Whitecliffe (Ironstone)

Research Notes

• A Collection of Documents Relating to the Cleveland Ironstone Mines: The Howe Collection
• Ref: U/HO/2/4 — Grinkle Park Mine. Report on Loftus and Whitecliffe Mines Royalty Rents Oct 1930; Dec 1932
• Ref: U/HO/3/1 — Loftus Mine. Valuation of Loftus and Whitecliffe Mines. 1938
• Ref: U/HO/4/1 — Whitecliffe Mine. Original instructions to proceed to aquire Whitecliffe Mine. 12 Jul 1876
• Ref: U/HO/4/2 — Whitecliffe Mine. Section of Ironstone seam, also report for valuation. 1876
• Ref: U/HO/4/3 — Whitecliffe Mine. Suggestions as to removal of the Whitecliffe barrier. 1877
• Ref: U/HO/4/4 — Whitecliffe Mine. Details of Royalty parties rent. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/5 — Whitecliffe Mine. Whitecliffe & Loftus Royalty map. 10 May 1877
• Ref: U/HO/4/6 — Whitecliffe Mine. Notice to North Eastern Railway Company Extraction of minerals. Feb 1878
• Ref: U/HO/4/7 — Whitecliffe Mine. Information on closure of mine. 1878
• Ref: U/HO/4/8 — Whitecliffe Mine. Copy letter. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/9 — Whitecliffe Mine. Stocktaking report: Whitecliffe & Loftus Mines.
• Ref: U/HO/4/10 — Report on lease of Whitecliffe Mine. 1877-1882
• Ref: U/HO/4/11 — 4 letters relating to Whitecliffe Mine. Jul 1876 - Dec 1883
• Ref: U/HO/4/12 — Whitecliffe Mine. Surrender of Lease. 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/13 — Whitecliffe Mine. Letter 'suggestions as to working Whitecliffe' if new lease is granted. Nov 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/14 — Whitecliffe Mine. Proposals on the renewal of Whitecliffe lease. Nov 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/15 — Whitecliffe Mine. Offer and conditions of new lease. Dec 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/16 — Whitecliffe Mine. Letter of final conditions of lease. Dec 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/17 — Whitecliffe Mine. Proposals regarding lease. Dec 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/18 — Whitecliffe Mine. Letter mentioning Lord Zetland re. extension of lease. Dec 1884
• Ref: U/HO/4/19 — Whitecliffe Mine. Correspondence between Messrs. France, Dale and Forester regarding tonnage. 1884 - 1885
• Ref: U/HO/4/20 — Whitecliffe Mine. Letter relating why 'scheme' is unworkable at present time. Jan 1885
• Ref: U/HO/4/21 — Whitecliffe Mine. Plan of Whitecliffe royalties valuation. Shows whole stone & pillars. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Jan 1903
• Ref: U/HO/4/22 — Whitecliffe Mine. Extracts from Zetland lease. 1906
• Ref: U/HO/4/23 — Whitecliffe Mine. Sections taken at Whitecliffe. Jan 1907
• Ref: U/HO/4/24 — Whitecliffe Mine. Details of Drivers. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/25 — Whitecliffe Mine. Number of tubs pulled out by each driver over a period of 4 weeks. Jan 1910
• Ref: U/HO/4/26 — Whitecliffe Mine. Samples taken from one truck of Ironstone. Jun 1910
• Ref: U/HO/4/27 — Whitecliffe Mine. 2 Reports of mine inspection by F. Herbert Marshall. Nov 1910
• Ref: U/HO/4/28 — Whitecliffe Mine. Working plan: Scale 2 chains to 1" No. 12 Ratchets, No. 8 & 13 Workings. 1928
• Ref: U/HO/4/29 — Whitecliffe Mine. Workings showing districts 4, 6 & 7 Scale 2 chains to 1". N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/30 — Whitecliffe Mine. Workings showing districts 4 & 6 Scale 2 chains to 1". N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/31 — Whitecliffe Mine. Workings showing districts 3 & 9. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/32 — Whitecliffe Mine. Map showing Easington district of Whitecliffe Mine. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/33 — Whitecliffe Mine. Working plan showing districts 1 & 14. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/34 — Whitecliffe Mine. Unmarked plan showing districts. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/35 — Whitecliffe Mine. Whitecliffe mine showing district No. 6. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/36 — Whitecliffe Mine. Map showing mine district Glebe Winning. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/37 — Whitecliffe Mine. Map showing working of Easington Tunnel. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/38 — Whitecliffe Mine. Part map showing mine workings. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/39 — Whitecliffe Mine. Whitecliffe No. 12 endless. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/4/40 — Whitecliffe Mine. Air Measurements. Nov 1945
• Ref: U/HO/4/41 — Whitecliffe Mine. 3 Letters about drilling spares. Nov 1945
• Ref: U/HO/4/42 — Whitecliffe Mine. Letters from Appleby - Frodingham Steel Company Ltd concerning visits to the mine. 1946
• Ref: U/HO/4/43 — Whitecliffe Mine. Memo for special meeting of National Assc. of Colliery Managers, North of England Branch. 1 Oct 1949
• Ref: U/HO/4/44 — Whitecliffe Mine. Shale and Ironstone samples. 1952 - 1954
• Ref: U/HO/4/45 — Whitecliffe Mine. Air measurements taken before and after cleaning fan. 30 Jul 1954
• Ref: U/HO/17/2 — Valuation information re. Loftus, Whitecliffe and South Loftus Mines 1908
• Ref: U/HO/24/13 — Sketch plan of Whitecliffe Side, Loftus. N.D
• Ref: U/HO/25/9 — Diagram of Goafs, Whitecliffe. N.D

• Mining Records deposited by the Trustees of the Skelton and Gilling Estates
• Ref: U.SG/12/8 — Book containing reports on Carlin How Mines, Cliff Mines and Skelton Mines n.d.; Report on the Skinningrove Gas Works 11 July 1876; Report on the Whitecliff Mines Oct. 1876, Report on the Lingdale Mines n.d.; Abstracts of Cassop, Tyne Main, Kilton and Stanghow cost sheets 1877; and, at back, record of deliveries of materials n.d.