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Research Guide: Business Records

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Contents

What is this guide about? ...................................................................................................... 4

What are business records?.................................................................................................. 6

Using business records for research ..................................................................................... 7

Building and Construction ..................................................................................................... 7

Builders and Contractors ................................................................................................... 8

Painters and Decorators .................................................................................................... 8

Plumbing, Heating and Ventilation ..................................................................................... 9

Business and Professional Services ..................................................................................... 9

Accountants ...................................................................................................................... 9

Archaeologists ................................................................................................................... 9

Funeral Services ............................................................................................................. 10

Legal Services ................................................................................................................... 9

Medical Services ............................................................................................................. 10

Property Services and Architects ..................................................................................... 11

Photographers and Photographic Companies ................................................................. 11

Chemicals ........................................................................................................................... 12

Chemical Manufacturers .................................................................................................. 12


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Glass, Pottery, Bricks and Cement .................................................................................. 12

Domestic and Leisure Services ........................................................................................... 13

Garages .......................................................................................................................... 13

Hotels, Public Houses and Restaurants ........................................................................... 14

Sport and recreation ........................................................................................................ 15

Theatres & Cinemas ........................................................................................................ 15

Engineering ......................................................................................................................... 15

Electrical .......................................................................................................................... 14

Mechanical Engineering and Machinery Manufacturing ................................................... 16

Woodwork ....................................................................................................................... 19

Farming and Agriculture ...................................................................................................... 19

Finance ............................................................................................................................... 19

Banks & Building Societies .............................................................................................. 19

Pawnbrokers & Auctioneers ............................................................................................ 19

Miscellaneous .................................................................................................................. 19

Food, Drink and Tobacco .................................................................................................... 21

Breweries & Drink Manufacturers .................................................................................... 21

Food Manufacturers ........................................................................................................ 22

Tobacco .......................................................................................................................... 22

Fuel and Mineral Extraction................................................................................................. 23

Coal & Collieries .............................................................................................................. 23

Quarrying ........................................................................................................................ 24

Leather and Hide Industry ................................................................................................... 24

Leather and Hide Industry ............................................................................................... 24

Metal Processing and Manufacturing .................................................................................. 25

Brass, Steel & Ironfounders ............................................................................................. 25

Metal Processing & Metal Work ....................................................................................... 26

Paper, Printing and Packaging ............................................................................................ 27

Newspapers .................................................................................................................... 27

Paper & Stationery Manufacture ...................................................................................... 28

Publishers & bookbinders, printers .................................................................................. 28

Property .............................................................................................................................. 29

Landowners and Developers ........................................................................................... 29

Shops, Merchants and Distributors ..................................................................................... 29

Builders Merchants .......................................................................................................... 29

Chemists ......................................................................................................................... 30

Co-operative Societies .................................................................................................... 31

Food & Drink Merchants .................................................................................................. 32

Ironmongers & Tool Merchants........................................................................................ 34


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Miscellaneous Merchants and Dealers ............................................................................ 34

Shipping Merchants ......................................................................................................... 35

Textiles ............................................................................................................................... 35

Cotton Manufacturers and Spinners ................................................................................ 35

Textile Dyers, Bleachers, Finishers and Printers ............................................................. 40

Textile Merchants ............................................................................................................ 43

Other textiles and clothing manufacturers ........................................................................ 43

Hatters ............................................................................................................................. 45

Clothing Manufacturers, Tailors and Drapers................................................................ ... 46

Boots & Shoes ................................................................................................................. 46

Transport and Communications .......................................................................................... 47

Haulage ........................................................................................................................... 47

Bus and Tram Services ................................................................................................... 47

Canals ............................................................................................................................. 47

Railways .......................................................................................................................... 48

Utilities ................................................................................................................................ 49

Cemeteries ...................................................................................................................... 49

Electricity ......................................................................................................................... 49

Gas ................................................................................................................................. 49

Water............................................................................................................................... 49

Further Information ............................................................................................................. 50

Contact Information ............................................................................................................. 50


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What is this guide about?

This guide provides an overview of the rich and fascinating business collections held by the ten local authority archives within the Greater Manchester Archives and Local Studies Partnership (GMALSP):

- Archives+ - Bolton Archives and Local Studies - Bury Archives & Local Studies - Oldham Local Studies & Archives - Rochdale Local Studies and Archive - Salford Local History Library - Stockport Local Heritage Library - Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre - Trafford Local Studies - Wigan Archives and Local Studies

The 19th century saw a dramatic transformation in Manchester and its surrounding townships. It evolved from a rural landscape to one of the world’s first industrial cities, primarily as a result of its booming textile industry. However, innovative and successful businesses from all sectors made Greater Manchester their home, and the communities that we know today are built upon the foundations of these industries. Some of these pivotal businesses have left a legacy of records which document not only business transactions, products and industrial processes but the working lives of men, women and children across the city region. It is these captivating collections of business records which we are focussing on in this research guide. You can use this guide to explore the different types of business collections held by our archives. The guide has been organised according to the type of business, e.g. building & construction; business & professional services; chemicals etc., and then within these sections collections have been listed alphabetically. Each item is linked to Discovery, the National Archives’ online catalogue. From there, you can read more about each company and find any reference numbers should you wish to view the records in person. Similarly, you can also search for items on GM Lives, Greater Manchester’s online archives catalogue (www.gmlives.org.uk). Please note that not all of the business collections mentioned in this guide have been listed, and some are inaccessible due to their poor condition. For information about the contents of any of the collections listed below or to enquire about viewing archive material, please contact the relevant archive service (contact details can be found at the end of this document).


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What are business records?

Business records are the information created, received, and maintained

as evidence and information by an organisation or person, in pursuance

of legal obligations or in the transaction of business.

Business archives are made up of records that companies or collecting repositories have

chosen to keep permanently, for commercial, legal or historical reasons. The survival rate for

business records can be quite low as preserving material is not usually a priority when a

business is closing down.

The vast majority of extant business records are held by local authority record offices.

Industries that were nationalised tend to have significant collections in The National

Archives, and only a small amount of companies retain their own archives.

The ten GMALSP services collectively hold over 1,000 business collections relating to the

economic life of Greater Manchester. This includes a wide range of different types of

records, such as:

Legal papers Minutes and reports Ledgers and annual accounts Property records, including mortgages, plans and leases Correspondence Promotional material, including photographs, magazines, advertisements Staff records

It is important to note that business archives are not limited to paper records – they can also contain electronic records and audio-visual material.


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Using business records for research

Our rich business archive collections can be used to investigate and research a variety of topics.

Family historians can use them to explore their ancestor’s working and daily life, whether they were employed by the business or were a customer or shareholder. Records of particular interest might include:

Staff registers

Wages and salary books

Pension records

Report books

Minute books

Staff photographs

Customer account ledgers

Our archives also contain a wealth of information for local historians. The records can be

invaluable for researching a particular trade or even for studying the economic and social

history of the local area. You might want to take a look at:

Photographs

Architectural plans

Inspection reports

Accounting records

Minute books

Printed sources


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Our Collections

Building and Construction

Builders and Contractors

- Dew Construction Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- G & W Smith (Builders) Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- George Henry (Oldham) Ltd, builders and merchants, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham

Local Studies & Archives

- H Haworth, builder, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Hartley family, builders, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Hollinwood Building Co Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- James Greenwood Ltd, builders, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- James Hall, decorators, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- John Castle, builder, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- John Padmore & Sons, builders, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Patricroft Liberal Building Co Ltd, Patricroft, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- R Eastwood, builder, Marple, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Ralph Bradbury, builder, Mossley, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Centre

- Thomas Partington & Sons Ltd, builders and contractors, Oldham, Lancashire –

Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Unknown building firm, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Unsworth Conservative Club & Building Co Ltd, Unsworth, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- WH Snow, builder and contractor, Stretford, Lancashire – Archives+

Painters and Decorators

- A Holmes, decorator and merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- F Latham, decorator, Moston, Lancashire; Blackley, Lancashire – Archives+

