The very talented Robyn McAllister has kindly created this logo for our project. It shows a mine on the surface connected to an ironstone ‘heart’ below the ground.
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Ironstone Miners Lodges and Banners
‘North Yorkshire and Cleveland Miners Association’ was a trade union of ironstone miners, formed in 1872 by Joseph Shepherd. They worked to increased miners’ wages by 45% and established a standard eight-hour working day. No. Lodge Name Town Likely mine 1 Faithful Brotton Brotton (Morrisons) 2 Lily of the Valley Guisborough South Belmont 3 Perseverance […]
North Skelton Miners Payslip
This payslip from North Skelton mine is dated 9th November 1935, it gives a huge amount of information on the operation of an ironstone mine. Thanks to Gavin Brett for sharing it. The first point is that it’s the payslip for two miners, Thornton and Barwick. Miners worked in pairs with one drilling and one […]
Brotton Miners – No.1 Faithful Lodge
This photograph of miners marching with their banner was taken in Brotton High Street in 1908, use the slider to see the same location today. ‘North Yorkshire and Cleveland Miners and Quarrymen’s Association’ formed in 1872, later shortened to the ‘Cleveland Miners and Quarrymen’s Association’ with each mine having its own “Lodge” “Faithful” was No.1 […]
Selby Hagg and Saltburn Alum Works
Peter Appleton of the Skelton History Group has provided this fantastic article on alum workings between Skelton and Saltburn. In trying to understand the timetable of the Selby Hagg and Saltburn works, we face the same problem as with Guisborough, inconsistent use of names. Sometimes the works are described as Selby Hagg works, sometimes as […]
Skelton Library Community Fayre – Wednesday May 22nd 2019
I will be one of the groups at Skelton Library this coming Wednesday I will have my latest maps showing the ironstone workings under whole of Skelton and Boosbeck.
George Pearson – Last Mine Manager in Cleveland.
George Pearson began his working life at Carlin How mine as a leader lad working with horses at the age of 14 in 1936. He was the last manager of North Skelton mine, the last ironstone mine in Cleveland when it closed in 1964. In this 1980s interview George talks about the early days of […]
Closing of the Boosbeck Mines – 1887 – 1200 jobless.
Stevenson, Jacques and Co. were not out of the woods following the subsidence in 1883. In February 1886 a substantial feeder of water was struck, which flooded parts of the workings. Higher capacity pumps would be needed to cope with the extra water, the mine owners asked the royalty owners for help to fund this […]
Anniversary of the Brotton United Miners Benefit Society – 1872
Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough – Friday 19 July 1872 from the https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROTTON UNITED MINERS’ BENEFIT SOCIETY. The anniversary of this benefit society was held on Thursday, at Brotton. This anniversary is the important holiday of the year at Brotton, and it is yearly celebrated in quite a gala fashion, Messr. Morrison […]
