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Dennis Bradwell
Dennis Bradwell (18281897), was a British businessman who was mayor of Congleton in the 1870s. He owned silk mills in Cheshire and Staffordshire and a slate quarry in Mid Wales. Early life Bradwell was born in 1828, the son of Dennis Bradwell of Bradwell, Derbyshire. Career In the 1850s, Bradwell co-owned the London Silk Mill in Leek, Staffordshire with William Bullock, and the Danebridge Mill in Congleton with his younger brother Jacob. Bullock, from Macclesfield, leased the Minllyn slate quarry at Dinas Mawddwy in Mid Wales from Sir Edmund Buckley in 1864. In 1875, the Bradwell brothers sold the Danebridge Mill. The following year, Buckley was declared bankrupt and Bullock suggested that the Bradwells buy the Hendreddu Slate quarry. Ownership of the quarry included the Hendre Ddu Tramway which linked the quarry to railway station. The Bradwells formed the Hendre Ddu Slate Quarry Co. Ltd. and purchased the quarry. The brothers ran the quarry until 1884, when Jacob to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congleton
Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. The town is by the River Dane, south of Manchester and north of Stoke on Trent. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 26,482. Toponymy The town's name is of unknown origin. The first recorded reference to it was in 1282, when it was spelt ''Congelton''. The element ''Congle'' might relate to the old Norse ''kang'' meaning a bend, followed by the Old English element ''tun'' meaning settlement. History The first settlements in the Congleton area were Neolithic. Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts have been found in the town. Congleton was once thought to have been a Roman settlement, although there is no archaeological or documentary evidence to support this. Congleton became a market town after Vikings destroyed nearby Davenport. Godwin, Earl of Wessex held the town in the Saxon period. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as ''Cogeltone: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Edmund Buckley, 2nd Baronet
Edmund Buckley (1861-1919) was the second Baronet of Mawddwy, inheriting the title from his father Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet. Biography Buckley was born at Llandovery in 1861. He was the son of Edmund Peck, who later took the surname Buckley from Edmund Buckley of Ardwick and became Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet. In 1885, Buckley married Harriet Olivia Louise Lloyd. In 1902 he left Britain for British Columbia to escape his debts. He was declared bankrupt in his absence in January 1903. His father died in 1910 and Buckley became the Second Baronet of Mawddwy. He returned to Britain in 1911 and discharged his bankruptcy. Buckley died at Aberhirnant Hall, one of the homes he inherited from his father, in early 1919. He was the last male member of the Buckley family, so the Baronetcy became extinct on his death. Edmund Maurice Buckley Buckley had one son, Edmund Maurice Buckley, who was born on 1 December 1886. Edmund Maurice Buckley joined the Seventh Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Congleton
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1897 Deaths
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1828 Births
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Justice Of The Peace
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Hendre Ddu Tramway
The Hendre-Ddu Tramway was a narrow gauge industrial railway built in 1874 in Mid-Wales to connect the Hendre-Ddu slate quarry to Aberangell station on the Mawddwy Railway. It consisted of a main line long and several branch lines and spurs serving other quarries, local farms and the timber industry. History Construction The Hendreddu slate quarry opened in August 1868, on the north slope of Mynydd Hendre-ddu. The Hendre Ddu Slate and Slab Co. was established by Sir Edmund Buckley. The Company specialised in slate slabs for billiard table beds. Buckley opened the standard gauge Mawddwy Railway in 1867, connecting the Cambrian Railways mainline at Cemmaes Road to Dinas Mawddwy, passing through the village of Aberangell. Buckley's original intention was to build a standard gauge branch from Aberangell to Hendre Ddu Quarry, but access to the required land immediately to the west of Aberangell was blocked by landowner James Walton. To avoid Walton's land, the branc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendreddu Quarry
Hendreddu quarry was a Slate industry in Wales, slate quarry about three miles west of Aberangell in Merioneth (now Gwynedd), North Wales, near Nant Hendreddu on the slopes of Mynydd Hendre-ddu. The quarry worked the Narrow Vein, the highest-quality slate vein in the Abercorris Group. For the majority of the quarry's existence, the Hendre Ddu Tramway was owned by the same company that owned the quarry, and the two were run as a single enterprise. History Early exploration In 1856, a "take note" (permission to explore for minerals) was granted by Sir Edmund Buckley, 1st Baronet, Sir Edmund Buckley to search for slate on Mynydd Hendre-ddu. It was taken by David Hughes of Pen Pentre, Aberangell. Hughes developed at least one open pit where the narrow vein reached the surface. Commercial expansion Hughes' exploration proved there was high-quality slate near Nant Hendreddu. In 1864, Buckley took over the nascent quarry and began more serious work. In August 1868, the Hendreddu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas Mawddwy
Dinas Mawddwy () is a village in the community of Mawddwy in south-east Gwynedd, north Wales. It lies within the Snowdonia National Park, but just to the east of the main A470, and consequently many visitors pass the village by. Its population is roughly 600. The village marks the junction of the unclassified road to Llanuwchllyn which climbs up through the mountains to cross Bwlch y Groes at its highest point, the second highest road pass in Wales. This minor road also provides the closest access to the mountain Aran Fawddwy and is the nearest settlement to Craig Cywarch. Geography Dinas Mawddwy stands at the confluence of three rivers. The Afon Cywarch flows from the mountains to the north and the Afon Cerist flows from the west, both joining the River Dyfi here. The Dyfi flows south to Cemmaes Road where it turns west to head past Machynlleth to the Irish Sea. The mountains to the north are the Aran Fawddwy range of high, rocky peaks. To the south and the west stand t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of Chester, while its largest town by population is Warrington. Other towns in the county include Alsager, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Poynton, Runcorn, Sandbach, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford. Cheshire is split into the administrative districts of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton, and Warrington. The county covers and has a population of around 1.1 million as of 2021. It is mostly rural, with a number of towns and villages supporting the agricultural and chemical industries; it is primarily known for producing chemicals, Cheshire cheese, salt, and silk. It has also had an impact on popular cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minllyn Quarry
Minllyn quarry was a slate quarry near Dinas Mawddwy in Wales that opened before 1793 and continued working intermittently until 1925. The quarry is located on the western flank of Foel Dinas. Geology Three parallel veins of Ordovician slate run through mid Wales. These veins surface at three locations – around Abergynolwyn in the west, surrounding Corris, and at their easternmost in the district around Dinas Mawddwy. Each of these locations has been a centre for slate quarrying, and Corris was the largest producer of the three. History Slate quarrying at Dinas Mawddwy dates back to at least 1793. In 1839, the Minllen Slate and Slab Company was formed to work the quarry, but it went bankrupt in 1844. The main quarry was Minllyn quarry, a Narrow Vein quarry about a mile south of the town. This was connected to the Mawddwy Railway's station by a -gauge incline. In 1856, a prosperous mill owner from Ardwick, Sir Edmund Buckley purchased the Lordship of Dinas Mawddwy and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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