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1873 the company was engaged in boring for coal in the north of England. Mr. Gulland became Secretary to the Company, and [[Maurice Belsham|Mr. Belsham]] was appointed Manager of the Darlington District, who developed a method of taking cores from coal; this was eventually taken over by the Diamond Rock Boring Co. | 1873 the company was engaged in boring for coal in the north of England. Mr. Gulland became Secretary to the Company, and [[Maurice Belsham|Mr. Belsham]] was appointed Manager of the Darlington District, who developed a method of taking cores from coal; this was eventually taken over by the Diamond Rock Boring Co. | ||
1873 [[Bell Brothers]] (iron makers of Port Clarence) made arrangements with the Diamond Rock Boring Company of London to prospect for salt on their land. The borehole was on the north side of the River Tees and at the end of October 1874 a bed of salt about 100 feet thick was struck a depth of over 1,100 feet, but this was not immediately exploited.<Ref>Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser - 16 Aug 1873 and Newcastle Journal - Saturday 14 November 1874</Ref> | |||
1874 [[Edwin J. Honychurch]] - Secretary.<ref>The Engineer 1874/11/27</ref> | 1874 [[Edwin J. Honychurch]] - Secretary.<ref>The Engineer 1874/11/27</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 28 February 2025
1872 Public company formed to acquire the business of the Machine Tunnelling Co, formed for trial purposes in 1870[1] Directors of the new company were:- John Pender MP (chairman); Major F E B Beaumont RE MP (managing director); Major Frank Bolton; Alexander Brogden MP; John Hicks MP; Dr Lyon Playfair CB MP; George Withes.
1873 Working the patents of Major Beaumont for diamond drillng machine[2]
1873 the company was engaged in boring for coal in the north of England. Mr. Gulland became Secretary to the Company, and Mr. Belsham was appointed Manager of the Darlington District, who developed a method of taking cores from coal; this was eventually taken over by the Diamond Rock Boring Co.
1873 Bell Brothers (iron makers of Port Clarence) made arrangements with the Diamond Rock Boring Company of London to prospect for salt on their land. The borehole was on the north side of the River Tees and at the end of October 1874 a bed of salt about 100 feet thick was struck a depth of over 1,100 feet, but this was not immediately exploited.[3]
1874 Edwin J. Honychurch - Secretary.[4]
1875 Contracted to remove a large rock in the River Tees below Middlesbrough; made use of a "jack-up" barge for drilling holes to take the demolition charges; work under supervision of Major Beaumont, the chairman[5]
1876 As a result of interest at the British Association meeting at Brighton, the company undertook drilling into the Wealden near Battle to discover the type of primary rocks underlying the area; reached depth of 1900 ft by March, at which point further funds were required[6]
1879 Company wound up voluntarily; David Joseph Kennelly, of the Crown Works, Guildford-street, York-road, Lambeth, London, was appointed Liquidator, for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the Company and distributing the property; the Liquidator was at liberty to sell and transfer the property and assets to a new Company about to be formed, the Aqueous Works and Diamond Rock Boring Co Limited. Frank Bolton was Chairman of the meeting[7]
Thomas Docwra and Son took over the machinery of the company[8].