Durham Mining Museum - Parkside (Iron Ore) (original) (raw)
| Location: | Frizington4 miles [6 km] ESE of Whitehaven |
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| Map Ref: | (Sheet 89) NY035161, 54° 31' 51" N, 3° 29' 29" W |
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| Owners: | 1880s - Parkside Mining Co. |
| Output: | 1882 - Iron Ore. |
| 1883 - Iron ore. | |
| 1888 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1890 - Iron Ore. | |
| 1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1900 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1905 - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
| 1908 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). | |
| 1910 - Iron ore (red hematite). | |
 Detailed Mineral Statistics for Parkside (Iron Ore) |
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| Employment: | Year Pit Total Below Above 1894134  10529 18961199623 190020216636 1900_Includes Crossgill_ 1902837013 1905826715 190826224 1910_Not worked 1910_ |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
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| | Adams, Joseph, 06 Feb 1869, aged 48, Miner, a piece of timber accidentally fell from the roof upon his head while he was in a stooping posture, the base of his skull was fractured, and he was instantaneously killed |
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| | | | | | | Adams, Thomas, 09 Oct 1894, 9:50 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 45, Deputy, He was going down on the cage alone, having previously instructed the engineman to stop at the "eye." This was reached in safety, and a few minutes later the signal to "lower, men on" was received. He was found lying across the cage, on its arrival at the bottom, quite dead, his neck being dislocated [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
| | | | | | | Cannon, Thomas, 04 Jun 1875, aged 42, Miner, a piece of shale falling on him in his working place killing him instantly |
| | | | | | | Casson, Ritson, 10 Aug 1870, aged 55, Iron Ore Miner, a piece of metal fell from the roof striking him just above the heel, and cutting all the flesh there from, mortification set in on Tuesday, and he died at five o'clock on Wednesday morning |
| | | | | | | Cullerton, Martin, 26 Oct 1883, aged 53, Overman, killed by a fall of stone |
| | | | | | | Devlin, John, 01 Sep 1881, aged 46, Miner, killed by a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Doyle, Michael, 16 Dec 1870, Miner, killed by a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Fletcher, William, 02 Sep 1901, aged 65, Miner, fall of roof [Inspection made & inquest attended.] [More information ...] |
| | | | | | | Hudson, Thomas, 12 May 1903, aged 16, Ore Picker, Deceased was employed on a picking belt, and part of his work was to lower the wagons from the hurry or shoot after they were loaded. A loaded wagon stood a few yards in front of the shoot; a wagon at the shoot was just finished loading, and three wagons loaded from a heap stood on the same line of rails, 3 or 4 feet behind. The locomotive came to remove the five wagons, and after being coupled to the first was signalled back by the guard, and bumped against the wagon at the shoot, which in turn bumped against the three behind it and, rebounding, caught and crushed deceased, who at this moment appears to have gone between the first and second wagons to couple them. |
| | | | | | | Kennedy, James, 09 Jan 1866, aged 21, killed by a fall from the roof |
| | | | | | | Long, Thomas, 28 Jan 1861, (accident: 23 Jan 1861), injured by a fall of stone, died in the Infimary from his injuries |
| | | | | | | Lynch, James, 11 Jul 1863, Miner, killed by a fall of roof |
| | | | | | | Lynch, Michael, 20 Dec 1871, aged 14, a large quantity of stone fell upon him from the roof, crushing and injuring him so seriously that he only survived the accident a couple of hours [Inquest: 21 Dec 1871] |
| | | | | | | Mason, John, 12 May 1873, (accident: 08 May 1873), aged 60, he was standing on a waggonway at a point where some lines of rails converge, and some trucks coming up on each of the lines of rails on each side of him, he was caught between the sides of two trucks, and sustained severe injuries, his body being much crushed |
| | | | | | | McReevy, James, 09 Sep 1889, aged 64, Miner, fall of ore from roof; while putting in a set of timbers a piece of ore fell from a slip in the roof, striking the deceased, and causing instant death |
| | | | | | | Moore, John, 10 Nov 1867, (accident: 08 Nov 1867), aged 36, Iron Ore Miner, hit by a fall of stone from the roof, died from his injuries at home |
| | | | | | | Nelson, John, 06 Jun 1860, fell down shaft |
| | | | | | | Newby, John, 26 Feb 1864, aged 45, Banksman, fell down shaft |
| | | | | | | Oliphant, Joseph, 30 May 1872, aged 53, Labourer, suffered a severe compound fracture of one of his legs, from the fall of a heavy piece of timber upon it |
| | | | | | | Osborne, Patrick, 11 Mar 1864, fell down shaft, left a wife and five children |
| | | | | | | Park, William, 20 May 1861, aged 59, accidentally killed by falling from the cage down to the bottom of the pit |
| | | | | | | Poole, Anthony, 26 Jun 1885, aged 15, Labourer, ascending shaft with three others on cage, suddenly fell off to the bottom; subject to fainting fits |
| | | | | | | Sails, Robert, 28 Aug 1874, aged 40, Miner, fall of ore from the roof of his working place |
| | | | | | | Selby, Thomas, 07 Aug 1871, aged 42, Miner, fell 70 fathoms down the shaft |
| | | | | | | Shimmins, John, 08 Jul 1859, killed by a fall of ore |
| | | | | | | Walker, Luke, 24 Oct 1862, aged 33, Miner, he was at work in a drift when a piece of metal, about 30 cwt., fell from the roof, and killed him upon the spot |
| | | | | | | Williams, Robert, 06 May 1891, 1:30 p.m., 8th hour of shift, aged 23, Iron Ore Miner, the deceased and two others were engaged in stopping bottoms up, and after firing a very heavy shot, sat down to rest when a fall from the roof occurred, striking deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended] |
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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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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Parkside (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Parkside (Iron Ore)
Credits
Sources:
- 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
- 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1885 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4760) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
- Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
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