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West Lancashire's Mining Industry in 1896 - A List of Stone Mines

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From the Tables compiled by Henry Hall, H.M. Inspector for the Liverpool District in his Report for 1896

List of Stone Mines worked under the Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act, in West Lancashire, during the Year 1896.

Name of Mine	Situation	Owner and Postal Address	Agent	Workers		Minerals Worked
				U/G	Sur.
Crisp Delf	Dalton	William Marsh, Crisp Delf, Dalton, near Wigan		6	13	Stone
Lawn's Delf	Upholland	John Laithwaite, Lawns Delf Works, Orrell, near Wigan	John Laithwaite	6	7	Stone
		Total		12	20

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