Group    From 1859  To 1957

Burmantofts

Categories: Commerce

Manufacturers of ceramic pipes and construction materials, named after the Burmantofts district of Leeds. The business began when fire clay was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and John Lassey. The company supplied the distinctive ox-blood red terracotta blocks which feature on the exterior of many of the early London Underground stations. 

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Burmantofts

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