Hengistbury Head Mining Co
Other Business Names:
- Holloway, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Established 1849 by John Holloway, coal merchant, to extract ironstone from sea by dredging. This was for use as ballast for otherwise empty ships returning to South Wales. Dredging ceased by 1870s
Publications:
- Ironstone Canyon. The Hengistbury Head Mining Co by Popplewell, Lawrence
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Holloway, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hengistbury Head, Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Established 1849 by John Holloway, coal merchant, to extract ironstone from sea by dredging. This was for use as ballast for otherwise empty ships returning to South Wales. Dredging ceased by 1870sPublications:
- Ironstone Canyon. The Hengistbury Head Mining Co by Popplewell, Lawrence