staveley coal and iron company
the staveley coal and iron company ltd works, staveley, 1938. this image has been affected by flare .
[ epw057335 ] the staveley coal and iron company ltd works, staveley, 1938. this image has been affected by flare .
1951 subsidiary staveley iron and chemical co nationalised under the iron and steel act; became part of the iron and steel corporation of great britain [ 7 ] .
on december 13th. 1960 the government of the day sold the staveley iron and chemical company and its subsidiaries for £6, 000, 000, the sale included the sheepbridge company which was taken over by the staveley company in 1955, and three smaller iron companies .
the staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley, near chesterfield, north derbyshire. it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village .
1925 the staveley coal and iron company, gave notice that owing to bad trade its dowell colliery will be closed for an indefinite period. [ 3 ]
staveley iron and chemical company: corporate and management records 1948 - 1970; financial records 1954 - 1957; and miscellaneous records 1948 - 1959 .
1863 company registered. the staveley coal and iron co became a public limited company in 1863 - 1864, at a time when the ironworks was producing 20, 000 tons of iron castings per year. charles markham (1823 - 1888) took over as managing director and chief engineer in 1863, overseeing a massive expansion in the company, particularly in iron pipe production and coal mining. the company was registered on 29 december. [ 1 ]
richard barrow (1787–1865), owner of staveley coal & iron co. (1840–1864), chairman (1864–1865 )
the staveley coal and iron company will open their new coal depots at both the midland and l. d. & e. c. railway stations on the 1st june for the sale of coals of every description .
on thursday an inquest was held on the body of jonathon wagstaffe who was killed the previous day at old hollingwood colliery belonging to the staveley coal & iron company .
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 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 .
of staveley, hollingwood, near chesterfield. telephone: staveley 7251. telegraphic address :
staveley, hollingwood
richard barrow (1787–1865), owner of staveley coal & iron co. (1840–1864), chairman (1864–1865) | art uk
during the first world war staveley coal and iron company developed its chemical operations and a plant has been on the site since. but american owners covidien announced the factory will close by the end of the year .
educated at shuttlewood secondary modern school, lord varley started his working life as an apprentive engineer at staveley iron and chemical company and joined the aeu, his first union .
the staveley company was responsible for the building of hollingwood, poolsbrook, duckmanton, church warsop and netherthorpe .
1600s quarrying for iron ore took place on the duke of devonshire' s land at staveley, from the 17th century, and an iron foundry and furnace was established there .
barrow hill was built by richard barrow in 1856 to house the iron workers and miners from the company’s original works, prior to it becoming a company. later housing was built for the devonshire works further along towards staveley .
richard barrow was the owner of the staveley coal & iron company from 1840 until his death in 1865. he was a paternal employer, founding the village of barrow hill to provide housing for his workers .
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: -
staveley works area sits in the valley between new whittington, brimington, barrow hill, hollingwood and staveley .
in 1863 richard barrow sold the firm to a joint stock company, the staveley coal and iron company, the total capital subscribed was £600, 000 which was raised in a few days. richard barrow of ringwood hall was one of the largest shareholders and was to act as chairman. one precondition of turning the company into a joint stock company was that charles markham was to become the managing director for a period of at least five years from the formation. at this time the company employed 3, 000 workers, the collieries raised some 1, 000, 000 tons of coal per annum and the foundries and furnaces produced 20, 000 tons of castings .
' the staveley coal and iron company stands at the head of all the limited companies of recent formation. the company have just declared a dividend at the rate of 25 percent per annum. it is said by eminent mineral men that though the valuation of these extensive works amount to £600, 000 they have almost been given away at that price.'
* ramcroft & arkwright sunk as collieries under their own company names but the directors of these companies were the same as the staveley company with others. usually family members. also markham works at chesterfield .
1953 the directors, bruised by the negotiations for compensation of their nationalised coal properties, decided not to bid for staveley iron and chemical co when it was to be sold by the holding and realization agency. subsidiary companies included :
charles markham made the company expand rapidly and by 1878 the company had paid up capital of £1, 326, 000 owning outright and in partnerships several collieries, iron works and housing ventures around the country. his sons and grand sons were to continue the traditions of charles markham into the twentieth century .
