RECORDS OF BRITISH MOSS LITTER COMPANY

This material is held atDoncaster Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 197 DYBML
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1839-1966
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 6 boxes 0.096 cubic metres

Scope and Content

Comprisinging: administrative records; financial Records; legal records; General Records; Miscellaneous Records; Additional Records

Administrative / Biographical History

This Company was formed in 1896, an amalgam of the Hatfield Chase Peat Moss Litter Company and four others, to extract and process peat on the Hatfield and Thorne Moors. The Company had works at Moorends, Medge Hall, Hatfield Moors, Crowle Moors, Swinefleet and Macclesfield.

Access Information

Open

private

Access will be granted to any member of Doncaster Libraries

Acquisition Information

These records were rescued from the paraffin works at Moorends after its abandonment due to a fire

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Many Items are Water Damaged and in Need of Conservation