BUSINESS RECORDS OF KETTON PORTLAND CEMENT, 1882-1978

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)

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• <corpname>Ketton Portland Cement Co Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire</corpname>
• <corpname>Ketton Portland Cement Co Ltd, Ketton, Rutland</corpname>

Deposited on indefinite loan

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.