Fonds
Samuel Heap and Sons Ltd
Catalogue reference: C/IND/TEX/HEA
What’s it about?
This record is about the Samuel Heap and Sons Ltd dating from 1895-1924.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C/IND/TEX/HEA
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Title (The name of the record)
- Samuel Heap and Sons Ltd
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1895-1924
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection contains legal papers and miscellaneous letters
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Rochdale Local Studies and Archive
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Samuel Heap and Sons Ltd</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 Boxes
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The items are the legal papers and correspondence of the Company from the years indicated and were acquired by the Local Studies Department in June 1983.
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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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In 1825 William Heap began the family concern which was soon to achieve remarkable success under the control of his son, Samuel. Samuel died in October 1873 and the business passed to his sons Charles and William.
By 1923, upon the death of Charles Heap, the Company was involved in bleaching, dyeing, fulling and finishing from Mills at Caldershaw, Spotland Bridge, Healey Hall and Greenfield (in addition to a factory in Williamstown, Mass., U.S.A.).
Two of Charles' sons, Samuel and Frederick Charles subsequently became Chairmen of the family business. The Company was acquired by Courtaulds Ltd. in 1965
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/dc0dac5c-fd38-421a-a6dc-d70a5f2ab273/
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