	Brotton (Ironstone)	Index	Brotton (Ironstone)

Brotton (Ironstone)

Location:

Brotton, Saltburn
13 miles [21 km] E of Middlesbrough

Map Ref:

(Sheet 94) NZ685201

Opened:

1865

Closed:

1920's

Pits:

Florence Shaft

Mary Shaft

Owners:

1880s - Morrison & Co.

1900s - Beckermet Mining Co. Ltd.

Output:

1865 - Ironstone.

1873 - Ironstone.

1882 - Ironstone.

1883 - Ironstone.

1884 - Ironstone.

1888 - Ironstone.

1890 - Ironstone.

1894 - Ironstone.

1896 - Ironstone.

1900 - Ironstone.

1902 - Ironstone.

1905 - Ironstone.

1910 - Ironstone.

1921 - Ironstone.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1883	557	557
1894	323	299	24
1896	323	291	32
1900	259	226	33
1902	295	261	34
1905	210	174	36
1910	135	99	36
1915	95	65	30
1921	68	42	26
1921	Abandoned

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Brotton (Ironstone)

Description

The Brotton Mines are the property of Morrison & Co., who have a lease of the royalties of the late W. Jackson, Esq., G. H. Stephenson, Esq., H. S. Clarke, Esq,, and Mrs. Hutchinson. The output ranges from 1,500 to 2,000 tons per day. About 500 hands are employed.

Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890)

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!

						Ashcough, Wilson, 16 Apr 1874, aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 19 Apr 1874 {NBI}
						Boddy, Richard, 21 Apr 1917, aged 44, Deputy, killed by a heavy fall of roof, Buried: St. Peter's Churchyard (Church Demolished)
						Brown, John, 17 Mar 1881, aged 66, Rapper Man, fractured skull by a piece of stone falling down the shaft, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 20 Mar 1881 {NBI} [More information ...]
						Caisley, John, 20 Jun 1884, (accident: 17 Jun 1884), aged 29, Miner, foot cut off and other injuries to leg while baring down some stone, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 23 Jun 1884 {NBI}
						Chudley, John, 21 Jun 1897, aged 56, Labourer, While working on a railway siding he fell down and died. Doctor certified death was due to natural causes, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 23 Jun 1897 {NBI}
						Cobley, George Thomas, 19 Nov 1888, (accident: 23 Oct 1888), aged 16, Driver, broken thigh by two tubs running over him, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 06 May 1888 {NBI}
						Crocker, Thomas E., 10 Dec 1874, aged 13, Trapper, run over by tubs
						Douglas, George, 08 May 1879, aged 64, Assistant Onsetter, crushed to death by cage coming down upon him, he went underneath to clean out the cage hole while they were running in the shaft - he ought properly to have stopped the cage, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 10 May 1879 {NBI}
						Hall, Mark, 08 Jul 1882, aged 17, Run Rider, fell and was run over by engine set while attempting to get on tubs, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 11 Jul 1882 {NBI}
						Kennedy, John, 15 Dec 1880, aged 17, Driver, fell before set of full tubs and was run over
						Lansome, Thomas, 12 Apr 1873, aged 23, Miner, caught by shot
						Medland, Henry, 03 Jan 1905, (accident: 30 Dec 1904), aged 64, Miner, While pulling down some dogger a piece fell and caught him on the shoulder and back. This occurred on Dec. 30th and he died of pneumonia on Jan. 3rd. The place was crushed, necessitating the dogger being taken down
						Parkinson, Thomas, 19 Oct 1900, aged 64, Platelayer, Died from heart disease while at work in the mine., Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 22 Oct 1900 {NBI}
						Roberts, Frederick, 16 Dec 1884, aged 16, Driver, while leading his horse he fell, and the full tubs ran over him, crushing him to death, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 19 Dec 1884 {NBI}
						Shields, J. W., 22 Nov 1904, aged 27, Miner, died from heart disease when on his way to the powder house
						Trattles, William, 16 Oct 1908, aged 52, Miner, a piece of ironstone burst off the side of his place and knocked out two props; one of the props hit him on the head and killed him
						Tremain, Ernest, 28 May 1883, aged 19, Miner, while engaged filling a tub of stone about 107 yards back from the face a large stone fell off the side, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 31 May 1883 {NBI}
						Tuck, William, 21 Aug 1899, aged 60, Miner, Fall of shale from roof at a natural glassy slip, which caught deceased and so severely injured him that he died at the hospital two hours afterwards., Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 23 Aug 1899 {NBI}
						Walker, William, 25 Nov 1874, aged 12, Assistant Driver, run over by tubs, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 29 Dec 1874 {NBI}
						Welburn, Thomas, 07 Jan 1891, (accident: 06 Jan 1891, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 35, Miner, dislocated thigh, and other bruises by a fall of stone, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 13 Jan 1891 {NBI}
						Wickham, John Henry, 09 Oct 1883, aged 17, Driver, severe kick in stomach by a horse, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 11 Oct 1883 {NBI}
						Wilson, James, 28 Feb 1885, aged 45, Miner, fall of stone knocking out some timber after a shot had been fired, Buried: St. Margaret's Church, Brotton on 03 Mar 1885 {NBI}

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

Some of the fatalities were kindly provided by Chris Twigg.

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Brotton (Ironstone)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Brotton (Ironstone)

Credits

Sources:

1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1882 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3621) Where to find this report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Durham District by Thomas Bell, 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
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, 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), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
1897 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8819), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1900 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 536), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1921 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, published in 1890
Contributions by members of the Public
Headstone(s) in St. Margaret's Churchyard, Brotton
Mineral Statistics for 1865 (Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology), compiled by Robert Hunt, F.R.S.
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks
National Burial Index published by The Federation of Family History Societies & Associates

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