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Lowfield (Iron Ore) |
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Lowfield (Iron Ore) |
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Lowfield (Iron Ore)
| Location: |
Lindal
5½ miles [8 km] NE of Barrow-in-Furness
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 96) SD259760, 54° 10' 27" N, 3° 8' 7" W |
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| Owners: |
1900s - Harrison, Ainslie & Co. Ltd. |
| Output: |
1905 - Iron ore (red hematite). |
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1908 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite). |
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1910 - Iron ore (red hematite). |
| Employment: |
1905 - 0 [Not worked] |
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1908 - 54 (19 below, 35 surface) |
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1910 - 182 (116 below, 66 surface) |
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 Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Lowfield (Iron Ore) |
| Notes: |
1913 - 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!
| | |  | | | | Gray, Edward, 09 Jul 1908, aged 35, Steeplejack, while suspended on a cradle 60 feet above the ground, the rope broke |
| | | | | | | Hodge, John Henry, 16 Sep 1910, aged 27, Miner, A big fall of ground in a robbery working. Deceased's body was not recovered for three days. His mate was practically entombed for nine hours, but was rescued uninjured [More information ...] |
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2 names found |
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Lowfield (Iron Ore)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Lowfield (Iron Ore)
Gallery Images:
Credits
Sources:
- 1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1908 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
- 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, 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), Newcastle District (No. 2) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- Colliery picture provided by David Kitching from the John Ryan Collection (©)
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