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The Beckermet Mining Company
Catalogue reference: YDB 40
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This record is about the The Beckermet Mining Company dating from 1850 - 1979.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- YDB 40
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Beckermet Mining Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1850 - 1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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PAPERS, JOURNALS AND REGISTERS
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Whitehaven
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Beckermet Mining Company</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 84 FILES
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Mr C F Johnston, 28 April 1994 (A6984)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Beckermet Mining Company was the last surviving mining concern in West Cumbria. As companies in the area closed down they passed their records on to surviving companies as a safety measure and to aid in choosing sites for boreholes. The Beckermet Mining Company closed in 1980. This deposit includes inherited records from the following companies and mines:
Company: Postlethwaites Eskett Mining Co. (to 1903 - later Windergill Mining Co.) Mines: Postlethwaites Closed: 1913
Company: The Cleator Iron Ore Company Mines: Cleator Closed: 1919
Company: Pallaflat Iron Ore Company Mines: Pallaflat Closed: 1914
Company: The Wyndham Mining Company Mines: Gillfoot Closed: 1924
Company: Ullcoats Mining Company The Millom and Askam Mining Company and British Steel Corporation Mines: Ullcoats Closed: 1968
Company: The Millom and Askam Mining Company and British Steel Corporation Mines: Florence Closed: 1968
Company: Beckermet Mining Company Mines: Winscales/Mildred and Haile Moor Closed: 1973
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/35539c47-49e0-4e5a-8d9c-20d8a162f5c2/
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This record is held at Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Whitehaven
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The Beckermet Mining Company