Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd.

Somerset's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Miscellaneous Mines

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From the Tables compiled by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector for the South Western District in his Report for 1896

List of Mines worked under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act, in Somersetshire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Agent	Workers		Minerals Worked
				U/G	Sur.
Combe Down	Monkton Combe	The Bath Stone Firms Ltd., Bath		11	2	Stone
Combe Hay	Bath	The Fuller's Earth Union Ltd., Billiters Square Buildings, London, E.C.		4	10	Fuller's Earth
Midford	Midford, Bath	H.N. Garrett, 101, Sydney Place, Bath		6	17	Fuller's Earth
Red House	Winford	Winford Iron Ore and Redding Co. Ltd., Chew Magna, Bristol		1	0	Iron Ore, Ochre, and Redding
Regil	Winford	Hemingway and Co., 60, Mark Lane, London, E.C.		4	5	Ochre and Redding
Wellow	Wellow, Bath	The Fuller's Earth Union Ltd., Billiters Square Buildings, London, E.C.				Fuller's Earth. Underground work suspended
Wellow	Wellow, Bath	H.N. Garrett, 101, Sydney Place, Bath				Fuller's earth. Included in Midford
		Total		26	34

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