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Wiregill (Lead Ore) |
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Wiregill (Lead Ore) |
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Wiregill (Lead Ore)
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Teesdale
19 miles [30 km] ESE of Alston
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 92, OL31) NY975307, 54° 40' 17" N, 2° 2' 20" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1890's - London Lead Co. |
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1900's - C. Fernan |
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1910's - Frederick Shield |
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1930's - Wiregill Deep Mining Co. |
| Output: |
1882 - Lead Ore. |
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1884 - Lead Ore. |
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1888 - Lead Ore. |
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1890 - Lead Ore. |
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1896 - Lead Ore. |
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1902 - Lead Ore. |
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1914 - Lead Ore. |
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1921 - Lead Ore. |
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1927 - Lead Ore. |
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1929 - Lead Ore. |
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1930 - Lead Ore. |
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 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Wiregill (Lead Ore) |
| Employment: |
| Year | Pit | Total |  | Below | Above |
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| 1896 | | 132 |   | 77 | 55 |
| 1902 | | 10 | | 5 | 5 |
| 1914 | | 3 |  | 3 | |
| 1921 | | Closed |
| 1927 | | 4 | | 4 | |
| 1929 | | 2 | | 2 | |
| 1929 | | Prospecting |
| 1930 | | Prospecting, operations suspended |
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Colliery Management (prior to 1955)
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Wiregill (Lead Ore) |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Wiregill (Lead Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wiregill (Lead Ore)
Credits
Sources:
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Annual Report
- 1884 List of Mines
- 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
- 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
- 1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1929 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
Related Links:
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Wiregill (Lead Ore)
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