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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox company Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation (ARC) was a British stone quarrying company.

History

Amalgamated Roadstone Corporation Ltd. was formed on 23 April 1935 to acquire six quarry companies in Britain. These were Betty and Tom Ltd, Carreg-y-Liam Quarries Ltd, National Road Materials Ltd, National Roadstone Ltd, Port Nant Quarries Ltd, and Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.[1]

In 1947 ARC acquired the majority of the shares of the British Quarrying Co Ltd (BQC) and its associated quarries. By 1958 the company owned 58 quarries.[2]

The company was acquired by Hanson plc as part of its acquisition of Consolidated Gold Fields in 1989.[3]

Locations

Locations of Quarries include:

Avon

  • Conygar Quarry, Clevedon (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1935[4]
  • Grovesend Quarries, Tytherington (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
  • Sandford Quarry, Banwell (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
  • Winford Quarry, Bristol (part of St. Kevern & Associated Quarried Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1954[4]

Cornwall

  • Penlee Quarries (formally Penlee Quarries Ltd.) - closed 1972[4]
  • Rosenython Quarry, St. Keverne (formally West of England Road-Metal Co. Ltd.)[4]
  • Stepper Point Quarry, Padstow (part of Cornish Road-Metal Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1948[4]
  • Porthallow & Porthoustock Quarries, St. Keverne (part of St. Kevern & Associated Quarried Ltd. subsidiary) - closed 1958[4]

East Lothian

  • East Saltoun Quarry, Pencaitland (part of Amalgamated Lime Co. Ltd.)[5]

Kent

Somerset

  • Cranmore Depot (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
  • Emborough Quarry (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1965[4]
  • New Frome Quarry (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.)[4]
  • Vobster Quarry, Mells Road (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1966[4]
  • Windsor Hill Quarry, Shepton Mallet (formally Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd.) - closed 1942[4]

Worcestershire

  • Malvern Central Plant Workshops[4]

References


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