A shift of miners outside the clock office at Morrison’s Pit. Can anybody name them?
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The Mine Manager and various Officials of Lumpsey Pit. Standing (L to R): ??, ??, ??, ??, ??. Seated (L to R): Mr. Clough (Engineer), Mr. Dixon (Manager), ??. Can anybody name the rest?
A picture looking down the valley towards Skinningrove, with the works on the skyline at the left. Taken from the shale heaps, with the pylon base clearly visible.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)
The inevitable onset of “urban decay” sets in after the closure of the mine and we can see the beginning of its destruction. Taken again from the vantage point of the shale heaps.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)
This is a snow scene that rivals the Matterhorn views so beloved of ski holiday advertisements except that these are the shale tips of Liverton Mines! The strange structure in front of them is the massive foundations for a pylon of the aerial ropeway that caused the huge cone in the background. I seem to remember a fatality here involving a cycle or a motor cycle which instigated the removal of this well-known landmark?
Not from outer space but from underground, I really don’t know anything about this photo other than what was written on it ,” Crook rescue Team, Kilton Pit men, Dennis Pearson 1st Back”. But I am sure someone out there will soon explain things to me. Thank you. The man stood 2nd from the left on the back was called Bob Walker. Thank you David. Taken from the ’Evening Gazette’ Monday 3 May 1954:Fourteen taken to hospital ”Rescuers overcome in bid to save others. One Dead, 31 Gassed in Cleveland Mine,
One man was killed and 31 others were overcome by gas following an explosion at Kilton Ironstone mine, near Brotton today. The dead man is, Raymond Johnson age 40, loader man of 34 Gladstone Street, Loftus, whose body was brought to the surface about five hours after the explosion took place. Of the 31 overcome by gas were several of the rescue men. Fourteen men were taken to hospitals in Redcar, Brotton and Guisborough, and the others treated on the spot. Helping the local mine rescue team were teams from Crook (two) Houghton le Spring and Benwell Tower, near Newcastle. Ambulances were sent from Redcar and Carlin Howe.‘Fire brigades help’Middlesbrough Fire brigade and neighbouring fire authorities were asked to send resuscitation apparatus to the mine. It is believed that the explosion which displaced arches and roof supports occurred just before a three-man loader team started operations. The force of the blast blew Stanley Burton age 38 of 34 St Helens Walk, Liverton Mines and Iwan Dumoncie 29 of 28 Tyne Street, East Loftus off their feet and threw them some distance. Burton suffering from cuts and abrasions was taken to the Guisborough Admiral Chaloner Hospital, but the other man was allowed to go home.
The third man was Johnson. Two deputies, Robert Johnson 44, of 6 Boosbeck Road, Skelton Green and William Garbutt 48, of Foster Street, Brotton were overcome by gas when attempting to rescue the three men, but were later allowed to go home. As the deputies and the two loader men were brought out the Kilton mine rescue team found Johnson but were unable to move him.”
It is worth visiting the Durham Mining Museum Site to read the full Mines Inspectors Report on this incident – rodders
The title in this photo says Dennis Pearson and big Geoge (dux) Hollingworth at Kilton B, so who am I to argue?
Another photo of Duckhole mine and once again we can clearly see the works on the hill, come on you people out there what date would this be taken, help a lady (I use the term loosely) out. My guess would be about 1930. Thank you Simon what would I do without you?
The title under this picture says Whitechapel mine but I think that is wrong and it’s Whitecliffe mine and I am hoping that some one out there will confirm my thoughts. Anyone know who Bruce was whose series this photo is from? Nice photograph though shows quite a lot of the valley and the works on the hill, looks quite peaceful.
This is believed to be a view of the Calcining Kilns at Liverton Mines – which were well-known as being associated with the Ironstone Mine. These Kilns obviously dominated the landscape. Railway wagons at this time were generally wooden bodies but couldn’t be used for carrying hot calcined ore which is why the N.E.R. built a fleet of steel wagons specifically for this traffic; a few can be seen to the left. In front are more steel wagons, built about 1906 to hold a greater tonnage. Russ Pigott asked ”Were the larger steel wagons in the picture fitted with vacuum brakes? There seems to be a vac cylinder mounted above the solebar on the end of the wagon. This would seema bit strange as not many locos used on these trains were fitted for vacuum at the time. ” Answered for us by Simon Chapman. ” Well spotted, Russ! Apparently they were actually fitted with air brakes and run as block trains from Liverton to Cargo Fleet works. This was such an unusual working that I can remember the late Ken Hoole trying to find out more information over 30 years ago. Russ said ”I thought the drum shape was the operating wheel for the hopper doors. What locos were used on these trains, I think most J21s were westinghouse fitted but the J26s and 27s had no train brakes. That poor remaining J21 sits a mere couple of miles from me looking ever more like a Barry engine!” |
10/03 A Group of Ladies
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