Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation (ARC) was a British stone quarrying company.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Quarrying |
| Founded | 1935 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Hanson plc |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
History edit
Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation Ltd. was formed on 23 April 1935 to acquire six quarry companies in Britain. These were Betty and Tom Ltd, Carreg-y-Liam Quarries Ltd, National Road Materials Ltd, National Roadstone Ltd, Port Nant Quarries Ltd, and Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.[1]
In 1947 ARC acquired the majority of the shares of the British Quarrying Co Ltd (BQC) and its associated quarries. By 1958 the company owned 58 quarries.[2]
The company was acquired by Hanson plc as part of its acquisition of Consolidated Gold Fields in 1989.[3]
Locations edit
Locations of Quarries include:
Avon edit
- Conygar Quarry, Clevedon (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1935[4]
- Grovesend Quarries, Tytherington (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
- Sandford Quarry, Banwell (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
- Winford Quarry, Bristol (part of St. Kevern & Associated Quarried Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1954[4]
Cornwall edit
- Penlee Quarries (formally Penlee Quarries Ltd.) - closed 1972[4]
- Rosenython Quarry, St. Keverne (formally West of England Road-Metal Co. Ltd.)[4]
- Stepper Point Quarry, Padstow (part of Cornish Road-Metal Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1948[4]
- Porthallow & Porthoustock Quarries, St. Keverne (part of St. Kevern & Associated Quarried Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1958[4]
East Lothian edit
- East Saltoun Quarry, Pencaitland (part of Amalgamated Lime Co. Ltd.)[5]
Kent edit
- Borough Green Works, Borough Green (formally British Quarring Co. Ltd.)[4]
Somerset edit
- Cranmore Depot (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
- Emborough Quarry (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1965[4]
- New Frome Quarry (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
- Vobster Quarry, Mells Road (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1966[4]
- Windsor Hill Quarry, Shepton Mallet (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1942[4]
Worcestershire edit
- Malvern Central Plant Workshops[4]
References edit
- ^ Felgett, Mary; Godden, James (2000). The Parish of St. Kew North Cornwall. Vol. 2. James Godden. p. 10. ISBN 0-9530425-1-0.
- ^ Farmer, Keith (August 1968). "Amalgamated Roadstone". The Industrial Railway Record. 20. Industrial Railway Society: 269–281/288.
- ^ "Hanson Building Products". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Hateley, Roger (1977). Industrial Locomotives of South Western England. 44 Hicks Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex: Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-901096-23-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Bridges, Alan (1976). Industrial Locomotives of Scotland. Market Harborough. ISBN 0-901096-24-5.
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