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  Boosbeck (Ironstone)  Index  Boosbeck (Ironstone)  
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Boosbeck (Ironstone)


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Guisbrough
11½ miles [18 km] E of Middlesbrough
Map Ref: (Sheet 94) NZ658168
Opened: 1873
Closed: 1886
Owners: 1880s - Jacques, Stevenson & Co.
1890s - Clay Lane Iron Co. Ltd.
Output: 1873 - Ironstone.
1882 - Ironstone.
1883 - Ironstone.
1884 - Ironstone.
1888 - Ironstone.
1894 - Ironstone.
1896 - Ironstone.
1900 - Ironstone.
Employment: 1883 - 383
1888 - 0 [Standing]
1894 - 0 [Standing]
1896 - 275 (231 below, 44 surface) [Boosbeck and South Skelton combined]
1900 - 0 [Inc. in South Skelton]
Manager  Colliery Management (prior to 1970)


  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   

Buck, George, 30 Jan 1883, aged 41, Miner, fall of a large piece of stone while the deputies were preparing to put in timber for turning out another place, Buried: Skelton in Cleveland, All Saints on 02 Feb 1883 {NBI}

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Clark, William, 11 May 1880, (accident: 10 May 1880), aged 48, Miner, severely injured by the explosion of a shot in a wall nearly holed into his bord ; he was warned by his partner as well as by the man who fired the shot in the wall, but he heeded neither

  Individal page   

Duckering, James, 08 Oct 1878, aged 22, Miner, whilst taking off the corner of a pillar he drilled a hole nearly through the stone ; after charging and lighting the shot he went round the other side, and the shot blew through and killed him

  Individal page   

Gates, John, 09 Apr 1879, aged 46, Miner, fall of roof caused by an over charged shot breaking out the props, he commenced filling the stone without renewing the timber, or sending for the Deputy to do so, Buried: Skelton in Cleveland, All Saints on 11 Apr 1879 {NBI}

  Individal page   

Green, James, 13 Apr 1877, aged 13, Greaser, crushed by a sheave on the main road while oiling it

  Individal page   

Halton, George, 13 Jun 1878, aged 50, Water Leader, while crossing the engine road he slipped on the rail and fell on the way, when a full set of tubs ran over him

  Individal page   

Hutchinson, William, 28 Nov 1878, (accident: 19 Nov 1878), aged 19, Runrider, broken leg by tub running amain against him

  Individal page   

Llewellyn, William, 05 Jan 1877, (accident: 03 Jan 1877), aged 50, Overman, broken leg and other injuries; crushed by tubs

  Individal page   

Mitchell, Michael, 26 Apr 1883, aged 48, Miner, fall of a large piece of side stone from slip, probably shaken by a shot, crushing him against a tub

  Individal page   

Parkin, Simpson, 15 Nov 1881, aged 55, Shifter, suffocated by fumes from an underground engine, a fall had closed the air way and sent the smoke back, which overpowered him [More information ...]

  Individal page   

Senior, Luke, 04 May 1886, aged 52, Miner, while standing on a scaffold drilling a hole a large quantity of stone fell from the top of the seam

  Individal page   

Taylor, John, 21 Feb 1881, aged 13, Trapper, left his door and went inbye with the driver, and while attempting to couple two tubs, contrary to orders, he got his head crushed between them

 
  12 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.

More information  more information on some of the fatalities shown above


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Boosbeck (Ironstone)

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Boosbeck (Ironstone)


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

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
  • 1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines 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
  • 1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) Where to find this report
  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 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
  • 1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • Headstone(s) in All Saints Old Churchyard, Skelton in Cleveland
  • 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

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Related Links:

On this site
Newspaper articles Newspaper articles
Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857)
External sites
Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs

Further Reading:

  • Catalogue of Cleveland Ironstone Mines by Peter Tuffs, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
  • The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
  • Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
  • Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
  • The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
  • Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs

Further Research:

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Boosbeck (Ironstone)

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