- H Ogden & Sons Ltd, painters and decorators, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside Local

Studies and Archives Centre

- James Acton, plasterer, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Leonard Millin, painter and decorator, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside

Local Studies and Archives Centre


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- Openshaw Family, decorators, plumbers, and glaziers, Adlington, Lancashire – Bolton

Archives and Local Studies

- RC Williams & Sons, painters and decorators, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- W Hill & Sons, painters and decorators, Golborne, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Williamson & Redford, painter, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


Plumbing, Heating and Ventilation

- Openshaw Family, decorators, plumbers, and glaziers, Adlington, Lancashire – Bolton


- Smith & Parker Ltd, boiler and steam pipe coverers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan

Archives & Local Studies

Business and Professional Services

Accountants

- FW Popplewell & Son, chartered accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Garnett Crewdson & Co, chartered accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Handley & Wilde, accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- James Turner, accountant, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Robert Edward Johnson, accountant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Robert Milne Coutts, chartered accountant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- SE Cottam & Sons, chartered accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Spicer Pegler & Co, chartered accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Swanwick, Terras & Co, accountants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

Archaeologists

- CS Archaeology, Yorkshire – Salford Local History Library

- J M Tippier Archaeology & Surveying Consultancy, Salford, Lancashire – Salford

Local History Library

- Stephen Haigh Building Archaeology, Worsley, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library


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Funeral Services

- Arthur Lomax, joiner and undertaker, Ainsworth, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

- B Johnson & Sons, undertakers, Cadishead, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Middleton & Wood, funeral directors, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- R Pepperdine & Sons Ltd, undertakers, Trafford, Lancashire – Archives+

- Stanley Gill, funeral directors, Manchester, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre

- T Broome & Sons Ltd, undertakers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

Legal Services

- Blackburne & Smyth, solicitors, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- George Whitehead, solicitor, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Gill Radford & Co, solicitors, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Haworth Holt Bell, solicitors, Hale, Cheshire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Independent Insurance Co Ltd – Archives+

- J Owden O'Brien, patent agents, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- J.W. Johnston, solicitor, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- John Clayton & Sons, solicitors, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Lancashire Insurance Co, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- National Boiler and General Insurance Co Ltd, boiler makers and insurance firm,

Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Philanthropic Mutual Life Assurance Collecting Society, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside


- Plate Glass Mutual Insurance Co Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Scarisbrick Halsall Downholland Employers Mutual Accident Assurance Society

Ltd, Scarisbrick, Lancashire

- Slater Heelis, solicitors, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Steam Users Patent Co, patent agents, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Stephensons, solicitors, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Stevenson's, solicitors, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Temperley, Taylor & Chadwick, solicitors, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local

Studies and Archive

- Thatham, Worthington & Co, Solicitors, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Tweedale, Sons and Lees, solicitors, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Woodcock & Sons, solicitors, Haslingden, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Wright & Appleton, solicitors, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies


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Medical Services

- CS France, doctor, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- D A Farnie, doctor – Archives+

- Dentist, Rochdale, Lancashire

- Ellen Meehan, chiropodist, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- EM Gallagher, midwife, Urmston, Lancashire – Archives+

- ERH Platt, chiropodist, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- John Yates, surgeon, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Miss Roberts, municipal midwife, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Norman Trevor Burnett, general practitioner, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire –

Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- William Andrew Cartwright, veterinary surgeon, Whitchurch, Shropshire – Archives+

- William Falshaw, physician, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

Photographers and Photographic Companies

- Austin Lyons, photographer, Hindley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Thornton Pickard Photographic Co, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

Property Services and Architects

- Arthur Turner & Sons, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Bradshaw Gass & Hope, architects, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Broughton Atkinson Eagle & Son, surveyors and architects, Manchester, Lancashire;

Prestatyn, Flintshire – Archives+

- Ernest S England, architect, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Firth & Whitehead, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- George Shaw, architect, Saddleworth, Yorkshire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Harry S Fairhurst & Son, architects, Blackburn, Lancashire; Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Hayes, Turner & Co, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Hermon Crook & Williams, architects, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Heywood & Ogden, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Heywood, Hartley & Whipp, estate agents, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- HH Clough, architect and surveyor, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and

Archive


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- Hilton & Layland, estate agents and valuers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- J Price Nunn, architect, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- James C Prestwich & Sons, architects, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

Architectural drawing of Leigh Town Hall. J.C. Prestwich architect, Leigh. November 1899.

- John Alker, Ellis & Co, estate agents, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Chorlton & Sons, estate agents, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+ - Joseph Jackson & Sons, mining engineers and surveyors, Bolton, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Joseph Jackson & Sons, mining engineers and surveyors, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- Joseph Jackson & Sons, mining engineers and surveyors, Bolton, Lancashire – Salford


- Joseph Stott & Son, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Mabbott & Stanway, chartered surveyors, valuers and estate agents, Manchester,

Lancashire – Archives+

- Mabbott & Stanway, chartered surveyors, valuers and estate agents, Manchester,


- Sanger & Rothwell, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Taylor, Roberts & Bowman, architects, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Thomas Brogden & Son, auctioneers and estate agents, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan



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- Thomas Crompton & Son, surveyors and valuers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Thomas Greenwood, surveyor, Glossop, Derbyshire; Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Thomas Turner, architect, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

Chemicals

Chemical Manufacturers

- Boots Co Ltd, pharmaceuticals manufacturers and retailers, Nottingham,

Nottinghamshire – Bury Archives & Local Studies


Nottinghamshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- H Bellringer Ltd, manufacturing chemists, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- James Hart & Son, wholesale and manufacturing chemists, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- Kerfoots & Co Ltd, pharmaceutical chemists, Bardsley, Lancashire; Manchester,

Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Midgley, Lawton & Co, paint manufacturers, Atherton, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Prestolee Alkali Works, chemical manufacturers, Prestolee, Lancashire – Bolton


- Reddish Chemical Co Ltd, detergent manufacturers, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire –

Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Stirling Moulding Materials Ltd, Tameside, Greater Manchester – Tameside Local


- Stotherts Ltd, chemists and mineral water manufacturers, Atherton, Lancashire –


- Turner & Newall Ltd, manufacturer of asbestos products, Manchester, Lancashire –


- Turner & Newall Ltd, manufacturer of asbestos products, Manchester, Lancashire –

Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- Venesta International Ltd, manufacturers and traders in plastic, polystyrene and

plywood products – Salford Local History Library

Glass, Pottery, Bricks and Cement

- John Unsworth, glass maker, Warrington, Lancashire – Archives+


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- Rochdale Brick Co Ltd, brick makers, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies

and Archive

- Thomas Cooke, manufacturer of ground emery and glass, Turkey Emery Works,


Domestic and Leisure Services

Garages

- HD Walker & Sons Ltd, motor engineers, Sale, Cheshire – Trafford Local Studies

Walker's Garage on the corner of Cross Street and Glebelands Road in Sale.

