Director Shareholding

Caledonia Investments PLC
4 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
Caledonia Investments plc


2) Name of director
All executive directors of Caledonia Investments plc


3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest
Non-beneficial interest


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Mourant & Co Trustees Limited 28452/1/G16


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)
Shares acquired by the Caledonia Investments plc Employee Share Trust of which
each executive director is potentially a beneficiary


6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary
Acquisition of shares


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired
11,250


8) Percentage of issued class
0.01%


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security
Ordinary 5p


12) Price per share
912.5p


13) Date of transaction
1 December 2000


14) Date company informed
4 December 2000


15) Total holding following this notification
601,984


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
0.76%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
G. P. Denison
020 7481 4343

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
G. P. Denison - Company Secretary

Date of Notification..................................
04.December 2000