Fire at SSK Mills in 1899, 1914, 1933 and 1937. They seem to have been unlucky with protecting their paper mills from fire.
Source; British Newspaper Archive
Source; British Newspaper Archive
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Smith Stone and Knight paper mills
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Did they not learn from the past, or are paper mills more prone to fires ? Most probably, the nature of the business makes it susceptible to fire, but surely by 1966, they would have put measures in place to reduce the risk ?
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
From Post 15 on the Stone Thread…
“In March 1886 there was a drop in price of material from 30 to 20 pounds per ton, so Smith, Stone and Knight gave notice of a 33 per cent reduction of wages while other manufactures waited. They provoked a strike for which they were not prefered and they had to suspended their notice for a few days, but then it was renewed.
It is worth mentioning that in March of 1894 the Smith, Stone and Knight Company had been registered with a capital of £150,000 in £10 shares in order to acquire the freehold and leasehold properties known as Union Paper Mills, Landor Street...the Birmingham Paper Mills, Cattle Grove and Aston Paper Mills, Chester Street....there was to be at least 3 directors and not more than 5. (Of course the first three we know, and so a further two would probably not make much difference!)”
“In March 1886 there was a drop in price of material from 30 to 20 pounds per ton, so Smith, Stone and Knight gave notice of a 33 per cent reduction of wages while other manufactures waited. They provoked a strike for which they were not prefered and they had to suspended their notice for a few days, but then it was renewed.
It is worth mentioning that in March of 1894 the Smith, Stone and Knight Company had been registered with a capital of £150,000 in £10 shares in order to acquire the freehold and leasehold properties known as Union Paper Mills, Landor Street...the Birmingham Paper Mills, Cattle Grove and Aston Paper Mills, Chester Street....there was to be at least 3 directors and not more than 5. (Of course the first three we know, and so a further two would probably not make much difference!)”
Richard Dye
master brummie
Sounds like an internal inventory adjustment!
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i was born in cattles grove, the paper mills wagons had a job when loades to climb the hill. when we roller scated down the hill we hung on the back of the wagons to hitch a ride back up the hill.
It appears that Smith, Stone and Knight had also traded as the Birmingham Paper Mills Co, Landor Street, in 1882.
In 1894 another Company....Smith, Stone and Knight was formed to acquire Union Paper Mills, Landor Street, the Birmingham Paper Mills, Cattle Grove and the Aston Paper Mills, Chester Road. Also included was the business of Messrs Smith, Stone and Knight at their three mills and...
Here are the paper makers listed in Kellys in 1880
It appears that Smith, Stone and Knight had also traded as the Birmingham Paper Mills Co, Landor Street, in 1882.
In 1894 another Company....Smith, Stone and Knight was formed to acquire Union Paper Mills, Landor Street, the Birmingham Paper Mills, Cattle Grove and the Aston Paper Mills, Chester Road. Also included was the business of Messrs Smith, Stone and Knight at their three mills and...