EAW000904 ENGLAND (1946). The Universal Grinding Wheel Company Ltd, Doxey, from the north-east, 1946
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Pennawd | [EAW000904] The Universal Grinding Wheel Company Ltd, Doxey, from the north-east, 1946 |
Cyfeirnod | EAW000904 |
Dyddiad | 29-May-1946 |
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Enw lle | DOXEY |
Plwyf | DOXEY |
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Gwlad | ENGLAND |
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad | 391316, 323387 |
Hydred / Lledred | -2.128839352809, 52.807632135641 |
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol | SJ913234 |
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According to "Passengers No More" by Gerald Daniels and LA Dench the railway between Stafford and Wellington closed on 7th September 1964. |
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Doxey Road, Stafford, 13/08/2015 |
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West Coast Main Line looking south from Doxey Road, Stafford, 13/08/2015 |
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West Coast Main Line looking south from Doxey Road, Stafford, 13/08/2015 |
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This area is subject to a major planning application by Staffordshire County Council which will involve significant demolition of the existing buildings. See http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/staffshighways/roadworks/schemeinfo/stafford/westernaccess/businesscase/Majorschemebusinesscase.aspx As at 17/08/2015 |
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UNIVERSAL GRINDING WHEEL - DOXEY DOXEY ROAD - STAFFORD -STAFFORDSHIRE- ST16 1EA 1893- The origins of Universal lie with Rooper & Harris Ltd’s Castle Works factory (in 1921 the Castle Street works was closed.), founded in 1893 to produce abrasive products, including some for finishing processes in the shoe industry. 1913- In 1913 a new works was opened on Doxey Road, just outside Stafford, to make vitrified grinding wheels. 1914- In 1914 they combined with a number of other similar businesses to become the Universal Grinding Wheel Company. The factory was extended during the First World War. 1935 - Incorporation Date: 3 Apr 1935 - Company Registration No.: 00299219 1935 - a small housing estate was built for workers at Greensome Lane, Doxey in 1935 1950s -By the late 1950s the Doxey factory was the largest of its kind in Europe, covering 44 acres. 1970- By 1970 Universal was Europe’s largest manufacturer of grinding wheels. By 1977, employed 1,600 people in Stafford. 1980 - Universal’s parent company, Unicorn Industries was acquired by Fonseco Minsep in 1980, which was itself acquired by Burmah Castrol in 1990. 1992- Apax Partners bought the abrasives division in 1992 and sold it to Unitec Ceramics. The new group was called Unicorn International with its headquarters at Doxey. 1997- the Unicorn business was acquired by the French company, Saint-Gobain Abrasives. 2012- Manufacture of abrasives moved in 2012 to a brand new site in Eccleshall but Saint-Gobain has retained the Doxey site for warehousing and sales and support |
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