Portland Cement Manufacturers

**Portland cement** is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the mid 19th century, and usually originates from limestone. It is a fine powder, produced by heating limestone and clay minerals in a kiln to form clinker, grinding the clinker, and adding 2 to 3 percent of gypsum. Several types of Portland cement are available. The most common, called ordinary Portland cement (OPC), is grey in colour, but white Portland cement is also available. Its name is derived from its similarity to Portland stone which was quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. It was named by Joseph Aspdin who obtained a patent for it in 1824. However, his son William Aspdin is regarded as the inventor of "modern" Portland cement due to his developments in the 1840s.

Due to this many Portland Cement Manufacturers set up, the largest of which is the Associated Portland Cement Manufactures Ltd. which later became Blue Circle Cement.

## The Railways

**Aberthaw & Bristol Channel Portland Cement Co Ltd** (W/No. 1636 of 1924)

**Associated Portland Cement Manufactures Ltd.** (W/No. 699 of 1899, W/No. 776 of 1899, W/No. 1568 of 1927, W/No. 1704 of 1938, W/No. 3537 of 1951, W/No. 3715 of 1928, W/No. 3717 of 1929, W/No. 3718 of 1928, W/No. 3860 of 1935, W/No. 10033 of 1960, W/No. 189970 of 1939, W/No. 200511 of 1939, W/No. 221618 of 1943, W/No. 221619 of 1943, W/No. 173V of 1966, W/No. 213V of 1969)

**Blue Circle Cement** (W/No.1455 of 1955, W/No. 425477 of 1959,W/No. 4160004 of 1951, W/No. 125V  of 1963)

**Hope Cement Works** (W/No. 316V)

**Ketton Cement Works** (W/No. 4220007 of 1960)

**Kent Portland Cement Works** (W/No. 1601 of 1903)

**Rugby Portland Cement Co Ltd** (W/No. 3716 of 1956 , W/No. 186V of 1967)

**Snodland Cement Works** (W/No. 1756 of 1938)

## References

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