J. and W. Phillips

The brothers who started the china clay workings at Lee Moor in the 1830s and drove through the tramway to Plymouth, taking forcible possession of the line in 1855 during a dispute over it. They sold the clay business and the tramway lease in 1862.

Mines operated

Mine	Region	Years
Lee Moor China Clay Works	Devon	1830–1862

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026