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− | '''General Refractories''' is listed in the RCH 1938 Handbook of Stations as having a business at Kidderminster accessed via (or sharing) the [[Guiseley Silica]] private siding. The exact location of the siding is not given.<ref group="note">The Handbook reports where sidings were beyond Kidderminster Junction, such as [[H. Whitehouse's Sand Siding]], suggesting that Guiseley's siding was within the confines of the station and goods yard.</ref> | + | '''General Refractories''' is listed in the RCH 1938 Handbook of Stations as having a business at Kidderminster accessed via (or sharing) the [[Guiseley Silica]] private siding. The exact location of the siding is not given.<ref group="note">The Handbook reports where sidings were beyond Kidderminster Junction, such as [[H. Whitehouse's Sand Siding]], suggesting that Guiseley's siding was within the confines of the station and goods yard.</ref><br> |
+ | General Refractories acquired the Aggborough Moulding Sand and Gravel Quarries from John Williams (Birmingham Sand) in 1929<ref>[https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19291207/047/0003 Nottingham Journal - Saturday 07 December 1929 on the British Newspaper Archive]</ref> | ||
General Refractories manufactured and supplied "Heat Resisting and Heat Insulating Materials of Every Description" including moulding and silica sands<ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/General_Refractories General Refractories on Grace's Guide]</ref>. | General Refractories manufactured and supplied "Heat Resisting and Heat Insulating Materials of Every Description" including moulding and silica sands<ref>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/General_Refractories General Refractories on Grace's Guide]</ref>. |
Latest revision as of 10:55, 10 December 2021
General Refractories is listed in the RCHRailway Clearing House 1938 Handbook of Stations as having a business at Kidderminster accessed via (or sharing) the Guiseley Silica private siding. The exact location of the siding is not given.[note 1]
General Refractories acquired the Aggborough Moulding Sand and Gravel Quarries from John Williams (Birmingham Sand) in 1929[1]
General Refractories manufactured and supplied "Heat Resisting and Heat Insulating Materials of Every Description" including moulding and silica sands[2].
See also
Notes
- ↑ The Handbook reports where sidings were beyond Kidderminster Junction, such as H. Whitehouse's Sand Siding, suggesting that Guiseley's siding was within the confines of the station and goods yard.
References
- ↑ Nottingham Journal - Saturday 07 December 1929 on the British Newspaper Archive
- ↑ General Refractories on Grace's Guide
Railway Clearing House Handbook of Stations including Junctions, sidings, Collieries, Works &C. 1938
Links
1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster north on the National Library of Scotland web site
1:25000 Ordnance Survey map of Kidderminster south on the National Library of Scotland web site