1961 iron founders, producers of pig iron, manufacturers of sand spun, metal spun and vertically cast iron pipes and fittings, industrial acids, coal tar products, electrolytic products, light hydrocarbon oils, intermediates for dyestuffs and fine chemical manufacture, coke, wood wool, bricks, producers of moulding sand, ganister, ironstone mine owners. 5, 000 employees. [ 9 ]
the following statement has been forwarded for publication by the staveley coal and iron company that they will reopen their markham no. 1 pit next monday 30th october at what is understood to be a living wage as follows: stall men 7 / - per day, loaders 5 / - per day. no stoppages from the above rates except house rent and club. a load of coal will be allowed to each householder once a month. the company will provide tools. signed joseph humble, cert: manager .
owner the staveley silkstone colliery company (evans, wigfield, and co .), staveley, chesterfield. manager samuel turner. under manager e. moxon. 189 men underground. 34 men on the surface. coal, hard & gas. seam worked the yard or lower saint john seam. list of mines worked under the coal mines regulation act, in derbyshire, during the year 1896 .
nb. in 1947 the national coal board took over stanton' s collieries .
ireland 1874. poolsbrook village built to house the staveley colliery and works, workers .
31 aug 1934: staveley coal and iron co. , ltd. — a final dividend of 4 per cent. is declared, making 6½ per cent. , free of tax, for the year, against 5 per cent. for the previous 12 months .
five hundred men began work on the development section on the south side of markham no. 1 pit of the staveley coal and iron company on tuesday. the development will also require a further one hundred men for whom work can be found immediately. the blackshale seam on the east where 79 men lost their lives in the disaster last may has been drawn off and closed .
1937 british industries fair advert for coal. pig iron. cast iron pipes. sand spun, metal spun and vertically cast, flexible joints. tarred slag. chemicals and by - products. salt. bricks and tiles. wood wool, etc. (building, general heating and cooking section - stand nos. b. 613 and b. 512). [ 6 ]
quite a gloom was cast over staveley and district on wednesday when it became known that mr. joseph humble of the cottage staveley and manager of the staveley coal and iron company’s collieries had died about 11. 45 p. m. on tuesday night. mr. humble attended to his duties on monday but towards evening he complained of feeling unwell and shortly afterwards he was compelled to take to his bed. his illness gradually assumed more severe proportions until it developed into a more dangerous attack of pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs and not withstanding the efforts of dr. court of staveley and dr. booth of chesterfield who did all that was possible for the deceased gentleman their efforts proved of no avail .
walter homer of chesterfield, george wilson of bolsover and james hudson of brimington, sinkers were charged with following and intimidating william spencer secretary to the staveley silkstone colliery company on thee 14th inst. the complainant stated that the company were sinking a new pit in speedwell terrace staveley. the contract for the sinking had been let to a man named thorley and the defendants were employed as his workmen. thorley had been paid weekly by the company for the amount of work done. on the day named on the summons thorley had left the district and did not draw the money due to him from the company and has not been heard of since .
stanton and staveley ltd. : corporate and management records 1962 - 1984; financial records 1947 - 1975; and miscellaneous records 1906 - 1981
after standing down as an mp he joined coalite and became chairman of the company until it was bought by anglo - united .
sinking operations began this week at the new dowell colliery at staveley, for which the staveley coal & iron company has made preparations for some months. engine houses have already been erected and these are all on modern lines and electrically equipped. all the machinery has been installed and the pit will be worked on up to date methods. it will find employment for a considerable number of men although it will be some months before they can start work. the seam to be worked is the blackshale. the pit is quite near to the devonshire works and the coke ovens and chemical by products plant .
the site has a long history of industrial development, including mining, iron and steel making and chemical production but large parts of the site now lie vacant .
the staveley works so long known as mr. barrows has been purchased by a joint stock company and is to be known as the staveley collieries and ironworks company ltd. advancing age has made m. barrow desire to be relieved from a considerable proportion of the care and anxiety inseparable from the sole proprietorship of a large concern and he has consequently affected the sale. the total capital required of £600, 000 was subscribed in two or three days without any prospectus or circular being issued .
markham works also had houses built for the workers and local miners (coal & ironstone) at chesterfield. this may not have been built by the company but would in any case be part of the original broad oaks works which markham purchased .
