Water of Ayr & Tom O'Shanter Hone Works Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Dalmore Quarry
- Heron family
- Montgomerie family
- McPherson, G, Junior & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Stair, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Whetstone & honestone shaping
Notes:
Traced origins to Dalmore Quarry in c1789. Early on several owners including the Heron family. 1876 passed into ownership of Montgomerie family. Developed as most important works of their kind in Britain. In 1900 Water of Ayr & Tom O'Shanter Hone Works Ltd established to acquire Montgomerie family's honestone works and the nearby business of G McPherson Junior & Co of Meikledale. Continued into 21st century
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Other Business Names:
- Dalmore Quarry
- Heron family
- Montgomerie family
- McPherson, G, Junior & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Stair, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Whetstone & honestone shaping