	Rosedale, East (Ironstone)	Index	Rosedale, East (Ironstone)

Rosedale, East (Ironstone)

(See also Rosedale (Ironstone))

Location:

Rosedale Abbey
14 miles [23 km] WSW of Whitby

Map Ref:

(Sheet 94, 100 Malton and Pickering) SE706989

Opened:

1859

Closed:

1926

Owners:

1870s - Rosedale & Ferry Hill Iron Co.

1880s - Carlton Iron Co. Ltd.

1910s - Lascelles & Shepherd

Output:

1873 - Ironstone.

1882 - East - Ironstone.

1883 - East - Ironstone.

1884 - East - Ironstone.

1888 - East - Ironstone.

1890 - Ironstone.

1894 - Ironstone.

1896 - Ironstone.

1900 - East - Ironstone.

1902 - East - Ironstone.

1905 - East - Ironstone.

1910 - East - Ironstone.

1910 - West - Ironstone.

1921 - Ironstone.

1923 - Ironstone.

1924 - Ironstone.

1925 - Ironstone.

1927 - Ironstone.

Employment:

Year	Pit	Total	Below	Above
1882	East	Standing
1883	East	3	3
1894		209	172	37
1896		228	206	22
1900	East	215	188	27
1902	East	234	206	28
1905	East	229	206	23
1910	East	183	159	24
1910	West	91	81	10
	Total	274	240	34
1915	East	201	176	25
1921		53	42	11
1923		71	58	13
1924		56	46	10
1925		72	51	21
1925		Standing
1927		Abandoned 1927

Colliery Management (prior to 1970)

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!

						Agar, Joseph (jr.), 27 Mar 1903, aged 21, Rapperman, He was sent to temporarily attend to a rapper on the engine plane. He left the station before being relieved, and by some means, was caught and killed by the set. [More information ...]
						Barkla, John, 20 Nov 1877, (accident: 15 Nov 1877), aged 29, Miner, injury to back by fall of stone from the roof while filling a tub
						Bowen, John, 06 Jan 1874, aged 22, Miner, killed by a fall of roof
						Chapman, William, 02 Dec 1906, aged 19, Backbye Deputy, When cutting a hole for a baulk, a piece of shale from the roof above fell on to his head and killed him.
						Dowson, J. H., 17 Jan 1905, aged 62, Electric Pump Attendant, He was oiling a small electric engine when the ends of a muffler he was wearing got caught in some cogged wheels and drew him down until his head was injured. He died the same day. The engine was properly fenced and he had orders to stop the engine before oiling [More information ...]
						Drury, William, 11 Feb 1870, aged 48, killed by a fall of stone
						Frankland, Reuben, 25 Apr 1891, (accident: 24 Apr 1891, 6:30 a.m., 1st hour of shift), aged 25, Filler, severely burnt about face and arms by setting a powder-box on fire, died on the following day [More information ...]
						Hammond, Thomas, 03 Feb 1870, aged 24, killed by a fall of roof, left a wife and child [Inquest: 04 Feb 1870] [More information ...]
						Jackson, William, 29 May 1889, Under Manager, died from heart disease while entering mine
						Lythe, Frederick, 05 Dec 1892, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 50, Back Overman, run over by a set of tubs on a self-acting incline plane
						Pick, Benjamin, 13 Jan 1875, crushed by a fall of 400 or 500 tons
						Smith, Stephen, 23 Aug 1886, aged 40, Platelayer, was caught by a set of tubs while working on engine plane
						Stark, John, 11 Apr 1876, aged 49, Platelayer, broken leg and other injuries, by getting in before engine run
						Starkey, Charles, 03 Feb 1870, aged 30, killed by a fall of roof [Inquest: 04 Feb 1870] [More information ...]
						Watson, James, 02 Feb 1876, aged 40, Deputy, large prop fell on his head while drawing a chock
						White, Matthew, 04 Apr 1877, (accident: 26 Mar 1877), aged 57, Platelayer, leg broken and other injuries by fall of side stone while removing some plates
						Whittaker, James, 22 Dec 1899, aged 53, Deputy, Right leg fractured below knee, thigh dislocated, and bruised about the body by being run over by empty tubs. He was coming out of his district as the tubs were going in, but thinking they were going straight on he did not get out of the way.
						Wilson, John, 19 Dec 1876, aged 24, Miner, fall of ironstone from face of place while baring it down

						18 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1873-4 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1874 Mines Inspectors Report (C 1216) 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
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)
1886 Mines Inspectors Report (C 5090) Where to find this report
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), 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
1891 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6625), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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
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
1905 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2910), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
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
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
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