	Bigrigg (Iron Ore)	Index	Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

Location:

Bigrigg
4 miles [6 km] SSE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY002127, 54° 29' 59" N, 3° 32' 24" W

Opened:

Closed:

Pits:

Croft Pit

Owners:

1880s - Lord Leconfield

Output:

1882 - Iron Ore.

1883 - Iron ore.

1888 - Iron Ore.

1890 - Iron Ore.

1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1900 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1905 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1910 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1915 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1921 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1923 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1924 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1925 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1927 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1929 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1930 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1935 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1936 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1938 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	84	54	30
1896	97	74	23
1900	103	82	21
1902	110	90	20
1905	109	89	20
1910	214	159	55
1915	108	86	22
1921	29	12	17
1923	64	44	20
1924	71	51	20
1925	60	39	21
1927	45	24	21
1929	55	36	19
1930	49	29	20
1935	17		17
1935	Developing
1936	Developing

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

Notes:

1932, 19 Nov - Abandoned

Description

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!

						Ashburner, Levi, 02 Jul 1898, (accident: 25 Jun 1898), aged 69, Miner, A small quantity of soft ore fell from the roof, about 12 feet from the working face, and struck deceased on the shoulder. He was an old and feeble man, or probably the accident would not have terminated fatally. He died on the 2nd July [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Dawson, Daniel, 18 Sep 1876, aged 28, Labourer, Letting down the pumps by means of screws. One man had desceded the shaft to ascertain if the pumps were low enough and was ascendenig again when opposite the stage on which he was standing the kibble in which he was riding is supposed to have caught the front stage plank causing him to fall down the pit
						Elliott, William, 30 Oct 1869, aged 51, Banksman, it is supposed that the unfortunate man had fallen from the pit top while changing the bogies, Buried: Egremont Cemetery
						Griffin, Nicholas, 04 Sep 1866, aged 29, killed by a fall of ore
						Haigh, Joseph, 11 Dec 1878, aged 32, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Haile, Thomas, 06 Jan 1892, 7:00 a.m., 1st hour of shift, aged 55, Labourer, He was in the act of levelling the ore in a railway waggon when he slipped and fell out, breaking his neck [Inquest attended]
						Holliday, William, 04 Jun 1869, aged 48, Miner, killed by a fall of ore
						Jenkinson, William, 19 Nov 1893, 12:30 p.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 39, Joiner, Deceased and another man were working on a cradle in the shaft, when the crab rope, which was made of hemp, and unfit for use, broke, and deceased fell to the bottom, a distance of about 36 fathoms [Inspection made & inquest attended] [More information ...]
						Leshbrook, Samuel, 06 Oct 1871, (accident: 29 Sep 1871), aged 32, Miner, a large mass of stone fell upon the woodwork fixed in their working to protect them, smashed it in, and dreadfully crushed and mutilated them
						McGinnis, John, 29 Apr 1826, Stone Fall
						McIllven, Patrick, 12 Oct 1874, aged 42, Engineman, got entangled in machinery while oiling some parts
						Mossop, William, 13 Jun 1859, Roof Fall
						Mourning, Stephen, 18 Oct 1900, aged 59, Miner, Mourning had just filled a bogie, when a mass of ore, about 10 tons weight, suddenly fell from the side and caught him. The working place was about 30 feet high. The sides and roof had been officially examined a few hours previously, and were considered strong and sound. [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Nicholson, Henry, 19 Sep 1873, aged 58, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Shimmins, William, 06 Feb 1870, (accident: 31 Jan 1870), aged 26
						Simpson, William, 09 Mar 1905, aged 69, Miner [More information ...]
						Telford, James, 15 Nov 1855, Crushed
						Watson, Isaac, 07 Apr 1868, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of ore

						18 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 names of mining fatalities on this web page have been kindly provided by The West Cumbria Mines Research and are marked with .

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

list of collieries/pits etc. near to Bigrigg (Iron Ore)

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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
1898 Mines Inspectors Report (C 9264), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, 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), Newcastle District (No. 3) by John L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, 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
1923 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1924 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1925 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1936 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1938 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Headstone(s) in Egremont Cemetery
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works