Cliffe (Ironstone)
| Location: |
Saltburn
13½ miles [22 km] E of Middlesbrough
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 94) NZ689216 |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1880s - Bell Brothers Ltd. |
| Output: |
1865 - Ironstone. |
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1873 - Ironstone. |
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1882 - Ironstone. |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Cliffe (Ironstone) |
| Notes: |
1887 - Abandoned |
Description
The Cliff Mines were commenced by Bell Bros., Ltd., in 1860. The output for 1880 was 58,332 tons, but the ironstone here is now worked out. The same firm opened the Huntcliffe Mine adjacent, in 1871. It is worked by an adit drift, and the stone is won by hand mining; 100 hands are employed. Carlin How Mines, opened out by Bell Bros. in 1873, are within Mr. Wharton's royalty. The weekly output is about 3,000 tons, obtained wholly by hand mining. The number of hands employed is 150. Lumpsey Mines were commenced in 1882. The shafts are about 100 fathoms deep. Drilling machines, worked by hydraulic power, are used in winning part of the stone. About 3,000 tons per week are obtained, employing 140 men and boys.
Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890)
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Cliffe (Ironstone)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Cliffe (Ironstone)
Credits
Sources:
- 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
- Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire, published in 1890
- 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.
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Newspaper articles |
| | Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) |
| External sites |
 | Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs |
Further Reading:
- Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- Catalogue of Cleveland Ironstone Mines by Peter Tuffs, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
- Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
Further Research:
Research Notes for Cliffe (Ironstone)
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