is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies . the company may own other properties etc. and there may have been other changes of ownership etc. for which we currently do not have details . quick links previous companies derwent & consett iron co. ltd. next company national coal board n.c.b. 1864 company directors chairman coleman j. e. tokenhouse yard london dale david darlington elliott j. fogg durham fenwick h. m.p. chester le street henderson john m.p. leazes house durham pease j. w. darlington spencer thomas the grove ryton wilson j. norman sunderland managing director priestman j. shotley bridge source consett iron co. ltd. information booklet 1873 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground brooms conside leadgate delves leadgate derwent medomsley ebchester medomsley eden leadgate iveston leadgate langley witton gilbert medomsley medomsley mount pleasant medomsley westwood medomsley 1882 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground billingside drift consett leadgate j. j. hedley blackhill drift medomsley j. j. hedley brooms drift leadgate j. j. hedley delves leadgate j. j. hedley derwent medomsley j. h. morris eden drift leadgate j. j. hedley eden leadgate j. j. hedley iveston leadgate j. j. hedley langley park witton gilbert w. logan medomsley edge medomsley j. h. morris medomsley medomsley j. h. morris milkwell burn medomsley standing westwood medomsley j. h. morris 1888 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett j. j. hedley delves consett j. j. hedley derwent medomsley c. f. scott eden leadgate j. h. morris hunter medomsley c. f. scott iveston leadgate j. j. hedley langley park witton gilbert w. logan medomsley medomsley j. h. morris westwood ebchester c. f. scott 1892 company details registered office consett co. durham source consett iron co. ltd. information booklet company directors chairman dale david west lodge darlington vice chairman henderson c. w. c. the ridings hexham managing director bainbridge thomas h. holmwood clayton road newcastle fenwick mark lambton & co. newcastle morton h. t. fenton wooler perkins charles gallowhill hall newcastle stobart william pepper arden northallerton general manager jenkins william solicitor cooper r. w. grey street newcastle source consett iron co. ltd. information booklet 1896 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett c. f. scott 197 37 chopwell lintz green j. r. gilchrist 50 30 sinking delves consett c. f. scott 108 37 derwent hunter medomsley j. h. morris 168 42 derwent william medomsley j. h. morris 478 70 eden leadgate c. f. scott 264 61 garesfield lintz green j. r. gilchrist 483 103 iveston leadgate c. f. scott 2 1 standing langley park langley park william logan 344 175 medomsley medomsley j. h. morris 335 92 westwood ebchester g. g. robson 427 114 2 856 762 3 618 1900 links to other areas of this site 1900 11 20 official notice from the london gazette 1902 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett c. f. scott 289 50 castle drift leadgate c. f. scott 26 4 chopwell lintz green j. r. gilchrist 558 116 delves consett c. f. scott 215 66 derwent hunter medomsley a. m. hedley 213 50 derwent william medomsley a. m. hedley 462 67 eden leadgate c. f. scott 206 59 garesfield lintz green j. r. gilchrist 468 124 ives leadgate c. f. scott 6 1 iveston leadgate c. f. scott standing langley park langley park f. o. kirkup 539 244 medomsley medomsley j. w. jamieson 433 103 westwood ebchester j. w. jamieson 19 9 3 434 893 4 327 1904 links to other areas of this site 1904 article in the transactions of the mining engineers 1908 links to other areas of this site 1908 07 17 official notice from the london gazette 1909 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett blackhill c. f. scott castle drift leadgate c. f. scott chopwell lintz green rowlands gill john english delves consett c. f. scott derwent medomsley ebchester h. s. willis eden leadgate c. f. scott garesfield or spen rowlands gill p. e. smallwood hunter medomsley ebchester h. s. willis ives leadgate c. f. scott iveston leadgate c. f. scott langley park langley park witton gilbert r. s. swallow medomsley medomsley ebchester j. w. jamieson stockerley blackhill knitsley c. f. scott sunniside leadgate c. f. scott westwood ebchester j. w. jamieson 1914 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett c. f. scott not worked castle drift leadgate c. f. scott inc. in eden chopwell no. 1 chopwell n. c. neilson 947 222 chopwell no. 2 chopwell w. b. wilson jnr . 389 85 chopwell no. 3 chopwell w. b. wilson jnr . 246 26 delves consett c. f. scott closed temporarily derwent medomsley c. w. pattinson 763 118 eden leadgate c. f. scott 458 79 eden and castle drift combined garesfield bute rowlands gill w. e. goodenough 504 195 garesfield towneley rowlands gill w. e. goodenough 300 47 langley park langley park m. hedley 1 118 164 medomsley medomsley c. f. scott 601 90 westwood ebchester c. w. pattinson 767 95 whittonstall whittonstall w. b. wilson jun. 347 33 6 440 1 154 7 594 1921 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett not worked castle drift leadgate not worked chopwell no. 1 chopwell h. hepburn 1 063 276 chopwell no. 2 chopwell w. h. stothard 418 118 chopwell no. 3 chopwell w. h. stothard 254 56 chopwell chopwell crookhall victory consett p. kirkup jun. 223 69 derwent medomsley c. w. pattinson 1 042 132 eden leadgate g. o. harper 786 88 garesfield bute rowlands gill j. w. heckels 513 106 garesfield ruler rowlands gill j. w. heckels 