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Thornthwaite (Lead Ore)
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| Location: | Thornthwaite, Bassenthwaite 16 miles [26 km] ENE of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89, 90, OL04) NY224258, 54° 37' 17" N, 3° 12' 7" W |
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| Owners: | 1890's - F. W. Crewdson |
| 1900's - Thornthwaite Mines Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1890 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. |
| 1896 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. | |
| 1902 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. | |
| 1914 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. | |
| 1921 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. | |
| 1923 - Lead Ore, Zinc Ore. | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Thornthwaite (Lead Ore) |
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| Employment: | 1896 - 42 (26 below, 16 surface) |
| 1902 - 36 (19 below, 17 surface) | |
| 1914 - 80 (52 below, 28 surface) | |
| 1921 - 16 (6 below, 10 surface) [Suspended] | |
| 1923 - 1 [Abandoned] | |
| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Thornthwaite (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!
Brown, Edward, 08 Jan 1889, Miner, fall of roof ; the man and his mate were engaged in putting in a set of timbers in the level, when a fall of roof knocked out another set, burying deceased ; an inspection of this place by an official person had not been made since the previous day | ||||||
Clark, William, 03 Mar 1909, (accident: 08 Jul 1908), aged 43, Miner, fell from ladders in shaft | ||||||
Lowden, John, 24 Mar 1909, aged 65, Miner, fell down ore shoot | ||||||
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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 Thornthwaite (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Thornthwaite (Lead Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 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
- 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
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177)
- 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
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