Old Radnor Lime Roadstone & General Trading Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Chambers, Charles
- Lewis, Sir G F
- Old Radnor Trading Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kington, Herefordshire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Building products distribution inc builders' merchants
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
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Extraction
Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
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Extraction
General stone extraction
Notes:
Established 1875 by Charles Chambers as Old Radnor Lime, Roadstone & General Trading Co Ltd to develop limestone quarries and lime burning plant of Sir G F Lewis Bt and in the process revive the fortunes of the Kington & Eardisley Railway. 1900 changed name to Old Radnor Trading Co Ltd. Became noted for manufacture of precast concrete products for building industry. Established a network of depots in the Welsh border towns and was of significant local importance. Ceased to trade 1974
Publications:
- Revd Sir Gilbert Lewis, Bart, and his quarries by Fenn, R W D, & J B Sinclair
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Chambers, Charles
- Lewis, Sir G F
- Old Radnor Trading Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kington, Herefordshire, Hereford & Worcester, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Building products distribution inc builders' merchants
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster, alabaster & artificial stone products manufacture
- Extraction Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
- Extraction General stone extraction
Notes:
Established 1875 by Charles Chambers as Old Radnor Lime, Roadstone & General Trading Co Ltd to develop limestone quarries and lime burning plant of Sir G F Lewis Bt and in the process revive the fortunes of the Kington & Eardisley Railway. 1900 changed name to Old Radnor Trading Co Ltd. Became noted for manufacture of precast concrete products for building industry. Established a network of depots in the Welsh border towns and was of significant local importance. Ceased to trade 1974Publications:
- Revd Sir Gilbert Lewis, Bart, and his quarries by Fenn, R W D, & J B Sinclair