Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasons of England, Ireland and Wales

Annual audits

Hatfield Lodge: contributions book
St Helen's branch: registration book
Manchester and district: vacant book and quarterly sheets

The Friendly Society of Operative Stonemasons of England, Ireland and Wales was established in 1833. In 1921 it amalgamated with Manchester Unity of Bricklayers and the London Order of Bricklayers to form the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers.

Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions volume 3, Gower Publishing Company Limited (Aldershot, Hants) 1987, page 10

Open for consultation.

If you wish to visit the library you need to make an appointment. The Working Class Movement Library is open Tuesday-Friday 10.00am-5.00pm and every 1st Saturday of the month 10.00am-4.00pm.

To book an appointment, telephone: 0161 736 3601 or email: info@wcml.org.uk

The full catalogue is available online on the Working Class Movement Library's Web Site - www.wcml.org.uk/catalogue/adlib-catalogue

Other records are available at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick:

Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales, 1832-1921