	Crossgill (Iron Ore)	Index	Crossgill (Iron Ore)

Crossgill (Iron Ore)

Location:

Frizington

Map Ref:

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1880s - Crossgill Iron Ore Co.

1890s - Parkside Mining Co.

1920s - Parkside & Birks Mining Co. Ltd.

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 - 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).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Crossgill (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	17	15	2
1896	46	41	5
1900	Inc. in Parkside
1902	76	56	20
1905	98	74	24
1910	165	131	34
1915	144	95	49
1921	57	33	24
1923	87	52	35
1924	86	54	32
1925	Abandoned

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

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

Notes:

1926 - Abandoned

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Crossgill (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!

						Atkinson, Robert, 10 Dec 1864, aged 32, shaft accident, residence: Park Gate, Frizington [More information ...]
						Cowan, William Henry, 14 Sep 1911, aged 30, Miner, a big mass of ore and stone suddenly fell from the side of the working and killed the two men on the spot; several others narrowly escaped [More information ...]
						Gowdy, Henry, 10 Dec 1864, aged 23, shaft accident, residence: Frizington [More information ...]
						Huddart, Peter, 14 Sep 1911, aged 26, Labourer, a big mass of ore and stone suddenly fell from the side of the working and killed the two men on the spot; several others narrowly escaped [More information ...]
						Richards, Henry, 17 Jun 1875, aged 25, Miner, a fall of ore from the roof of his working place
						Skinner, John, 10 Dec 1864, aged 40, shaft accident, left a wife and seven children, residence: Cleator Moor [More information ...]

						6 names found

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more information on some of the fatalities shown above

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Newcastle-on-Tyne 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
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
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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