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Rosedale, East (Ironstone) |
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Rosedale, East (Ironstone) |
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Rosedale, East (Ironstone)
| Location: |
Rosedale Abbey
19½ miles [31 km] SE of Middlesbrough
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 94, OL26) SE706989 |
| Opened: |
1859 |
| Closed: |
1926 |
| Owners: |
1870's - Rosedale & Ferry Hill Iron Co. |
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1880's - Carlton Iron Co. Ltd. |
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1910's - Lascelles & Shepherd |
| Output: |
1873 - Ironstone. |
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1882 - Ironstone. |
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1884 - Ironstone. |
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1888 - Ironstone. |
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1890 - Ironstone. |
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1896 - Ironstone. |
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1902 - Ironstone. |
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1914 - Ironstone. |
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1921 - Ironstone. |
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1923 - Ironstone. |
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1924 - Ironstone. |
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1925 - Ironstone. |
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1927 - Ironstone. |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
| 1882 | | Standing |
| 1896 | | 228 |   | 206 | 22 |
| 1902 | | 234 |   | 206 | 28 |
| 1914 | | 249 |   | 227 | 22 |
| 1921 | | 53 |   | 42 | 11 |
| 1923 | | 71 |   | 58 | 13 |
| 1924 | | 56 |   | 46 | 10 |
| 1925 | | 72 |   | 51 | 21 |
| 1925 | | Standing |
| 1927 | | Abandoned 1927 |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1958)
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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!
| | | | | | | Agar, Joseph (jr.), 27 Mar 1903, aged 21, Rapperman, He was sent to temporarily attend to a rapper on the engine plane. He left the station before being relieved, and by some means, was caught and killed by the set. [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Barkla, John, 20 Nov 1877, (accident: 15 Nov 1877), aged 29, Miner, injury to back by fall of stone from the roof while filling a tub |
| | | | | | | Bowen, John, 06 Jan 1874, aged 22, Miner, killed by a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Chapman, William, 02 Dec 1906, aged 19, Backbye Deputy, When cutting a hole for a baulk, a piece of shale from the roof above fell on to his head and killed him. |
| | | | | | | Dowson, J. H., 17 Jan 1905, aged 62, Electric Pump Attendant, He was oiling a small electric engine when the ends of a muffler he was wearing got caught in some cogged wheels and drew him down until his head was injured. He died the same day. The engine was properly fenced and he had orders to stop the engine before oiling [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Frankland, Reuben, 25 Apr 1891, (accident: 24 Apr 1891, 6:30 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 25, Filler, severely burnt about face and arms by setting a powder-box on fire, died on the following day [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Jackson, William, 29 May 1889, Under Manager, died from heart disease while entering main |
| | | | | | | Lythe, Frederick, 05 Dec 1892, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 50, Back Overman, run over by a set of tubs on a self-acting incline plane |
| | | | | | | Smith, Stephen, 23 Aug 1886, aged 40, Platelayer, was caught by a set of tubs while working on engine plane |
| | | | | | | Stark, John, 11 Apr 1876, aged 49, Platelayer, broken leg and other injuries, by getting in before engine run |
| | | | | | | Watson, James, 02 Feb 1876, aged 40, Deputy, large prop fell on his head while drawing a chock |
| | | | | | | White, Matthew, 04 Apr 1877, (accident: 26 Mar 1877), aged 57, Platelayer, leg broken and other injuries by fall of side stone while removing some plates |
| | | | | | | Whittaker, James, 22 Dec 1899, aged 53, Deputy, Right leg fractured below knee, thigh dislocated, and bruised about the body by being run over by empty tubs. He was coming out of his district as the tubs were going in, but thinking they were going straight on he did not get out of the way. |
| | | | | | | Wilson, George, 02 Mar 1878, aged 24, Miner, got on set of waggons on surface, contrary to rule, and fell off and was run over ; repeated warnings had been given not to ride on waggons |
| | | | | | | Wilson, John, 19 Dec 1876, aged 24, Miner, fall of ironstone from face of place while baring it down |
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15 names found |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Rosedale, East (Ironstone)
Credits
Sources:
- 1873-4 List of Mines
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216)
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2003)
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015)
- 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), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
- 1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), 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
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910)
- 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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
- 1927 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 |
| Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) |
| External sites |
| Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs |
Further Reading:
- Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
- Catalogue of Cleveland Ironstone Mines by Peter Tuffs, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
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