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Rowrah Quarry
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| Location: | Rowrah 5½ miles [9 km] E of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89, OL04) NY060176, 54° 32' 41" N, 3° 27' 12" W |
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| Owners: | 1930's - Workington Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. |
| 1980's - Eskett Quarries Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1984 - Limestone. |
| Notes: |  Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Rowrah Quarry |
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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!
Gilmore, Thomas, 06 Mar 1914, aged 38, Shot Firer, after firing a "shaking" shot on a ledge 12 feet from the quarry top, deceased returned to recharge the hole, and while in a stooping position a mass of rock, weighing several tons, fell from the quarry face and struck him, killing him instantly | ||||||
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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.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Rowrah Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Rowrah Quarry
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Credits
Sources:
- 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023)
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
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Related Links:
| On this site | |
| | Article from Mine & Quarry Engineering (December 1936) — "Iron Ore and Limestone in Cumberland" |
