Title
Collection of Churchill Trade Catalogues and Photographs of Machine Tools
Reference
YA2006.57
Production date
01-01-1960 - 31-12-1970
Creator
- Churchill Machine Tool Co. Ltd.BiographyBiography
The Churchill Machine Tool Company was established, intially under the name Charles Churchill and Co. in Salford, before moving to Pendleton and eventually to Broadheath, Altrincham. The company number was 00563431.
The Churchill Machine Tool Co was incorporated in 1906 by Charles Churchill of the Charles Churchill Company. By June of that year there were nearly 200 machine tools under construction at the factory and in 1907 the company already needed to enlarge its factory.
In 1918 the company acquired land at Broadheath in Altrincham, and by 1920 the firm had moved all production to the new location.
By 1961 Churchill was specialising in the manufacture of precision grinding machines. By this time the company employed 1,200 people. In the same year the company was bought by BSA and became known as BSA-Churchill Machine Tools Ltd. The business merged in 1966 with Alfred Herbert, and by 1967 had reverted to its previous name.
The firm finally wound down in the early 1970s. The factory at Broadheath closed in 1972 and the business entered liquidation in 1973. A company using The Churchill Machine Tool Co name remains active as of 2020, but Charles Churchill & Co no longer exists.
Scope and Content
Collection of Churchill Machine Tool trade literature catalogues and a small number of black and white photographic prints of various machine tools manufactured by the company.
Extent
1 file containing 23 items
Physical description
The collection is in a good condition. It includes black and white photographic prints on photographic paper.
Language
English
Archival history
The donor was employed in the Design Department of the Churchill Machine Tool Co. and retained the items after leaving the company.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Subject
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.
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