Taylor Frith & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Taylor, Samuel
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dove Holes, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
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Extraction
Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
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Extraction
General stone extraction
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Transport services
Inland navigations carrier services
Notes:
Traced origins to early 19th century when established by the Taylor family at Runcorn as canal carriers, carrying lime and coal. Samuel Taylor, b1840, succeeded to the business on his father's death and greatly expanded it, initially acquiring narrow boats and, from 1897, limestone quarries in Derbyshire where he started lime production. Did not merge into the local cartel, Buxton Lime Firms Co Ltd, in 1891 but remained independent and was still operating in 1950s
Publications:
- Taylor Frith & Co Ltd, 1905-1955 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Taylor, Samuel
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dove Holes, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Cement, concrete, plaster & lime manufacture
- Extraction Chalk, limestone & sandstone extraction
- Extraction General stone extraction
- Transport services Inland navigations carrier services
Notes:
Traced origins to early 19th century when established by the Taylor family at Runcorn as canal carriers, carrying lime and coal. Samuel Taylor, b1840, succeeded to the business on his father's death and greatly expanded it, initially acquiring narrow boats and, from 1897, limestone quarries in Derbyshire where he started lime production. Did not merge into the local cartel, Buxton Lime Firms Co Ltd, in 1891 but remained independent and was still operating in 1950sPublications:
- Taylor Frith & Co Ltd, 1905-1955 by Unknown