The Martin family

Took over Lee Moor in 1862 and modernised it — enlarging the pits, driving the adits that carried the wet clay, and building the settling tanks and drying kilns that turned a scatter of small workings into an industry.

Mines operated

Mine	Region	Years
Lee Moor China Clay Works	Devon	1862–1919

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