Eskdale (Ironstone)
| Location: |
Grosmont
5 miles [8 km] SW of Whitby
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 94) NZ837059 |
| Opened: |
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| Closed: |
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| Owners: |
1910s - Grosmont Ironstone Co. |
| Output: |
1910 - Ironstone. |
| Employment: |
1910 - 0 [Not worked] |
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1915 - 77 (52 below, 25 surface) |
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 Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
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| Seams Worked: |
1915 - Temp. closed |
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Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Eskdale (Ironstone) |
| Notes: |
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!
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Eskdale (Ironstone)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Eskdale (Ironstone)
Credits
Sources:
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Newcastle District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1915 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
Related Links:
| On this site |
| | Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) |
| External sites |
 | Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs |
Further Reading:
- Cleveland Ironstone by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, 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
- Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
- The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs
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