	Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore)	Index	Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore)

Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore)

Location:

Bigrigg
3½ miles [6 km] SSE of Whitehaven

Map Ref:

(Sheet 89) NY003136, 54° 30' 30" N, 3° 32' 24" W

Opened:

Closed:

Owners:

1890s - S. & J. Lindow

1920s - United Steel Cos. Ltd., (Bigrigg Mines Branch)

1920s - Bigrigg Mining Co. Ltd.

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).

1905 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1910 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1915 - Iron ore (red hematite).

1921 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1923 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

1924 - Iron Ore.

1925 - Iron Ore.

1927 - Iron Ore.

1929 - Iron Ore.

1930 - Iron Ore.

1935 - Iron Ore (Red Hematite).

Detailed Mineral Statistics for Sir John Walsh (Iron Ore)

Employment:

Year	Total	Below	Above
1894	26	17	9
1896	21	15	6
1900	19	13	6
1902	Standing
1905	25	12	13
1905	Sinking
1910	125	104	21
1915	154	128	26
1921	57	38	19
1923	200	159	41
1924	202	161	41
1925	204	164	40
1927	238	199	39
1929	306	258	48
1930	238	196	42
1935	169	130	39

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!

						Aston, Albert Moore, 17 Apr 1924, (accident: Sep 1923), aged 33, Miner, death due to compression of the brain and acute cerebritis following an accident where he struck his head
						Bell, Thomas Henry, 17 Apr 1918, aged 34, Miner, died from blood poisoning, occasioned by his having on the 17th of April last had his left leg fractured whilst he was engaged at his work
						Connor, John, 21 Jul 1922, accidentally killed by being struck: with a runaway bogie
						Connors, John, 21 Jul 1927
						Cowen, Thomas, 09 Dec 1919, aged 46
						Cromwell, John, 28 Jun 1920, aged 22, Miner, a slip occurred from the side of the working, a large stone, weighing about seven tons, coming away and falling on him, when extricated and removed to the surface, medical examination revealed serious injuries to his left thigh and right hand, and his immediate removal to the Infirmary was ordered, but he died shortly after admission; address: 2, Church Street, Cleator
						Hocking, Richard, 02 Mar 1937, aged 57, Miner, he was killed when buried under a fall, address: 31, Montreal Street, Cleator Moor
						Juke, George, 30 Dec 1925, aged 54
						Mitchell, William, 02 Feb 1916
						Norman, Wilfred, 17 Oct 1863, Machine
						Southam, John William, 26 Sep 1906, aged 26, Miner, fell down shaft [More information ...]
						Southward, James, 08 Sep 1923, (accident: 07 Sep 1923), Miner, while engaged in boring a hole in the floor he was struck on the head by a slight fall of shale weighing about four pounds, address: 22, Springfield Road, Bigrigg
						Sparks, Joseph, 14 Sep 1919, (accident: 13 Sep 1919), aged 63, Miner, there was a large fall of stone and metal from the roof, he was severely crushed about the lower part of the body
						Wilkinson, Robert, 06 Jun 1916, (accident: 16 May 1916), aged 39, Miner, died from injuries received through a large stone falling and catching him

						14 names found

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Credits

Sources:

1881 Mines Inspectors Report (C 3241)
1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
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
1900 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1905 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1906 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 3449), 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
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
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