A comprehensive history of the Oxford Portland Cement Company, which had sites at Kirtlington and Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire.
The book covers the history and development of the company, its works and also the railways and locomotives associated with the works of the years.
Chapter List:
- What is Portland Cement and its History?
- Early Beginnings at Kirtlington
- Formation in 1926/27 of the Oxford & Shipton Cement Limited
- The New Plant is built
- The GWR's Connection and the Shipton-on-Cherwell Cement Works Internal Railway
- Changes of Ownership
- Shipton-on-Cherwell Quarry Machinery and Equipment
- The Locomotives, Wagons etc. of the works
- The Demise of Shipton Cement Works
The book is well-illustrated throughout with archive photographs of the works and the railways. Hardback. 196 pages.