I think it was about 1780 when Samuel Skey established an early
sulphuric acid works on the banks of the River Severn near Bewdley.
Various local historians have claimed that he mined his sulphur
locally. Assuming this isn't a total figment of their imaginations, the
only likely mineral Skey could have got would have been iron pyrites
from the sulphur coal that is found near Bewdley.
David Poyner
On 26 Jan 2003 at 14:04, Bernard Moore wrote:
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> Could I be right in assuming that 'pyritious pits' might have assisted then?
> I had not considered coal mines in this matter!
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> Regards, Bernard.
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