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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3808/13
Title	Sheepbridge Co Ltd
Date	1864-1970
Extent	Approx 30 boxes and 45 outsize volumes
Level	SubSubFonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Sheepbridge Co Ltd
Administrative History	The Sheepbridge Co Ltd was incorporated in Sep 1864 under the name of the Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co Ltd. It changed its name to the Sheepbridge Co Ltd in 1948, and those sections of the company that were not nationalised became Sheepbridge Engineering Ltd in 1951. The Sheepbridge Co Ltd owned an ironstone mill at Desborough and blast furnaces. There were also two rolling mills producing steel rails, reinforcing bars and wrought iron sections. There was also a wagon repair shop. The Sheepbridge Coal & Iron Co Ltd was acquired by the Staveley Iron and Chemical Co as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1955.
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