Английская Википедия:Buckingham and Carnatic Mills
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Buckingham and Carnatic Mills, popularly known as B & C Mills, were textile mills run by Binny and Co. in the city of Chennai, India. The mills were closed down in 1996 and the site is now used as a container freight station and is a popular venue for film shootings.[1]
History
Messrs Binny & Co, one of the biggest private enterprises in the then city of Madras, set up a textile mill of its own, the Buckingham Mills in the wedge between Perambur, Vepery and Basin Bridge.[2] The company was registered on 17 August 1876 and started functioning in January 1878.[3] The Carnatic Mills were founded on 30 June 1881.[3] The two companies were merged in 1920.[3] Binny also started the Bangalore Woollen, Cotton and Silk Mills in 1884.[4] The mills functioned successfully till the 1970s when rot set in.[4] Running on heavy losses, the mills were finally closed in 1996.[1][4]
India's first labour union, the Madras Labour Union (MLU) was formed at Buckingham and Carnatic Mills by B. P. Wadia and V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar on 27 April 1918.[5]
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- Companies based in Chennai
- Textile mills in India
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- Indian companies established in 1876
- 1876 establishments in India
- Indian companies disestablished in 1996
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