Tomkinson and Hayes

Liverpool partners John Tomkinson and Henry Hayes, who took a twenty-year lease of the Rimington mines from George Lane-Fox in 1822 and worked them intensively for lead and calamine until the lead price collapsed in the 1830s.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Rimington Lead Mines Lancashire 1822–1833

Record created: 22 September 2026 · Last researched: 22 September 2026

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