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DEVON (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Atlas Tin Mining Co. Ltd., Chapel St., Camborne	Atlas	Ilisington	Suspended	Tin ore	-	-
EH Bayldon, Oaklands, Dawlish (c/o DH Blaydon, 11 Queen Street, London	Brixham	Brixham	DH Bayldon	Iron ore	5	-
ditto	Stormsdown and Owlacombe	Ashburton	ditto	Tin and arsenic	54	67
ditto	Wheal Friendship	Mary Tavy		Tin ore	42	54
Duke of Bedford, Estate Office, Tavistock	Crebor	Tavistock	TS Bliss	Arscenic	-	3
ditto	Devon Great Consols	ditto	ditto	ditto	-	26
ditto	Little Duke	ditto	ditto	ditto	2	-
Beer Freestone and Lime Co., Ltd., Seaton (A Wiseman Oakley, Managing director)	Beer	Beer Seaton	AW Oakley	Freestone	7	3
Birch Tor and Vitifer Ltd., Postbridge	Birch Tor and Vitifer	Dartmoor	HMD Willcocks	Tin ore	11	11
F Boehm, 16 Jewry St., London	Bedford	Gunnislake		Tin, wolfram and arsenic	-	-
Cottier and Taylor 8, Frankfort St., Plymouth	Redlake	Dartmoor		China Clay	-	7
Dartmoor Mineral Ltd., Receiver JW Barratt, 19A Coleman Street. London	Golden Dagger	ditto	In liquidation	Tin ore	4	2
ditto	Hexworthy	Between Buckfastleigh and Princetown		ditto	26	19
Defries and Sons Ltd., 146&7, Houdsditch, London	West Gooseford	Throwleigh, Okehampton		ditto	13	10
Devon and Courtenay Clay Co., Newton Abbot (HGC Bishop, Sec,)	Decoy and Horsemills	Kingsneighton	JH Key (Newton Abbot)	Potters clay	30	6
Devon United Mines Syndicate Ltd., Mary Tavy, Tavistock and 7 Arundel Street, Stand, London	Devon United	Peter Tavy		Tin and copper ores	25	32
Ferrubron Manufacturing Co. (c/o WH Hosking, Newton Abbot) 143 Queen Victoria Street. London	Great Rock	Hennock	WH Hosking	Shining ore	4	2
ditto	Plumley (suspended)	Bovey Tracey		ditto	3	1
ditto	Shapter and Shoottamoor	ditto		ditto	4	1
Hexter, Humpherson and Co., Newton Abbot	New Cross	Kingsteignton		Potter clay	12	13
Ilsington Mining Co. Ltd., Ilsington, Newton Abbot	Ilsington (Haytor)	Ilsington		Iron ore	10	15
JA Jobling St, Nicholas Chambers, Newcastle-on-Tyne	Chillaton and Hogstor	Lewdown	Wm. Gill	Manganese	-	9
North Devon Clay Co. Ltd., 29, South St., Torrington	North Devon	Torrington		Potter clay	20	14
Ramsley Exploration Syndicate, Sticklepath, Oakehampton	Ramsley (Wheal Emily and Belston)	South Tawton	Chas. E Jobling	Copper	50	44
Scottish Silvoid Co., 53 Bothwell St., Glasgow	Kelly	Bovey Tracey	AW Govan	Shining ore	4	4
Watts, Blake, Bearne and Co., Newton abbot	Etson and others	kingsneighton		Potters clay	56	23
ditto	Jenny Park Bowey	ditto		ditto	7	3
ditto	ditto Carpenters	ditto		ditto	7	3
ditto	ditto Dobbs	ditto		ditto	7	3
ditto	ditto Rendle	ditto		ditto	7	3

