Moss Pit. William Moss & Son were builders, railway
contractors
A general contractor, main contractor or prime contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of ...
and coal merchants in
Stafford from 1855 to 1884 when William Moss was killed at his sand and gravel pit now called Moss Pit. William Moss & Son built many railway lines around the
Midlands including the Queensville curve in Stafford. Around 1916 to 1918 William's grandson Percy George Shaw Moss was an
alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ...
of the Borough of Stafford in the West Midlands.
External links
* http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ MOSS, STAFFORD, RAILWAY BUILDERS.
*http://www.britains-smallwars/cyprus/military police/John Moss-Norbury. Stafford, England 1881 Census "William Moss, railway contractor, Wolverhampton Road, Stafford".
Companies based in Stafford
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