| Description | Letters to S. Taylor of Runcorn, Cheshire 1897-1898, History of S. Taylor Frith & Co. Ltd 1955, Copperplates of images found in the history brochure, Accounts relating to Buxton Lime Firms Co. and Great Rocks Lime & Stone Co. 1883-1914 (gaps), Photographs of works 20th cent, Report and articles relating to "West Kilns" 1960s, Sketch of two kilns at Holderness Lime Works, Dove Holes, 3 Jan 1898, Drawing of arrangement for gas producer and tubing for gas firing lime kiln 1898, Agreement and between E. R. Carroll and the Central Electricity Generating Board 19 Feb 1965, with plan showing the same property 1915 |
| Administrative History | Ernest Carroll (d 2012) was the quarry manager at Peak Dale with S. Taylor Frith & Co. Ltd. The company had been established in 1905 following the merger of the businesses of Samuel Taylor and Philip Speakman. The Kelly's Directory of Cheshire for 1902 describes Taylor as a lime burner and merchant, coal, firebrick and cement merchant and canal carrier of 78 High Street, Runcorn as well as listing him as the lime works at Dove Holes. Taylor was later joined by his son-in-law J. Mason Frith whose sons Arthur and Frank continued the business as Taylor Frith. Speakman's coal sales manager, and later partner at Settle Speakman & Co. Ltd, was a William Carroll. Carroll's sons, John and Ernest, as well as their sons, William and Ernest respectively, also joined the firm, with S. Taylor Frith & Co. being acquired by Settle Speakman & Co. Ltd in 1954. |
| Custodial History | These records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in April 2023 by the executors of Hilda Carroll (d 2022), wife of Ernest Carroll (d 2012), former quarry manager at Peak Dale. |
| Appraisal | The following items were received from the same source but were unrelated to the company and have been offered to Local Studies:
- Articles relating to lime kilns (1 file)
- Articles relating to Peak Forest Canal, tramway and quarries, Bugsworth, lime industry in Buxton, with photographs and plans (1 file)
- Paper by Brian Lamb on the Peak Forest Canal and Bugsworth, 1966 (1 item)
- Staveley Bricks brochure (1 item)
- Extracts from The British Caver and other reprints relating to Derbyshire (11 items)
- 'Survival against the odds', History of Staveley Industries 1863-1988 (1 item) |