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Langley Barony (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Haydon Bridge 6½ miles [11 km] WNW of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY832666, 54° 59' 37" N, 2° 15' 45" W |
| Opened: | 1874 |
| Closed: | 1893 |
| Pits: | Bolton Shaft, locn: (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY831667 |
| Brogden Shaft, locn: (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY824657 | |
| Honeycrook Adit, locn: (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY829658 | |
| Joicey Shaft, sinking: 1880 | |
| Leadbitter Shaft, locn: (Sheet 86, 87, OL43) NY826661 | |
| Leslie Shaft | |
| Owners: | 1874 - Bewick & Partners |
| Output: | 1882 - Lead Ore, Whinstone. |
| 1884 - Lead Ore, Barytes, Whinstone. | |
| 1888 - Lead Ore, Barytes, Whinstone. | |
| 1890 - Lead Ore, Barytes, Whinstone. | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Langley Barony (Lead Ore) |
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Langley Barony (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!
Herdman, Septimus, 23 Aug 1877, aged 18, Labourer, falling part way down a shaft | ||||||
Hetherington, Thomas, 03 Nov 1891, 7:30 a.m., 2nd hour of shift, aged 13, Lead Ore Dresser, Crushed by machinery. The grease-box had been placed by another boy on the far side of the shafting, and as deceased was going for it he displaced the covering of the clutch bearing, and his foot catching he was dragged in, receiving injuries which resulted in death. The place was fenced off and deceased had no business there [Inspection made & inquest attended] | ||||||
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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 Langley Barony (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Langley Barony (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 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
- 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
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Related Links:
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Further Reading:
- In the Bewick Vein - The Story of a Northumberland Lead Mine by Susan Harley, Published by Honeycrook Press, 1999, ISBN 0-9534512-0-8
