Irchester Quarries
Other Business Names:
- Butlin, Bevan & Co Ltd
- Butlin, Thomas, & Co Ltd
- Pain, James
- Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd
- Cargo Fleet Iron Co Ltd
- British Steel Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Irchester, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to Butlin, Bevan & Co Ltd who opened quarry in c1872. Subsequently owned by Thomas Butlin & Co Ltd from 1899 and James Pain in 1912. 1922 sold by latter to newly formed Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Cargo Fleet Iron Co Ltd based in North East England. After other changes of ownership Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd subsumed into British Steel Corp. Quarries closed 1969
Publications:
- Irchester Ironstone Quarries. Key dates and events by Carr, David
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Butlin, Bevan & Co Ltd
- Butlin, Thomas, & Co Ltd
- Pain, James
- Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd
- Cargo Fleet Iron Co Ltd
- British Steel Corp
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Irchester, Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Iron ore extraction
Notes:
Traced origins to Butlin, Bevan & Co Ltd who opened quarry in c1872. Subsequently owned by Thomas Butlin & Co Ltd from 1899 and James Pain in 1912. 1922 sold by latter to newly formed Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Cargo Fleet Iron Co Ltd based in North East England. After other changes of ownership Irchester Ironstone Co Ltd subsumed into British Steel Corp. Quarries closed 1969Publications:
- Irchester Ironstone Quarries. Key dates and events by Carr, David