Cliffe Hill Granite Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Fitzmaurice, J Rupert
- Tarmac Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Markfield, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Extraction
Granite extraction
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Transport services
Private inc industrial railways
Notes:
Granite quarrying business established at Cliffe Hill, Markfield, in 1891 by J Rupert Fitzmaurice, the quarry having formerly and relatively briefly been operated by his father in the 1870s. Carried on by Cliffe Hall Granite Co Ltd, registered in 1891. Produced in particular setts and kerbs and broken stone for roads and railways. 1890s built a light railway to carry stone from the quarry to the railway. c1963 acquired by Tarmac Group
Publications:
- Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway by Billington, Maurice H, with David H Smith
- Cliffe Hill Quarry. A look at a local industry by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Fitzmaurice, J Rupert
- Tarmac Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Markfield, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Extraction Granite extraction
- Transport services Private inc industrial railways
Notes:
Granite quarrying business established at Cliffe Hill, Markfield, in 1891 by J Rupert Fitzmaurice, the quarry having formerly and relatively briefly been operated by his father in the 1870s. Carried on by Cliffe Hall Granite Co Ltd, registered in 1891. Produced in particular setts and kerbs and broken stone for roads and railways. 1890s built a light railway to carry stone from the quarry to the railway. c1963 acquired by Tarmac GroupPublications:
- Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway by Billington, Maurice H, with David H Smith
- Cliffe Hill Quarry. A look at a local industry by Unknown