PAPERS OF STANTON AND STAVELEY plc

Records of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company Ltd. [1863-1878]; its predecessor companies and its subsidiaries. The records of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company Ltd. contain: Corporate, management, and legal records 1863-1955; accounts and financial records 1841-1966; production records c. 1857-1961; and miscellaneous records c. 1900-1982.

The records of its predecessor companies are as follows:

Stanton Ironworks Ltd.: Corporate and management records 1962-1984; financial records 1947-1975; and miscellaneous records 1906-1981.

Stanton and Staveley Ltd.: Corporate and management records 1962-1984; financial records 1947-1975; and miscellaneous records 1906-1981

Staveley Iron and Chemical Company: Corporate and management records 1948-1970; financial records 1954-1957; and miscellaneous records 1948-1959.

Its subsidiary companies and related organisations are as follows:

Stanton & Staveley (Exports) Ltd 1975-1981; Stanton Iron & Chemical Co. (Canada) Ltd. 1959; Stanton and Staveley Group - Victaulic works (Hitchin) 1970-1973; Stanton Housing Co. Ltd. 1923-1970; Staveley Chemicals Ltd. 1900- 1986; Staveley Continental Ltd. 1967-1969; Stanton Pipes (Canada) Ltd. 1955- 1968; Staveley Estates Ltd. 1948-1969; The Holwell Iron Co. Ltd. 1876-1961; Sheepbridge Co. Ltd. 1863-1970; Sheepbridge Engineering Ltd 1949-1960; Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd. 1918-1970; Stewarts and Lloyds of India Ltd. 1962-1969; Cochrane's (Middlesborough) Foundry Ltd. 1930-1971; James Pain Ltd. 1891-1959; Bowne and Shaw 1921-1948; Wellingborough Iron Co. Ltd. 1884-1955; National Benzole Association 1924-1968; National Benzole Holdings Ltd. 1952-1957; Brodsworth [Yorkshire] Main Colliery Co. Ltd. 1931-1937; Benzole Producers Ltd. 1953-1968;Newstead Colliery Company 1875-1952; The Yorkshire Main Colliery (1923) Ltd. 1923-1936; Yorkshire Amalgamated Collieries Ltd. 1927-1952; British Steel Corporation General Steels Division Teeside and Workington Group, Workington [Cumbria] Works 1969-1972; Markham Main Colliery 1919-1934; Markham & Co. Ltd. 1925-1936; Doncaster Collieries Association Ltd. 1936-1937; Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd 1962-1970; Firbeck Main Collieries Ltd. c. 1913-1934; Midland Counties Electric Supply Co. Ltd. 1921-1924; Staveley Waterworks Company 1874-1885; Industrial Housing Association Ltd. 1923; Dunston Iron Co. Ltd. 1948; Dunston and Burlow Collieries 1856-1865; the St. Lawrence Timber Pulp and Steamship Co. Ltd. 1935-1942; Eastwell [Leicestershire] Iron Ore Co. 1918-1928; Bradleys (Darlaston [Staffordshire]) Ltd. 1924-1951; Oakwell [Yorkshire] Red and Blue Brick Co. Ltd. 1913-1930; Nutbrook Canal Company 1793-1996; Victualic Co. Ltd. 1983; Eurovalue Ltd. 1907-1974; John Summers & Sons Ltd. 1898-1954; Kettering [Northamptonshire] Iron and Coal Co. Ltd. 1950-1959; Stonedale Investments Ltd. 1937; Phthalic Anhydride Chemicals Ltd. 1967-1969; Central/Foundry Pig-iron Producers Association 1929-1957; British Cast Iron Pipe Export Association 1956-1973; British Soda Association 1923-1953; National Coal Board 1947-1965; National Benzole Co. Ltd. 1924-1929; Boston Coal Co. Ltd. 1932-1933; and SSW Coal Sales Association 1936-1945.

