Kirkleatham wasn’t a mining village like so many in our area, but the graveyard at St Cuthbert’s still contains two graves that mention a specific mine on the inscription, there could be others in this cemetery who also died in the local mines. Charles Acklam Tyreman The Tyreman family had strong links to mining in […]
Peter Appleton from the Skelton History Group has kindly contributed another wonderful article on the local Alum industry. Period of operation: c.1654 to 1866 (with some production pauses along the way) Owners: The Lord of the manor of Loftus at the time c.1654-1676 : Zachary Steward 1672-1732 : Zachary Steward More 1732-1764 : Zachary Harnage […]
To mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, here’s a look at some of the extra roles ironstone miners took up during the Second World War. Ironstone mining was largely in decline at this time, but mines at Lingdale, Kilton, North Skelton, South Skelton and Loftus were still active. I have looked at the 1939 […]