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  Liverton (Ironstone)  Index  Liverton (Ironstone)  
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Liverton (Ironstone)


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Loftus
12½ miles [20 km] WNW of Whitby
Map Ref: (Sheet 94) NZ710180
Opened:
Closed: 1923
Owners: 1880s - Liverton Co. Ltd.
1910s - Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Ltd.
Output: 1873 - Ironstone.
1882 - Ironstone.
1883 - Ironstone.
1884 - Ironstone.
1888 - Ironstone.
1890 - Ironstone.
1894 - Ironstone.
1896 - Ironstone.
1900 - Ironstone.
1902 - Ironstone.
1905 - Ironstone.
1910 - Ironstone.
1921 - Ironstone.
1923 - Ironstone.
Employment:
Year Pit  TotalScale Below Above
1882Standing
18833535
189420613076
189620713572
190023014090
190287780
1902Standing
1905527352175
1910442313129
1915306199107
1921293193100
192323815
1923Abandoned
Manager  Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
Notes: Incident  Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Liverton (Ironstone)


  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None Found


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

In Memoriam
  Individal page   

Bennett, Joseph, 10 Jul 1903, aged 36, Labourer, fell a distance of 40 feet when removing scaffolding on the top of some kilns which were being erected; died the same day

  Individal page   

Brotherton, Edward, 28 Aug 1884, aged 35, Joiner, while descending the pit Calow's patent grip came into play, arresting the cage, which afterwards fell away and threw deceased out, they fell about 60 yards [More information ...]

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Fowler, Albert Edwin, 19 May 1911, aged 27, Drill Changer, this was a very simple accident and might have been prevented by the exercise of a little more care and better judgment; while deceased and a driver were drawing by means of a horse a heavy drilling machine with compressed air, engine attached, the tram on which it was being conveyed got off the way at a turn; in trying to get the tram on to the road again it canted over when the horse pulled away and crushed Fowler against a stone pack wall.

  Individal page   

Goodburn, George T., 09 Jan 1906, aged 27, Labourer, When engaged moving a partially loaded truck with a lever, a second truck was run forward, and he was caught and crushed between the buffers of the two. [More information ...]

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Heathcote, Arthur, 22 Mar 1906, aged 24, Labourer, He was crushed against an upright support of the heapstead by a railway truck on which he was riding. He had been cautioned just previously not to ride on the trucks. [More information ...]

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Hodgson, Samuel, 29 Nov 1876, aged 28, Labourer, fell from a set of trucks which was being pushed into siding by a locomotive engine, and was killed

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Kitchener, James, 16 Aug 1914, (accident: 14 Aug 1914), aged 21, Horse Driver, deceased was driving a set of 7 full tubs on a road dipping outbye ½ inch per yard and at that place narrow; the tail chain by which the horse was attached to the first tub became detached; he went behind the horse and attempted to attach the chain while the set was in motion; in this he failed, and he stood at the side to allow the set to pass when he was crushed between the tubs and the side, and he died from his injuries two days later

  Individal page   

Little, Florelli, 15 Jan 1875, aged 22, Miner, killed by a fall of roof

  Individal page   

Rundle, John Thomas, 28 Apr 1888, aged 25, Shot Firer, he had returned to a shot which he had thought had missed fire, when it unexpectedly exploded, Buried: Liverton, St Michael on 01 May 1888 {NBI}

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Taylor, John, 07 Sep 1874, aged 30, Engineman, a Guibal fan unexpectedly started while deceased was inside, Buried: Liverton, St Michael on 10 Sep 1874 {NBI}

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Thompson, John George, 28 Dec 1914, (accident: 21 Dec 1914), aged 15, Horse Driver, deceased was leading his pony inbye at the commencement of the shift, and at a door in the roadway he overtook another horse proceeding in the same direction, which kicked out and struck him on the head, causing a compound fracture of the frontal bone of the skull; he died seven days afterwards

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Trattles, Thomas H., 22 Feb 1892, (accident: 09 Oct 1891, 12:00 p.m., 6th hour of shift), aged 35, Shifter, died from the effects of a fall of shale while assisting a deputy to set some timbers on the 9th October last

  Individal page   

Whittaker, Watson, 28 Aug 1884, aged 34, Fitter, while descending the pit Calow's patent grip came into play, arresting the cage, which afterwards fell away and threw deceased out, they fell about 60 yards [More information ...]

  Individal page CMHRC 

Wilson, Henry, 04 Oct 1886, aged 58, Deputy, Died suddenly from heart disease while attending to his work. Ventilation all right

 
  14 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

Those names marked with image, have a web page providing individual details of the accident, the page may also include a photograph of the deceased. Click on the image symbol next to the name to see the web page.

Some of the names of mining fatalities on this page have been kindly provided by Ian Winstanley of the Coal Mining History Resource Centre (CMHRC) and are marked with image. The CMHRC is available here.

More information  more information on some of the fatalities shown above


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Liverton (Ironstone)

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Liverton (Ironstone)


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

Credits

Sources:

  • 1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) Where to find this report
  • 1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Durham by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
  • 1884 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4429), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1888 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5779), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 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
  • 1903 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2119), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
  • 1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1914 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 8023), Northern Division (No. 2) by J. R. R. Wilson, 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
  • 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
  • National Burial Index published by The Federation of Family History Societies & Associates

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Related Links:

On this site
Newspaper articles Newspaper articles
Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857)
External sites
Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs Cleveland Ironstone Mines web site by Peter Tuffs

Further Reading:

  • Cleveland Ironstone Mines and Iron Industry by Richard Mead, published by Peter Tuffs
  • Cleveland Mining Incidents by Simon 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
  • The Ironstone Mines and Railways of Cleveland and Rosedale by T.E. Rounthwaite, published by Peter Tuffs
  • Liverton Mine - One of the Poor Mines by Simon Chapman, Cleveland Ironstone Series, published by Peter Tuffs
  • The Cleveland Ironstone Industry and its Impact on Teesside by S. Keith Chapman, published by Peter Tuffs

Further Research:

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Liverton (Ironstone)

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