William Baird & Co. Ltd

Company number:

2440

Started:

Incorporated 1893

Registered office:

168, West George St. Glasgow.

Reconstructed as Bairds and Scottish Steel Ltd in 1938

Mines within West Lothian:

Hopetoun (employing 406 underground and 163 surface workers; manager: Donald Black)
Mosside No.4 (employing 60 underground and 8 surface workers; manager: R. McPhee)
Riddochhill (employing 367 underground and 65 surface workers; maager: R. McPhee)

Balbardie No.2 pit (from 1906 - 1938)
Easton No.1 pit (from 1906 - 1938)

References

THE RUMOURED SALE OF A BATHGATE COLLIERY - ln reference to the rumour as to the sale of Balbardie and Easton Collieries, Bathgate. It is now reported that both concerns, which belong to tho Balbardie Coal Company (Ltd.), has been acquired by those well-known coalmasters. Messrs. Baird & Company,Edinburgh

Evening News, 27th April 1906

1924 Colliery Yearbook

1924 Colliery Yearbook