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GEORGE ROYLANCE AND CO LTD, BUILDERS AND TIMBER DEALERS, MACCLESFIELD 1876-1973

Catalogue reference: DRY

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This record is about the GEORGE ROYLANCE AND CO LTD, BUILDERS AND TIMBER DEALERS, MACCLESFIELD 1876-1973 dating from 1895 - 1967.

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Reference
DRY
Title
GEORGE ROYLANCE AND CO LTD, BUILDERS AND TIMBER DEALERS, MACCLESFIELD 1876-1973
Date
1895 - 1967
Description

CONTENTS

DIRECTORS

Registers of directors

SECRETARIAL RECORDS

Incorporation papers

Articles and memoranda of association

Directors' reports and accounts

Shares

FINANCIAL AND CUSTOMER RECORDS

Balance sheets of annual accounts

Lists of debtors, creditors and stock

Purchase Journals

Sales Journals

Limited Liability Journals

Job Account Books

Cash Books

Day Books

Copy Bill Books

Rent Account Books

Bank Account Books

Vouchers

PERSONNEL RECORDS

Salary Books

Wage Books

WORKS RECORDS

Estimates Books

Specification Books

Order Books

Coffin Books

Carting Books

Athey Street and Byron Street Council Schools, Macclesfield

Building plans and architects' drawings

Works premises

SALES RECORDS

Sale catalogues

Price Books

CHESHIRE BUILDERS SUPPLIES LTD

FINANICAL RECORDS

Profit and loss accounts

Held by
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>George Roylance and Co Ltd, Macclesfield, builders and timber dealers</corpname>
Physical description
5 Series
Immediate source of acquisition

This collection of records of George Roylance and Co Ltd, builders, contractors and timber dealers of Waters Green, Macclesfield was deposited in May 1977 following the firm's liquidation in March of that year.

Custodial history

Acc 2337

Administrative / biographical background

George Roylance was born in 1836 and by the mid 1850s was carrying out small building jobs such as kitchen extensions and privies in Macclesfield. In time he became the town's main master builder, with a large yard and premises at Waters Green and a brickworks on the Buxton Road. During his firm's heyday, in the 1880s and 1890s, Roylance constructed many of Macclesfield's important public and private buildings - among them being the Arighi Bianchi building, the former District Bank in Jordangate, the former School of Art in Park Green, the West Park Museum and Trinity Chapel.

The firm had one wholly owned subsidiary - Cheshire Builders Supplies Ltd, and a few records of this firm were found amongst the collection and are detailed at the end of the list.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2f5f84c1-3e78-4579-af3b-179fa829a681/

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GEORGE ROYLANCE AND CO LTD, BUILDERS AND TIMBER DEALERS, MACCLESFIELD 1876-1973