	Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)	Index	Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)

Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)

Location:	Eskett
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Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	1880s - John Postlethwaite
	1890s - Postlethwaite's Eskett Mining Co.
Output:	1882 - Iron Ore.
	1883 - Iron ore.
	1888 - Iron Ore.
	1890 - Iron Ore.
	1894 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
	1896 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
	1900 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
	1902 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).
	Detailed Mineral Statistics for Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)
Employment:	1894 - 132 (112 below, 20 surface)
	1896 - 138 (109 below, 29 surface)
	1900 - 46 (30 below, 16 surface)
	1902 - 0 [Suspended, April 1901]
	Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)
Notes:	1913 - Abandoned
	Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Postlethwaite's Eskett (Iron Ore)

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!

						Clarkson, James, 08 Nov 1907, (accident: Aug 1907), aged 71, Labourer [More information ...]
						Fisher, James, 02 Apr 1894, (accident: 02 Mar 1894, 8:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift), aged 55, Miner, Fall of stone from a damp parting. The place had been inspected by an official previous to the men commencing work, and the men themselves had examined this particular lump, and considered it sound. He died on the 2nd April [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Gill, James, 23 Mar 1876, aged 40, Miner, fall of metal from roof
						Graham, Thomas, 20 Jan 1886, Trailer, fall of stone came off at slip
						Kelly, John, 10 Jan 1890, (accident: 05 Jan 1890, 4:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift), aged 22, Miner, unramming shot; deceased was boring out a shot that had missed fire when the charge exploded, causing injuries which proved fatal on the 10th January
						Kerving, Thomas, 01 Sep 1894, 11:00 a.m., 5th hour of shift, aged 60, Miner, A piece of tough shale fell from the side without warning, and rolled over on deceased, who was filling ore. The working place had been inspected by two different officials between the men leaving the previous day and their return on the morning of the accident [Inspection made & inquest attended]
						Maxwell, Robert, 31 Jan 1917, aged 32
						Moore, William, 23 Sep 1881, aged 53, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Morton, John, 30 Jan 1890, (accident: 13 Dec 1889, 7:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 40, Miner, fall of stone; on the 13th December 1889 deceased was barring a piece of stone down in his working place when it fell upon him, causing injuries from which he died on 30th January
						Mulligan, Robert, 07 Jul 1880, aged 28, Miner, fall from roof
						Walker, Joseph, 03 Aug 1891, 10:00 a.m., 4th hour of shift, aged 15, Metal Picker, This boy's father was engaged barring a piece of metal off the timbers in his working place, when it suddenly fell and "reeled" several sets of timbers out, burying deceased [Inspection made & inquest attended]

						11 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1876 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1734), Newcastle-on-Tyne District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1880 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2903) Where to find this report
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241), Newcastle District by James Willis, 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
1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1890 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6346), Newcastle District (No. 3) by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
1907 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4045), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. B. Atkinson, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
Information supplied by West Cumbria Mines Research
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works