Records of the Greenock Ropework Co, rope makers, Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

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Reference
- GB 248 UGD 042/6/5
Dates of Creation
- 1909-1939
Name of Creator
- Greenock Ropeworks Ltd (rope makers : 1936-1999 : Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland)
Physical Description
- 0.4 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.

Scope and Content

Financial records 1909-1935;
Whinhill records 1936-1939.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Greenock Ropeworks Ltd, Whinhill, Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, was founded in the early 20th century and was acquired by the Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, in 1936 and operated as a subsidiary of the Gourock company. The Greenock Ropeworks Ltd produced cotton fishing nets and manila trawl nets and by 1954 was a specialist unit for working in soft hemp. The company was dissolved in 1999 .

Arrangement

Generally arranged chronologically within record series.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd : Port Glasgow : c.1971

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)1717) and London (NRA10832)

Alternative Form Available

No known copies

Conditions Governing Use

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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

The bulk of this material was received directly from the creator by the Economic History Department, Glasgow University in c1971. Management of the collection transferred to Glasgow University Archives in 1975.