Richard George Coke
Richard George Coke (1813-1889)
1847 Engineer of Langton, near Alfreton
1889 Obituary [1]
. . . . At other periods of his career, Mr. Coke had control of Messrs. Seeley’s pits, also of Shirland colliery, and he acted as consulting engineer on many occasions; he was likewise in great request as an arbitrator from his well-known character for scrupulous uprightness and fair dealing.
The Alfreton waterworks and other large undertakings of a similar nature were constructed by Mr. Coke . . . . [more]