SAUNDERS CLOUGH COLLIERY
Bacup Road (Dulesgate)
Todmorden
See also COAL MINES IN TODMORDEN AND WALSDEN
Known occupiers
1860-1890
DEARDEN James
1891- after 1901
EARNSHAW George & sons
From 1926 to after 1945
TEMPERLEY Fred & J. Ltd.
Demolished
Fred Temperleys clay works at Saundersclough
Additional information
researched, recorded and referenced by Mrs Sheila Wade
Hebden Bridge WEA Local History Group
Todmorden Rates Book 1860-90
Owned and occupied by James Dearden, colliery etc. Saunder Clough; rateable value £362.12s.2d.
1866 - rateable value £391.12s.0d.
1873 - additions to colliery rateable value £164.3s.0d.
1880 - rateable value £400.
1881 - rateable value £425.
1886 - colliery, sidings, tramways etc. rateable value £347.5s.0d.
Additional notes
1891 census
George Earnshaw, Rock Nook, brick manufacturer.
1896 Saunder Clough at Dulesgate employed 5 underground workers and mined manufacturing coal and fireclay. It was owned by Geo. Earnshaw & sons of Saunder Clough, Dulesgate, Todmorden, and the manager was Geo. Earnshaw.
1901 census
George Earnshaw, 514 Bacup Road, brick manufacturer
1945
F. & J. Temperley Ltd., Bacup Rd., Todmorden
Saunder Clough No.2 (fireclay). Employ 14 underground workers and 3 surface workers. |