LONGACRE IRONSTONE MINE

HERE I VISIT LONGACRE IRONSTONE MINE
Lease Holders
1865 - 1929 : Bolckow, Vaughan and Company
1929 - 1954 : Dorman Long and Company
Timeline
1873 - Shaft sinking started
December 1873 - Headgear destroyed by fire.
1875 - Shaft sinking completed at 95m
1916 - Ironstone production ends at site, shafts kept open for ventilation/men/timber in North Skelton
1919 - Winders and ventilators electrified
1933 - Dorman Long reopen shaft for ironstone extraction.
1954 - Closure of site
1955 - Headgear removed
The mine is known locally as “Parkers Pit” but it was never called this while it was working. Dennis Parker who ran local taxis, rented buildings and land where he kept pigs and sold wood/kindling.
On the site today there are still many remains, the shaft, a explosives magazine (now just behind Aldi) and the foundations of the main winding engine. The name of the mine survives in the new pub near to the site.

[@whiterosealtitude]

There’s also a horizontal adit close to the viaduct which fed Longares. - it is collapsed after about 50 yards in however

[@stomperthemixer1]

Awesome and very interesting. Now right on my doorstep too and with a passion of history its a shame only two remaining parts left to remind us. great unseen stock footage too which I've never seen. Great coverage of its history buddy. well done.

[@bringinghistorybacktolife1824]

Cheers my good friend, we should do a little bit about this for our ironstone mine playlist on our channel because I have so much more info on this

[@Cinnerman87]

@@bringinghistorybacktolife1824 if you go into saltburn woods theres a drift that leads into long acre

[@Cinnerman87]

Hello my guy could you please do a video about craggshall mine which is now known as cattersty pond thats on the outskirts of Carlin how

[@Cinnerman87]

Little known fact there was a horrific murder at the shaft back in 1889? Where a young woman named Mary ward was attacked by two men from the manyard arm and she was thrown down the shaft and her body was found the next day