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Crossfield (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Cleator Moor 3½ miles [5 km] SE of Whitehaven |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NY016149, 54° 31' 11" N, 3° 31' 13" W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owners: | 1880's - Crossfield Iron Ore Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890's - Crossfield Mines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910's - James Robertson-Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1884 - Iron Ore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902 - No. 2 & 5 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - No. 2 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914 - No. 5 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Crossfield (Iron Ore) |
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Crossfield (Iron Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1915 - Abandoned |
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1920 - Abandoned |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
Brown, William, 07 Feb 1879, aged 20, Miner, fall of ore from roof | ||||||
Cleator, John, 29 Jun 1882, aged 30, Miner, blow from handle of winch | ||||||
Develin, James, 29 Apr 1879, aged 21, Miner, killed by a fall of ore | ||||||
Hodgson, James, 06 Dec 1875, accidentally killed by falling from an eye in the Crossfield Company No. 8 Iron Ore mine Cleator to the bottom of the said shaft | ||||||
Keogh, Dennis, 03 Aug 1883, aged 44, Miner, killed by a fall of ore | ||||||
MacLean, Philip, 01 Oct 1881, aged 33, Miner, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...] | ||||||
Margram, Daniel, 21 Jul 1881, aged 40, Miner, fall of ore from roof | ||||||
Morley, James, 01 Oct 1881, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of roof [More information ...] | ||||||
O'Brian, Henry, 11 Oct 1877, aged 63, Miner, fall of roof, deceased had been warned by two or three men | ||||||
O'Toole, Thomas, 11 Feb 1873, aged 27, Miner, explosion of dynamite | ||||||
Rooney, John, 27 Mar 1877, aged 34, Miner, fall of ore from roof | ||||||
Smith, William, 11 Feb 1881, aged 26, Trailer, fell down shaft | ||||||
Ward, Michael, 10 Mar 1885, aged 44, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Wright, Henry, 30 Jun 1883, aged 35, Miner, fall of side | ||||||
| 14 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.
more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Crossfield (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Crossfield (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078)
- 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
- 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
- Contributions by members of the Public
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