Hotels, Public Houses and Restaurants

- Albion Hotel, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Blossoms Hotel, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Bowling Green Inn, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Hilton Street Cafe and Sandwich Bar, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Joseph Leonard Wright, publican, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre

- Queen's Hotel, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- White Bear Inn, Warrington, Lancashire – Archives+

- Woolpack Public House, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies


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Sport and recreation

- Belle Vue (Manchester) Ltd, zoological gardens, circus and amusement park,

Manchester, Lancashire pamphlets on twitter

- Bolton Turkish Baths Co Ltd, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Haydock Racecourse, Haydock, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- M2002 Ltd, Commonwealth Games management organisation, Manchester, Lancashire

– Archives+

- Manchester 2002 Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Manchester Racecourse Co Ltd, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

Theatres & Cinemas

- Grand Theatre, Bolton, Lancashire

- Hippodrome Theatre, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside


- Manchester Royal Exchange Ltd, Manchester,


- Octagon Theatre, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Oldham, Lancashire –


- Palace Theatre, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Star Inn, music hall and museum, Bolton, Lancashire –

Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Theatre Royal, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

Engineering

Electrical

- BICC plc, electrical cable manufacturers, Prescot, Lancashire; London – Wigan


- Clayton Engineering and Electrical Construction Co Ltd, electrical power and light

engineers, ironfounders and manufacturers of rubber and electrical machinery, Newton –

Archives+

- Fluvent Electric Co Ltd, manufacturing electrical engineers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

Grand Theatre Bolton Programme, 1939


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- Harold Wynn Williams, electrical engineer and contractor, Newton Heath, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Matthews & Yates Ltd, ventilating, electrical and general engineers, Salford, Lancashire

– Salford Local History Library

- Oldham & Son Ltd, battery manufacturers, Denton, Lancashire – Tameside Local


Mechanical Engineering and Machinery Manufacturing

- A & F Parkes & Co Ltd, agricultural implement and edge tool manufacturers,

Birmingham, Warwickshire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Astley Process Co, engravers to textile printing trade, Boothstown, Lancashire –


- Austin Hopkinson & Co Ltd, mining machinery manufacturers, Manchester,


- Bayliss, Wiley & Co Ltd, cycle fittings manufacturers, Birmingham, Warwickshire –

Archives+

- Bennis Combustion Ltd, conveyor and elevator manufacturers and general

engineers, Little Hulton, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Billetop & Gilpin Ltd, bearing bush manufacturers, Leicester, Leicestershire –

Archives+

- Brooks & Doxey Ltd, cotton machinery manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Buckley & Taylor Ltd, engineers, millwrights and ironfounders, Oldham, Lancashire

– Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- C & W Pickup (Engineers) Ltd, gear manufacturers, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford


- Craven Bros (Manchester) Ltd, machine tool makers and crane manufacturers,

Reddish, Lancashire – Archives+

- Crofts Engineers Holdings Ltd, Bradford, Yorkshire – Archives+

- Daniel Adamson & Co Ltd, boilermakers, Dukinfield, Cheshire – Tameside Local


- Dobson & Barlow Ltd, cotton machinery manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire –


- Dronsfield Brothers Ltd, textile machinery manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire –


- Dunlop Group, manufacturers of tyres, belting, sports goods etc., London –

Archives+

- Edbro plc, tipping hoist manufacturer, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Edward Ormesher, engineer, Sale, Cheshire – Salford Local History Library

- Executors of James Mills Ltd, key and taper pin manufacturers, Bredbury,

Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library


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- Follows & Bate Ltd, horticultural machinery and implement manufacturers,


- Gainsborough Engineering (Oldham) Ltd, mechanical engineers, Oldham,

Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Galloways Ltd, boilermakers and engineers,


- Galloways Ltd, boilermakers and engineers,


- Gayter Cresswell (Tools) Ltd, Manchester,


- Gullick Ltd, mining engineers, Wigan,

Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Harrison McGregor & Guest Ltd, agricultural

implement manufacturers Leigh, Lancashire –


- Henry Farr & Son, carriage builders, Wigan,


- Henry Kay & Co, smallware manufacturers,

Middleton, Lancashire – Archives+

- Hick, Hargreaves & Co Ltd, engineers and

millwrights, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- Holgate, Fishwick & Leather Ltd, calico

printers' machinery manufacturers, Bury,

Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- HW Ind, cycle manufacturer and garage proprietor, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan


- J Adamson, engineers, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Centre

- J Jones's Sewing Machine Co Ltd, sewing machine manufacturers, Ashton-under-

Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- J Parkinson & Son (Shipley) Ltd, machine tool manufacturers, Shipley, Yorkshire –

Archives+

- Jackson & Brother Ltd, engineers and ironfounders, Little Bolton, Lancashire –


- James Jones, Steam Boiler/Steam Chest Makers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport

Local Heritage Library

- James Stott & Co Ltd, catering equipment manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire –


- John & Edward Wood, engineers and ironfounders, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- John Formby, engineer, Formby, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- John Holroyd & Co Ltd, engineers and tool manufacturers, Milnrow, Lancashire –

Archives+

- John Mason & James Davenport, machine makers, Rochdale, Lancashire –

Archives+

Harrison, McGregor & Co., Ltd, 1892.


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- John Morris & Sons Ltd, fire engineers and fire appliance manufacturers, Salford,

Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, mechanical engineers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- John Wood & Sons Ltd, engineers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Joshua Heap & Co Ltd, machine tool manufacturers, Ashton-under-Lyne,


- Manchester Dry Docks Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Matthews & Yates Ltd, ventilating, electrical and general engineers, Salford,

Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd, ironfounders, locomotive, hydraulic and general

engineers, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- National Boiler and General Insurance Co Ltd, boiler makers and insurance firm,


- Oldham Welding and Central Motors Ltd, boiler makers, Oldham, Lancashire –


- Petrie & Co Ltd, engineers, Rochdale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, ironfounders, textile machinery manufacturers and colliery

proprietors, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- R Lord & Sons Ltd, boilermakers, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Robert Hall & Sons (Bury) Ltd, loom and weaving machinery manufacturers, Bury,


- Royles Ltd, engineers and calorifier manufacturers, Irlam, Lancashire – Salford


- Sir WG Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, shipbuilders and locomotive builders,

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland; Sheffield, Yorkshire; Openshaw, Lancashire

– Archives+

- SJ Sutton Engineering Co, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Sturtevant Engineering Co Ltd, mechanical engineers, Denton, Lancashire –

Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Taylor, Lang & Co Ltd, textile machinery manufacturers, Stalybridge, Cheshire –


- Thomas Mitchell & Sons Ltd, engineers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Turner, Atherton & Co Ltd, hatters' machinery manufacturers, Stockport, Cheshire

– Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd, engineers and mining machinery manufacturers,

Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- William Bailey & Co Ltd, heating and sanitary engineers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- William Horsfall, card maker, Albion Mills, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- William Wadsworth & Sons Ltd, lift and hoist manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire –



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Walker Brothers (Wigan) Ltd. Steam compressor made for South Africa 1934.

Woodwork

- Carpenter, Carrington, Cheshire – Salford Local History Library

- J Clough & Son, cabinet makers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- John Bailey & Co, joiners and packing case manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Metcalfe Bros (Ramsbottom) Ltd, packing case manufacturers, Ramsbottom,


- Metrolite Industries, wooden pallet manufacturers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan


- Southern Brothers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

Farming and Agriculture

- Farm Heaton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Harrison McGregor & Guest Ltd, agricultural implement manufacturers Leigh,


- Henry Whitehurst & Co, corn-millers and agricultural merchants, Bolton, Lancashire –


- John Jackson, farmer High Leigh, Cheshire – Archives+


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- Norris Hill Farm, Heaton Norris, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Samuel Mason, farmer, Prestwich, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Thomas Tasker, farmer, Billinge, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- W Hibbert, Fawcett Fold Farm, Westhoughton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- William & Thomas Wood, grocers, innkeepers and farmers, Didsbury, Lancashire –

Archives+

Finance

Banks & Building Societies

- Ashton-under-Lyne Savings Bank, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Bolton Savings Bank Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Halifax Building Society, Halifax, Yorkshire – Archives+

- Leigh Savings Bank, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- St Martin's Penny Bank, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Stockport Savings Bank, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Stockport Victoria Benefit Building Society, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- Tyldesley Permanent Benefit Building Society, Tyldesley, Lancashire – Wigan


- Wigan Savings Bank, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

Pawnbrokers & Auctioneers

- C W Provis & Sons, auctioneers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Edward N Faulkner, pawnbroker, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Isaiah Cheetham & Son, auctioneers, Denton, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Rogers family, pawnbrokers, Pendlebury, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Thomas Brogden & Son, auctioneers and estate agents, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan


- William A Muir Ltd, jewellers and pawnbrokers, Manchester, Lancashire – Stockport


Miscellaneous

- John Siddall & Son, stock and share brokers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+


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- Townhead Mill (Holdings) Ltd, investment company, Rochdale, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

Food, Drink and Tobacco

Breweries & Drink Manufacturers

- Allied Breweries Ltd, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Boddingtons Breweries Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Chesters Brewery Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Cowburns & Scotts (Beverages) Ltd, mineral water and soft drinks manufacturers,

Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire; Burnley,

Lancashire; Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- Crown Brewing Co Ltd, Bury, Lancashire –

Bury Archives & Local Studies

- E Halliday & Son Ltd, Manchester,


- Ind Coope & Co Ltd, brewers, Burton-upon-

Trent, Staffordshire – Archives+

- Magee Marshall & Co Ltd, brewers, Bolton,

Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Oldham Brewery Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire –


- Richard Clarke & Co Ltd, brewers, Stockport,

Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Richard Seed & Co Ltd, brewers, Radcliffe,


- Scotts (Bolton) Ltd, herbal brewers,

Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Severn & Co Ltd, mineral water manufacturers, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire;

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies



- Temple Gate Brewery, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Walker & Homfrays Ltd, brewers, Salford, Lancashire – Archives+

- Wilson's Brewery Ltd, Newton Heath, Lancashire – Archives+

Magee, Marshall & Co. Ltd.


