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Witham Hall Quarry
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| Location: | Eaglescliffe 4 miles [7 km] SW of Middlesbrough |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 93) NZ419157, 54° 32' 5" N, 1° 21' 9" W |
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| Output: | 1922 - Clay, Igneous rock, Sandstone. |
| Employment: | 1922 - 74 (19 below, 55 surface) |
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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!
Gale, Thomas, 17 Mar 1906, (accident: 15 Mar 1906), aged 36, Quarryman, He was struck on the head by a piece of stone which fell from 80 to 90 ft. above where he was working, and received injuries from which he died two days later. [More information ...] | ||||||
Hutchinson, Samuel, 22 Sep 1907, (accident: Apr 1907), aged 26, Quarryman, he strained his side in April when getting clear of a derailed waggon, and in May he was accidentally struck on the knee with a hammer; he died on 22nd September [More information ...] | ||||||
Nicholson, Robert, 28 Jul 1908, aged 29, Quarryman, a tunnel was being driven from one part of the quarry to another; a piece of whinstone fell from the roof of the tunnel on to his neck as he was stooping down and killed him instantly [More information ...] | ||||||
Wilkinson, George, 18 May 1906, aged 26, Quarryman, A previously "cracked" shot exploded prematurely, and threw him from the ledge on which he was standing. He was fatally injured, and another man received slight injuries. [More information ...] | ||||||
 | Wilson, Harry, 05 Sep 1911, aged 32 [More information ...] | |||||
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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.
Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the
Coal Mining History Resource Centre
and are marked with , further details
may be obtained by contacting Ian by email at
ian.winstanley@blueyonder.co.uk
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 Witham Hall Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Witham Hall Quarry
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Credits
Sources:
- 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.
- 1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672)
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
- Industrial Locomotives of Durham by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1977
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