United Steel Companies

One of the largest British steel groups, whose Ore Mining Branch developed Exton Park from 1950 — the last and third-largest ironstone railway system in the East Midlands — and put Sundew to work there in 1957.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Rutland Ironstone Quarries Rutland 1950–1973

Record created: 24 August 2026 · Last researched: 24 August 2026