Ali
About 25 years ago a stack of ledgers from Williams Harvey were given to the
School of Mines when their plant closed. Subsequently I arranged for this
material to go to the Cornwall County Record Office.
Might have some relevance?
Regards
Tony
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From: Alasdair Neill
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:42 AM
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Subject: Capper Pass & Crowndale Smelting Works
In looking through a collection of mainly 20thC documents relating
particularly to the Tamar Valley, have come across assay reports, invoices
etc from Capper Pass for tin slags etc. sold by the John Taylor & Sons
concern working at Crowndale in the 1920's, & also for black tin from Wheal
Emma (DGC) in the 1940's. I understand some tin from Great Work tributers in
the 1940's went to Bristol, presumably also to Capper Pass.
Two queries:
firstly, is anyone aware of any records - perhaps in Rio Tinto archives - of
Capper Pass purchases. Of course RTZ didn't take over Capper Pass till much
later. I have checked online catalogues for archives around the Bristol
area. On the (probably remote) chance such records do survive, it might be a
useful source for production figures from other small ventures in the South
West.
secondly, has anyone been able to pinpoint the location of the Crowndale
smelting works (worked up to c. 1830's)? Tom Greaves' paper on Devon tin
smelting suggests the exact location was unknown. The sale of slags in the
1920's which must have originated from these works indicates it must have
been within or close to the lease area then held.
Alasdair Neill.
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