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Food Manufacturers

- Bensons Confectionery Ltd, manufacturing confectioners, Bury, Lancashire – Bury


- Eliza Abbott, confectioner and grocer, Horwich, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Heinz Factory, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- James Robertson & Sons Ltd, preserve manufacturers, Droylsden, Lancashire

- John Gregory & Sons, grocers and bakers, Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire – Wigan


- JT Warwick, confectionery manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Manleys Ltd, bakers and confectioners, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

Tobacco

- Senior Service Cigarettes, Tameside, Manchester, Lancashire – Tameside Local


Senior Service/Pattreiouex, Tobacco Manufacturers, a young woman inspecting cigarettes, 1960s.


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Fuel and Mineral Extraction

Coal & Collieries

- Ackers Whitley & Co Ltd, colliery proprietors, Wigan, Lancashire; Abram, Lancashire –


- Alliance Coal & Cannel Co, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Astley Green Colliery, Astley Green, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Atherton Collieries Ltd, Atherton, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Atherton Collieries Ltd, Atherton, Lancashire – Archives+

- Billinge Lane Colliery, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Blackley Hurst Colliery Co Ltd, Billinge, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Blainscough Colliery Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Bradford Colliery Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Denton Colliery Co Ltd, Denton, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Centre

- Ince Coal & Cannel Co, Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- J Blundell & Son, coal proprietors, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Ladyshore Coal Co Ltd, Little Lever, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Manchester Collieries Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Parbold Colliery, Parbold, Lancashire – Wigan


- Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, ironfounders, textile

machinery manufacturers and colliery proprietors,

Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Round House Colliery, Wigan, Lancashire –


- Sankey Brook Coal Co Ltd, colliery proprietors,

Parr, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- T A Mills Ltd, coal merchants, Oldham,


- Tomas Wilton, coal merchant, Goose Green,


- Towneley family, Dyneley, colliery owners,


- Tyldesley Coal Co Ltd, Tyldesley, Lancashire –


- Tyldesley Coal Co Ltd, Tyldesley, Lancashire –

Salford Local History Library

- Walkden Moor Colliery, Walkden Moor, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

Wigan Coal & Iron Foundry, Top Lock, Wigan, circa 1895.


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- Westhoughton Coal & Canal Co Ltd, Westhoughton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers and coal proprietors, Wigan,

Lancashire; Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Wigan Coal & Iron Co Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers and coal proprietors, Wigan,

Lancashire; Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Worsley Mesnes Collieries Ltd, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Worsley Mesnes Ironworks Ltd, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

Quarrying

- Cox Green Quarry, Turton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

Leather and Hide Industry

Leather and Hide Industry

- Bolton Hide, Skin & Fat Co Ltd, hide and skin merchants, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- Bolton Leathers Ltd, leather dealers Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Clegg & Mellor, leather roller manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Dri-ped Ltd, tanners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- John Ormerod & Sons Ltd, tanners and leather dressers, Rochdale, Lancashire –


- Lancashire Butchers Hide & Skin Co Ltd, hide and skin dealers, Manchester,


- Parker-Walker Ltd, tripe dressers and tallow manufacturers, Elton, Lancashire – Bury


- Tanners' Hide Buying Association Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- Underwood (Walsall) Ltd, curriers, Walsall, Staffordshire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- W & J Thornhill, curriers and leather merchants, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- William Walker & Sons Ltd, tanners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies


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Metal Processing and Manufacturing

Brass, Steel & Ironfounders

- Bennett's Iron Foundry Co Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Bridge Iron Foundry, Warrington, Lancashire – Archives+

- Buckley & Taylor Ltd, engineers, millwrights and ironfounders, Oldham, Lancashire –


-

- George Taylor & Co, brassfounders, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Greenhalgh & Co Ltd, iron founders, Atherton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- H Lees & Sons Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire –


- J & W Kirkham Ltd, brassfounders, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Jackson & Brother Ltd, engineers and ironfounders, Little Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


Jackson and Brothers Wharf Foundry, circa 1890s.


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- James Chadwick (Ironfounders) Ltd, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- James Farmer & Sons Ltd, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- John & Edward Wood, engineers and ironfounders, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- John Needham & Sons Ltd, ironfounders, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- John Summers & Sons Ltd, steel manufacturers, Shotton, Flintshire; Stalybridge,

Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Joseph Webb & Sons Ltd, (later Park Webb Ltd), iron manufacturers, Bury,


- Joseph Webb & Sons Ltd, (later Park Webb Ltd), iron manufacturers, Bury, Lancashire

- Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Ltd, ironfounders, locomotive, hydraulic and general engineers,

Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Platt Brothers & Co Ltd, ironfounders, textile machinery manufacturers and colliery

proprietors, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- R & H Leigh & Sons, iron hamper manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Standard Iron & Steel Co, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Storey Foundry Co Ltd, ironfounders, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Thomas Walmsley & Sons Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers and stock holders, Bolton,

Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- W Marsden & Sons, brassfounders, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

Metal Processing & Metal Work

- Alfred Sommerville & Co, steel pen manufacturers, Birmingham, Warwickshire –

Archives+

- Anchor Chain Co Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Archives+

- Arnold & Stolzenberg GmbH, chain manufacturers, Einbeck, Germany – Archives+

- Brampton Brothers Ltd, cycle chain manufacturers, Birmingham, Warwickshire –

Archives+

- Coventry Chain Co Ltd, Coventry, Warwickshire – Archives+

- Coventry Repetition Co Ltd, bolt, nut and screw manufacturers, Coventry,

Warwickshire – Archives+

- Fielding & Son (Werneth) Ltd, kitchen cabinet manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire –



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- G Corner & Co Ltd, sheet metal workers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- GKN Crompton Ltd, lock and hardware

manufacturers, Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire –


- Hans Renold Ltd, driving chain manufacturers,


- Harold E Priestley & Sons Ltd, welding

specialists, Dukinfield, Cheshire – Tameside Local


- Haslam's, sheet metal works, Bolton, Lancashire

– Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Kenyon & Sons Ltd, wheelwrights and smiths,

Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Park Webb Ltd, iron and steel forgings and edge

tool manufacturers Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan


- Perry & Co Ltd, steel pen and cycle chain

manufacturers, Birmingham, Warwickshire; London – Archives+

- Peter Stubs Ltd, steel, file and watchmakers' tools manufacturers, Warrington,


- R Waddicor & Co Ltd, sheet metal workers, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire –


- Renold Chains Ltd, chain manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Sam Greenall, metalworker, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Samuel A Rhodes Ltd, oven builders, Hyde, Cheshire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Samuel Gregson & Sons, tinplate workers, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

- Stubs, Wood & Co, wire drawers and pin manufacturers ,Warrington, Lancashire –

Archives+

Paper, Printing and Packaging

Newspapers

- Ashton Reporter, newspaper, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Manchester City News, newspaper, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Swain & Co Ltd, newspaper proprietors and printers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport


Renold Chains Ltd. newsletter, 1955.


