Groby Granite Quarry
Other Business Names:
- Stamford, Earl of
- Groby Granite Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Groby, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
-
Extraction
Granite extraction
Notes:
Developed rapidly from early 1830s after the construction by the Earl of Stamford of a private railway linking the quarry, which he owned, to the newly opened Leicester & Swannington Railway. In decline in 1840s but revived from the 1840s. Ownership of the quarry was reorganised in 1865 with the formation of Groby Granite Co Ltd in which Lord Stamford had a major interest. Quarry was still operating in 1940s
Publications:
- Groby and its Railway by Ramsey, David A
- History of the Groby Granite (Private) Railway. A paper by Stretton, Clement E
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Stamford, Earl of
- Groby Granite Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Groby, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Granite extraction
Notes:
Developed rapidly from early 1830s after the construction by the Earl of Stamford of a private railway linking the quarry, which he owned, to the newly opened Leicester & Swannington Railway. In decline in 1840s but revived from the 1840s. Ownership of the quarry was reorganised in 1865 with the formation of Groby Granite Co Ltd in which Lord Stamford had a major interest. Quarry was still operating in 1940sPublications:
- Groby and its Railway by Ramsey, David A
- History of the Groby Granite (Private) Railway. A paper by Stretton, Clement E