Campbell, Robert T, merchant and creator of industrialised agricultural estate
Other Business Names:
- Berkshire Distillery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
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Beverage production
Distilling & blending
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Property activities
Landed estate management
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Transport services
Private inc industrial railways
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Robert Tertius Campbell, c1811-1887, Australian merchant connected with gold trading, acquired in 1859 the Buscot Park estate in Oxfordshire, where he introduced sugar beet production and a distillery [Berkshire Distillery], 1869-79, to distill from it alcohol; six mile narrow gauge railway; artificial fertilizer plant; steam engines; telegraph system; etc. In financial difficulties at time of his death. 1889 estate sold to Alexander Henderson, 1st Lord Faringdon [2023]
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Other Business Names:
- Berkshire Distillery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Faringdon, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Beverage production Distilling & blending
- Property activities Landed estate management
- Transport services Private inc industrial railways