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Paper & Stationery Manufacture

- Alfred Williamson, tramway, omnibus and railway ticket manufacturers, Ashton-under-

Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Charles Walmsley & Co Ltd, paper makers, engineers and pump makers, Bury,


- Cooke & Nuttall Ltd, paper manufacturers, Horwich, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Creams Paper Mill, Little Lever, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- East Lancashire Paper Group Ltd, paper manufacturers Radcliffe, Lancashire – Bury


- East Lancashire Paper Mill Co Ltd, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Francis Clarkson, heraldic engraver, Crumpsall, Lancashire – Archives+

- Higham Brothers Ltd, paper bag manufacturers and printers, Kearsley, Lancashire –


- J Wilkinson (Stationers) Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Jacobsen, Welch & Co Ltd, envelope manufacturers, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside


- JR Crompton Ltd, paper manufacturers, Elton, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

- Mondi Packaging Paper Sales (UK) Ltd, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury Archives &

Local Studies

- Newton Mill Ltd, (later Waldorf Stationery & Greeting Cards Ltd), stationery

manufacturers, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Radcliffe Paper Mill Co Ltd, Radcliffe, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Robert Fletcher & Son Ltd, paper manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Bolton


- Swailes Ltd, paper tube manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire; Rochdale, Lancashire –


- Waldorf Stationery & Greeting Cards Ltd, stationery manufacturers, Hyde, Cheshire –


Publishers & bookbinders, printers

- Emmott & Co Ltd, publishers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Falcon Printing Co Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- G & J Kitcat Ltd, publishers' bookbinders, London – Archives+

- Hunt & Mansley Ltd, printers, Atherton, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- John Spencer Poster & Printing, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Northern Workers Publishing Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Spence & Co (Bookbinders) Ltd, manufacturing stationers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- TH & W Greenup, printers, Droylsden, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre


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- Tillotsons (Bolton) Ltd, printers, publishers and process engravers, Bolton, Lancashire

– Bolton Archives and Local Studies

Property

Landowners and Developers

- A R C K Holdings Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Cawdaw Industrial Holdings Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Dronsfield Estates Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Leigh Estate & Investment Co Ltd, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Manchester Soroptimist Housing Association Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire

- Oldham New Market Co, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Salford Phoenix Initiative Ltd, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- St James Buildings Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

Shops, Merchants and Distributors

Builders Merchants

- B Raw & Co, hardware merchants, Farnworth, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- George Makinson, mill and factory furnishers, Wigan, Lancashire

- JO Grant & Co Ltd, timber merchants and joinery manufacturers, Salford, Lancashire –


- Pilkington's Tiles Ltd, Swinton, Lancashire; Poole, Dorset – Salford Local History

Library

- S & J Watts, merchants and warehousemen, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- William Faint & Son, metal merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- William Kay of Bolton Ltd, timber merchants, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- William Livesey & Sons, builders merchants, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Wormalds Timber Co Ltd, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local Studies


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Chemists

- Alfred Thompson, chemist, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies


Nottinghamshire – Bury Archives & Local Studies


Nottinghamshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Chemist and grocer, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- F M Hughes, dispensing chemist, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Gerald E Hurst, pharmacist, Didsbury, Lancashire – Archives+

- H Bellringer Ltd, manufacturing chemists, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- J Noble, chemist, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- James Hart & Son, wholesale and manufacturing chemists, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton


- John Woodall, chemist, Manchester, Lancashire– Archives+

- Kay Bros Ltd, chemists and druggists, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Kerfoots & Co Ltd, pharmaceutical chemists, Bardsley, Lancashire; Manchester,


- Pritchards Ltd, chemists, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+



- Wallwork, pharmaceutical chemist, Tyldesley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Walter Edwards, pharmacist, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- William Blain & Sons, pharmaceutical chemists, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

Wallwork Chemist Shop, Elliott Street, Tyldesley, no date.


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Co-operative Societies

- Ainsworth Industrial Co-operative Society, Ainsworth, Lancashire – Bury Archives &

Local Studies

- Ashton-under-Lyne Co-operative Society Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire –


- Bury District Co-operative Society Ltd, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

- Compstall Co-operative Society, Compstall, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Delph Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Saddleworth, Yorkshire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Droylsden Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Droylsden, Lancashire – Tameside


- Eccles & Prestwich Co-operative Society Ltd, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local

History Library

- Farnworth & Kearsley Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Farnworth, Lancashire –


- Firgrove Co-operative Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Firgrove Co-operative Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies

and Archive

- Grasscroft Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Saddleworth, Yorkshire – Oldham


- Great Moor Co-operative Society, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Greenfield Co-operative Society Ltd, Saddleworth, Yorkshire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Hazel Grove Co-operative Society, Hazel Grove, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Healey Co-operative Society Ltd, Whitworth, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- Higher Hurst Co-operative Society Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside


- Horwich Industrial Co-operative Society, Horwich, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Hurst Brook Co-operative Society, Hurst, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre

- Hyde Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd, Hyde, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Leigh Friendly Co-operative Society Ltd, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Littleborough Co-operative Society of Industry Ltd, Littleborough, Lancashire –


- Manchester & Salford Co-op Building Society Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire; Salford,


- Manchester & Salford Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Manchester Co-op Chemist Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+


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- Manchester Co-op Emporium, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Middleton & Tonge Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Middleton, Lancashire –


- Milnrow Co-operative Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Milnrow Co-operative Society Ltd Rochdale Waterworks, Rochdale, Lancashire –


- Moorside Provident Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Swinton, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Mossley Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Mossley, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Oldham Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Oldham Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Pendleton Co-operative Society Ltd, Pendleton, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- Prestwich Co-operative Society Ltd, Prestwich, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- Ramsbottom Industrial & Provident Society Ltd, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury


- Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- Rochdale Provident Co-operative Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Rochdale Provident Co-operative Society Ltd, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale

Local Studies and Archive

- Roe Green Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Worsley, Lancashire – Salford Local

History Library

- Royton Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & ArchivesSalford Self-Help Co-operative Society Ltd, Salford, Lancashire –


- Stalybridge Good Intent Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Stalybridge, Cheshire –


- Steps Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd – Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- Stockport Co-operative Society, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Summerseat Co-operative Society, Summerseat, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

- Tottington District Co-operative Society,Tottington, Lancashire – Bury Archives &

Local Studies

- Tyldesley & District Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Tyldesley, Lancashire –


- United Norwest Co-operative Society, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Uppermill Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Saddleworth, Yorkshire – Oldham


- Walkden Provident Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Walkden, Lancashire –



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- Waterloo Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne,


- Westhoughton United Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd, Westhoughton,

Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Wigan & District Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan


- Woodley Co-operative Society, Woodley, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Woolfold Co-operative Society Ltd, Woolfold, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies

Women's Guild Committee, Hyde Co-operative Society

Food & Drink Merchants

- C Woolley & Son, butchers, Eccles, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Conroy Brothers Ltd, fruit and potato salesmen, Southport, Lancashire – Wigan


- Eliza Abbott, confectioner and grocer, Horwich, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- G & W Turner Ltd, wine and spirit merchants Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- James Fildes, grocer, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- James Forster, fish, game and poultry dealer, Edgeley, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- James Hope, grocer, Aspull, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- John Gregory & Sons, grocers and bakers, Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire – Wigan


- Joseph Fildes, corn merchants and bakers, Newton Heath, Lancashire – Archives+


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- Messrs Hope of Aspull, cloggers and grocers, Aspull, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Mr and Mrs J Marlor, grocers, Chadderton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Robert Taylor, greengrocer, Hindley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Staples (Stockport) Ltd, fish merchants, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- W Grimshaw, family butcher, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Wine merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

Ironmongers & Tool Merchants

- Baxendales & Co Ltd, ironmongers and plumbers merchants, Manchester, Lancashire

– Archives+

- Cromptons, ironmongers, Haydock, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- E Howarth, ironmonger and haberdasher, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local

Studies and Archive

- John Roaf Buss & Sons Ltd, ironmongers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Till & Kennedy Ltd, wholesale ironmongers and fireplace merchants, Manchester,


