Burlington Slate Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Devonshire, Duke of
- Burlington Slate Ltd
- Cavendish family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Slate extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to c1843 when developed by Lord Burlington, later Duke of Devonshire, although for many years before the quarry had been rented to various local entrepreneurs. Emerged as a major supplier of roof slates aided by arrival of Furness Railway in 1846. 1950s diversified into monumental and architectural products. Subsequently owned by Burlington Slate Ltd, owned by Holker Estate of Cavendish family
Publications:
- Burlington Blue Grey. A history of the slate quarries, Kirkby in Furness by Geddes, R Stanley
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Devonshire, Duke of
- Burlington Slate Ltd
- Cavendish family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria, Cumbria, North West, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Slate extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to c1843 when developed by Lord Burlington, later Duke of Devonshire, although for many years before the quarry had been rented to various local entrepreneurs. Emerged as a major supplier of roof slates aided by arrival of Furness Railway in 1846. 1950s diversified into monumental and architectural products. Subsequently owned by Burlington Slate Ltd, owned by Holker Estate of Cavendish familyPublications:
- Burlington Blue Grey. A history of the slate quarries, Kirkby in Furness by Geddes, R Stanley