D3808/1 Staveley Coal and Iron Co Ltd

D3808/1/1-12 Corporate, management and legal

D3808/1/13-47 Accounts and financial

D3808/1/48-58 Employees' financial

D3808/1/59-75 Superannuation funds

D3808/1/76-92 Production records and other accounts

D3808/1/93-95 Miscellaneous

D3808/2 Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd

D3808/2/1-55 Corporate, management and shares

D3808/2/56-68 Legal

D3808/2/69-90 Accounts and financial

D3808/2/91-95 Employment

D3808/2/96-99 Male Staff Superannuation Fund

D3808/2/100-102 Female Staff Superannuation Fund

D3808/2/103-104 Property

D3808/2/105-113 Miscellaneous

D3808/3 Stanton and Staveley Ltd

D3808/3/1-5 Corporate and management

D3808/3/6-10 Accounts and financial

D3808/3/11-14 Production

D3808/3/15-20 Miscellaneous

D3808/4 Staveley Iron and Chemical Co

D3808/4/1-14 Corporate and management

D3808/4/15-23 Accounts and financial

D3808/4/24-27 Miscellaneous

D3808/5 Stanton and Staveley (Exports) Ltd (formerly British Steel Leasing Ltd)

D3808/6 Stanton Iron and Chemical Co (Canada) Ltd

D3808/7 Stanton and Staveley Group - Victaulic Works (Hitchin)

D3808/8 Stanton Housing Co Ltd

D3808/9 Staveley Chemicals Ltd (formerly Stanton and Staveley Sales Ltd)

D3808/10 Staveley Continental Ltd

Stanton Pipes (Canada) Ltd

D3808/11 Staveley Estates Ltd

D3808/12 The Holwell Iron Co Ltd

D3808/13-19 Sheepbridge Co Ltd

D3808/13/1-34 Corporate, management and shares

D3808/14 Legal

D3808/15/1-8 Accounts and financial

D3808/16 Employment

D3808/17 Production and sales

D3808/18-19 Miscellaneous

D3808/20 Sheepbridge Engineering Ltd

D3808/21 Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd

D3808/22 Stewarts and Lloyds Plastics

D3808/23 Stewarts and Lloyds of India Ltd

D3808/24 Cochrane's (Middlesbro') Foundry Ltd

D3808/24/1-4 Corporate and management

D3808/24/5 Legal

D3808/24/6-13 Accounts and financial

D3808/24/14-17 Miscellaneous

D3808/25 James Pain Ltd

D3808/26 Bowne and Shaw

D3808/27 Wellingboro' Iron Co Ltd

D3808/27/1-6 Corporate and management

D3808/27/7 Legal

D3808/27/8-10 Accounts and financial

D3808/27/11-12 Miscellaneous

D3808/28 National Benzole Association (Nba Ltd)

D3808/28/1-14 Corporate and management

D3808/28/15-17 Accounts and financial

D3808/28/18 Miscellaneous

D3808/29 National Benzole Holdings Ltd

D3808/30 Brodsworth Main Colliery Ltd

D3808/31 Benzole Producers Ltd

D3808/32 Newstead Colliery Co

D3808/33 The Yorkshire Main Colliery (1923) Ltd

D3808/34 Yorkshire Amalgamated Collieries Ltd

D3808/35 British Steel - Teeside and Workington Group

D3808/36 Markham Main Colliery

D3808/37 Markham and Co Ltd

D3808/38 Doncaster Collieries Association Ltd

D3808/39 Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd

D3808/40 Firbeck Main Collieries Ltd

D3808/41 Midland Counties Electric Supply Co Ltd

D3808/42 Staveley Waterworks Co

D3808/43 Industrial Housing Association Ltd

D3808/44 Dunston Iron Co Ltd

D3808/45 Dunston and Barlow Collieries

D3808/46 The St Lawrence Timber Pulp & Steamship Co Ltd

D3808/47 Eastwell Iron Ore Co

D3808/48 Bradleys (Darlaston) Ltd

D3808/49 Oakwell Red and Blue Brick Co Ltd

D3808/50 Nutbrook Canal Company

D3808/50/1-8 Minutes and related documents

D3808/50/9-13 No.1 Company

D3808/50/14-19 No.2 Company

D3808/50/20-25 Nutbrook Canal Navigation

D3808/51 Victualic Co Ltd (formerly The New Victualic Co plc)

D3808/52 Eurovalve Ltd (formerly Whitehead Iron and Steel Co)

D3808/53 John Summers & Sons Ltd

D3808/54 Kettering Iron and Coal Co Ltd

D3808/55 Stonedale Investments Ltd

D3808/56 Phthalic Anhydride Chemicals Ltd

D3808/57 Central/Foundry Pig-iron Producers Association

D3808/58 British Cast Iron Pipe Export Association

D3808/59 British Iron and Steel Federation

D3808/60 British Soda Association

D3808/61 National Coal Board

D3808/62 National Benzole Co Ltd

D3808/63 Boston Coal Co Ltd

D3808/64 SSW Coal Sales Association

• <corpname>Staveley Coal and Iron Company, 1863-1878, Derbyshire</corpname>
• <corpname>Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd, 1878-1962, Derbyshire</corpname>
• <corpname>Stanton and Staveley Ltd, 1962-1967, Derbyshire</corpname>

These records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office in various consignments, beginning in 1993.