- William Wharfe, ironmonger, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

Miscellaneous Merchants and Dealers

- George Williamson, shopkeeper, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- George Little Ltd, wholesale provision merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Green & Hodgson, import and export merchants, Liverpool, Lancashire – Archives+

- GW Lofthouse, wholesale jewellers, Shudehill, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Henry Walmsley, cigar importer, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Myers & Co, mail order catalogue business, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- Joseph Seddon, merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- JR Saunders, importer of Irish linens, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Manchester Corn Grocery & Produce Exchange Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Manchester Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire– Archives+

- Thomas Reynolds Senior & Sons Ltd, musical instrument manufacturers and dealers,

Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Sumner, Harker & Co Ltd, machinery exporters, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Wall & Co Ltd, produce importers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+


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Shipping Merchants

- George Fraser Son & Co, shipping merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Overmann & Co, shipping agents, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- SL Behrens & Co, shipping merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

Textiles

Cotton Manufacturers and Spinners

- A & A Crompton & Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Crompton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- A Worsley & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners, Haslingden, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Acme Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Pendlebury, Lancashire – Salford Local

History Library

- Albion Mills Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Alder Spinning Co, cotton spinners, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Aqueduct Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Armitage & Rigby Ltd, cotton spinners, Warrington, Lancashire; Manchester,


- Arrow Mill (1919) Ltd, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Ash Group Ltd, cotton spinners, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Ashton Brothers & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Hyde, Cheshire –


- Bank Top Spinning and Manufacturing Co, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Barker & Swift (Manufacturers) Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Pendlebury, Lancashire –


- Barlow & Jones Ltd, cotton spinners, Manchester, Lancashire; Bolton, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Barlow & Jones Ltd, cotton spinners, Manchester, Lancashire; Bolton, Lancashire –


- Bee Spinning Co Ltd, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Blackrod Manufacturing Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Blackrod, Lancashire – Bolton


- Bowker & Ball Ltd, cotton spinners, Dukinfield, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre


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Ashton Brothers greetings card, Christmas 1957 - The first three Thomas Ashton's (Ashton's Super Cotton Fabrics - We Spin For The World)

- Britannia Mill, Oldham, Bacup, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Brookbottom Spinning Co, cotton spinners, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Butler & Morton, cotton spinners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- C Wright & Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Tyldesley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Cairo Mill Co Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Cedar Mill, cotton spinners, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Charles Openshaw & Sons (Manchester) Ltd, cotton spinners, Manchester,


- Coldhurst Mill, Coldhurst, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Combined Egyptian Mills Ltd, cotton spinners, Atherton, Lancashire – Wigan Archives

& Local Studies

- Cotton & Rayon Spinners Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Crosses & Winkworth Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Delta Mill Co, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Eckersleys Ltd, cotton spinners, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies


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- Empress Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- English Sewing Cotton Co Ltd, sewing cotton manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire

– Archives+

- Era Ring Mill Ltd, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and

Archive

- Ermen & Roby (Armentieres) Ltd, sewing cotton manufacturers, Manchester,


- FS Johnson, cotton doublers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Gardner & Bazley, cotton manufacturers, Barrow Bridge, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- George Clegg (Oldham) Ltd, cotton spinners, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- George Wigley & Co Ltd, sewing cotton manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Grape Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Grimshaws & Bracewell, cotton spinners, Barrowford, Lancashire – Archives+

- Haslams Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire; Manchester, Lancashire –


- Heginbottom, cotton spinners and flax dressers, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire –


- Henry Ashworth & Son, cotton spinners, New Eagley, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Highams Ltd, cotton goods manufacturers, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Holly Mill Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Holyrood Mill Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Howe Bridge Cotton Spinning Co (1920) Ltd, cotton spinners, Howe Bridge,


- Isaac Pearson Ltd, cotton spinners, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- J & G Walthew Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Stockport, Cheshire –

Archives+

- J & J Hayes Ltd, cotton spinners, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Jacksons (Hurstead) Ltd, spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- James Chadwick & Brother Ltd, cotton spinners and thread makers, Eagley,


- James Cocker & Son, cotton spinners, Manchester, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- James Harrison, cotton spinner, Manchester, Lancashire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- JL Philips & Brother, cotton and silk manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire; Tideswell,

Derbyshire – Archives+


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- John Bramwell, handloom weaver, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- John Bright & Brothers Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Rochdale, Lancashire

– Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- John Fletcher & Sons, cotton spinners, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside


- John Mayall Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bottoms Mill Mossley, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Mayall Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Bottoms Mill Mossley, Lancashire – Tameside


- John Warburton Ltd, cotton spinners, Haslingden, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Joseph Hardman & Sons Ltd, spinners and doublers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham


- Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Bacup, Lancashire –

Bury Archives & Local Studies

- Joshua Smith & Co, cotton goods manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Knowles Ltd, cotton spinners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Lancashire Cotton Corporation Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Manchester,


- Leesbrook Cotton Mill, Lees, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Maple Mill Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Mary Broadbent & Son, cotton spinners, Oldham, Lancashire – Archives+

- May Mill Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- McConnel & Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Millbrook Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local


- Moorfield Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Shaw, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Nathaniel Buckley & Sons, cotton spinners, Carr Hill Mills, Mossley, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Palm Mill Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Chadderton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Park & Sandy Lane Mills Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Park Mill (Royton) Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Park Road Spinning Co, Dukinfield, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Centre

- Park Yarns (Rochdale) Ltd, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Pear New Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Pennington Mill Co Ltd, cotton goods manufacturers, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan


- Portwood Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stockport, Cheshire – Archives+


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- Portwood Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- R Greg & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, Styal, Cheshire; Reddish, Lancashire –

Archives+

- R Greg & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, Styal, Cheshire; Reddish, Lancashire –


- Richard Harwood & Son Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, Bolton, Lancashire –


- Robert & Thomas Ogden, cotton spinners, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Robert Byrom (Stalybridge) Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside


- Robert Walker Ltd, cotton waste spinners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Roy Mill Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Royton Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Royton Textile Corporation Ltd, spinners, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Rylands & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, and general warehousemen,

Manchester, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Samuel Oldknow & Co, cotton spinners and weavers, Mellor, Lancashire – Archives+

- Samuel Oldknow & Co, cotton spinners and weavers, Mellor, Lancashire – Stockport


- Shiloh plc, cotton and man-made fibre spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

Alice Milligan (bottom right) and workmates at Rylands Cotton Mill, Wigan. Taken by Hill and Son, 48 Standishgate, Wigan, about 1908.


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- Spinning mill, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Spur Doubling Mill Ltd, cotton doublers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- Staley & Millbrook Ltd, cotton spinners, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local


- Standard Mill (Rochdale) Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, Rochdale, Lancashire –


- The Progress Spinning Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Thomas Darwell, fustian manufacturer, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Thomas Mason Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Ashton-under-Lyne ,


- Thomas Mellodew & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, velvet manufacturers

Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Thomas Taylor & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Thornham Spinning Co Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Bolton


- Townhead Mill Co Ltd, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Victor Mill Ltd, cotton manufacturers, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies

and Archives Centre

- Vine Mill (Royton) Ltd, cotton spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Welch Hill Mill, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Werneth Ring Mills Ltd, spinners of cotton and synthetic yarns, Oldham, Lancashire –


- William Beardsworth, mule spinner, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- William Gray & Sons, cotton spinners and manufacturers, Darcy Lever, Lancashire –


- Wolfenden and Son of Bolton, cotton spinners, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

Textile Dyers, Bleachers, Finishers and Printers

- Ainsworth Mercerising Co Ltd, mercerisers, Bolton, Lancashire

- Alexander Crum & CO, calico printers, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – Archives+

- Andrew Greenhalgh Ltd, dyers and bleachers, Radcliffe, Lancashire – Bury Archives &

Local Studies

- Arthur Burgess, letterpress printer, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Belfield Printing Co Ltd, textile printers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+


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- Belfield Printing Co Ltd, textile printers, Manchester, Lancashire – Tameside Local


