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Geo Vint & Bros, Bradford
George Vint & Brothers was an established business at Idle, Bradford, by 1862 when they displayed an obelisk in stone from their Gazeby quarries at the London Exhibition. On 30th June 1873 the partnership between George Vint and Ebenezer Sharp Vint, trading as George Vint and Brothers was dissolved, with George continuing the business on his own account. This was just before the Shipley branch of the Great Northern Railway was opened and provided an outlet to markets across Britain. The line was open for mineral traffic from Laisterdyke to Idle on March 9, 1874, the first truck-load of flags being sent by G. Vint & Brothers who soon opened a stone sawmill and siding at Friar Mill just south of Idle Station. The firm also appears to have been making bricks at New Wortley, Leeds in 1877.
The business continued to expand towards the end of the 19th century and in 1896 the quarry at Idle Moor employed 18 men underground and 19 on the surface, whilst at Summerfield Quarry there were 4 underground and 3 on the surface. In 1904 the Abbey Quarry at Idle was noted as supplying stone for public buildings in Leeds, York, Bradford, and Manchester. In 1917 stone was supplied for the monument at Whitby to those lost in the wreck of the hospital ship 'Rohilla'. Vint Bros also supplied stone for the construction of the New Theatre, Oxford, in 1933.
The then proprietor of the business, William Harper, residing at 33 Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, was declared bankrupt in June 1939.
The business continued to expand towards the end of the 19th century and in 1896 the quarry at Idle Moor employed 18 men underground and 19 on the surface, whilst at Summerfield Quarry there were 4 underground and 3 on the surface. In 1904 the Abbey Quarry at Idle was noted as supplying stone for public buildings in Leeds, York, Bradford, and Manchester. In 1917 stone was supplied for the monument at Whitby to those lost in the wreck of the hospital ship 'Rohilla'. Vint Bros also supplied stone for the construction of the New Theatre, Oxford, in 1933.
The then proprietor of the business, William Harper, residing at 33 Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, was declared bankrupt in June 1939.
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