National Coal Board

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The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal industry company ⓘ
public corporation ⓘ
state-owned enterprise ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
chairperson Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham ⓘ
Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra ⓘ
Ian MacGregor ⓘ
Lord Hyndley ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdByAct Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 ⓘ
dateFormallyEstablished 1 January 1947 ⓘ
dissolved 1987 ⓘ
employed coal miners in Great Britain ⓘ
foundedBy UK government ⓘ
hasResearchArm Coal Research Establishment ⓘ
hasSubsidiary NCB (Ancillaries) Ltd ⓘ
NCB (Coal Products) Ltd ⓘ
NCB (Exploration) Ltd ⓘ
headquartersLocation Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1946 ⓘ
industry coal mining ⓘ
coal research ⓘ
coke production ⓘ
opencast mining ⓘ
legalForm public corporation ⓘ
mandate manage and operate coal mining industry in Great Britain ⓘ
notableEvent 1984–85 miners' strike ⓘ
major pit closure programmes in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ
miners' strikes in the 1970s ⓘ
numberOfEmployeesAtPeak over 700000 ⓘ
operatedInSector coal mining industry ⓘ
energy sector ⓘ
opposedBy National Union of Mineworkers ⓘ
ownedAssetType coal distribution depots ⓘ
coal mines ⓘ
coal washeries ⓘ
coking plants ⓘ
collieries ⓘ
research establishments ⓘ
ownedBy UK government ⓘ
parentOrganization Department of Energy (UK) ⓘ
Ministry of Fuel and Power ⓘ
peakPeriodOfEmployment 1950s ⓘ
regulatedBy UK government energy policy ⓘ
reorganizedAs British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
replacedBy British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
significantFor decline of deep coal mining in the UK ⓘ
post-war nationalisation of British coal industry ⓘ
tookOverFrom coal owners ⓘ
private coal companies in the UK ⓘ

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Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 → creates → National Coal Board ⓘ
Fife coalfield → historicalEmployer → National Coal Board ⓘ
National Coal Board → reorganizedAs → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
National Coal Board → replacedBy → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Ministry of Fuel and Power → oversaw → National Coal Board (policy relationship) ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Jacob Bronowski → employer → National Coal Board ⓘ
Scottish coal industry → managedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
Scottish coal industry → managedBy → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Ian MacGregor → employer → National Coal Board ⓘ
Kent coalfield → administratedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
British coal industry → managedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
British coal industry → managedBy → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Kirby v National Coal Board → party → National Coal Board ⓘ
Kirby v National Coal Board → defendant → National Coal Board ⓘ
Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra → employer → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Ancillaries) Ltd → parentOrganization → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Ancillaries) Ltd → associatedWith → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Exploration) Ltd → parentOrganization → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Exploration) Ltd → associatedWith → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Exploration) Ltd → partOf → National Coal Board group of companies ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
NCB (Coal Products) Ltd → parentOrganization → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Coal Products) Ltd → ownedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
NCB (Coal Products) Ltd → partOf → National Coal Board group of companies ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Ministry of Power → workedWith → National Coal Board ⓘ
Jakub Bronowski → employer → National Coal Board ⓘ
Woodhorn Colliery → laterOwner → National Coal Board ⓘ
Snibston Colliery site → ownedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
Snibston Colliery site → ownedBy → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Derbyshire coalfield → governedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
Derbyshire coalfield → laterManagedBy → British Coal ⓘ
linked to: National Coal Board
Chislet Colliery → laterOwnedBy → National Coal Board ⓘ
Betteshanger Colliery → employer → National Coal Board ⓘ