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  Bishopley Quarry  Index  Bishopley Quarry  
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Bishopley Quarry


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Stanhope
16 miles [25 km] WSW of Durham
Map Ref: (Sheet 92, OL42) NZ026363, 54° 43' 18" N, 1° 57' 35" W
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  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

In Memoriam
  Individal page   

Burks, John, 09 Nov 1886, aged 77, Buried: St. Michael & All Angels, Frosterley

  Individal page   

Spark, Joseph, 09 Jan 1854, (accident: 22 Dec 1853), aged 18, Quarryman, accidental injuries on the head and face caused by an explosion of gunpowder, he lived for 17 days after the accident

 
  2 names found

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.

Those names marked with image, have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the image symbol next to the name to see the web page.


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bishopley Quarry

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bishopley Quarry


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • Contributions by members of the Public
  • Headstone(s) in St. Michael & All Angels Churchyard, Frosterly
  • Industrial Locomotives of Durham by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1977

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

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