# The South Staffordshire Coalfield/Coal...

Note on the Coal Raised and Iron made in 1858 in South Staffordshire. By Robert Hunt, F.R.S., Keeper of Mining Records.
The quantity of Coal raised in South Staffordshire was 4,995,780 tons; the present value of which may be regarded as 1,248,945l. sterling.
The quantity of coal required for calcining and for smelting the iron ore is at the rate of about three tons of coal for one ton of iron, or about 1,793,427 tons were employed in 1858 for that purpose. This is exclusive of the coal required for the manufacture of bar iron, &c.
The quantity of ironstone raised from the South Staffordshire coal measures, was about 959,000 tons; the average production of iron from this ironstone ore being about 33 per cent.
In addition to this ore, the following and some other ironstones were consumed in South Staffordshire:—
| From North Staffordshire:— | Tons. |
| Sent by railway, iron ore, calcined | 76,367 |
| Sent by„ railway„ iorn„ ore„ uncalcined | 5,797. |
| Sent by canal iorn„ ore„ calcined | 135,861 |
| Sent by„ canal„ iorn„ ore„ uncalcined - - 79,327 |
| From Lancashire and Cumberland, about | 30,000 |
| From„ Forest of Dean, about | 13,000 |
| From„ Northamptonshire and other places, about | 50,000 |
| | 400,352 |
​The quantity of pig iron made in South Staffordshire for the last three years has been as follows:—
| 1856. | 1857. | 1858. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| 777,171 | 657,295 | 597,809 |
The number of furnaces built and in blast is given in the first table; the number of mills and forges in the second.
The Number of Iron Furnaces in Blast in South Staffordshire and Worcestershire, 147. :
| No. | Names of Works. | Owners, | Furnaces built. | Furnaces in blast. | Furnaces in blast in District. |
| 1 | Bentley Heath | Riley and Co. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Birchills, New, Walsall | Henry Smith | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Birchills,„ Old Walsall„ | F.C. Perry | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Bloxwich, Green Lanes, Walsall. | T. and C. Highway | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Bovereux, Bilston | Wm. Baldwin and Co. | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Brettell Lane Bilston„ | Hall, Holcroft, and Pearson | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | BroadwatersBilston„ | S. Groucutt and Sons | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Brook Bilston„ | G. H. and A. Hickman | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Caponfield Bilston„ | John Bagnall and Sons | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Chillington | Chillington Iron Company | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Coneygree,Tipton | Lord Ward | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Corbyns Hall, Dudley | Wm. Matthews and Co. | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Corbyns„ Hall„ New, Dudley„. | B. Gibbons | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Coseley, Bilston | Jos. and Thomas Turley | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Crook Hay | Geo. Thompson and Co. | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Darlaston Green | Samuel Mills | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Deepfields, Bilston | Benton and Pemberton | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Dixon's Green, Dudley | W. Haden | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Dudley Port | Hopkins and Son | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Dudley Wood | New British Iron Co. | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Ettingshall, Bilston | T. Banks and Son | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Gold Hill, West Bromwich | John Bagnall and Sons | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Hallfields | B. Gibbon, jun. | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Hatherton | Highway, Brothers | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Herbert's Park, Bilston | David Jones | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Horseley, Tipton | Colburn and Sons | 4 | 3 |
| 27 | Ketley's, Dudley | B. Gibbons | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | Lays, Stourbridge | W. and G. Firmstone | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | Level, New, Brierley Hill | Lord Ward | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Level„ Old, Brierley Hill„ | Hall. Holcroft, and Pearson | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | Millfield. Bilston | B. Gibbon, jun., and Co. | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Moseley Hall, Wolverhampton | Chillington Company | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Netherton | N. Hingley and Sons | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Netherton„ | M. and W. Grazebrook | 2 | 2 | |
