Richard Evans & Co, Ltd

Richard Evans and Co was a colliery operating firm of Haydock Colliery, Haydock near St. Helens, Lancashire. The company was founded in 1830 by Richard Evans (1778-1864), who added other smaller collieries to his holding. His sons Joseph and Josiah joined the firm; after Josiah died in 1873, Joseph Evans became the sole owner and worked the pits. In 1879 the company was formed, with an output of 1,000,000 tons from seven pits employing 5,900 men. The company was registered on 20 September 1889 to take over the business of colliery proprietors of the firm of the same name.

Richard Evans and Co was a colliery operating firm of Haydock Colliery, Haydock near St. Helens, Lancashire. The company was founded in 1830 by Richard Evans (1778-1864); his daughter Ann married Richard Pilkington of the St. Helens family. He added other smaller collieries to his holding. Richard Evans' sons, Joseph and Josiah, joined the firm. In 1873 Josiah died; Joseph Evans became the sole owner and worked the pits. In 1879 the company was formed, with an output of 1,000,000 tons from seven pits employing 5,900 men. Between 1869 and 1887, six locomotives (0-4-0WT) were built for their own use. The company was registered on 20 September 1889 to take over the business of colliery proprietors of the firm of the same name. In 1927, see Aberconway Chapter VII for information on the company and its history. In 1935, depots were listed under the amended Lancashire and Cheshire District (Coal Mines) Scheme, 1930.

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