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Frosterley Quarry
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| Location: | Frosterley 15½ miles [25 km] WSW of Durham |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 92, OL42) NZ032371, 54° 43' 44" N, 1° 57' 1" W |
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| Owners: | Pease and Partners, Ltd. |
| Output: | 1896 - Limestone. |
| 1897 - Limestone. | |
| 1905 - Limestone. | |
| Employment: | 1896 - 31 (28 below, 3 surface) |
| 1897 - 27 | |
| 1905 - 29 | |
| Notes: |  Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Frosterley Quarry |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None Found
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Burrup, Edward Henry, 11 Feb 1896, (accident: 01 Feb 1896), aged 52, Quarryman, Face and arms severely injured by a shot gelatine dynamite exploding prematurely while he was charging the hole. Died on the 11th [More information ...] | |||||
| Ward, James Peter, 05 Aug 1878, aged 14, of White Kirkley, nephew of Joseph [More information ...] | |||||
| Ward, Joseph, 05 Aug 1878, aged 35, of Bridge End, Frosterley, uncle of James Peter [More information ...] | |||||
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more information on some of the fatalities shown above
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Frosterley Quarry
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Frosterley Quarry
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Credits
Sources:
- 1896 List of Quarries
- 1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1897 List of Quarries
- 1905 List of Quarries
- Contributions by members of the Public
- Industrial Locomotives of Durham by The Industrial Railway Society, compiled by Colin E. Mountford and L. G. Charlton, published in 1977
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Further Research:
Research Notes for Frosterley Quarry
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