Fonds
Eckersleys Ltd
Catalogue reference: D/DY Eck
What’s it about?
This record is about the Eckersleys Ltd dating from 1874-1962.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Wigan Archives and Local Studies.
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Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Wigan Archives and Local Studies.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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D/DY Eck
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Title (The name of the record)
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Eckersleys Ltd
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Date (When the record was created)
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1874-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mortgages, plans, registers etc
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Wigan Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Eckersleys Ltd</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 SERIES
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Acc. 1546
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Eckersleys Ltd was formed in 1901 with the amalgamation of James Eckersley and sons, Ltd. and Farrington Eckersley and Co., Ltd.. The spinning of coarse American yarns took place at Swan Meadow and Western Mills, Wigan.
Eckersleys were also noted for cloth manufacture.
They operated under the trade marks of 'cat-head', 'Robert Orme' and 'Eckersleys'.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4160495a-8612-4eba-a8e7-34c53bbea495/
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