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The Wensley Lime Company Limited Collection
Catalogue reference: BS/WEN
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This record is about the The Wensley Lime Company Limited Collection dating from 1920 - 1953.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BS/WEN
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Wensley Lime Company Limited Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920 - 1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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BS/WEN/1. Corporate Records
BS/WEN/2. Financial and Accounting Records
BS/WEN/3. Operational Records -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- Teesside Archives
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The Wensley Lime Company Limited
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 box, 2 map boxes
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Incorporated as a Private Limited Company on the 19 April 1920, the Wensley Lime Company Limited launched with an initial capital of £50,000. It was formed with the primary objective of mining limestone, and other minerals such as gannister, for use in the steel industry. Limestone is vital in the steel making process to assist in the separation and melting of impurities formed within the blast furnace.
The land to be mined was located in Wensley in the North Riding of Yorkshire and was leased from Lord Bolton. Further land at nearby Preston under Scar was also mined.
Cargo Fleet Iron Company Limited became a majority shareholder, thereby ensuring a ready supply of limestone, and in doing so supplied the Wensley Board with a new Chairman and several Directors.
The company was wound up in 1953.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/27a17544-65a7-4606-b2a4-c732e1ca39e8/
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The Wensley Lime Company Limited Collection