	Long Acres (Ironstone)	Index	Long Acres (Ironstone)

Long Acres (Ironstone)

Location:

Skelton-in-Cleveland
12 miles [19 km] N of Middlesbrough

Map Ref:

(Sheet 94) NZ669195

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1910s - Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd.

1929, 01 Nov - Dorman, Long & 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.

1924 - Ironstone.

1925 - Ironstone.

1927 - Ironstone.

1929 - Ironstone.

1930 - Ironstone.

1935 - Ironstone.

1945 - Ironstone.

1950 - Ironstone.

1954 - Ironstone.

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1883	315	315
1894	215	177	38
1896	219	185	34
1900	268	233	35
1902	345	278	67
1905	352	308	44
1910	328	289	39
1915	177	149	28
1915	Standing
1921	476	367	109
1921	Long Acres + North Skelton
1923	168	105	63
1924	68	33	35
1925	302	230	72
1927	352	282	70
1929	438	369	69
1930	415	352	63
1935	188	181	7
1945	106	93	13
1950	76	66	10
1954	73	63	10

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

Seams Worked:

1950 - Cleveland Main

1954 - Cleveland Main

Notes:

Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Long Acres (Ironstone)

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!

						Cheshire, William, 04 Mar 1908, aged 48, Miner, he tried to bar down a piece of ironstone, but failing in his purpose, began to cut the stone out beneath; the upper piece then fell suddenly upon him
						Cranmer, Charles, 11 Nov 1886, aged 45, Miner, fall of stone from a smooth back while he was drilling a hole in it ; it fell without warning
						Dawn, Henry, 04 Sep 1911, aged 33, Miner, he was filling loose stone away from the entrance of an old bord and close to the stook he and his mate were working at; he had no right to do this, and while so engaged a large piece of ironstone fell from the corner of the pillar and so injured him that he died the same day; the stone was overhanging and came off from a slip and a cut from an old shot; when found, his pick was in his hand, and it is very likely he had been working loose stone from the pillar side; this accident should not have occurred
						Hart, Thomas, 05 Jan 1881, aged 51, Miner, while stemming a charge of powder it exploded when he had got about a quarter of it stemmed, Buried: Skelton in Cleveland, All Saints on 08 Jan 1881 {NBI} [More information ...]
						Hodgson, William, 20 Mar 1896, aged 43, Deputy, While he and another deputy were repairing an old airway a fall took place and put their lights out. Deceased lost his way and got into some "stythe" and was suffocated [More information ...]
						Hollingsworth, William, 10 May 1888, aged 53, Miner, while baring down stone a large fall took place which drew out some timber, and it fell on him
						Ingleden, John, 26 Oct 1904, aged 53, Miner, he was drilling a hole when a large piece of stone suddenly burst away off the corner of his place and killed him instantly
						Johnson, Ralph, 17 Oct 1899, aged 31, Miner, He was turning away a place, the roof of which was supported by timber, and had fired a shot, which knocked out the piece of stone and punch prop supporting the baulk. He went into the place and did not notice this, and the top suddenly fell upon and killed him., Buried: Skelton Cemetery [More information ...]
						Marshall, Thomas, 13 May 1910, aged 39, Miner, He was engaged in barring down some stone from the face when another large stone suddenly burst a-way from between two backs, and falling on him inflicted injuries from which he died in a few hours
						Moyle, John, 31 Mar 1883, (accident: 28 Mar 1883), aged 52, Miner, severely crushed by a fall of stone while barring it down
						Peel, John, 05 Aug 1883, (accident: 03 Aug 1883), aged 48, Miner, injuries by explosion of powder, supposed to have lit squib instead of match [More information ...]
						Pennock, John, 26 Apr 1883, aged 43, Miner, explosion of powder while engaged putting the hay wad into a hole just charged with loose powder [More information ...]
						Roberts, Charles, 14 Jun 1877, aged 35, Miner, fall of ironstone ; a shot had been fired which did not bring the stone down, he was preparing for another shot without first having set a prop or stay under the overhanging piece, when it suddenly fell
						Spurgeon, George Frederick, 19 Jul 1904, (accident: 30 Jun 1904), aged 43, Miner, head and back injured and thigh fractured; he had fired a shot, and on going back found some bad top stone; he was taking this down when some more fell and caught him, Buried: Skelton Cemetery
						Woodroof, William, 07 Sep 1883, (accident: 07 Aug 1883), aged 57, Miner, broken leg and ankle and other bruises by a fall of stone while baring

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

more information on some of the fatalities shown above

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list of collieries/pits etc. near to Long Acres (Ironstone)

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Credits

Sources:

1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1877 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 2003), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1883 Mines Inspectors Report (C 4078), Durham District by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) 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
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
1896 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8450), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1899 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 134), Durham District (No. 4) by Ronald D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1910 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1910 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 5676), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1911 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 6237), Durham District (No. 3) by A. D. Nicholson, 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
1927 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1929 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1930 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1935 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1945 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1950 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1954 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
Headstone(s) in All Saints Old Churchyard, Skelton in Cleveland
Headstone(s) in Skelton in Cleveland Cemetery
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

Pictures:

Skelton-in-Cleveland History web site

Further Research:

Research Notes for Long Acres (Ironstone)

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