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James Platt and Son

James and Herbert Platt, trading as James Platt and Son, salt makers who ran the Albert Salt Works and its rock-salt mine at Marston, near Northwich, in the 1870s and 1880s. The works, with three open pans, was bought by the Salt Union in October 1888.

Also recorded asJames Platt and Sons (as given in the 2015 Saltscape assessment)

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Crystal Mine, Marston Cheshire ?–1888

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

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