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source: 1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the
source: 1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the
source: 1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the
source: 1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the
on saturday morning a boy named stephenson aged 14 jumped on the last wagon going up the incline in the dowell pit. when the other wagons passed by he was thrown off probably by a jerk when the wagons entered the junction. immediately afterwards the down train struck the youth and sent him into a bolthole. in consequence of the serious fractures to one of his thighs and other wounds he was sent to the chesterfield hospital, on the way, however, he expired. the pit belongs to the staveley coal & iron company .
1926 - january. developments are also announced at the collieries and works of the staveley coal and iron co, ltd. , mr. g. n. turner the general manager speaking to the barlbro colliery officials on saturday, said that the sinking at the
do - well
colliery had not been as successful as was anticipated, but the directors hoped to open the pit again if trade improved. they had also sunk a shaft at the pebley pit of the barlbro colliery down to the deep soft coal, which would enable the men to get to their work more quickly. the company installed a huge gas engine at its devonshire works, staveley, which was the largest at the time, of its kind in the world. [ 4 ]
the ward and barrow. barrow and staveley companies also took over several other local collieries as leases ran out. they also owned many more than listed .
for a history of the firm see stanton and staveley - a business history, sd chapman (wood - faulkner ltd 1981) .
a staveley collier named james lygo was summoned at chesterfield county police court on saturday by william bumpstead manager of the st. john’s colliery staveley for a breach of special rule 72 by allowing overhanging coal in his stall to remain unspragged. deputies johnson and watson stated that on visiting lygo’s stall they found eighteen feet of overhanging coal four feet deep unspragged. the rule states that spraggs should be set not more than six feet apart. lygo admitted the truth of the deputies statements but his defence was that a great portion of the coal was resting on a “bunkie” there was no necessity to spragg it. the bench imposed a fine of 10 / - and costs .
since 1786 ward and barrow had, had a blast furnace in the area of staveley which for centuries had supported the making of iron. barrow' s works were by 1806 producing 596 tons of pig iron per annum. the works continued to prosper and by the 1840' s george hodgekinson barrow was the proprietor of extensive foundries and collieries at staveley and in the surrounding area. barrow was a man of ambitious ideas and in the 1840' s he came up with a plan to construct two large furnaces, extend the chesterfield canal with the norbriggs arm across the road and sink collieries along its banks. a large steam pumping engine was to be constructed of eighty horse power to drain the shallow wet mines .
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 above prices do not include cartage, customers may send their own carts or if preferred can have the coal delivered to their houses .
1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
1880 an article in the engineer details the pumping engines at staveley old and new, see the engineer 1880 / 10 / 08, p 269 .
21 sep 1934: staveley coal and iron co. , ltd. — the report for the year ended june 30 last states the profit for the year, after providing for management expenses and taxation and including dividends from subsidiary and other companies, is £468, 973. the directors recommend transfer to general reserve account of £50, 000, further depreciation of workmen' s houses £10, 000, and a final dividend of 4 per cent, actual, free of tax, making 6½ per cent. , free of tax, for the year. the carry - forward is £103, 281 .
source: 1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
source: 1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
source: 1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
source: 1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory. published by the louis cassier co. ltd. , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum, newtongrange, midlothian
a spokesman for the firm said: “the action was based on the company’s decision to consolidate the manufacturing of para - aminophenol at the raleigh, north carolina, site. ”
born in a local pit village, which remains part of the constituency to this day, eric started work in the mining industry and went on to be a long serving mp for chesterfield and staveley .
regeneration proposals are being drawn up for the once bustling staveley works - a factory site for over 200 years which now lies almost vacant .
after his death george hodgekinson barrow was succeeded by his son richard who by 1862 was the owner of the largest collieries in derbyshire capable of producing 800, 000 tons of coal from the five shafts. one of which raised 1, 100 tons of coal in a single twenty four hour period. robert barrow used the iron from his three foundries to produce castings of every description and in 1862 he produced the 4, 000 tons of girders needed for the great exhibition centre without any problems in three months such was the size of the companies resources .
samuel taylor manager at the silkstone pit at the staveley colliery was charged at chesterfield county police court by h. m. inspector of mines for neglecting to comply with the general rule of the coal mines act by not causing an adequate amount of ventilation to be constantly produced to dilute and render harmless the noxious gases. the case was dismissed .
