited when they merged with the Scottish Iron & Steel Co.



Further details of the convoluted company history can be seen here; http://cheshire.cent.gla.ac.uk/ead/search?operation=search&fieldidx1=bath.geographicName&fieldrel1=exact&fieldcont1=gartsherrie%20(scotland)

Andy A
Monday 6th of October 2014 04:24:01 PM

cell
Friday 7th of March 2014 02:39:41 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:36:54 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:33:00 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:06:23 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:05:16 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:04:10 PM

cell
Sunday 16th of February 2014 04:01:19 PM
Cowdenbeath Colliery Pit No 7 operated by the Cowdenbeath Coal Co then Fife Coal Co. Ltd

cell
Saturday 22nd of June 2013 03:42:12 PM
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mmartin/fifepits/starter/central/pits/c/pit-9.htm for details

cell
Saturday 22nd of June 2013 03:42:12 PM

Bogiesdey
Saturday 8th of June 2013 09:51:06 AM

cell
Tuesday 26th of February 2013 09:09:18 PM

cell
Tuesday 26th of February 2013 08:15:17 PM
I've got a similar group looking for Scottish Power Stations, I'm sure i've come across lots of mines, I'll see if I can refind them and add them to this group

cell
Tuesday 26th of February 2013 08:12:23 PM
WESTER AUCHENGEICH Colliery (also known as LUMLOCH Colliery)



http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/132410/details/wester+auchengeich+colliery/



Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 10:03:20 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:48:52 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:48:18 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:47:17 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:42:20 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:38:58 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 09:35:55 PM

Joe
Saturday 23rd of February 2013 08:45:15 PM