DORSET (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
A and Seth Benfield, Langton Matravers, Wareham	A&S Benfields	Swanage		Stone	2	1
C Benfield, Mill Terrace, Swanage	C Benfields	ditto		ditto	2	1
Charles H Bonfield, Bell St., Herston, Swanage	CH Bonfields	ditto		ditto	2	-
JW Bonfield, 3 Providence Terrace, Herston, Swanage	JW Bonfields	ditto		ditto	-	-
Ambrose Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Ambrose Bowers	ditto		ditto	3	-
Ambrose Bower, Winspit, Worth Matravers	Seacombe	ditto		ditto	2	2
Charles A Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Charles A Bowers	ditto		ditto	1	1
Edwin Bower, Worth Matravers, Wareham	Edwin Bowers	ditto		ditto	1	1
Fred Bower, Mill Terrace, Swanage	Fred Bowers	ditto		ditto	1	1
Hiram Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Hiram Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
H&J Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	H&J Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
J Ball Bower, Blacklands, Langton Matravers, Wareham	J Ball Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
JC Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	JC Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
Martin Bower Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Martin Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
Reuben Bower, Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Reuben Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
Richard Bower Acton, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Richard Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
TA Bower, Coombe, Langton Matravers, Wareham	TA Bowers	ditto		ditto	2	1
Titus Bower, Langton Matravers	Titus Bowers	sitto		ditto	-	-
T Short Bower, Langton, Wareham	TS Bowers	ditto		ditto	1	1
Charles Bridle, Gallows Core, Worth Matravers, Wareham	Charles Brindles	ditto		ditto	2	1
Henry Brown, Gilberts Rd., Brooklyn, Swanage	Henry Browns	ditto		ditto	1	1
JA Brown, Langton Matravers, Wareham	JA Browns	ditto		ditto	2	1
Alfred Burt, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Alfred Burts	ditto		ditto	2	-
Frank Burt No.2, Cowlease Cottages, Court Hill, Swanage	Frank Burts, Herstonfield	ditto	Closed Apr. 1908	ditto	2	2
ditto	ditto Burngate	ditto	ditto	ditto	2	2
G Burt jnr., St. Anthony, Priest Rd., Swanage	g Burts Court Farm	ditto		ditto	3	4
James H Chinchin, 1 Providence Terrace, Herston	JH Chinchins	ditto		ditto	3	3
F&W Collins, Heatherville, Princess Rd., Swanage	F&W Collins	ditto		ditto	2	1
F&W Collins, 1 Nelson Villas, Herston, Swanage	Cap and Feather	ditto		ditto	2	-
G Corben, Herston, Swanage	G Corbens	ditto		ditto	2	1
Dorset Cement Co. Ltd., Ridge, Wareham	Ridgeway Hill	Church Knowle, nr. Wareham		Marl	8	1
GJ Edmunds, Langton Matravers, Wareham	GJ Edmunds	Swanage		ditto	-	-
B Fayle and Co., Corfe Castle	Norden Works	Wareham	RE Pinney	ditto	21	38
W Harden, 5, Arundel Terrace, Langton Matravers, Wareham	W Hardens	Swanage		ditto	2	1
Albert Harris, Bell St., Herston, Swanage	Albert Harris (Cap and Feather)	ditto		Stone	3	2
ditto	ditto Freestone	ditto		ditto	-	-
G Harris, Bell St., Herston, Swanage	G Harris	ditto		ditto	1	1
Hy. Harris, Acton, Langton Matravers	H Harris	ditto		ditto	1	-
Josiah Harris, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Josiah Harris	ditto		ditto	1	1
Walter Harris, The Cross, Herston, Swanage	Walter Harris	ditto		ditto	-	-
Anthony Hayson, 3 Jubilee Terrace, Herston, Swanage	Greyshead Field	ditto		ditto	2	2
W Keats, High St., Hersaton, Swanage	W Keats	ditto		ditto	2	3
G Lander, Worth Matravers, Wareham	G Landers	ditto		ditto	2	2
J Lander, Worth Matravers, Wareham	J Landers	ditto		ditto	2	2
Sam Lander 5 Avton Fields, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Sam Landers	ditto		ditto	2	-
Sam. James Lander, North St., Langton Matravers, Wareham	SJ Mander	ditto		ditto	1	1
Fk. Meader, Vera Cottage, High St., Swanage	Fk. Meaders Court Cowlease	ditto		ditto	1	1
J Meader, Newton Place, Swanage	J Meaders	ditto	Suspended	ditto	1	1
Alfred Norman, Priest Rd. Swanage	Alfred Normans	ditto		ditto	2	1
Fred Norman, Castle View, Langton Matravers	Fred Normans	ditto		ditto	1	1
Horace Norman, 2 Osborne Rd., Swanage	Horace Normans	ditto		ditto	2	1
WW Norman, Quarry View Langton Matravers	WW Normans	ditto		ditto	1	1
G Phippard, 12 Priests Rd., Swanage	G Phippards	ditto		ditto	2	2
Samuel Phippard, St Marks Place, Herston, Swanage	S Phippards	ditto		ditto	-	-
Thos. Phippard, Arundel Terrace, Langton Matravers, Wareham	T Phippards	ditto		ditto	2	2
Pike Bros., Wareham	Furzyground	Creech	GL Pike	Potters clay	43	13
Purbeck Portland Stone So. Ltd., Sanctuary House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster, London	Winspit and Worth	Swanage			-	-
C Saunders, Mount Pleasant, Langton Matravers	C Saunders	ditto		Stone	-	-
F Seymour, 5 Jubilee Terrace, Herston, Swanage	F Seymours	ditto		ditto	1	1
S Squibb, High St., Swanage	S Squibbs	ditto		ditto	1	1
T Strickland, Church Bridge, Swamage	T Stricklands	ditto		ditto	2	1
F Tomes, Gordon Rd., Swanage	F Tomes	ditto		ditto	2	-
G Tomes, Argyle Rd., Swanage	G Tomes	ditto		ditto	1	1
W Tomes, Glenroy, Court Hill, Swanage	W Tomes	ditto		ditto	2	1
W&J Turner, Worth Matravers, Wareham	W&J Turners	Winspit		ditto	2	1
G Webber, North Street, Langton Matravers, Wareham	Captains Field	Swanage		ditto	-	-

