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Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone) |
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Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone) |
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Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone)
| Location: |
Greenhead
12½ miles [20 km] NNW of Alston
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 86, 87) NY670660, 54° 59' 15" N, 2° 30' 57" W |
| Opened: |
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| Output: |
1896 - Whinstone. |
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1897 - Whinstone. |
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1905 - Whinstone. |
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1922 - Igneous rock. |
| Employment: |
1896 - 60 (59 below, 1 surface) |
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1897 - 64 (63 below, 1 surface) |
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1905 - 25 (23 below, 2 surface) |
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1922 - 38 (29 below, 9 surface) |
| Notes: |
 Miscellaneous Notes and Incidents for Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone) |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wall Town Quarry (Whinstone)
Credits
Sources:
- 1896 List of Quarries
- 1897 List of Quarries
- 1905 List of Quarries
- 1922 List of Quarries - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
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