Cumberland's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Metalliferous Mines
Britain's Active Mining History Society
From the Tables compiled by John L. Hedley, H.M.Inspector for the Newcastle District in his Report for 1896
Name of Mine | Situation | Owner and Postal Address | Agent | Workers | Minerals Worked | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U/G | Sur. | ||||||
Ayle Burn |
Alston |
Alston Mining Co. Ltd., 6, Booth St., Manchester |
4 |
3 |
Zinc |
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Barrowmouth |
Whitehaven |
Joseph Robinson and Co. Ltd., 39, Lowther St., Carlisle |
J.R. Thomlinson |
2 |
4 |
Gypsum |
|
Bigrigg |
Bigrigg |
Lord Leconfield, Lowther St., Whitehaven |
William D. Davidson |
74 |
23 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Birks |
Frizington |
Frizington Mining Co. Ltd., 36, Lowther St., Whitehaven |
Isaac Kitchin |
60 |
15 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Blagill |
Alston |
W.D. Stephens and Co., Tynemouth |
John Peart |
3 |
0 |
Barytes |
|
Cashwell |
Alston |
Charles W. Bell, Alston |
Joseph Walton |
10 |
5 |
Lead |
|
Church |
Cleator Moor |
Lord Leconfield, Lowther St., Whitehaven |
William S. Davidson |
0 |
0 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Pumping only. Included in Crowgarth |
Cleator, Nos. 6, 21 and 24 Pits |
Cleator |
Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland |
Wm. Dixon |
81 |
34 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Craig Green |
Alston |
Pritchard & Co., 99, Pilgrim St., Newcastle-on-Tyne |
William Bell |
2 |
0 |
Lead |
Exploring |
Crossfell |
Alston |
Crossfell Mining Co., Alston |
W. Williams |
0 |
0 |
Lead |
Standing |
Crossfield |
Cleator Moor |
Crossfield Mines, Cleator Moor, Cumberland |
John McKellar Main |
85 |
19 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Cross Gill |
Alston |
Cross Gill Mining Co., Alston |
Wallace Millican |
2 |
0 |
Lead |
Exploring |
Crossgill |
Frizington |
Parkside Mining Co., 36, King St., Whitehaven |
George Scoular |
41 |
5 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Crowgarth |
Cleator Moor |
Lord Leconfield, Lowther St., Whitehaven |
William S. Davidson |
46 |
15 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Dubb |
Honister |
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd., Keswick |
Bennett Johns |
0 |
0 |
Slate |
Included in Honister |
Eskett Park |
Eskett |
Eskett Iron Ore Co. Ltd., Workington |
Hugh Barbour |
95 |
15 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Falcon |
Egremont |
Wyndham Mining Co. Ltd., Egremont, Cumberland |
Joseph Adair, jun. |
115 |
7 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Frizington Parks |
Frizington |
Chas. Cammell and Co. Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland |
Frederick Hall |
95 |
11 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Gillfoot Park |
Egremont |
Gillfoot Park Mining Co., Egremont, Cumberland |
James Stout |
165 |
25 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Glebe |
Cleator |
S. & J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland |
W.K. Bouch, Agent |
27 |
6 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Goose Green |
Frizington |
Chas. Cammell and Co. Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland |
Frederick Hall |
15 |
5 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
High House |
Frizington |
Fletcher's High House Mining Co., Cleator Moor, Cumberland |
Jos. H. Woolcock |
73 |
18 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Hodbarrow |
Millom |
Hodbarrow Mining Co. Ltd., Millom, Cumberland |
Cedric Vaughan, Agent |
1117 |
318 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Holebeck |
Frizington |
Dalmellington Iron Co., Ayr, N.B. |
Jos. H. Woolcock |
46 |
12 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Honister |
Honister |
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd., Keswick |
Bennett Johns |
58 |
47 |
Slate |
|
Horse Edge |
Alston |
Ed. Atkinson and Co., Surbiton, Surrey |
John Peart |
0 |
0 |
Umber |
Standing |
Jacktrees |
Cleator Moor |
Carron Iron Co., Carron, Stirlingshire |
Wm. Watson |
50 |
18 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Kelton |
Lamplugh |
Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., Rowrah, Cockermouth |
Wm. Rankin |
77 |
39 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Knothill |
Cotehill |
Jos. Robinson and Co. Ltd., 39, Lowther St., Carlisle |
J.R. Thomlinson |
5 |
16 |
Gypsum |
|
Knockmurton |
Lamplugh |
Wm. Baird and Co. Ltd., Rowrah, Cockermouth |
Wm. Rankin |
0 |
0 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Included in Kelton |
Longland |
Cleator |
S. & J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland |
W.K. Bouch, Agent |
38 |
14 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Long Meg Drift |
Little Salkeld |
Long Meg Plaster Co., Lazonby, R.S.O. |
A.K. Busby |
12 |
0 |
Gypsum |
|
Lonsdale |
Frizington |
Lonsdale Mining Co. Ltd., 46, Lowther St., Whitehaven |
Walker and Selkirk, Agents |
46 |
14 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Mowbray |
Frizington |
Chas. Cammell and Co. Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland |
Frederick Hall |
40 |
8 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Margaret |
Winder |
Cleator Iron Ore Co., Cleator, Cumberland |
Wm. Dixon |
140 |
26 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Montreal, Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 12 Pits |
Cleator Moor |
John Stirling, Montreal Mines, Whitehaven |
John Jenkins |
206 |
92 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Moor Row |
Moor Row |
Exors. of the late Thos. Hy. Dalzell, Moor Row, Cumberland |
Wm. Dixon |
31 |
8 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Moss Bay |
Woodend |
Moss Bay Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Workington |
Thomas Allen |
81 |
16 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Nenthead |
Nenthead, Alston |
Vieille Montagne Zinc Co., Nenthead, Alston |
C. Fernau |
289 |
198 |
Lead and Zinc Ore |
|
Nentsbury |
Alston |
Nentsbury Mining Co. Ltd., Townhead, Alston |
William Thompson |
22 |
11 |
Lead and Zinc Ores, and Barytes |
|
New Parkside |
Frizington |
New Parkside Mining Co. Ltd., 46, Lowther Street, Whitehaven |
Walker and Selkirk, Agents |
23 |
6 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Ousby |
Alston |
Ardlee Head Mining Co., Alston |
John Chapplow, St. Andrew's Square, Penrith |
Standing |
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Pallaflat |
Bigrigg |
Pallaflat Iron Ore Co. Ltd., 125, Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness |
W.B. Peat & Co., Agents |
86 |
14 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Park House |
Bigrigg |
Chas. Cammell and Co. Ltd., Bigrigg, Cumberland |
Frederick Hall |
46 |
8 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Parkside |
Frizington |
Parkside Mining Co., 36, King Streeet, Whitehaven |
George Scoular |
96 |
23 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Postlethwaite's Eskett |
Eskett |
Postlethwaite's Eskett Mining Co., Frizington, Cumberland |
James Harper |
109 |
29 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Postlethwaite's Moor Row |
Moor Row |
Miles Postlethwaite, 58, Roper Street, Whitehaven |
Kendall & Main, Agents |
81 |
31 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Riggs Head |
Borrowdale |
Wm. Layland, Borrowdale, Keswick |
Wm. Layland |
3 |
5 |
Slate |
|
Rodderup Fell |
Alston |
Rodderup Fell Lead Mining Co., Alston |
Joseph Walton |
8 |
8 |
Lead Ore |
|
Rowfoot |
Cleator |
S. & J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland |
W.K. Bouch, Agent |
22 |
4 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Salter Hall |
Salter |
Wyndham Mining Co. Ltd., Egremont, Cumberland |
Joseph Adair, jun. |
30 |
20 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Sir John Walsh |
Bigrigg |
S. & J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland |
W.K. Bouch, Agent |
15 |
6 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Southam |
Bigrigg |
Southam Hematite Co. Ltd., 58, Roper Street, Whitehaven |
Kendall and Main, Agents |
21 |
22 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Syke House |
Bigrigg |
S. & J. Lindow, Cleator, Cumberland |
W.K. Bouch, Agent |
35 |
5 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Thornthwaite |
Keswick |
F.W. Crewdson, Kendal |
A. Wilson |
26 |
16 |
Lead and Zinc Ores |
|
Three Toms |
Gosforth |
Gosforth Mining Co., Gosforth, Cumberland |
Thos. Watson |
2 |
0 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
Exploring |
Threlkeld |
Keswick |
Threlkeld Mining Co. Ltd., Keswick |
Wm. Bawden |
86 |
35 |
Lead and Zinc Ores |
|
Winder |
Winder |
Parkside Mining Co., 36, King Street, Whitehaven |
George Scoular |
58 |
14 |
Iron Ore (Red Oxide) |
|
Woodend |
Woodend |
Sir. Jas. Bain and Co., Harrington |
Isaac Pattinson |
143 |
25 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Wyndham |
Egremont |
Wyndham Mining Co. Ltd., Egremont, Cumberland |
Joseph Adair, Jun. |
60 |
29 |
Iron Ore (Red Hematite) |
|
Yewthwaite |
Honister |
Buttermere Green Slate Co. Ltd., Keswick |
Bennett Johns |
0 |
0 |
Slate |
Included in Honister |
Yewthwaite |
Keswick |
Derwentwater Copper, Lead and Zinc Ore Co. Ltd., Keswick |
Standing |
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Total |
4203 |
1347 |
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