Lane, John
Other Business Names:
- Pollard, John
- Collins, Thomas
- Llangfelach Copper Works
- Kidwelly Tinplate Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
- Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, Wales
- Neath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Swansea, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Copper & brass smelting
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Basic metals production
Tinplate production
Notes:
John Lane, c1678-1741, was a businessman, metallurgist and medical doctor who established interests in early metal processing works in South Wales. These included a copper works at Neath, c1694-1716, with John Pollard and Thomas Collins; Llangfelach Copper Works at Landore, Swansea, c1717-26; Kidwelly Tinplate Works; as well as copper mines in Cornwall
Publications:
- Further light on Dr John Lane by Emery, F V
- Further note on Dr John Lane by Roberts, R O
- John Lane and the foundation of the non ferrous metal industries in the Swansea Valley by Roberts, R O
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Pollard, John
- Collins, Thomas
- Llangfelach Copper Works
- Kidwelly Tinplate Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cornwall, Cornwall, South West, England
- Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, Wales
- Neath, Neath Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
- Swansea, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Copper & brass smelting
- Basic metals production Tinplate production
Notes:
John Lane, c1678-1741, was a businessman, metallurgist and medical doctor who established interests in early metal processing works in South Wales. These included a copper works at Neath, c1694-1716, with John Pollard and Thomas Collins; Llangfelach Copper Works at Landore, Swansea, c1717-26; Kidwelly Tinplate Works; as well as copper mines in CornwallPublications:
- Further light on Dr John Lane by Emery, F V
- Further note on Dr John Lane by Roberts, R O
- John Lane and the foundation of the non ferrous metal industries in the Swansea Valley by Roberts, R O