Aged 18, Attending endless rope, He was employed to see that tubs went round the curves on endless rope all right, and by some means he got caught between a tub and a curve and was killed. Probability is that he was riding on tub at time., Buried: Skelton in Cleveland, All Saints on 02 […]
Month: November 2017
South Skelton Fatality – Thomas Ingledew – 20 Nov 1872
Stanghow Fatality – Henry Marley – 16 Nov 1917
Aged 44, Ironstone Miner, accidentally killed by the premature explosion of a shot fired by him; address: 92 Margrove Park, Skelton (Inquest: 17 Nov 1917 adjourned to 19 Nov 1917)
Stanghow Fatality – William Cubitt – 10 Nov 1904
Aged 25, Filler, while filling a tub with ironstone and shale in the face of a working place, a piece of dogger fell from the roof and killed him
History in Old Bricks
Even when no visible buildings remain, there are sometimes still clues to be found ! Very often mine owners had their own brickworks and those named bricks often end up scattered around after demolition or reused in nearby buildings. Below is a small selection of my own photos, I would love to see any additional […]