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Honister (Slate)
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Honister Pass, nr Keswick
15½ miles [25 km] ESE of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 89, 90, OL04) NY220130, 54° 30' 22" N, 3° 12' 17" W |
| Opened: |
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| Owners: |
1890's - Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd. |
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1980's - Buttermere and Westmorland Green Slate Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1896 - Slate. |
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1902 - Slate. |
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1914 - Slate. |
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1921 - Slate. |
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1930 - Slate. |
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1945 - Slate. |
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1950 - Slate. |
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1984 - Slate. |
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 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Honister (Slate) |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1896 | | 105 |   | 58 | 47 |
| 1902 | | 102 | | 41 | 61 |
| 1914 | | inc. in Dubb |
| 1921 | | 56 | | 28 | 28 |
| 1930 | | 88 | | 37 | 51 |
| 1930 | | inc. Yew Craggs |
| 1950 | | Discontinued 12/47 |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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Description
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!
| | | | | | | Bird, William, 21 Jun 1890, 9:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 45, Rockman, fall of slate rock; deceased knew this piece of rock was bad and tried to bar it down on the day before the accident, but not being able to do so he set his mate to bore a hole in it to blast it down, and was working underneath it when it fell, killing him instantly |
| | | | | | | Pauling, William, 16 Jul 1895, 2:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 34, Miner, fall of roof on roadway; a shot had been fired in the roof and the men left the working for dinner; as they were returning, several pieces of rock fell, killing Pauling on the spot and injuring another man; the rock which fell was known to be slightly "struck," and earlier in the morning a futile attempt had been made to take it down |
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2 names found |
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
- 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
- 1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
Related Links:
| External sites |
 | Honister Slate Mine web site |
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