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Elias Martyn

Elias Martyn established the Wheal Martyn china clay works in Cornwall in the 1820s on land his father had bought, building the site up to five pits by the 1840s and remaining its driving force until his death in 1872.

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Wheal Martyn China Clay Works Cornwall 1820–1872

Record created: 20 August 2026

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