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« on: Tuesday 04 October 11 20:27 BST (UK) »
Hi Jill, no sorry, my info is all Nicholsons or Bank End. I was just going to take a look at the 1851 census to see Dickinsons, but an important point is, there was more than one quarry at Bank End, borne out by the fact that an Association of Bank End Quarries was formed in the 1890's by John Smith, the builder. Bank End was a large area and initially owned by St. Bees Church and the main quarry took it's name from the area. My grandfather owned Bank End Quarry from 1901 until McKays bought it in 1909. Alexander Doloughan was also a Quarry Manager there for his brother John. There seems to have been many proprietors for just one quarry, but I am still finding out how it all worked! Sue