1894 charles paxton markham, elder son of charles markham, held the chairmanship from 1894 to 1926 with cast iron production of 700, 000 tons a year at the start of his tenure .
on saturday evening, last a supper was given at the crown inn staveley by mr. r. barrow to the men employed at the springwell colliery on the occasion of those pits being successfully completed for work. the company to the number of about thirty including the chief of the agents sat down to a supper which was ample and served up in mrs. swift’s usual good style. the greatest harmony prevailed during the evening and some very excellent songs were sung and the usual loyal and other toasts were given. the staveley band was also in attendance and enlivened the intervals with several select and well executed musical pieces. the meeting broke up before 12 o’clock having spent a very agreeable evening .
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 .
on saturday last two immense boilers weighing upwards of 13 tons each were conveyed from the staveley works by the aid of 12 powerful horses to that company’s works at springwell. , where they will employed in making steam for a fan in connection with the colliery at that place. this fan is supposed to be the largest in the world .
ian haddock of staveley town council said: “it is the end of an era. works have been on that site for hundreds of years. ”
in 1877 soon after entering upon his duties at staveley mr. humble became connected with the chesterfield institute of engineers in whose affairs he took a keen interest .
the masterplan for the 200 - hectare industrial corridor, along chesterfield canal, have been drawn up by planning consultancy capita symonds. the company, which is representing chatsworth estate, says the site has scope to meet housing needs, provide new facilities and services and enhance the area’s wealth of industrial heritage .
scott nicholas senior planner at the borough council said: “the council - in consultation with land owners and the local community - is currently preparing a masterplan plan for this area which will eventually be know as the staveley and rother valley corridor area action plan .
mr. barrow the proprietor of this colliery has given notice that from monday “ he will during the winter months advance wages to the coal hewers on condition that the work is not neglected on mondays / tuesdays. those who do so are to participate in the advance, it is understood the rise will be 1d, 2d, 3d per ton according to the part of the pit where the coal is got. ”
on saturday at chesterfield county police court, george wallis under viewer, henry jones lamp cleaner and george cutts a fitter all employed at the ireland colliery belonging to the staveley company were summoned for having contravened the special rules of the colliery. wallis was charged by allowing a naked light to be used in the mine on the 4th october. jones it appeared had broken the special 59th rule by not properly putting together a lamp after having cleaned it. cutts was summoned for using a naked light in the pit. wallis and jones pleaded guilty and cutts not guilty. it was a serious offence and each of the defendants would be fined £1 and costs of
calow main 1899. terrace row built at calow green, village built at arkwright town in 1897 for calow main, bonds main & the railway company. houses for officials and office buildings constructed on bole hill calow. (terraces on dark lane calow may possibly have been built by them too) .
markham no. 1. 1880. terrace rows and houses built to house the officials and management. duckmanton estate built later for markham men and others .
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 .
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mr humble who was about 45 years of age had been in charge of the whole of the staveley collieries for nearly eleven years and was highly respected on all sides and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. before mr. humble came into the district he had been in charge of a number of collieries at pemberton near wigan .
he also attended chesterfield technical college and took an extramural course at sheffield university and went to ruskin college at oxford .
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£1 – 8 –6d each for wallis and jones and £1 – 9 – 6d for cutts or in default fourteen days imprisonment .
a major sprawl of derelict land could be brought back to life and transformed in to a modern marina, businesses and homes .
two colliers william hobson and samual cupit were charged with breach of colliery rules at mr. barrows works at staveley. mr. joseph hardy stated that on friday last the defendants passed him and he warned them not to go that way as there was a fire board up. they both had naked lights and were going in the direction of seymour colliery. the two pits had underground connections. each sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour .
