Bankes family
Other Business Names:
- Bankes, James
- Bankes, William
- Bankes, Thomas
- Bankes, Meyrick
- Winstanley Colliery Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Coal extraction
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Transport services
Private inc industrial railways
Notes:
Traced origins as colliery proprietors and operators to James Bankes, c1542-1617, a successful London goldsmith, who following his retirement, bought coal bearing land in the Wigan area, notably the Manor of Winstanley, in 1795-96. These estates were subsequently developed by his descendants, notably his grandsons, William, 1631-76, and Thomas,1659-1725. In the 19th century the estates and mines were developed by Meyrick Bankes, d1827, and especially his son, also Meyrick, c1811-c8-. By then at least some collieries were leased to operators. To facilitate production Bankes built a horse tramway to link Winstanley to Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Later operated using locomotives. On his death mining carried on by Winstanley Colliery Co Ltd
Publications:
- A nineteenth century colliery railway by Bankes, Joyce H M
- 'Evolution of early railways in Winstanley, Orrell and Pemberton, Lancashire, England, 1770s-1870s' in D Gwyn (ed), Early Railways 5. Papers from the Fifth International Early Railways Conference by Winstanley, Derek
- James Bankes and the manor of Winstanley, 1595-1617 by Bankes, Joyce H M
- Records of mining in Winstanley and Orrell, near Wigan. From the 16th century to the 19th century by Bankes, Joyce H M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bankes, James
- Bankes, William
- Bankes, Thomas
- Bankes, Meyrick
- Winstanley Colliery Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Wigan, Wigan, Greater Manchester, North West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Coal extraction
- Transport services Private inc industrial railways
Notes:
Traced origins as colliery proprietors and operators to James Bankes, c1542-1617, a successful London goldsmith, who following his retirement, bought coal bearing land in the Wigan area, notably the Manor of Winstanley, in 1795-96. These estates were subsequently developed by his descendants, notably his grandsons, William, 1631-76, and Thomas,1659-1725. In the 19th century the estates and mines were developed by Meyrick Bankes, d1827, and especially his son, also Meyrick, c1811-c8-. By then at least some collieries were leased to operators. To facilitate production Bankes built a horse tramway to link Winstanley to Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Later operated using locomotives. On his death mining carried on by Winstanley Colliery Co LtdPublications:
- A nineteenth century colliery railway by Bankes, Joyce H M
- 'Evolution of early railways in Winstanley, Orrell and Pemberton, Lancashire, England, 1770s-1870s' in D Gwyn (ed), Early Railways 5. Papers from the Fifth International Early Railways Conference by Winstanley, Derek
- James Bankes and the manor of Winstanley, 1595-1617 by Bankes, Joyce H M
- Records of mining in Winstanley and Orrell, near Wigan. From the 16th century to the 19th century by Bankes, Joyce H M