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  Wiregill (Lead Ore)  Index  Wiregill (Lead Ore)  
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Wiregill (Lead Ore)


  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Location: Teesdale
19 miles [30 km] ESE of Alston
Map Ref: (Sheet 92) NY975307, 54° 40' 17" N, 2° 2' 20" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners: 1890s - London Lead Co.
1900s - C. Fernan
1910s - Frederick Shield
1930s - Wiregill Deep Mining Co.
Output: 1882 - Lead Ore.
1883 - Lead Ore.
1884 - Lead Ore.
1888 - Lead Ore.
1890 - Lead Ore.
1894 - Lead Ore.
1896 - Lead Ore.
1900 - Lead Ore.
1902 - Lead Ore.
1905 - Lead ore.
1910 - Lead ore.
1915 - Lead ore.
1921 - Lead Ore.
1927 - Lead Ore.
1929 - Lead Ore.
1930 - Lead Ore.
  Mineral Statistics  Detailed Mineral Statistics for Wiregill (Lead Ore)
Employment:
Year Pit  TotalScale Below Above
18941498960
18961327755
1900604020
19021055
190518117
191023167
191522
1921Closed
192744
192922
1929Prospecting
1930Prospecting, operations suspended
Manager  Colliery Management (prior to 1970)
  Abandoned Seams  Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for Wiregill (Lead Ore)


  Description Summary Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

Description


  Disasters Summary Description Names Local Collieries Credits  

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.


  Names Summary Description Disasters Local Collieries Credits  

Names of those killed at this colliery

No names found.


  Local Collieries Summary Description Disasters Names Credits  

Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

Colliery Map  a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Wiregill (Lead Ore)

Nearby Collieries  list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wiregill (Lead Ore)


  Credits Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries  

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

  Summary Description Disasters Names Local Collieries Credits  

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Further Research:

Goto Research Notes  Research Notes for Wiregill (Lead Ore)

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