“the aim of this plan is to regenerate the area over the long - term via new housing and employment uses with a strong emphasis on protecting and enhancing the chesterfield canal and river rother corridors .
stanton ironworks ltd. : corporate and management records 1962 - 1984; financial records 1947 - 1975; and miscellaneous records 1906 - 1981 .
st. johns at sk 433739 was a shaft and a drift. sk 429741 and was two shafts to left of cemetery and shown as old shafts, the map shows both collieries. (1890' s) .
a spokesman said: “the regeneration will lead to a wide ranging social, economic and environmental benefits to the community, the borough and the region .
“this masterplan provides a blueprint for comprehensive development in the future to make the area a safe and attractive place to live, work and invest in. ”
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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) .
former chesterfield mp and labour cabinet minister lord eric varley has died aged 75 .
easter monday will be a red letter in the history of staveley, the occasion being the opening of the new dining hall that has been built entirely at the expense of mr. barrow for providing the means for getting a dinner on the most moderate scale. the building, which is neat and unfussed, has cost mr. barrow a large sum of money and it reflects the highest credit on that gentleman’s liberality. the occasion was also intended to celebrate the rescue of twelve men and boys from the spitalwell ironstone mine. there were 250 persons present .
in 1951 he went to work for the ncb as a turner at the area workshops and served as their delegate to the num area council and on the area executive committee .
a chatsworth spokesman said the estate looked forward to continuing to work with the council and local people to bring the new development to the area and welcomed feedback on its ideas .
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the pm was sad to hear the news and this thoughts are with his family and friends at this very difficult time .
but he brought an end to his footballing career to concentrate on politics and trade unionism .
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a boy named thomas purdy aged thirteen of brimington and engaged as a pony driver at the old hollingwood colliery was coming down part of the road in the colliery on when he had his light extinguished and he ran before his pony with its laden train of wagons. he was overtaken by it and knocked down and the first wagon passed over his right leg breaking both bones. he was promptly attended to by dr. hale of barrow hill and conveyed home .
wwi plant was erected for the manufacture of nitric acid, nitro benzole, and aniline oil .
regeneration could see a marina developed to the east of works road along with a pub and hotel. other plans include the clocktower business being refurbished, the rother valley link road extended, a network of footpaths and cycleways created and a supermarket, drive - through restaurant or petrol station .
a collier was severely injured in the old hollingwood colliery on sunday night by the premature explosion of a shot that he was preparing to fire. he was struck by a quantity of stone, which fractured his right arm and knocked his left hip out and severely cut his right shoulder and head .
made a life peer in 1990, he leaves a widow, marjorie, and their son roger .
eric became a government minister but never forgot his roots and worked hard for his constituents .
the plant is now in the process of dismantling and closing down with a small crew in place .
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the secretary of the company said he had in hand £20 due to thorley but the wages owing to the men amounted to over £34. acting on the instructions of his employers he declined to pay the men who were servants of thorley the results being that on leaving the offices about twenty men including the defendants followed him using abusive language and threatening to do him violence unless he paid them. superintendent carlin happened to come up at the time and on his advice he paid the men half of what was owing as far as the money in hand would go. wilson swore at him, hudson went up to his door and would not let him close it. the bench admitted the case was a hard one but there was no reason why they should have treated the complainant who was merely a servant in the manner they had. wilson who appeared to be one of the ringleaders was fined £2 plus costs or six weeks imprisonment, the other two were fined £1 each plus costs or one month imprisonment .
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during that time he served in labour governments as energy secretary from 1974 to 1975 and was industry secretary for four years from 1975 .
speedwell 1841. colliery and village built. superseded by ireland colliery. 1874. also housed st. johns colliers. later demolished .
a spokesman for the council said it generally welcomed the proposals but raised concerns about another supermarket and the development’s connection to the town centre .
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from the coke - oven gases sulphate of ammonia, tar, and benzole were recovered; benzole is now refined into high - grade tar products .
as a young man lord varley had shown promise as a footballer and signed amateur forms with chesterfield fc. he later joined the playing staff at worksop .
lord varley had also been chairman of the trade union group of labour mps from 1971 to 1974 and was treasurer of the labour party from 1981 to 1983 .
1912 a plant for distilling tar was erected, from which are now obtained naphtha, creosote oil, refined naphthalene, anthracene, tar acids, and pitch .