| | Carried forward | | 93 | 74 | ​ |
| 35 | New Furnaces, Bilston | S. H. Blackwell and Co. | 5 | 4 |
| 36 | Oak Farm, Dudley | Oakfarm Furnace Company | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Oldbury | William Bennit | 4 | 4 |
| 38 | Old Hill, Dudley | T. and J. Badger | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Old Park | Lloyds, Foster, and Co. | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Osier Bed | W. H. Sparrow and Co. | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Park Head | Evers and Martin | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Parkfield | Parkfield Iron Company | 5 | 4 |
| 43 | Park Lane, Tipton | Thomas Morris | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Pelsall | Davies and Bloomer | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Priestfield | W.M. Ward and Sons | 3 | 3 |
| 46 | Priors Field | H. B. Whitehouse | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Rough Hay, Darlaston | Addenbroke, Smith, and Pidcock. | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Russell's Hall, Dudley | S. H. Blackwell and Co. | 5 | 4¾ |
| 49 | Shut End, Stourbridge | John Bradley and Co. | 4 | 3 |
| 50 | Spring Vale, Bilston | Jones and Murcott | 3 | 2¼ |
| 51 | Stone Field | G. H. and A. Hickman | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Stour Valley | B. Richards | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Stow Heath | W. H. Sparrow and Co. | 5 | 4 |
| 54 | Tipton | E. Creswell and Sons | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | Tipton Green | Gibbons and Robert | 4 | 4 |
| 56 | Toll End, Tipton | Toll End Company | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Union | Phillip Williams and Company. | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Wednesbury Oak | Ditto | 3 | 2 |
| 59 | Willinghall | Fletcher, Solly, and Urwick | 3 | 2 |
| 60 | Wellingsworth | Haines and Company | 3 | 3 |
| 61 | Windmill End | Woodall and Smith | 3 | 2 |
| 62 | Withymoor | W. Dawes | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Wolverhampton | Edward Poole and Co. | 3 | 2 |
| 64 | Woodside | Cochrane and Company | 3 | 2 |
| | | Total | 182 | 147 | |
Mills and Forces in South Staffordshire District, with the Number of Puppling Furnaces. :
| 1 | Jno. Bradley and Co | Stourbridge Works | Stourbridge | 23 |
| 2 | Ditto | Brierley Works | Kingswinford | 38 |
| 3 | Ditto | Shut End | Ditto | 34 | = | 95 |
| 4 | Jno. Bagnall and Son | Imperial Works | Wednesbury | 26 |
| 5 | Ditto | Lee Brook | Ditto | 28 |
| 6 | Ditto | Gold's Hill | Tipton | 31 | = | 85 |
| 7 | G.B. Thorneycroft and Co. | Shrubbery Works | Wolverhampton | 40 |
| 8 | Ditto | Swan Gardens | Ditto | 30 | = | 70 |
| 9 | Barrows and Hall | Bloomfield Works | Tipton | 56 |
| 10 | Ditto | Factory Works | Ditto | 22 |
| 11 | Ditto | Tipton Green | Ditto | 11 | = | 89 |
| 12 | Chillington Iron Company | Chillington Works | Wolverhampton | 56 ​ |
| 13 | Chillington Iron Company | Lee Brook | Wednesbury | 23 |
| 14 | Ditto | Bradley | Bilston | 14 |
| 15 | Ditto | Capponfield | Ditto | 16 | = | 109 |
| 16 | Walter Williams | Albion Works | West Bromwich | 50 |
| 17 | Ditto | Great Bridge | Tipton | 12 | = | 62 |
| 18 | British Iron Company | Corngreaves | Dudley | 56 |
| 19 | Ditto | Brierley Hill | Ditto | 18 | = | 74 |
| 20 | Jones and Murcott | Spring Vale | Bilston | | | 68 |
| 21 | John Dawes and Son | Bromford Works | Oldbury | | | 51 |
| 22 | W. and J. Sparrow and Co. | Osier Bed | Wolverhampton | 26 |
| 23 | Ditto | Bilston Works | Bilston | 32 | = | 58 |
| 24 | Phillip Williams and Sons | Wednesbury Oak | Tipton | | | 32 |
| 25 | J. Walker and Co. | Patent Shaft Company. | Wednesbury | | | 48 |
| 26 | Lord Ward | Round Oak | Brierley Hills | | | 45 |
| 27 | Corbyn's Hall Iron Company | Corbyn's Hall Works. | Kingswinford | | | 40 |
| 28 | Brothers Solly | Lee Brook | Wedensbury | 25 |
| 29 | Ditto | Great Bridge | Ditto | 18 | = | 43 |
| 30 | W. Riley and Son | Highfield Works | Bilston | | | 26 |
| 31 | Rose, Higgins, and Rose | Bradley Works | Ditto | | | 33 |
| 32 | Browning and Jackson | Deepfields Works | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 33 | Brown and Frere | The Lays | Dudley | 28 |
| 34 | Ditto | The New Lays | Ditto | 10 | = | 38 |
| 35 | J. and E. Walker | Old Church and Gospel Oak. | Tipton | | | 27 |