GLOUCESTER (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Duke of Beaufort c/o SH Cowper-Coles, Badminton	Tormanton	Chipping Sidbury		Stone	2	-
C Essex, Avening, Stroud	Balls Green	Stroud		ditto	2	-
Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide Co., Wick, nr. Bristol	Golden Valley	Stroud		Ochre and Oxide	3	1
Highmeadow Iron Ore and Colour Co. Ltd., Coleford, c/o AJ Shinner (Liquidator), Mendip, Queens Rd., Cheltenham	Highmeadow	Coleford		Iron ore	23	5
Peter K Jones, Marsh Lane, nr. Coleford	British	Clearwell Meende		ditto	3	-
AH Morse, Brean, nr. Lydney	Red Hill	Lydney		ditto	2	-
Park Iron Ore and Coal Co. Ltd.,	Bream Grove, Park and Tufts	ditto		Stone and iron ore	-	-
John Shingles and Sons, Bream, Lyndney	Primrose	Coleford		Iron ore	5	1
Thomas R Stopford, Woodley, Radcliffe, nr. Manchester	Birch Hill	ditto		ditto	3	1
R Watkins and Sons, Bream, Lydney	Crows Nest	ditto		ditto	-	-
ditto	New Dunn	Milkwall		ditto	12	3
ditto	Old Brow	Lambsquay		ditto	5	3
ditto	Sling	Milkwall		ditto	5	3
West of Engaland Ochre and Oxide Co. Ltd., Bitton, nr. Bristol	Gatheram	Wick	W Machell	Ochre and oxide	5	-
ditto	Wick	ditto	ditto	ditto	4	-

KENT (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Frindsbury Brickfield Co. Ltd., Frindsbury, nr. Rochester	Frindsbury (suspended)	Rochester	geo. Lacy, Sec.	Chalk	-	-
Alfred Gregory and Co., Brickfield, Wickham Lane, Welling	Wickham Lane	Welling		ditto	2	2
Talford Hughes, 32 Greens End, Woolwich	Cemetery	Kings Highway, Plumstead		ditto	2	3
Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd., 147 Powis St., Woolwich (F Bethnell, manager)	Borstal Estate	Abbey Wood		ditto	-	-
South Metropolitan Brick and Lime Co., Wickham Lane, Plumstead	South Metropolitan	Plumstead	WG White	ditto	-	-

SOMERSET (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
FW Armstrong, Shelly Rd., Alexandra Park Gardens, Bath	Tank Field	Combe Down		Stone	-	-
Bath Stone Firms Ltd, Bath	Combe Down	Monkton Combe, Bath		ditto	9	1
Fullers Earth Union Ltd., Billiter Square Buildings, London	Combe Hay	Bath		Fullers earth	4	3
HN Garrett, 101 Sydney Place, Bath	Midford and Wellow	ditto		ditto	2	15
Regil Mining Co. (Colhurst and Harding) Box 73 GPO Bristol	Regil	Winford	Wm. Argall	Iron ore, ochre and redding	2	-
J Riddle and Son., Isbella House, Combe Down	Allotments, Combe Down	Monkton Combe		Stone	2	2
Somerset Mineral Syndicate Ltd., Watchet and 26 Billiter Buildings, Billiter St., London	Brendon Hills	nr. Watchet	H Blomfield Smith (managing director)	Iron ore	72	45
Winford Iron Ore and Redding Co. Ltd., Chew Magna, Bristol	Red House	Winford		Iron ore, ochre and redding	3	2

SURREY (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Brockham Brick Co. Ltd., Brockham, Betchworth	Brockham	Betchworth	J Manwell	Sandstone	10	2
Caude W Cawley, Nutfield, nr. Redhill	Cawleys	ditto		ditto	10	3
Sir Wm. Clayton, c/o Messrs Goodwyn and Sons., Granville Chambers, Portman Square, London	Con Hill and Godstone	Godstone	R Steer	ditto	8	3
Reigate Mines Ltd., Clears, Reigate	Colley Hill	Reigate		ditto	7	13

SUSSEX (metalliferous)

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
WA Haviland, brightling Place, Brightling	Black Brooks and Perch Hill	Brightling, Battle		Calcareous sandstone	3	5
The Gypsum Mines Ltd., Mountfield, Robertsbridge	Subwealden	Roberts bridge, Battle	Wm. J Kemp	Gupsum	56	80

WILTSHIRE (metalliferous).