Buckingham and Carnatic Mills
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Buckingham and Carnatic Mills , popularly known as B & C Mills, were textile mills run by Binny and Co.
in the city of Chennai
, India
. The mills were closed down in 1996 and the site is presently used as a container freight station and is a popular venue for film shootings.
, Vepery and Basin Bridge
. The company was registered on August 17, 1876 and started functioning in January 1878. The Carnatic Mills were founded on June 30, 1881. The two companies were merged in 1920. Binny also started the Bangalore Woollen, Cotton and Silk Mills in 1884. The mills functioned successfully till the 1970s when rot set in. Running on heavy losses, the mills were finally closed in 1996.
India's first labour union, the Madras Labour Union (MLU) was formed at Buckingham and Carnatic Mills by B. P. Wadia and V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar on April 27, 1918.
Binny and Co.
Binny and Co. is a shipping, textile, banking and insurance firm based in the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest business firms in Chennai city.- History :...
in the city of Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The mills were closed down in 1996 and the site is presently used as a container freight station and is a popular venue for film shootings.
History
Messrs Binny & Co, one of the biggest private enterprises in the then city of Madras, set up a textile mill of its own, the Buckingham Mills in the wedge between PeramburPerambur
Perambur , is a locality in Northern part of the metropolitan city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India.It is one of expensive area in chennai with all facilities of needs....
, Vepery and Basin Bridge
Basin Bridge
Basin Bridge is the confluence of the Otteri Nullah and Buckingham Canal in Chennai, India. The Madras Boating Club operates rowing events in this place....
. The company was registered on August 17, 1876 and started functioning in January 1878. The Carnatic Mills were founded on June 30, 1881. The two companies were merged in 1920. Binny also started the Bangalore Woollen, Cotton and Silk Mills in 1884. The mills functioned successfully till the 1970s when rot set in. Running on heavy losses, the mills were finally closed in 1996.
India's first labour union, the Madras Labour Union (MLU) was formed at Buckingham and Carnatic Mills by B. P. Wadia and V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar on April 27, 1918.