Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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William Butler and Co

From Graces Guide

of Silverthorn Lane and Crew's Hole, Bristol

of Upper Parting, Gloucester

1843 William Butler, J.P., became manager of a new tar distillery in Crews Hole, which produced creosote for railway sleeper's on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway.[1]

1937 Willian Butler and Co. acquired Francis F. Fox and Co.[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. Western Daily Press, 12 January 1944
  2. Western Daily Press, 12 January 1944