A forge and furnace is known to have existed at Staveley in 1652 when George Sitwell of Renishaw Hall leased it from Lord Frechville of the Manor of Staveley. In 1681 the first Duke of Devonshire became the owner after purchasing the Manor from Frechville. A new coke fired furnace was built in the 1780s by W Matler who leased the site later known as the 'Old Works'. Richard Barrow purchased the furnace and forge in 1840. He also took a lease on the site later known as the 'New Works' and built two new furnaces.

Barrow formed the Staveley Coal and Iron Company in Dec 1863. In 1878 it was incorporated as Stanton Ironworks Co Ltd. In 1939 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd. During the ownership by Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd, the company became known as Stanton and Staveley Ltd (1962). It was comprised of six companies, namely :-

Cochranes (Middlesbro') Foundry Ltd

The Stanton Housing Company Ltd

Stanton and Staveley Sales Ltd

The Staveley Iron and Chemical Co Ltd

The Sheepbridge Co Ltd

Staveley Estates Ltd

In 1967 Stewarts and Lloyds and all its subsidiaries (including Stanton and Staveley Ltd) was nationalised and became part of the British Steel Corporation but it passed back into the private sector in 1985 when it was acquired by Pont-á-Mousson SA. The new name was Stanton plc.

The Managing Directors of Stanton have included:-

1877-1892 George Crompton MD

1892-1917 J A Longden

1917-1942 E J Fox

1942-1957 Sir Frederick Scopes

1957- N C Macdiarmid

The main area of business of the company concerned the production of spun cast iron and concrete pipes, iron castings, pig iron and chemical products. Raw materials were supplied as follows - coal from Shipley Colliery along the Nutbrook Canal and limestone from the Cromford Canal. Pig iron was sent out via the Erewash Canal.

In 1856 there were 3 blast furnaces in operation producing 18-20 tonnes a day, together with a small general foundry and ironstone field at Stanton and Babbington (Nottinghamshire). By 1878 there were 8 blast furnaces, a general foundry, 3 collieries (Tevesal, Pleasley and Dale [Bilsthorpe came in 1925]) and ironstone properties in Desborough, Wellingborough and Finedon (Northamptonshire).

In the early 1900s it adopted a revolutionary pipe spinning process for iron pipe manufacture for which it acquired a European Licence in 1919. By the 1960s, the use of industrial steel scrap had largely replaced the need to smelt iron ore. By 1970 pipe production was converted to ductile iron (spheroidal graphite). The last blast furnace was closed in 1974. In the later 20th century Stanton was one of Britain's largest manufacturers in its field and was internationally acknowledged as a pioneer in the design and manufacture of pipes and pipeline systems, building, drainage and highway products.

The interests of the company and its owners, Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd, included at various stages the following; (the list below is not exhaustive)

Collieries

Amalgamated Denaby Collieries Ltd

Boston Coal Co Ltd

Brodsworth Main Colliery Co

Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries Ltd

Dinnington Coking Co

Dinnington Main Coal Co

Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Ltd

Doncaster Collieries Association Ltd

Firbeck Main Collieries Ltd

Hollingwood Colliery

Maltby Main Colliery Co

Markham Main Colliery Ltd

Midland Colliery Owners Association

Newstead Colliery Co Ltd

Rossington Main Colliery Co

SSW Coal Sales Association

Yorkshire Amalgamated Collieries Ltd

Yorkshire Main Colliery (1923) Ltd

NB. In 1947 the National Coal Board took over Stanton's collieries.

Ironstone and Iron Ore Companies

Burton Ironstone Co

Byfield Ironstone Co

Cranfield Ironstone Co

Dunston Iron Ore Co

Eastwell Iron Ore Co

Loddington Ironstone Co

Midland Ironstone Co

Pitsford Ironstone Co

Associated and other companies

Thomas and Isaac Bradley Ltd

Bradley's (Darlaston) Ltd

British Soda Co

Industrial Housing Association Ltd

Markham and Co Ltd

Midland Counties Electric Supply Co Ltd

National Benzole Co

Phthalic Anhydride Chemicals Ltd

Stewarts and Lloyds Plastics Ltd

St Lawrence Timber Pulp and Steamship Co

Staveley and District Public House Trust

Staveley Estates Ltd

Staveley Continental Ltd

Staveley Waterworks Co

Wellingboro' Iron Co Ltd

Victualic Co Ltd