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Green Laws (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Weardale 12 miles [19 km] ESE of Alston |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 91, 92, OL31) NY882367, 54° 43' 31" N, 2° 10' 59" W |
| Maps: |  1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales |
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| Pits: | Shaft details for Green Laws (Lead Ore) |
| Owners: | 1880's - W. B. Beaumont |
| 1890's - Weardale Lead Mining Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Lead Ore. |
| 1884 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1888 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1890 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1896 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1902 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1914 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1921 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1923 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1924 - Lead Ore. | |
| 1925 - Lead Ore. | |
| Detailed Mineral Statistics for Green Laws (Lead Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1896 - 93 (63 below, 30 surface) |
| 1902 - 1 | |
| 1914 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1921 - 0 [Not worked] | |
| 1923 - 0 [Not worked since 1920] | |
| 1924 - 0 [Not worked since 1920] | |
| 1925 - 0 [Not worked since 1920] | |
| Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Green Laws (Lead 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!
Dalton, Jacob Joseph, 26 Jun 1895, (accident: 25 Jun 1895, 7:00 a.m., 2nd hour of shift), aged 13, Ore Dresser, crushed between rollers of crushing mill | ||||||
Dalton, Thomas, 14 Mar 1894, 5:00 p.m., 11th hour of shift, aged 15, Ore Washer, While trespassing on the dressing floor he set the buddle in motion and was dragged among the machinery [More information ...] | ||||||
Nattrass, John, 29 May 1896, aged 57, Miner, While filling ore into a hopper a fall took place from hanging wall and killed him instantly [More information ...] | ||||||
Robinson, Joseph, 21 Nov 1881, aged 38, Miner, suffocated by gas while climbing a rise to another level [More information ...] | ||||||
Watson, Joshua, 07 Dec 1888, aged 51, Miner, fall of earth by the breaking of some timber while he was engaged repairing | ||||||
| 5 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 Green Laws (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Green Laws (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1884 List of Mines
- 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
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 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
- 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
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Related Links:
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| | Extracts from Bargain Books relating to Green Laws — kindly provided by John Stark |
