	Crossfield (Iron Ore)	Index	Crossfield (Iron Ore)

Crossfield (Iron Ore)

Location:

Cleator Moor
3½ miles [5 km] SE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY015149, 54° 31' 12" N, 3° 31' 15" W

Opened:

Closed:

Pits:

Parliament Pit

Owners:

1880s - Crossfield Iron Ore Co.

1890s - Crossfield Mines

1910s - James Robertson-Walker

Output:

1882 - Iron Ore.

1883 - Iron ore.

1884 - Iron Ore.

1888 - Iron Ore.

1890 - Iron Ore.

1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1900 - Nos. 2, 3, 5 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1902 - Nos. 2 & 5 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1905 - Nos. 2 and 5 Pits - Iron ore (red hematite).

1910 - No. 2 Pit - Iron ore (red hematite).

1910 - No. 5 Pit - Iron ore (red hematite).

1915 - No. 2 Pit - Iron ore (red hematite).

1915 - No. 5 Pit - Iron ore (red hematite).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Crossfield (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1894		111	94	17
1896		104	85	19
1900	Nos. 2, 3, 5	102	81	21
1902	Nos. 2 & 5	86	71	15
1902	No. 3	Standing
	Total	86	71	15
1905	Nos. 2 and 5 Pits	69	58	11
1910	No. 2 Pit	58	46	12
1915	No. 2 Pit	Abandoned
1915	No. 5 Pit	28	20	8
	Total	28	20	8

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

Notes:

1915 - Abandoned

1920 - 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!

						Blanchard, Edwin, 25 Nov 1876, aged 30, Overwinding. the men fell to the bottom of the shaft [More information ...]
						Briggan, Thomas, 28 Jan 1869, aged 13, killed by the explosion of a shot
						Brown, William, 07 Feb 1879, aged 20, Miner, fall of ore from roof
						Burns, James, 25 May 1867, aged 36, Sinker, fell down shaft
						Cleator, John, 29 Jun 1882, aged 30, Miner, blow from handle of winch
						Develin, James, 29 Apr 1879, aged 21, Miner, killed by a fall of ore
						Dixon, John, 05 Mar 1871, (accident: 02 Mar 1871), aged 36, Miner, fell head-foremost to the bottom of the pit, a distance of nine fathoms, he sustained severe fractures of the head
						Doran, Matthew, 02 Jul 1874, aged 34, Miner, explosion of a charge of powder which was supposed to have missed fire
						Gorman, William, 23 Oct 1873, aged 30, Iron ore miner, a fall of ore from the corner of the workings
						Green, William, 25 Aug 1865, aged 24, Iron Ore Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Hannah, John, 12 Mar 1871, aged 18, Labourer, crushed between waggons
						Hodgson, James, 06 Dec 1875, aged 52, accidentally killed by falling from an eye in the Crossfield Company No. 8 Iron Ore mine Cleator to the bottom of the said shaft
						Irving, Henry, 06 Dec 1865, aged 29, crushed by a fall of ore
						Kelly, Edward, 25 Nov 1876, aged 43, Overwinding. the men fell to the bottom of the shaft [More information ...]
						Keogh, Dennis, 03 Aug 1883, aged 44, Miner, killed by a fall of ore
						MacLean, Philip, 01 Oct 1881, aged 33, Miner, killed by a fall of roof, Buried: St. Bega's Catholic Church, Cleator [More information ...]
						Margram, Daniel, 21 Jul 1881, aged 40, Miner, fall of ore from roof
						Moan, -, 16 Jul 1871, (accident: 15 Jul 1871), aged 11, fell down shaft
						Morley, James, 01 Oct 1881, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of roof, Buried: St. John's Churchyard, Cleator Moor [More information ...]
						O'Brian, Henry, 11 Oct 1877, aged 63, Miner, fall of roof, deceased had been warned by two or three men
						O'Hare, Patrick, 13 Oct 1870, aged 37, Miner, a portion of the roof gave way, and a large piece of metal falling upon his head, caused instantaneous death
						O'Nail, Michael, 28 Jan 1871, (accident: 27 Jan 1871), aged 26, Miner, a fall of metal from the roof took place and crushed him so severely that he had to be removed to the Infirmary, his injuries, however, proved of such a serious nature that he died on Saturday night
						O'Toole, Thomas, 11 Feb 1873, aged 27, Miner, explosion of dynamite
						Richardson, John, 25 Aug 1893, 9:00 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 18, Miner's Labourer, A heavy fall from the roof and sides of an old drift of some stone which had evidently been loosened by a shot previously fired to bring down the adjoining portion [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Rooney, John, 27 Mar 1877, aged 34, Miner, fall of ore from roof
						Sanderson, James, 07 Jan 1876, aged 32, Miner, he was engaged in filling a bogie when a fall of sill and ore from the roof completely covered him, and on the removal of the debris it was found that he had been suffocated, he leaves a widow and three children, the eldest of whom is only three years
						Smith, William, 11 Feb 1881, aged 26, Trailer, fell down shaft
						Thomas, John, 25 Nov 1876, aged 35, Overwinding. the men fell to the bottom of the shaft [More information ...]
						Ward, Michael, 10 Mar 1885, aged 44, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Watson, James, 15 Sep 1871, aged 43, Miner, the woodwork inside the pit gave way, and a large quantity of metal and stones falling on him, he was killed on the spot
						Wright, Henry, 30 Jun 1883, aged 35, Miner, fall of side

						31 names found

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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

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

Credits

Sources:

1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Anglesey, Brecon, Cardigan, etc. District by T. Fanning Evans, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines 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
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, 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), Newcastle District by James Willis, 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
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
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
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
Mineral Statistics for 1884 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4430), published in 1885 — includes List of Mines and Openworks