Colliery Records
Nottinghamshire Archives holds the records of:
- N H and B Collieries Ltd
- Nottingham and Clifton Collieries Ltd
- B A Collieries Ltd
- Barber Walker and Co Ltd
- Bolsover Collieries Ltd
- Cossall Collieries Ltd
- Newstead Collieries Ltd
- Sherwood Collieries Ltd
- United Steel Companies Ltd
- Stanton Ironworks Company Ltd
- Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd
- Wollaton Collieries Co Ltd
- some National Coal Board records.
Most of the records pre-date Vesting Day in 1947 when collieries were nationalised under the National Coal Board.
Main groups of documents
Minute books
Shareholders ledgers
Registers of workmen
Photographs
How to find the document you want
Main groups of documents include:
Minute books
Coverage: early 20th century
Minutes of Directors' meetings and of various committee meetings.
The quantity and variety of minute books varies between colliery company.
Shareholders ledgers
Coverage: early 20th century
Volumes listing shareholders in individual colliery companies.
Registers of workmen
Coverage: early 20th century
Volumes listing men working at the colliery, detailing name, address, occupation, date of birth, dates commenced and left.
There are few workmen registers amongst the colliery records, and the quantity and amount of detail in them varies between collieries.
Photographs
Coverage: 20th century
A large collection of photographs of collieries and of various departmental activities.
The quantity and variety of photographs varies between collieries.
How to find the document you want
Records are grouped together by colliery company.
There is a catalogue for colliery records available in the archives search room.
There are also subject, place and photograph indexes available.
