Honister Slate Mine
Other Business Names:
- Wright, Samuel
- Buttermere Green Slate Co Ltd
- Buttermere & Westmorland Green Slate Co Ltd
- McAlpine, Sir Alfred, Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Honister, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
Slate mining/quarrying dates to 17th century. Developed especially from the 1830s under Samuel Wright. 1879 operated by Buttermere Green Slate Co Ltd and by 1981 by Buttermere & Westmorland Green Slate Co Ltd. Acquired by Moore family and in 1985 sold on to Sir Alfred McAlpine Plc. Closed c1989 and reopened 1997
Publications:
- Honister Slate. The history of a Lakeland slate mine by Tyler, Ian M
- Slate from Honister. A history and description of the slate industry at Honister by Cameron, Alastair
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Wright, Samuel
- Buttermere Green Slate Co Ltd
- Buttermere & Westmorland Green Slate Co Ltd
- McAlpine, Sir Alfred, Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Honister, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Slate extraction
Notes:
Slate mining/quarrying dates to 17th century. Developed especially from the 1830s under Samuel Wright. 1879 operated by Buttermere Green Slate Co Ltd and by 1981 by Buttermere & Westmorland Green Slate Co Ltd. Acquired by Moore family and in 1985 sold on to Sir Alfred McAlpine Plc. Closed c1989 and reopened 1997Publications:
- Honister Slate. The history of a Lakeland slate mine by Tyler, Ian M
- Slate from Honister. A history and description of the slate industry at Honister by Cameron, Alastair