- Bleachers Association Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Bradshaw Bleachworks, Bradshaw, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- British Cotton & Wool Dyers Association Ltd, dyers, bleachers and printers,


- Calico Printers Association Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Eagle Dyeing Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- FW Ashton & Co, dyers, Dukinfield, Cheshire – Archives+

- George & James Slater Ltd, bleachers, Dunscar, Lancashire – Archives+

- George & James Slater Ltd, bleachers, Dunscar, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Giles Dixey, printer, Oxford, Oxfordshire – Archives+

- Halliday & Co Ltd, dyers and finishers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Hargreaves, Dugdale & Co, calico printers, Accrington, Lancashire – Archives+

- Hayfield Printing Co Ltd, calico printers, Hayfield, Derbyshire – Archives+

- Henry Fielding & Bros, calico printers, Blackley, Lancashire; Catterall, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Holwell Co Ltd, dyers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- J Chadwick & Co Ltd, calico printers, dyers, bleachers and finishers, Oldham,


- J Marsden & Co Ltd, bleachers, Bolton, Lancashire; Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- J Twisse & Co, dyers and finishers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- James Bury & Co, calico printers, Sabden, Lancashire; Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- James Hardcastle & Co Ltd, bleachers, Bolton, Lancashire – Archives+

- JB Champion & Co Ltd, bleachers, Farnworth, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- John Bury, calico printer, Pendle, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Smith Junior & Co Ltd, bleachers, Little Lever, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- John Wilkinson & Co, calico printers, Oakenshaw, Lancashire – Archives+

- Kearns Allen & Co Ltd, dyers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Kirkpatrick Bros, bleachers, dyers, and finishers, Ballyclare, County Antrim – Archives+

- Langworthy Brothers, cotton manufacturers and dyers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Lever Bank Bleach Works Ltd, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Logan, Muckelt & Co Ltd, indigo blue dyers and printers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- R Dalglish Falconer & Co Ltd, calico printers, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – Archives+

- Richard Ainsworth, Son & Co Ltd, bleachers, Halliwell, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Richard Bealey & Co Ltd, bleachers, Radcliffe, Lancashire – Bury Archives & Local

Studies


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- Richard Cobden & Co, calico printers, Chorley, Lancashire; Manchester, Lancashire;

Sabden, Lancashire – Archives+

- Richard Fort & Co, calico printers, Oakenshaw, Lancashire – Archives+

- Rossendale Printing Co Ltd, calico printers, Rossendale, Lancashire – Archives+

- Samuel Crompton & Co, bleachers and muslin manufacturers, Darwen, Lancashire;

Bolton, Lancashire; Longworth, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Samuel Heap & Son Ltd, dyers and finishers, Rochdale, Lancashire – Rochdale Local

Studies and Archive

- Samuel Stocks Junior & Co, bleachers, Heaton Mersey, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library

- Slater & Co Ltd, bleachers and finishers, Little Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

Black and white photo, taken 1982, of machinery inside Slaters Bleachworks (Slater and Co Ltd), Watermead Works, Waterloo St, Bolton. Member of staff, John Richards, operating continuous rope washer machine in Bleach Croft.

- Strines Printing Co, calico printers, Strines, Cheshire; New Mills, Derbyshire –

Archives+

- Sydall Bros Ltd, calico printers, Stockport, Cheshire – Archives+

- Sykes & Co Ltd, bleachers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- T Robinson & Co Ltd, dyers and bleachers, Ramsbottom, Lancashire – Bury Archives

& Local Studies

- Thomas & Robert Parker, calico printers and merchants, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Thomas Hardcastle & Son Ltd, bleachers, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies

- Thomson, Chippindall & Co, calico printers, Clitheroe, Lancashire – Archives+

- Thornliebank Co Ltd, calico printers, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – Archives+

- United Turkey Red Co Ltd, dyers and printers, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire – Archives+


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- Wallace & Co (Netherplace) Ltd, bleachers, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire – Archives+

- Whalley Abbey Printing Co Ltd, calico printers, Wiswell, Lancashire – Archives+

Textile Merchants

- Bates Textiles (Manchester) Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Bates Textiles (Manchester) Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Benjamin V Sandford, grey cloth merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Buckridge & Gardner Ltd, textile merchants, Accrington, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- George Robinson & Co, cotton merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- H Nutter, greycloth merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Harrison & Bardsley, carpet wholesalers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- HD Chadwick & Sons, textile merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Hey Presto Ltd, textile retailers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- James Bullcock, wool merchant, Colne, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Munn & Co, yarn and commission merchants, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Lot Gardiner & Brother, stuff merchants and manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- M Locker & Co, fent merchants Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Millward & Co, drysalters and indigo merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Simpad Arabian, textile merchant, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Sir Jacob Behrens & Sons Ltd, stuff merchant and commission agent, Bradford,

Yorkshire – Archives+

- Thomas French Ltd, Wythenshawe, Cheshire – Archives+

- Walter Kenyon & Co, cotton merchants, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- William Farrer, stuff merchant, Liverpool, Lancashire – Archives+

Other textiles and clothing manufacturers

- Cartridge Rope & Twine Works, Heywood, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and

Archive

- Charles Hart Ltd, textile merchants, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- D & H Mallalieu Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Delph, Yorkshire – Oldham Local Studies

& Archives

- Forward Textiles Ltd, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- George Hilton, silk spinners and manufacturers, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- George Hyde & Family, wool merchants and manufacturers, Stalybridge, Cheshire –



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- Healey Brothers Ltd, rope and twine manufacturers, Heywood, Lancashire – Rochdale

Local Studies and Archive

- Hugh Kershaw & Sons Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Mossley, Lancashire – Tameside


- Isaac Thorp & Sons Ltd, textile manufacturers and warehousemen, Manchester,


- J & N Philips & Co Ltd, tape manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire; Upper Tean,

Staffordshire; London – Archives+

- J & P Coats (UK) Ltd, thread manufacturers, Paisley, Renfrewshire – Archives+

- James Bentley, silk manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- JF & C Kenworthy Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Uppermill, Yorkshire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- JH Peck & Co Ltd, tarpaulin manufacturers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- John Heywood & Son, counterpane and quilting manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire –


- John Jackson Shiers & Sons Ltd, velveteen manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire –


- Kohorn Bookcloth Ltd, bookcloth manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire – Salford


- Manchester Book Cloth Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Salford Local History

Library

- Mansley & Co Ltd, ropemakers, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Morley Manufacturing Co Ltd, tracing cloth manufacturers, Eccles, Lancashire –


- Osman Textiles Ltd, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Robert Battersby & Sons, woollen manufacturers, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives &

Local Studies

- RR Whitehead & Bros Ltd, felt manufacturers, Greenfield, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Samuel Crompton & Co, bleachers and muslin manufacturers, Darwen, Lancashire;

Bolton, Lancashire; Longworth, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Schofield & Froggatt Ltd, candle and lamp wick manufacturers, Stalybridge, Cheshire

– Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Shiloh plc, cotton and man-made fibre spinners, Royton, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Smiths Blankets (Witney) Ltd, blanket manufacturers, Witney, Oxfordshire – Archives+

- Tetems Ltd, Darwen, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Thomas Barlow & Sons Ltd, woollen manufacturers, Bury, Lancashire – Bury Archives

& Local Studies

- Thomas Mellodew & Co Ltd, cotton spinners and doublers, velvet manufacturers

Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

- Weaver Astley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Werneth Ring Mills Ltd, spinners of cotton and synthetic yarns, Oldham, Lancashire –


- William Kenyon & Sons Ltd, Dukinfield, Cheshire; Pendleton, Lancashire; Oldham,

Lancashire; Bradford, Yorkshire – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre


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- Winterbottom Book Cloth Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire; Salford, Lancashire –


- WM Christy & Sons Ltd, towel manufacturers, Droylsden, Lancashire – Archives+

Hatters

- Chestergate Hat Manufacturing Co Ltd, hat manufacturers, Stockport, Cheshire –


- Christy & Co Ltd, hat manufacturers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

Christy's Hat works showing the planking shop in 1930. The wooden boxes are known as dip tubs, they are there for the men to cool their hands.

