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Cragg's Hall (Ironstone)
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| Location: | Teesdale 14 miles [23 km] E of Middlesbrough |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 94, OL26, OL27) NZ701197 |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | Apr 1893 |
| Owners: | 1880's - J. W. Pease & Partners |
| Output: | 1873 - Ironstone. |
| 1882 - Ironstone. | |
| 1884 - Ironstone. | |
| 1888 - Ironstone. | |
| 1890 - Ironstone. | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cragg's Hall (Ironstone) |
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| Notes: | 1893, Apr - Abandoned on the expiration of the lease, the mine being unprofitable to work |
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Description
Cragg's Hall Mines, belonging to Messrs. Pease & Partners, give employment to about 400 men and boys. The ironstone is worked from a winding shaft 240 feet deep. The output is about 4,000 tons per week.
Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890)
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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!
Bennet, John, 06 Oct 1882, (accident: 05 Oct 1882), aged 41, Deputy, burnt by an explosion of gas while drawing a jud [More information ...] | ||||||
Jemson, William, 16 Jan 1890, aged 48, Under Manager, he was standing near to the miner who was baring some side stone, when a heavy fall of roof took place [More information ...] | ||||||
Jordan, William, 12 Jan 1888, aged 50, Miner, while lifting a waggon on the way in his bord it canted over, crushing his head against the side of the place | ||||||
Lane, Richard, 19 Jun 1880, aged 26, Miner, explosion of a shot while stemming it; using copper gear; had got some inches of stemming it | ||||||
Mago, Richard, 02 Mar 1875, aged 22, Miner, killed by a fall of stone | ||||||
Master, Thomas, 17 Mar 1881, (accident: 08 Mar 1881), aged 49, Miner, injury to leg by a fall of stone while working it down after a shot | ||||||
Peacock, Joseph, 17 Sep 1873, aged 19, Hanger-on, crushed by tubs on engine plane | ||||||
Thompson, Addison, 27 Nov 1876, aged 60, Deputy, explosion of gas while examining workings on the morning, he had, contrary to orders, taken an open light as well as a safety lamp | ||||||
Weatherill, Thomas, 05 Oct 1882, aged 38, Deputy, burnt by an explosion of gas while drawing a jud [More information ...] | ||||||
Yeoman, John, 03 Jul 1886, aged 40, Miner, while working in the broken, a fall of shale took place, knocking out a prop, which fell on his head | ||||||
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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
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cragg's Hall (Ironstone)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cragg's Hall (Ironstone)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1056)
- 1873-4 List of Mines
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1499)
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621)
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
- 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.
- 1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, published in 1890
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) |
| External sites | |
 | Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs |
Further Reading:
- Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Catalogue of Cleveland Ironstone Mines by Peter Tuffs, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
Further Research:
Research Notes for Cragg's Hall (Ironstone)
