Title
Booklets related to Cotton, Gas Works and the Demolition of a Cooling tower
Reference
YA2003.84
Production date
22-06-1931 - 31-08-1989
Creator
- Manchester Transport Museum SocietyBiographyBiography
Greater Manchester Transport Society (GMTS) is the volunteer charity which operates the Museum of Transport, which is owned by Transport for Greater Manchester.
GMTS became a company limited by guarantee in 1996, and is registered in England and Wales, under the company number 3169301.
- Mossley CorporationBiographyBiography
Mossley is a small town in Greater Manchester. In 1864 a board of health was created for Mossley, becoming its first local government body. On 13 March 1885 Mossley was granted a Charter of Incorporation to become a municipal borough, replacing the board of health. The Local Government Act of 1888 saw the town incorporated under the county of Lancashire. In 1974 the borough of Mossley was absorbed into the Tameside local authority.
- Shiloh Spinners LimitedBiographyBiography
There were a number of amalgamations and buyouts by mills and companies until by 1974 the group, under the name of Gartside Group, consisted of the following companies and mills; Shiloh Spinning Company Ltd incorporated in 1874 and reconstituted as Shiloh Mills Ltd in 1920 ran Shiloh No.1 mill built in 1874, No.1a mill built in 1888, No.2 mill built in 1899 and Elk mill built in 1926; Park Mill (Royton) Ltd incorporated in 1904 and reconstituted in 1918 ran Larch mill (formerly Highfield and Park No.1 mill) built in 1872 and Park No.2 mill built in 1912; Roy Mill Ltd incorporated in 1905 and reconstituted as Roy Mill (1919) Ltd in 1919 ran Roy mill built in 1905; Royton Spinning Co Ltd incorporated in 1871 ran Royton Spinning No.1 mill built in 1871 and Royton Spinning No.2 mill built in 1882. These four companies amalgamated in 1953 to form Shiloh Spinners Ltd.
Other mills in the group included Park & Sandy Lane Mills Company Ltd incorporated in 1875 ran Park & Sandy Lane No.1 mill built about 1850 and Sandy (Park & Sandy Lane No.2) mill built in 1912; Holly Mill Co Ltd incorporated in 1890 and reconstituted as Holly Mill Ltd in 1920 ran Holly mill built in 1890; Vine Mill Co (Royton) Ltd incorporated in 1897 and reconstituted as Vine Mill (Royton) Ltd in 1920 ran Vine mill built in 1897; Grape Mill Co Ltd incorporated in 1905 and reconstituted as Grape Mill Ltd in 1925 ran Grape mill built in 1905.
- L E Jones (Demolition) LtdBiographyBiography
L.E. Jones (Demolition) Ltd was a building demolition business. The company number is 01021405. The company was dissolved in January 2019.
Scope and Content
Items donated by the Museum of Transport, Manchester, including a brochure on the inaugaration of the new works at Mossley Corporation Gas Works, a booklet on history of Shiloh Spinners Limited, Royton and a method statement on felling concrete cooling towers using controlled explosive charges.
Extent
3 items
Physical description
The items are in a fair condition. There is some damage to the Mossley Gas Works booklet (ref. YA2003.84/1), which has some staining, marks from sellotape and a tear along part of the spine.
Language
English
Archival history
The items were donated from the Transport Museum as they were found to have no relevance to their collections.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Central Electricity Generating BoardBiographyBiography
The Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) was formed under the 1957 Electricity Act, which brought about a reorganisation of the electricity supply industry in the United Kingdom. The aim of the act was to decentralise the industry, and the CEGB was one of two statutory bodies created by the Act.
Representatives from the CEGB worked with officers of the Electricity Council, the other statutory body established under the Act, to formulate general policy for the electricity supply industry.
The CEGB owned, operated and extended the network of power stations and main transmission lines that supplied electricity to the twelve Area Boards of England and Wales. It did not sell direct to customers except where specifically authorised by the Secretary of State for Energy. It did not operate in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
The 1989 Electricity Act enabled the sale of the industry to private shareholders. When the Act came into force on 31 March 1990, the CEGB was separated into the National Grid Company and two electricity generation companies, PowerGen and National Power. The CEGB was formally dissolved in 2001.
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
Related object
Related items
Y2002.12
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