6 garesfield towneley rowlands gill j. w. heckels 325 69 langley park langley park w. e. goodenough 936 295 medomsley medomsley w. b. wilson jun. 616 93 westwood ebchester c. w. pattinson 507 77 whittonstall whittonstall w. h. stothard 322 79 7 011 1 458 8 469 1922 collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground ashes quarry stanhope 158 17 butsfield quarry satley 10 4 carr house quarry consett not worked during 1922 168 21 189 1923 company details registered office 118 pilgrim street newcastle on tyne class of coal coking gas manufacturing other minerals worked fireclay other information coke oven by product works at consett and langley park source 1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co. ltd. from a copy held in the scottish mining museum newtongrange midlothian company directors chairman smith clarence d. loughbrow hexham managing director fenwick mark abbotswood stow on the wold glos . directors bainbridge g. b. espley hall morpeth northumberland cochrane c. a. oakfield house gosforth newcastle on tyne dale j. b. sir bt . courthorpe house wimbledon s.w. pease w. e. mowden darlington general manager george e. j. secretary alsop r. chief viewer kirkup f. o. source 1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co. ltd. from a copy held in the scottish mining museum newtongrange midlothian disaster major accident datecolliery pitdeathscause 24 feb 1923 medomsley 8 cage fell down shaft names of those killed text of the official report images of the memorial to the disaster collieries mines owned employees name of mine locality manager under above ground ground blackhill consett not worked castle drift leadgate not worked chopwell no. 1 chopwell h. hepburn 1 057 239 chopwell no. 2 chopwell w. h. stothard 420 119 chopwell no. 3 chopwell w. h. stothard 295 61 chopwell chopwell crookhall consett p. kirkup jun. 795 98 derwent medomsley c. w. pattinson 1 493 143 eden leadgate g. o. harper 967 151 garesfield bute rowlands gill j. w. heckels 531 94 garesfield ruler rowlands gill j. w. heckels 7 1 garesfield towneley rowlands gill j. w. heckels 319 53 langley park langley park w. e. goodenough 971 279 medomsley medomsley w. b. wilson jun. 906 124 westwood ebchester c. w. pattinson 563 80 whittonstall whittonstall w. h. stothard 318 89 8 642 1 531 10 173 1924 company notes registered april 4 1864 and owns the chopwell garesfield langley park victory and other collieries in the county of durham limestone quarries near stanhope acquired in 1900 and iron and steel works at consett . coke washing and by product plants are erected at templetown and langley park colliery and new by product plant known as the fell coke works commenced operations in january 1924 . two steamers have been purchased in order to secure the necessary and regular supply of ore to the blast furnaces . in conjunction with guest keen & nettlefolds ltd. the company has acquired a large interest in the onconara iron ore co. ltd. owning iron ore properties in spain.capital 3 500 000 divided into 500 000 eight per cent cumulative preference shares and 3 000 000 ordinary shares of 1 each . all the shares are issued and fully paid.the capital was originally 400 000 in 10 shares but was increased by various amounts in 1866 1872 1880 and 1886 and finally in november 1890 from 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 by the creation of 100 000 preference shares of 5 each which were offered share for share to the ordinary shareholders in december 1890 . the priority of these shares appiles to dividends only and not to capital . of the ordinary shares only 73 600 were issued up to august 1886 when 24 533 new shares were issued in the proportion of one new to every three old shares held the new shares ranking for dividends pro rata with the old . the remaining 1 867 new shares were disposed of by auction on the 22nd november 1890 realising a premium of 43 048 2s . 6d . on the 31st march 1882 the paid up capital was reduced by returning to the shareholders the sum of 8 355 being money paid in advance of calls . this repayment was made out of profits . in august . 1913 each ordinary share of 10 having 7 10s . paid was divided into 10 shares of 1 having 15s . paid and a bonus of 5s . per share was declared in order to meet call for a like amount thus making the shares fully paid ; at the same time the preference shares were sub divided into 1 shares . increased from 1 500 000 to present amount in september 1919 by creation of a further 2 000 000 ordinary shares which were alloted as fully paid out of undivided profits to holders of ordinary shares in the proportion of two or every one ordinary held.first debenture stock in may 1922 1 500 000 part of 2 500 000 was offered for public subscription at 99 per cent . repayable july 1 1962 by annual drawings at par commencing july 1 1933 but the company reserves the right to pay off the whole or any of the debenture stock for the time being outstanding at 102 per cent . at any time after july 1 1933 . the company also reserves the right to purchase debenture stock at any time in the open market . interest is payable july 1 and january 1 . dividends paid half yearly in january and july free of tax . the following distributions have been made on ordinary shares since 1912 13 1913 1430 per cent .1917 1840per cent .1921 224per cent1914 1512 1918 1935 1922 2351915 1650 1919 2012 nine months .1916 1740 1920 2110 1923 24 interim 2 accounts for nine months ended march 31 1923 submitted in newcastle june 28