Clay Cross Company
1881 Advert | |
| Formerly | George Stephenson & Co. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Minerals |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Founders | George Stephenson |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Fate | Acquired and closed by rival Stanton |
| Successor | Biwater Industries |
| Headquarters | Clay Cross near Chesterfield , |
| Products | Coal, iron, limestone, bricks, minerals, gas and water pipes |
53°10′12″N 1°23′49″W / 53.170°N 1.397°W The Clay Cross Company was founded as George Stephenson and Co. in 1837 by the railway pioneer, George Stephenson. The company established coal mines, ironworks, brickworks and pipe factories at Clay Cross near Chesterfield. The company was closed in 1998.