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1881 At an EGM, it was decided that the company should be voluntarily wound up; a Committee of Inspection was set up to oversee the liquidation consisting of representatives of [[Tunnel  Portland    Cement    Co]], [[Phoenix Portland Cement Works|Phoenix Portland Cement Co]], [Booth and Co (2)|Booth and Co]]., Mr. [[Frank Walter Scott (1840-1915)|Frank Walter  Scott]] (creditor  and  shareholder)  and Mr. Alexander  Burrell  (shareholder). <ref>The London Gazette 11 January 1881</ref>
1881 At an EGM, it was decided that the company should be voluntarily wound up; a Committee of Inspection was set up to oversee the liquidation consisting of representatives of [[Tunnel  Portland    Cement    Co]], [[Phoenix Portland Cement Works|Phoenix Portland Cement Co]], [[Booth and Co (2)|Booth and Co]]., Mr. [[Frank Walter Scott (1840-1915)|Frank Walter  Scott]] (creditor  and  shareholder)  and Mr. Alexander  Burrell  (shareholder). <ref>The London Gazette 11 January 1881</ref>


1880 [[William Tingey]] built the '''Beehive''' Works (1880) and the '''Beaver''' Works (1884) at Frindsbury<ref>Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frindsbury#Cement_Works]</ref>
1880 [[William Tingey]] built the '''Beehive''' Works (1880) and the '''Beaver''' Works (1884) at Frindsbury<ref>Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frindsbury#Cement_Works]</ref>

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Cement manufacturers

1881 At an EGM, it was decided that the company should be voluntarily wound up; a Committee of Inspection was set up to oversee the liquidation consisting of representatives of Tunnel Portland Cement Co, Phoenix Portland Cement Co, Booth and Co., Mr. Frank Walter Scott (creditor and shareholder) and Mr. Alexander Burrell (shareholder). [1]

1880 William Tingey built the Beehive Works (1880) and the Beaver Works (1884) at Frindsbury[2]

1890 The Beaver works were leased to McLean and Co. Ltd.

Soon after 1893 the two companies joined forces to form the firm of McLean, Levett and Co, who managed the works through several years of intermittent production.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The London Gazette 11 January 1881
  2. Wikipedia [1]
  • [2] Frindsbury cement works