- Henry Heath (Wholesale) Ltd, hat manufacturers, London – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Henry Whittle, hatter, Hindley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Lancashire Felt Co Ltd, hat body manufacturers, dealers in hatter's materials, Denton,


- Lincoln, Bennett & Co Ltd, hat manufacturers, London; Stockport, Cheshire –


- Melton & Co Ltd, hat manufacturers, London – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Mr Carrington, hatter, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Peel & Co (Hatters) Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Scotts Ltd, ladies' and gentlemen's hatters, London – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- Sutton & Torkington Ltd, hat manufacturers, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local

Heritage Library


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- Tress & Co Ltd, hat manufacturers, London – Stockport Local Heritage Library

Clothing Manufacturers, Tailors and Drapers

- AW Knapp & Co Ltd, tailors, London

- Bolmoor Industries Ltd, news bag and workwear manufacturers, Bolton, Lancashire –


- Coop & Co Ltd, clothing manufacturers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Gerrard & Green, drapers, Hindley, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- Humphrey Lloyd & Sons Ltd, shirting and shirt manufacturers, Droylsden, Lancashire –


- Hyman Lazarus, tailor, Cheetham Hill Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- J Weinberg & Sons, waterproof garment manufacturers, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- John Moss, woollen draper, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- John Ormond Taylor, nightwear manufacturer, Norland Factory Hamilton, Lanarkshire

– Archives+

- McIntyre, Hogg, Marsh & Co Ltd, shirtmakers, Londonderry, County Londonderry –

Archives+

- MS Silverman & Co Ltd, tailors, Salford, Lancashire – Salford Local History Library

- Peacock Garments Ltd, raincoat manufacturers, Salford, Lancashire – Archives+

- Rattan Manufacturing Co Ltd, ladies underwear manufacturers, Chorlton-on-Medlock


- Sayer & Sayer (Textiles) Ltd, tie manufacturers, London – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Seal Marine Corporaton Ltd, diving and wet suit manufacturers, Liskeard, Cornwall –


- Skol Clothing Co Ltd, clothing manufacturers, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- Standwear Manufacturing Co, clothiers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local

Studies

- Thomas Holt, draper, Bury Rochdale, Lancashire

- Wholesale clothier, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- William Hall Junior Ltd, clothing manufacturers, Glasgow, Lanarkshire – Oldham Local

Studies & Archives

- William Stannard & Co Ltd, clothing manufacturers, Biddulph, Staffordshire – Oldham


Boots & Shoes

- Boydell & Sons, cloggers, Leigh, Lancashire – Wigan Archives & Local Studies

- James North Footwear Ltd, Stalybridge, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre


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- John Hughes, boot and shoe maker, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Lord & Sharman, footwear manufacturers, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Messrs Hope of Aspull, cloggers and grocers, Aspull, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Thomas Lamb, clogger, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies & Archives

Transport and Communications

Haulage

- Alfred Goulding Ltd, haulage contractors, Wigan, Lancashire – Wigan Archives &

Local Studies

- Johnson family, carters, Great Lever, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Pickfords Ltd, road hauliers and carriers, London – Archives+

Bus and Tram Services

- A Mayne & Son Ltd, passenger transport operators, Manchester, Lancashire –

Archives+

- Ribble Motor Services Ltd, Blackburn, Lancashire; Preston, Lancashire – Bolton


Canals

- Ashton Canal Co – Archives+

- Ashton Canal Co – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Huddersfield Canal Co, Huddersfield, Yorkshire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre

- Liverpool & Wigan Canal Co, Lancashire

- Manchester Ship Canal Co, Manchester, Lancashire

- Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Co, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Peak Forest Canal Co – Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre

- Rochdale Canal Co, Manchester, Lancashire – Rochdale Local Studies and Archive

- Westhoughton Coal & Canal Co Ltd, Westhoughton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and

Local Studies


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Railways

- Bolton, Preston & Wigan Junction Railway Lancashire; Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

Printed map/diagram of the existing and proposed railway network in Lancashire in 1832. Headed Bolton and Preston Railway.

- British Rail: London Midland and Western regions, Cheshire; Staffordshire;

Staffordshire; Cheshire; Wales – Archives+

- East Cheshire Light Railways, syndicate, Cheshire – Tameside Local Studies and

Archives Centre

- Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Co, Lancashire; Horwich– Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Lancashire Union Railways Co, Lancashire

- Lancashire United Transport Ltd, Atherton, Lancashire

- Lancashire United Transport Ltd, Atherton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- London & North Eastern Railway Co, London – Stockport Local Heritage Library

- London & North Western Railway Co, London – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- London & North Western Railway Co, London – Salford Local History Library

- London & North Western Railway Co, London – Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Centre

- London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co, London – Bolton Archives and Local Studies


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- London, Midland & Scottish Railway Co, London – Salford Local History Library

Utilities

Cemeteries

- Stockport Borough Cemetery Co, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

Electricity

- Stockport Electrical Services Co, electrical engineers, Stockport, Cheshire –


Gas

- Ashton National Gas & Oil Engine Co, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside


- Ashton-under-Lyne Gas & Water Works, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside


- Bolton Gas Co, Bolton, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local Studies

- Droylsden Gas Co, Droylsden, Lancashire – Archives+

- Farnworth & Kearsley Gas Co, Farnworth, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Manchester Gas Committee, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Stretford & District Gas Board, Stretford, Lancashire – Archives+

- Wigan Gas Co, Wigan, Lancashire

Water

- Ashton-under-Lyne Gas & Water Works, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire – Tameside


- Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield (District) Waterworks, Ashton-

under-Lyne, Lancashire; Stalybridge, Cheshire; Dukinfield, Cheshire – Tameside Local


- Bury & Radcliffe Waterworks Co, Bury, Lancashire – Bolton Archives and Local

Studies

- Haslingden & Rawtenstall Waterworks Co, Haslingden, Lancashire – Bolton Archives

and Local Studies

- Manchester & Salford Waterworks Co Ltd, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- Manchester Corporation Waterworks, Manchester, Lancashire – Archives+

- North Cheshire Water Co, Cheshire – Archives+


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- Oldham Gas Light & Waterworks Co, Oldham, Lancashire – Oldham Local Studies &

Archives

- Stockport District Waterworks Co, Stockport, Cheshire – Stockport Local Heritage

Library

- Tintwistle Waterworks Co Ltd, Tintwistle, Cheshire – Archives+

A view of the Stockport Corporation waterworks, showing the process of pipelaying, several men are positioning the pipe into the trench. 1937.


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Further Information

For further information about the contents of any of the collections listed above or to enquire

about viewing archive material, please contact the relevant archive service (contact details

can be found at the end of this document).

Our online catalogue, Greater Manchester Lives, can be accessed at www.gmlives.org.uk.

There are instructions as to how to search the catalogue on the help section of the website.


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Contact Information

Archives+

Manchester Central Library

St Peters Square

Manchester

M2 5PD

Telephone: 0161 234 1979

Email: [email protected]

Bolton Archives and Local Studies Service

Civic Centre

Le Mans Crescent

Bolton

England

BL1 1SE

Telephone: 01204 332 185 or 01204 332 179 Email: [email protected]

Bury Museum and Archives

Moss Street

Bury

England

BL9 0DR

Telephone: 0161 253 6314 Email: [email protected]


84 Union Street

Oldham

England

OL1 1DN



Touchstones Rochdale

The Esplanade

Rochdale

England

OL16 1AQ



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Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Peel Park

The Crescent

Salford

England

M5 4WU


Stockport Archive Service

Stockport Central Library

Wellington Road South

Stockport

England

SK1 3RS


Tameside Local Studies and Archives

Central Library

Old Street

Ashton-under Lyne

England

OL6 7SG


Trafford Local Studies

Sale Library

Sale Waterside

Sale

England

M33 7ZF


Wigan Archives and Local Studies

Second Floor

Leigh Town Hall

Civic Square

Leigh

Wigan

England

WN7 1DY


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