Fonds
DAVID CAIRD LTD., BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Catalogue reference: BDB 9
What’s it about?
This record is about the DAVID CAIRD LTD., BARROW-IN-FURNESS dating from 1894-1974.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow.
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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BDB 9
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Title (The name of the record)
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DAVID CAIRD LTD., BARROW-IN-FURNESS
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Date (When the record was created)
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1894-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection includes a variety of financial records including journals, ledgers and annual balance sheets. A good, though not complete, series of contract books survives together with other records of production. Also included are two letter books and a large amount of loose letters sent to the Company; a wages book and three apprentice day books. A large number of records from Barrow Haematite Steel Company were also deposited, no doubt a result of links between the two companies.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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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)
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- <corpname>David Caird Ltd, Barrow in Furness</corpname>
- <corpname>Barrow Hematite Steel Company Ltd</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 Sub Fond
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records deposited by Mr DA While on 10 May 1976 (marked*), on 21 January 1987 and 28 March 1988.
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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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David Caird Ltd. was founded in 1884. In the late 1890s the Company took over the Furness Foundry site on Hindpool Road, Barrow. The firm produced ingot moulds, slag ladles, steelwork castings and castings for general engineering work. The foundry was not taken over by British Steel but remained in private hands. Due to falling orders, the foundry finally closed in 1988.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ce8418ab-decc-4876-b2ce-28fd382213c4/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Cumbria Archive and Local Studies Centre, Barrow
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DAVID CAIRD LTD., BARROW-IN-FURNESS