Bramcrag Quarry
| Location: |
nr. Keswick
21½ miles [35 km] E of Whitehaven
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 90) NY321220, 54° 35' 19" N, 3° 3' 3" W |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1900s - Threkeld Granite Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1905 - Granite. |
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1922 - Granite. |
| Employment: |
1905 - 55 |
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1922 - 29 (27 below, 2 surface) |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
Names of those killed at this colliery
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bramcrag Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bramcrag Quarry
Credits
Sources:
- 1905 List of Quarries
- 1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), 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
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