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Benhar Coal Co. Ltd.
| Constitution | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Company number | Scottish Company No. 389 |
| Share capital | ? |
| Date of Incorporation | 19th January 1872 |
| Date of Dissolution | 13th April 1892 |
| Registered Office | 31 St Andrews Square, Edinburgh (George Simpson's Office) on 31st January 1872; 21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, on 29th May 1874; 31 Princess Street, Edinburgh (Chamber of Patrick Turnbull C.A.) on 1st March 1879 |
| Oil Works | Benhar Oil Works, Hillhouserigg Oil Works, Broxburn (Simpson's) Oil Work |
A limited company establish to take forward George Simpson's coal mining interests in the Benhar coalfield, merging with the Niddie Coal Company in 1874. Through complex and often controversial arrangements the company was at various times, proprietor of a number of oil works
Directors
- Henry Aitken - Falkirk
- Peter McLagan - Pumpherston, MP
- Edward Meldrum - Dechmont
- Robert Orr - Merchant, Union Street, Glasgow
- George Simpson - Coalmaster, Benhar (first Managing Director)
Property
Resources
- Registration Records transcribed from dissolved company records held by the National Archives of Scotland
Share certificate, LVSAV2014.054
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