Williamson & Eyton

Williamson and Eyton, a Flintshire smelting company, took on the Esgair Hir and Esgair Fraith lead mines in Ceredigion in 1839-40, building four and a half miles of new road and a large pumping waterwheel to work the renowned 'Welsh Potosi' ground.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Esgair Hir and Esgair Fraith Mines Powys 1839–1848

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