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Killhope (Lead Ore) |
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Killhope (Lead Ore) |
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Killhope (Lead Ore)
| Location: |
Weardale
7 miles [11 km] ESE of Alston
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 86, 87, OL31) NY825430, 54° 46' 53" N, 2° 16' 20" W |
| Maps: |
 1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1880's - W. B. Beaumont |
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1890's - Weardale Lead Mining Co. Ltd. |
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1910's - Weardale Lead Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1882 - Lead Ore. |
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1884 - Lead Ore. |
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1888 - Lead Ore. |
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1890 - Lead Ore. |
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1896 - Lead Ore. |
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1902 - Lead Ore. |
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1914 - Lead Ore. |
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1921 - Lead Ore. |
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1923 - Lead Ore. |
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1924 - Lead Ore. |
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1925 - Lead Ore. |
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Detailed Mineral Statistics for Killhope (Lead Ore) |
| Employment: |
1896 - 28 (19 below, 9 surface) |
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1902 - 13 (7 below, 6 surface) |
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1914 - 1 |
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1921 - 0 [Not worked] |
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1923 - 0 [Not worked] |
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1924 - 0 [Standing] |
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1925 - 0 [Standing] |
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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!
| | | | | | | Harrison, Thomas, 15 Mar 1878, aged 19, Miner, explosion of powder ; while in the act of firing a hole, which he had just previously charged, it exploded while he was applying the match - supposed to have been some loose powder |
| | | | | | | Hodgson, John, 20 Nov 1876, aged 53, Miner, had drilled a hole into a cavity in the stone and while putting in a large charge of powder, he accidentally exploded it with his candle [an article by Margaret Manchester about John Hodgson, his life and family appears in the Winter 2003 issue of the NDFHS Journal], Buried: Heatherleycleugh |
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2 names found |
If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please
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with the details and we will add them to our database.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Killhope (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Killhope (Lead Ore)
Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 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
- 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
- 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
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Extracts from Bargain Books relating to Killhope — kindly provided by John Stark |
| External sites |
 | Killhope - The North of England Lead Mining Museum |
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