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Catalogue description BUSINESS RECORDS OF KETTON PORTLAND CEMENT, 1882-1978
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| Title: | BUSINESS RECORDS OF KETTON PORTLAND CEMENT, 1882-1978 |
| Description: |
The business records of Ketton Cement and its associated cos were collected from the Head Offices of T.W. Ward in Sheffield soon after its take over by the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation. When the records arrived they were in a very mixed state and in some cases it has been difficult to ascertain from which of the associated companies certain files have originated. LEGAL RECORDS (Nos 1-3) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS (Nos 4-39) Minutes and associated papers Annual Reports and Balance Sheets Administrative Correspondence: Shares Accounts Employees Plant and Property Allied Companies Miscellaneous ARE RECORDS (nos 40-54) Registers Applications and Allotments Certificate and Counterfoil Books Share Transfers Forms of Proxy Other ACCOUNTING RECORDS (Nos 55-194) Annual Accounts and related papers Private Books of Account Private Ledgers Private Cash Books General Books of Account Ledgers Journals Day Books Invoice Books Transfer Books Commissions, Discounts and Allowances Books Other RECORDS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES (Nos 195-205) Wages Books PRODUCTION AND SALES RECORDS (Nos 206-216) Production Cost Books Technical Reports Other PURCHASE RECORDS (No 217 PLANT AND PROPERTY (Nos 218-222) PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL (Nos 223-224) MISCELLANEOUS (Nos 225-230) RIBBLESDALE CEMENT CO LTD LEGAL RECORDS (Nos 231-235) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS (Nos 236-265) Minutes and Associated Papers Administrative Correspondence Accounts and taxation Plant and Property Shares Miscellaneous ACCOUNTING RECORDS (Nos 266-277) PRODUCTION AND SALES RECORDS (Nos 278-281) RECORDS RELATING TO EMPLOYEES (No 282) PLANT AND PROPERTY (Nos 283-295) Low Moor Other PURCHASE RECORDS (No 296) HORROCKSFORD LIME CO LTD LEGAL RECORDS (Nos 297-304) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS (Nos 305-321) Nute Books and associated papers Administrative Correspondence Accounts Shares Miscellaneous SHARE RECORDS (Nos 322-326) ACCOUNTING RECORDS (Nos 327-330) PRODUCTION AND SALES RECORDS (No 331) PLANT AND PROPERTY (Nos 332-333) BOLD VENTURE LIME CO LTD LEGAL RECORDS (Nos 334-335) ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS (Nos 336-337) SHARE RECORDS (No 338) ACCOUNTING RECORDS (No 339) PLANT AND PROPERTY (No 340-342) J. CRABTREE (TRANSPORT) LTD (No 343-344) TUNNEL PORTLAND CEMENT CO LTD (No 345) SWINDEN MACADAM CO LTD (No 346) |
| Date: | 1853-1979 |
| Related material: |
Part of deposit is unlisted relating to Ketton estate. |
| Held by: | Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical description: | 368 Files |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
Deposited on indefinite loan |
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In 1928 Mr F.T. Walker sold to Messrs Thos. W. Ward Ltd part of the Ketton Estate and existing stock, plant and machinery. From this the Ketton Portland Cement Co Ltd was formed with its head office located at the Albion Works, Sheffield. The Ketton works were gradually extended and at one time had an output of over 600,000 tons of cement from six kilns. Brands of cement produced included 'Ketco' Portland Cement and Kettocrete Rapid Hardening Cement. The Ketton quarries are famous for Ketton freestone, a limestone used extensively for building and sculptures in the Midlands and East Anglia. In 1935 Portland Cement became a joint owner of Ribblesdale Cement Co Ltd, the other half being held by the Tunnel Portland Cement Co Ltd Ribbesdale Cement produced brands known as 'Ribble' and 'Velocreet'. In the late 1930's, the Horrocksford Lime Co Ltd at Clitheroe, Lancs became an associated company of Ribblesdale Cement. This company produced dry, tarred and bitumous limestone, cold asphalt and ground limestone. In later years the Horrocksford Lime Co amalgamated with the adjacent Bold Venture Lime Co Ltd which was a quarry owner and later became a supplier of dry limestone and other products produced by Horrocksford Cement Co Ltd. |
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