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Slapewath (Ironstone)
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| Location: | Guisbrough 11 miles [18 km] ESE of Middlesbrough |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 94, OL26) NZ646148, 54° 31' 27" N, 1° 0' 6" W |
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| Owners: | 1870's - T. Charlton & Co. |
| 1880's - B. Samuelson & Co. | |
| 1890's - Sir B. Samuelson & Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1873 - Ironstone. |
| 1882 - Ironstone. | |
| 1884 - Ironstone. | |
| 1888 - Ironstone. | |
| 1890 - Ironstone. | |
| 1896 - Ironstone. | |
| 1902 - Ironstone. | |
| Employment: | 1884 - 0 [Standing] |
| 1896 - 224 (189 below, 35 surface) [Slapewath & Spa combined] | |
| 1902 - 482 (409 below, 73 surface) [Slapewath & Spa Wood Combined] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Notes: | Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Slapewath (Ironstone) |
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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!
Ditchburn, Isaac, 15 Feb 1886, aged 48, Miner, fall of stone while wedging it down in narrow place | ||||||
Field, Thomas, 09 Mar 1899, (accident: 23 Feb 1899), aged 35, Miner, He and his marrow had a tub partly filled with ironstone and left it spragged up a short distance from the face when a powder shot was fired. A piece of stone from the shot hit and broke the sprag, which let the tub away. They tried to stop it but found it was too heavy for them, and in getting out of the way deceased tripped over the rail and the tub wheel ran against his leg. Blood poisoning set in and the leg was amputated, but he died on March 9th. [More information ...] | ||||||
Jones, William, 31 Jan 1887, aged 26, Miner, fall of dogger from roof while filling a tub | ||||||
Larder, George, 13 Apr 1881, aged 24, Onsetter, crushed by cage at pit bottom, he attempted to clear away some stone lying at the pit bottom while the cage was descending [More information ...] | ||||||
White, William, 28 Aug 1876, aged 61, Fireman, while oiling pumping engine was caught by fly-wheel | ||||||
Wilkinson, Matthew, 01 Oct 1886, (accident: 28 Sep 1886), aged 48, Miner, broken leg and other bruises by shot; he went back to it before it had exploded | ||||||
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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.
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 Slapewath (Ironstone)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Slapewath (Ironstone)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873-4 List of Mines
- 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1734)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1884 List of Mines
- 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090)
- 1887 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5450)
- 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
- 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.
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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:
- The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Catalogue of Cleveland Ironstone Mines by Peter Tuffs, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
