Records of Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd, engineers and crane manufacturers, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Scope and Content

  • Ledgers 1910-1981
  • Minute book 1915-1957
  • Journal 1915-1978
  • Cash books 1912-1978
  • Order books 1890-1932
  • Sales books 1900-1964
  • Purchase books 1936-1982
  • Estimate books 1942-1943, 1954-1972
  • Cash books and contracts 1924-1982
  • Wage records 1920-1982
  • Accounts and balance sheets 1924-1978
  • Share records and insurance records 1915-1977
  • Correspondence 1961-1962
  • Notebooks 1912-1964
  • Photographs and printers blocks, 20th century

Administrative / Biographical History

By the late 19th century, the firm of Marshall, Flaming and Co was established as a crane builders and engineering firm in Dellburn, Meadow Rd, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The partnership consisted of John Marshall, John Fleming and Robert Shearer Anderson. In 1915, Marshall, Flaming & Co Ltd was incorporated to acquire the business with the previous partners as directors. The new company had a capital of £50,000 which had risen to £62,380 by 1948. In 1962,  the company appointed G W Gordon , engineer agents, Durham, England to be their representatives in the North East area of England. In 2002, the company was still active, based in Bothwell, Glasgow, Scotland.

Arrangement

The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Deposit: Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd : Motherwell : 1987

Other Finding Aids

Digital file level list available in searchroom

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2956) and London (NRA30967)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist

Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

Appraisal Information

This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

Received directly from creators

Accruals

None expected

Related Material

GB 1860 NRA(S) 3721 Drawing office order book, despatch book, sketch copies book 1892-1951 (Summerlee Heritage Centre, Coatbridge)

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Additional Information

This material is original

Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 21 October 2002

Geographical Names

Motherwell, Scotland