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Whitriggs (Iron Ore)
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| Location: | Lindal 31 miles [50 km] SSE of Whitehaven |
| Map Ref: | SD243764, 54° 10' 40" N, 3° 9' 33" W |
| Opened: | |
| Closed: | 1915 |
| Owners: | 1890's - Barrow Hematite Steel Co. Ltd. |
| 1900's - Harrison, Ainslie & Co. Ltd. | |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1914 - Backguards - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1914 - Horse Level - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 55 (38 below, 17 surface) |
| 1902 - 73 (49 below, 24 surface) | |
| 1914 - Backguards - 0 [Abandoned] | |
| 1914 - Horse Level - 0 [Abandoned] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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| Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Whitriggs (Iron Ore) |
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| Notes: | 1915 - Abandoned |
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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!
Gill, Daniel, 03 Dec 1896, aged 45, Miner, Accident due to the man's own carelessness. He was holing through an old vertical rise, and had blown out the timber, which was covered by a quantity of loose stones. He then proceeded by another road to the top of the rise, and finding the stones had not fallen through, he foolishly stood upon them, and endeavoured, unfortunately with too much success, to push them through by stamping with his foot. The immediate result was that the stones gave way, and he fell with them, a distance of 28 feet [Inspection made] | ||||||
Sampson, Henry, 10 Dec 1884, aged 33, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
Williams, William, 15 Aug 1881, aged 43, Miner, killed by a fall of roof | ||||||
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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 Whitriggs (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Whitriggs (Iron Ore)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429)
- 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
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, 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.
- 1914 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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