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Sedling (Lead Ore) |
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Sedling (Lead Ore) |
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Sedling (Lead Ore)
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Weardale
9½ miles [15 km] ESE of Alston
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 87, OL31) NY859410, 54° 45' 49" N, 2° 13' 9" W |
| Maps: |
 1952 map Lead mines of the Northern Dales |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1890's - Weardale Lead Mining Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1896 - Lead Ore. |
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1902 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1914 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1921 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1930 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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1945 - Lead Ore, Flourspar. |
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1950 - Lead Ore, Fluorspar. |
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Detailed Mineral Statistics for Sedling (Lead Ore) |
| Employment: |
1896 - 54 (26 below, 28 surface) |
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1902 - 56 (22 below, 34 surface) |
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1914 - 61 (37 below, 24 surface) |
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1921 - 32 (25 below, 7 surface) |
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1930 - 29 (10 below, 19 surface) |
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1945 - 37 (21 below, 16 surface) |
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1950 - 0 [Discontinued 12/48] |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Sedling (Lead Ore) |
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!
| | | | | | | Featherstone, John, 03 May 1904, aged 34, Miner, fatally crushed by a lump he and his partner were taking down |
| | | | | | | Peadon, Isaac, 01 Apr 1904, (accident: 16 Dec 1903), aged 58, Miner, Died from injuries received by a fall from roof on 16th December last |
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2 names found |
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.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Sedling (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Sedling (Lead Ore)
Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506)
- 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
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Extracts from Bargain Books relating to Sedling — kindly provided by John Stark |
| | Pictures in the Gallery section of Sedling Mine |
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