| Ref No | LDGSL/1061/2 |
| Title | Reports on the borings at Kelham, Nottinghamshire |
| Date | 1913-1914 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Two printed reports, one compiled by The Newark Coal & Oil Company (1913), and the other by The Newark Collieries (1914). They contain engineers' reports from James Ford, Maurice Deacon and CR Hewitt and others, putting forward the case for a colliery at Kelham, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, and highlighting the discovery of oil there. |
| Provenance | James Ford collection |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray, revised by Victoria Woodcock. |
| CreatorName | FORD | James | fl 1900-1926 | mining engineer |
| Subject | Coal exploration |
| Oil drilling |
| Term | Navy (UK) |
| Fuel technology |
| Coal |
| Coal mining |
| Oil resources |
| Extraction of oil |
| Fuel resources |
| Engineering geology |