 National Coal Board logo | |
| Abbreviation | NCB |
|---|---|
| Successor | British Coal |
| Formation | 15 July 1946 |
| Dissolved | 5 March 1987 |
| Legal status | Statutory corporation |
| Purpose | "Working and getting the coal in Great Britain, and securing the efficient development of the coal-mining industry." |
| Headquarters | Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SW1 |
| Products | Coal |
| Owner | UK Government |
Chairman | Lord Hyndley (1947–1951) Sir Hubert Houldsworth (1951–1956) Sir Jim Bowman (1956–1961) Lord Robens (1961–1971) Sir Derek Ezra (1971–1981) Norman Siddall (1981–1983) Ian MacGregor (1983–1986) Sir Robert Haslam (1986–1987) |
The National Coal Board (NCB) was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the United Kingdom's collieries on "vesting day", 1 January 1947. In 1987, the NCB was renamed the British Coal Corporation, and its assets were subsequently privatised.