Gilbert and Bourne

The partnership marked as working the Marston salt works and rock-salt mine on a map of 1786. It was led by John Gilbert, land agent to the Duke of Bridgewater, who took a lease at Marston in 1776 and sank the mine to the bottom bed of rock salt in 1781.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Marston Old Mine Cheshire 1776–?

Record created: 1 October 2026 · Last researched: 1 October 2026

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