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Newton Chambers Ltd, of Chapeltown, records

Catalogue reference: TR 1-754

What’s it about?

This record is about the Newton Chambers Ltd, of Chapeltown, records dating from 1776-1964.

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Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Sheffield City Archives.

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Reference

TR 1-754

Title

Newton Chambers Ltd, of Chapeltown, records

Date

1776-1964

Description

Newton Chambers Ltd, ironfounders and chemical manufacturers, of Thorncliffe Works, Chapeltown. (Deposited 1975). Including:

A large and fairly comprehensive archive relating to the ironworks and collieries 1776-1920s (some to 1964), to the "Tommy shop" run by the firm and some to the Izal works. Iron works day-books, purchase books, order books and sales ledgers, stock books from 1793-1880s.

Partners' private ledgers, accounts (various), balance sheets 1805-c1918, minutes of directors' meetings 1831-1953.

Correspondence (extensive): Chambers' correspondence 1797-1846; ironworks letter books 1825-1831; business letter books 1866-1891; Newton family correspondence from 1761-1870s; London agent's letters 1809-1847; correspondence relating to gas projects (to whom the firm supplied pipes 1794-1846 (concerns a large number of gas companies all over the country); a quantity of general correspondence c1793-1846.

Partnership deeds and colliery leases 1793-1920.

Collieries: Thorncliffe, Mortomley and Hoyland Silkstone, various records; Thorncliffe Coal Distillation Co. records, 1881-1964.

Shop records: purchase books, letters and vouchers, stock books 1801-1842; reckoning books, of goods sold to various categories of workers and to the partners 1801-1844.

Izal works: patents 1893-1942; production and distribution papers from 1893; trading accounts, letter books 1911-1924; sales representatives' letters, accounts, etc. from 1911; trading data 1882-1942.

Maps and plans of works, etc.

Cuttings books, and miscellaneous "historical" material.

Held by
Sheffield City Archives
Language

English

Creator(s)
<corpname>Newton Chambers Ltd, ironfounders and chemical manufacturers, of Chapeltown</corpname>
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/50899956-b81c-472f-8775-77f51f01ece7/

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Newton Chambers Ltd, of Chapeltown, records