| 36 | Atlas Iron Company | Atlas Works | West Bromwich | | | 13 |
| 37 | Sir S. Glyn, Bart. | Oak Farm | Kingswinford | | | 38 |
| 38 | R. Jeffries | Hart's Hill Works | Brierley Hill | | | 30 |
| 39 | E. Cresswell and Sons | Tipton Works | Tipton | 20 |
| 40 | Ditto | Moxley Works | Wednesbury | 10 | = | 30 |
| 41 | Thomas Wells | Moxley | Ditto | | | 25 |
| 42 | Hickman and Co. | Groveland Works | Tipton | 18 |
| 43 | Ditto | Stonefield | Bilston | 10 | = | 28 |
| 44 | Davis and Bloomer | Pelsall Works | Walsall | 12 |
| 45 | Ditto | Gold's Hill | Tipton | 11 |
| 46 | Ditto | Greet's Green | West Bromwich | 20 | = | 43 |
| 47 | David Jones | Herbert's Park | Darlaston | 15 |
| 48 | Ditto | Bilston Brook | Bilston | 8 | = | 23 |
| 49 | Plant and Fisher | Dudley Port Works | Tipton | | | 20 |
| 50 | E. Page and Sons | Roway Works | West Bromwich | | | 23 |
| 51 | S. Mills | The Green Ironworks. | Darlaston | | | 2 |
| 52 | Lee and Bolton | The Hyde Works | Stourbridge | | | 21 |
| 53 | S. Groucutt and Sons | Bankfield Works | Bilston | | | 20 |
| 54 | Fletcher, Rose, and Co. | Albert Works | Moxley | | | 21 |
| 55 | Daniel Rose | Bull's Bridge | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 56 | Wm. Rose | Batman's Hill | Bilston | | | 10 |
| 57 | Wright and North | Monmore Green | Wolverhampton | | | 11 |
| 58 | Isaac Jenks | Minerva Works | Ditto | | | 13 |
| 59 | Hall, Holcroft, and Pearson | The Level | Brierley Hill | | | 17 |
| 60 | Budd and Co. | Tividale Ironworks | Tipton | 9 |
| 61 | Ditto | Brockmoor Works | Dudley | 6 | | 15 |
| 62 | Thomas Silvester and Son | Spon Lane | West Bromwich | | | 12 |
| 63 | Beasley and Farmer | District Forge | Smethwick | | | 20 |
| 64 | Millington and Co. | Summer Hill | Tipton | | | 15 |
| 65 | F. Giles and Co. | Dudley Port Works | Ditto | | | 14 |
| 66 | Badger and Co. | Ditto | Ditto | | | 14 |
| 67 | Evers and Sons | Cradley Works | Dudley | | | 17 |
| 68 | N. Hingley and Sons | Netherton Works | Ditto | | | 15 |
| 69 | John Wheeley and Co. | Brettel Lane | Stourbridge | | | 16 |
| 70 | Corkley Iron Company | Corkley | Kidderminster | | | 12 ​ |
| 71 | Lloyds, Foster and Co. | Old Park | Wednesbury | 12 |
| 72 | Ditto | King's Hill | Ditto | 6 | = | 18 |
| 73 | Deaken and Dodd | Monmer Lane Ironworks | Willenhall | | | 11 |
| 74 | Eagle Coal and Iron Company. | Greet's Green | West Bromwich | | | 14 |
| 75 | J. Whitehouse | Ridge Acre | Ditto | | | 19 |
| 76 | Crange and Holden | Great Bridge | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 77 | John Stones and Son | The Grove | Smethwick | | | 10 |
| 78 | Granager and Powers | | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 79 | Keep and Watkin | Swin Works | Stourbridge | | | 13 |
| 80 | Geo. Thompson and Co. | Crook Hay Works | West Bromwich | | | 18 |
| 81 | Gilpin and Sons | Wedge's Mills | Walsall | | | 6 |
| 82 | J. Marshall | Monway Works | Wednesbury | | | 6 |
| 83 | Johnson and Co. | Church Lane | West Bromwich | | | 7 |
| 84 | Bissell, Kay, and Bissell | Hill Top | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 85 | Hipkins and Co. | Great Bridge | Ditto | | | 5 |
| 86 | J. Gregory | Spon Lane | Ditto | | | 6 |
| 87 | Hartland and Co. | Smethwick | Ditto | | | 8 |
| 88 | Wm. Marshall | | Ditto | | | 3 |
| 89 | J. Hodgetts | | Ditto | | | 3 |
| 90 | Wm. Morris | | Tipton | | | 4 |
| 91 | J. Haines and Co. | Sheep Wash | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 92 | Hunt and Sons | Brade's Works | Oldbury | | | 8 |
| 93 | E. B. Whitehead | | Tipton | | | 9 |
| 94 | Wm. Baldwin and Co. | Bovereux Works | Bilston | | | 6 |
| 95 | Wm. Banks | Ettingshall Works | Ditto | | | 11 |
| 96 | Thompson and Burford | Bradley Hall Works | Ditto | | | 10 |
| 97 | Hampton and Brereton | Pot House Bridge Works. | Ditto | | | 7 |
| 98 | Baldwin and Co. | Horseley Fields Works. | Wolverhampton | | | 3 |
| 99 | Whittington Company | Whittington Works | Stourbridge | | | 5 |
| 100 | Banks and Morgan | Broadwaters | Kidderminster | | | 5 |
| 101 | Baldwin Brothers | Wildon Works | Ditto | | | 5 |
| 102 | Edmund Page | | Smethwick | | | 12 |
| | Total | | | | | 1,945 |
The number of collieries enumerated in the Mineral Statistics for 1858 is 415 in this coal-field. Each of these collieries will have at least two shafts, and many of them more.
* ↑ 4 furnaces were in blast for a short time. The average of the year was 3 furnaces.
* ↑ During a portion of the year the Chillington Company had 4 furnaces in blast.
* ↑ These furnaces are entirely cold blast.
* ↑ 3 furnaces in blast for 3 months, and 4 for 9 months.
* ↑ 2 only in blast one half the year.