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Barrasford Quarry
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| Location: | Barrasford 6½ miles [10 km] NNW of Hexham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 87) NY913744, 55° 3' 50" N, 2° 8' 10" W |
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| Owners: | 1980s - Northumberland Whinstone Co. Ltd. |
| Output: | 1896 - Whinstone. |
| 1897 - Whinstone. | |
| 1905 - Whinstone. | |
| 1922 - Igneous rock. | |
| 1984 - Igneous rock. | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 66 (63 below, 3 surface) |
| 1897 - 68 (65 below, 3 surface) | |
| 1905 - 44 (34 below, 10 surface) | |
| 1922 - 41 (30 below, 11 surface) | |
| Notes: |  Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Barrasford Quarry |
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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!
 | Dixon, Emmerson, 01 Oct 1902, aged 70, Stone Breaker, A "springing" shot of about ½ lb. of gunpowder was fired. No hole was drilled, but a crack was cleared of soft material, the powder inserted and loosely covered. Proper warning was given. Deceased was 51 yards in a direct line from the shot and did not leave his place, and was struck by a piece of whinstone weighing 5 lbs | |||||
| Laidler, John, 13 Jul 1909, aged 69, Engineman, caught by elevator belt | |||||
| Nixon, Thomas, 13 Jan 1904, aged 20, Quarryman [More information ...] | |||||
| 3 names found | ||||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Barrasford Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Barrasford Quarry
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Credits
Sources:
- 1896 List of Quarries
- 1897 List of Quarries
- 1902 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1590), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1905 List of Quarries
- 1909 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5177), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
- Industrial Locomotives of Northumberland by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1983
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