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Cotterdale Colliery
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| Location: | Hawes 20½ miles [32 km] E of Kendal |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 98 Wensleydale and Upper Wharfedale) SD839955, 54° 21' 18" N, 2° 14' 51" W |
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| Owners: | 1880s - J. L. & G. Brodrick |
| 1890s - G. Broderick | |
| 1910s - Sharples & Metcalf | |
| Output: | 1888 - Coal. |
| 1894 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1896 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1900 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1902 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1905 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1910 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1921 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1923 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1924 - Coal: Household. | |
| 1925 - Coal: Household. | |
| Employment: | 1894 - 6 (5 below, 1 surface) |
| 1896 - 7 (6 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1900 - 5 | |
| 1902 - 6 | |
| 1905 - 5 | |
| 1910 - 3 | |
| 1915 - 2 | |
| 1921 - 4 (3 below, 1 surface) | |
| 1924 - 0 [Standing] | |
| 1925 - 0 [Standing] | |
 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: | 1905 - Limestone Series |
| 1910 - Limestone Series | |
| 1921 - Limestone Series | |
| 1923 - Limestone Series | |
| 1924 - Limestone Series [Standing] | |
| 1925 - Limestone Series [Standing] |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Metcalf, Thomas, 28 Feb 1879, aged 19, Collier, suffocated by gases - went without orders into workings which were unventilated during repairs | |||||
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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.
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next to the name to see the web page.
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cotterdale Colliery
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cotterdale Colliery
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Credits
Sources:
- 1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1890 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
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 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
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Related Links:
None found
Further Research:
Research Notes for Cotterdale Colliery
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