Ralph Allen 1693 - 1764
- occupation:
- Philanthropist,
- Postal entrepreneur
- Nationality:
- English
- born in:
- St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
his house Prior Park near Bath was built in 1730s with stone transported from Combe Down via a wooden railway, equipped with wagons and cranes. Allen acquired a near monopoly of the Bath building-stone industry.
