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Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Cleator 4 miles [6 km] SE of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NY025145, 54° 30' 59" N, 3° 30' 23" W |
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| Owners: | 1860's - Whitehaven Hematite Iron Co. |
| 1880's - Lord Leconfield | |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cleator Moor (Iron Ore) |
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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!
Blanch, Thomas, 01 Oct 1873, aged 25, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Brocklebank, William, 18 Apr 1873, aged 57, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Brooks, James, 30 Apr 1873, aged 20, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Fay, Martin, 19 Jul 1871, aged 26, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal | ||||||
Gordon, William, 22 Oct 1873, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Gun?, Owen, 09 Oct 1872, aged 50, Engine Driver, by machinery underground | ||||||
Hedley, Robert, 27 Nov 1888, aged 16, Trailer, fall of iron ore from a slip | ||||||
Howland, John, 30 Sep 1879, aged 38, Miner, fall of ore from the roof | ||||||
McGuiness, John, 08 Aug 1868, aged 40, Hewer, killed by a fall of coal | ||||||
McGuinnis, John, 25 Mar 1870, aged 22, Sinker, stone falling part way down sinking shaft | ||||||
Oates, John, 03 Feb 1890, 7:00 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 36, Miner, fall of iron ore; this accident occurred in a very high working; at the inquest evidence was given that this portion of the roof had not been examined for several days before the accident occurred, the excuse of the officials being that the roof was awkward to get at [More information ...] | ||||||
Richardson, John, 25 Aug 1893, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Miner's Labourer, A heavy fall from the roof and sides of an old drift of some stone which had evidently been loosened by a shot previously fired to bring down the adjoining portion [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
Stutty, Thomas, 30 May 1871, aged 28, Hewer, fall of fire clay | ||||||
Traverna, Josiah, 19 Mar 1869, aged 50, Sinker, falling out of sinking tub | ||||||
Wardhaugh, James, 10 May 1869, aged 54, Sinker, falling part way down pit (sinking) | ||||||
Weir, Alexander, 28 May 1863, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Weir, John, 28 May 1863, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Weir, William, 28 May 1863, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Weir, William, 28 May 1863, explosion of gas [More information ...] | ||||||
Woods, Joseph, 05 Sep 1891, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 32, Iron Ore Miner, deceased was engaged at the foot of a slope picking rubbish from the ore, when a piece of ore fell from the roof, striking him on the head, causing injuries which proved fatal; at the inquest, evidence was given that the roof of this roadway had not been examined for a considerable time before the accident occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
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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
The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!
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| 14 Jul 1852 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | - - This arose from an oversight in the overman directing a candle to be taken into an ill-ventilated drift. Although the inquest was twice adjourned on account of the coroner being unacquainted with the Act, I had not notice to attend ; I had not examined the collieries under ground before ; but there were no complaints |
| 06 Sep 1852 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| 01 Aug 1855 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | fell down shaft |
| 08 Jan 1858 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | explosion |
| 13 Feb 1859 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of stone |
| 13 Apr 1860 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of roof |
| 02 Jun 1861 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | winch |
| 27 Jan 1862 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | explosion |
| 18 Jul 1862 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | explosion |
| 02 Apr 1863 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | cage in shaft |
| 17 Feb 1864 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | suffocated by choke damp |
| 16 Dec 1864 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | fall of coal |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1863 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1868 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1869 List of Mines
- 1869 Mines Inspectors Report
- 1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124)
- 1871 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456)
- 1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C 840)
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 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), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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