	Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)	Index	Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)

Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)

Location:	Cleator 4 miles [6 km] SE of Whitehaven
Map Ref:	(Sheet 89) NY025145, 54° 30' 59" N, 3° 30' 23" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1860s - Whitehaven Hematite Iron Co.
	1880s - Lord Leconfield
Output:	1860 - Coal.
	1865 - Coal.
	1882 - Iron Ore.
	1883 - Iron ore.
	1888 - Iron Ore.
	1890 - Iron Ore.
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cleator Moor (Iron Ore)

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!

						Blanch, Thomas, 01 Oct 1873, (accident: 21 Aug 1873), aged 25, Miner, killed by a fall of stone
						Brady, John, 24 Nov 1868, (accident: 23 Nov 1868), aged 30, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Byrne, Sylvester, 11 Sep 1866, killed by a fall of roof
						Connor, Edward, 11 Jan 1867, (accident: Nov 1866), killed by a fall of metal
						Cowen, Joseph, 05 Feb 1861, aged 57, he was found dead on the cage at the bottom of the shaft
						Devlin, Absalom, 08 Aug 1855, aged 18, Roof fall
						Gordon, William, 22 Oct 1873, aged 27, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Hedley, Robert, 27 Nov 1888, aged 16, Trailer, fall of iron ore from a slip
						Howland, John, 30 Sep 1879, aged 38, Miner, fall of ore from the roof
						Liddell, Joshua, 28 Oct 1870, aged 14, Labourer, he was attempting to take a piece of coal from a wagon which was in motion, when he accidentally slipped underneath the wagon, which went over him, taking off one of his arms, and inflicting other injuries which caused immediate death
						MacDonald, William, 23 Jan 1874, aged 40, Miner, killed by a fall of ground from the roof of the drift in which he was working
						McGuiness, John, 25 Mar 1870, aged 22, Sinker, stone falling part way down sinking shaft
						Oates, John James, 03 Feb 1890, 7:00 a.m., 7th hour of shift, aged 36, Miner, fall of iron ore; this accident occurred in a very high working; at the inquest evidence was given that this portion of the roof had not been examined for several days before the accident occurred, the excuse of the officials being that the roof was awkward to get at [More information ...]
						Quin, Owen, 09 Oct 1872, aged 50, Engine Driver, by machinery underground
						Small, Henry, 17 Dec 1887, (accident: 12 Mar 1887), aged 50, killed by a fall of stone
						Traverna, Josiah, 19 Mar 1869, aged 50, Sinker, falling out of sinking tub [More information ...]
						Wardhaugh, James, 10 May 1869, aged 54, Sinker, falling part way down pit (sinking)
						Winward, James, 12 Jul 1852, aged 29, Coal Hagger, this arose from an oversight in the overman directing a candle to be taken into an ill-ventilated drift. Although the inquest was twice adjourned on account of the coroner being unacquainted with the Act, I had not notice to attend ; I had not examined the collieries under ground before ; but there were no complaints
						Woods, Joseph, 05 Sep 1891, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 32, Iron Ore Miner, deceased was engaged at the foot of a slope picking rubbish from the ore, when a piece of ore fell from the roof, striking him on the head, causing injuries which proved fatal; at the inquest, evidence was given that the roof of this roadway had not been examined for a considerable time before the accident occurred [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Young, William, 20 Dec 1857, Explosion

						20 names found

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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

The following unnamed fatalities are listed in the Mines Inspectors Reports, once again this collection is not complete!

Date							Inspectors Remarks
06 Sep 1852	–	–	–	1	–	1
01 Aug 1855	1	–	–	–	–	1	fell down shaft
08 Jan 1858	–	1	–	–	–	1	explosion
13 Apr 1860	–	–	–	1	–	1	fall of roof

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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

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

Credits

Sources:

1869 Mines Inspectors Report (C 124), Northumberland, North Durham and Cumberland District by George William Southern, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1870 Mines Inspectors Report (C 456) Where to find this report
1872 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 840), Northumberland, North Durham, and Cumberland District by George William Southern, 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
1879 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2604) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1860 (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 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 1869 (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