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tony benn, who took over as chesterfield' s mp in 1984, said lord varley was
very well respected and it was a great loss to the party .
ian haddock, of the council, said: “the town council want to make sure we get the best development for the town and that benefits everybody in the area. ”
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clocktower perspective' an artists impression of the view northwards along works road towards the retained clocktower business centre, with new offices, shops and community uses along a rejuvenated main street at the heart of the community .
born in poolsbrook in august 11, 1932 of mining stock - he was the only son of mr and mrs frank varley - he was an mp for nearly 20 years from 1964 to 1984, succeeding sir george benson .
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current chesterfield mp, paul holmes, said :
the death of lord varley is sad news for all in chesterfield, the town he served all his life .
in 1950 ici employed about 100, 000 people nationally with 23, 000 of these in the predecessors of mond division alone. the significance of ici in the north west was as an industrial employer of the first rank, behind only the nationalised industries .
see the link for a complete list of all catalyst’s copies of ici employee publications such as ici magazine including the various divisional publications, for example hexagon courier or alkali news. some gen chem magazines are available to view here .
history of crossing the river mersey between runcorn & widnes (note change of venue) catalyst science discovery, mersey road, widnes wa8 0df 7. 30 pm, wed 11th july 2018 ...
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1926 re - lit thirty coke ovens, which brought the number of operating coke ovens to sixty - five. [ 5 ]
british steam locomotive builders by james w. lowe. published in 1975. isbn 0 - 905100 - 816
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new hollingwood / hartington silkstone 1855. housing built on site but later demolished .
* ramcroft 1916 - 1929. a few cottages as a terrace row built near to the site, now the twin oaks motel which made all the cottages into one .
seymour 1858. village built on site. most housing demolished in 1932 as ‘sub standard’ but some of the better buildings left in the mid 1950’s .
a total of 64 operations jobs at the plant will be made redundant while ten people will be relocating to office space in the chesterfield .
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the staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley , near chesterfield , north derbyshire . the company was registered in 1863 , appearing in provincial stock exchange reports from 1864 . it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village . it developed into coal mining , owning several collieries and also into chemical production , first from those available from coal tar distillation , later to cover a wide and diverse range . part of the plant at staveley was a sulphuric acid manufacturing unit making use of the contact process . it was during the years of world war 1 that the company developed its chemical operations beyond coal-tar chemicals and began production of sulphuric and nitric acids . during the war they also made picric acid , tnt and guncotton . following the end of hostilities the company laid plans to develop a range of chlorinated organics and to this end purchased salt-bearing land near sandbach , cheshire . the salt was produced by a new company formed specifically for the purpose and named the british soda company . the salt being needed to feed a new installation of mercury cells at the staveley works . the first cells at staveley came into operation in 1922 and in 1926 they went into partnership with the krebs company of paris and berlin to develop a new cell , which was based on lessons learned . this was marketed worldwide as the krebs-staveley cell . this installation lasted into the late 1950s when the cellroom at staveley was replaced with german-made mercury cells . another salt-related product was sodium chlorate . staveley coal and iron company were the first company in britain to manufacture this chemical , with the plant becoming operational in 1938 . in 1950 , the staveley iron and chemical company was named by imperial chemical industries as one of their main competitors in caustic soda production . in 1960 the staveley iron and chemical company , which had been taken over by stewarts & lloyds limited was merged with the ilkeston-based stanton iron works to form stanton and staveley ltd . in 1967 stewarts and lloyds became part of the nationalised british steel corporation , stanton and staveley also being incorporated . by 1980 bsc sold off sections of the site as they divested themselves of non-core activities and by 2007 most of the former works at staveley has been shut down and cleared . the only plant remaining now is a p-aminophenol plant that produces active ingredients for paracetamol production . the site ceased production in june 2012 , marking over 100 years of chemical production at staveley . the worldwide brand of staveley chemicals has finally been laid to rest . the site has since been demolished . the former chesterfield mp eric varley was an apprentice with the company in leaving school before he became a trade union man and then latter became chairman of another local firm coalite . 
the staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley, near chesterfield, north derbyshire. the company was registered in 1863, appearing in provincial stock exchange reports from 1864. it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village. it developed into coal mining, owning several collieries and also into chemical production, first from those available from coal tar distillation, later to cover a wide and diverse range. part of the plant at staveley was a sulphuric acid manufacturing unit making use of the contact process. it was during the years of world war 1 that the company developed its chemical operations beyond coal-tar chemicals and began production of sulphuric and nitric acids. during the war they also made picric acid, tnt and guncotton. following the end of hostilities the company laid plans to develop a range of chlorinated organics and to this end purchased salt-bearing land near sandbach, cheshire. the salt was produced by a new company formed specifically for the purpose and named the british soda company. the salt being needed to feed a new installation of mercury cells at the staveley works. the first cells at staveley came into operation in 1922 and in 1926 they went into partnership with the krebs company of paris and berlin to develop a new cell, which was based on lessons learned. this was marketed worldwide as the krebs-staveley cell. this installation lasted into the late 1950s when the cellroom at staveley was replaced with german-made mercury cells. another salt-related product was sodium chlorate. staveley coal and iron company were the first company in britain to manufacture this chemical, with the plant becoming operational in 1938. in 1950, the staveley iron and chemical company was named by imperial chemical industries as one of their main competitors in caustic soda production. in 1960 the staveley iron and chemical company, which had been taken over by stewarts & lloyds limited was merged with the ilkeston-based stanton iron works to form stanton and staveley ltd. in 1967 stewarts and lloyds became part of the nationalised british steel corporation, stanton and staveley also being incorporated. by 1980 bsc sold off sections of the site as they divested themselves of non-core activities and by 2007 most of the former works at staveley has been shut down and cleared. the only plant remaining now is a p-aminophenol plant that produces active ingredients for paracetamol production. the site ceased production in june 2012, marking over 100 years of chemical production at staveley. the worldwide brand of staveley chemicals has finally been laid to rest. the site has since been demolished. the former chesterfield mp eric varley was an apprentice with the company in leaving school before he became a trade union man and then latter became chairman of another local firm coalite.
the staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley, near chesterfield, north derbyshire. the company was registered in 1863, appearing in provincial stock exchange reports from 1864. it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village. it developed into coal mining, owning several collieries and also into chemical production, first from those available from coal tar distillation, later to cover a wide and diverse range. part of the plant at staveley was a sulphuric acid manufacturing unit making use of the contact process. it was during the years of world war 1 that the company developed its chemical operations beyond coal-tar chemicals and began production of sulphuric and nitric acids. during the war they also made picric acid, tnt and guncotton. following the end of hostilities the company laid plans to develop a range of chlorinated organics and to this end purchased salt-bearing land near sandbach, cheshire. the salt was produced by a new company formed specifically for the purpose and named the british soda company. the salt being needed to feed a new installation of mercury cells at the staveley works. the first cells at staveley came into operation in 1922 and in 1926 they went into partnership with the krebs company of paris and berlin to develop a new cell, which was based on lessons learned. this was marketed worldwide as the krebs-staveley cell. this installation lasted into the late 1950s when the cellroom at staveley was replaced with german-made mercury cells. another salt-related product was sodium chlorate. staveley coal and iron company were the first company in britain to manufacture this chemical, with the plant becoming operational in 1938. in 1950, the staveley iron and chemical company was named by imperial chemical industries as one of their main competitors in caustic soda production. in 1960 the staveley iron and chemical company, which had been taken over by stewarts & lloyds limited was merged with the ilkeston-based stanton iron works to form stanton and staveley ltd. in 1967 stewarts and lloyds became part of the nationalised british steel corporation, stanton and staveley also being incorporated. by 1980 bsc sold off sections of the site as they divested themselves of non-core activities and by 2007 most of the former works at staveley has been shut down and cleared. the only plant remaining now is a p-aminophenol plant that produces active ingredients for paracetamol production. the site ceased production in june 2012, marking over 100 years of chemical production at staveley. the worldwide brand of staveley chemicals has finally been laid to rest. the site has since been demolished. the former chesterfield mp eric varley was an apprentice with the company in leaving school before he became a trade union man and then latter became chairman of another local firm coalite.