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  Rosedale (Ironstone)  Index  Rosedale (Ironstone)  
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Rosedale (Ironstone)


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Location: Rosedale Abbey
Map Ref:
Opened:
Closed:
Pits: Rosedale, East, locn: (Sheet 94, 100 Malton and Pickering) SE706989, opened: 1859, closed: 1926 (See also Rosedale, East (Ironstone))
Rosedale, West, locn: (Sheet 94, 100 Malton and Pickering) SE698962, opened: 1857, closed: 1911 (See also Rosedale, West (Ironstone))


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Description


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Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


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Names of those killed at this colliery

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

In Memoriam
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Abbot, William, 14 Oct 1893, (accident: 12 Oct 1893, 1:00 p.m., 7th hour of shift), aged 42, Miner, Head cut and other injuries by a shot blowing through from an adjoining place. Died on the 14th. [More information ...]

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Chark, Charles, 01 Sep 1908, aged 53, Shotfirer, A shot in the face had spent itself in a back and had not done its work, The stone was left on and overhanging. He was putting a pricker into another hole on the right hand side when the piece of stone fell off the face and fatally injured him. The man was reckless in standing where he did

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Fletcher, William, 04 Mar 1895, 11:30 a.m., 6th hour of shift, aged 52, Miner, died in his working place from apoplexy while working with his son; ventilation all right [fatality reported during the year but not classified as a reportable accident]

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Green, James, 10 Sep 1904, aged 42, Deputy, alleged to have died from a strain when lifting tub on the way, but the jury at the inquest returned a verdict of death from natural causes

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Griffiths, Joseph, 30 Dec 1873, aged 36, Miner, killed by a fall of stone

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Hilt, Thomas, 05 Jul 1899, (accident: 27 Jun 1899), aged 71, Miner, A piece of stone fell from the upper part of the seam when he was working at the face, and caused a compound fracture of right leg and bruises about body. Died July 5th.

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Stabler, John, 30 Nov 1894, 8:30 a.m., 3rd hour of shift, aged 30, Driver, Fall of stone which knocked out a prop, close to where he was standing, and which struck him on the breast and killed him

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Watson, John, 28 Apr 1896, aged 34, Miner, He was under-mining a large piece of stone with a pick, when it fell suddenly and killed him [More information ...]

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Winteringham, John, 01 May 1873, aged 55, Furnaceman, crushed by tubs

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Wrightson, John, 29 Apr 1875, aged 16, Driver, crushed by tubs

 
  10 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.


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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

  • 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), South Durham, Westmoreland, and Cleveland District by James Willis, H.M. Inspector of Mines 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
  • 1893 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7339), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1894 Mines Inspectors Report (C 7667), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1895 Mines Inspectors Report (C 8074), Durham District (No. 4) by Thomas Bell, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 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
  • 1904 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 2506), Durham District (No. 4) by R. Donald Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
  • 1908 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 4672), Durham District (No. 4) by R. D. Bain, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report

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Related Links:

On this site
Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857) Article on the discovery of Ironstone in Cleveland (published in 1857)
External sites
Abandoned Communities web site Abandoned Communities web site

Further Research:

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Rosedale (Ironstone)

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