Chaloner (Ironstone)

Location:

Guisbrough
8 miles [13 km] E of Middlesbrough

Map Ref:

(Sheet 94, OL26) NZ603175, 54° 32' 57" N, 1° 4' 4" W

Opened:

Oct 1869

Closed:

12 Aug 1939

Owners:

1910's - Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd.

1923, Apr - Dorman, Long & Co. Ltd.

Output:

1873 - Ironstone.

1882 - Ironstone.

1884 - Ironstone.

1888 - Ironstone.

1890 - Ironstone.

1896 - Ironstone.

1902 - Ironstone.

1914 - Ironstone.

1921 - Ironstone.

1923 - Ironstone.

1924 - Ironstone.

1925 - Ironstone.

1927 - Ironstone.

1929 - Ironstone.

1930 - Ironstone.

1934 - Ironstone.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1882	Standing
1888	Standing
1890	Standing
1896	1,223	992	231
1896	Eston, Chaloner, Upsal & Wilton combined
1902	1,015	808	207
1902	Eston, Chaloner, Upsal & Wilton combined
1914	960	751	209
1914	Eston, Chaloner, Upsal & Wilton combined
1921	657	466	191
1921	Eston, Chaloner, Upsal & Wilton combined
1924	inc. in Eston
1925	inc. in Eston
1927	Persons employed inc. in Eston
1929	inc. in Eston
1930	566	422	144
1930	Chaloner & eston combined
1934	458	335	123
1934	inc. Eston

Colliery Management (prior to 1955)

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Chaloner (Ironstone)

Description

Chaloner Mine is three miles distant from Eston, and the ironstone is brought in train loads, or sets of 21 tubs, over the surface in three stages, the three haulages, placed a mile apart, being of the double-drum type and each driven by a 300-h.p. motor.

The stone from Chaloner mine is passed over a screen at Eston to separate the fines, which are not calcined. Separation is effected with a Ross roller screen which is fitted with a Ross system of chain feed. This has been found to be the simplest method of handling the material, which varies from "fines" to lumps, weighing 50 lbs. or more, in one operation.

Iron & Coal Trades Review 1937

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Allison, Francis, 16 Oct 1874, aged 33, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Bintley, George, 08 Jul 1873, aged 21, Pumper, crushed by tubs
						Easton, Robert, 30 May 1882, aged 24, Horse Leader, crushed between a horse and wall side while coming down a bord ; the horse refused to hold the tub down the bank and turned out of the way
						Gage, John Robert, 30 May 1914, (accident: 27 May 1914), aged 38, Miner, Deceased was breaking up stone at the face of a skirting when a piece of stone 15 inches by 12 inches by 2 inches thick fell from the face close to the roof. It struck him on the head and caused a severe fracture of the skull, from which he died three days later.
						Lake, Walter, 10 Feb 1885, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of tope stone while working in a bord
						Mounsey, Robert, 12 Aug 1876, aged 27, Miner, fall of ironstone while baring after a shot
						Pearey, Arthur, 20 Dec 1933, aged 50, heavy fall of stone, address: Walkers Row, Guisborough, Buried: Guisborough Cemetery
						Richardson, William, 18 Sep 1888, aged 37, Miner, fall of stone from roof; a shot had recently been fired, and apparently loosened the piece that fell
						Winter, Thomas, 15 Feb 1873, aged 17, Driver, run over by tubs

						9 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

Those names marked with , have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the symbol next to the name to see the web page.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Chaloner (Ironstone)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Chaloner (Ironstone)

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
1873-4 List of Mines
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
1884 List of Mines
1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023)
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
1934 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
Profile of Dorman, Long ∓ Co. Ltd. printed in The Iron & Coal Trades Review in 1937
The Times Newspaper



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