Buxton Lime Firms Ltd.

The combine that worked the large-scale lime production at Harpur Hill from the nineteenth century, operating shaft kilns and later a multi-chambered Hoffmann kiln. It became part of Brunner Mond in 1918 and of ICI in 1926.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Cowdale Quarry Derbyshire 1908–1919
Harpur Hill Quarry Derbyshire 1835–1918
Tunstead Quarry Derbyshire 1891–1919

Record created: 3 September 2026 · Last researched: 3 September 2026

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