Bell Brothers South Brancepeth Colliery and Clarence Iron Works

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 COLL MISC 0003
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: Bell Brothers South Brancepeth Colliery and Clarence Iron Works
Date(s)	: 1863-1905
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 51 volumes
Name of creator(s)	: Bell Brothers Ltd, iron and steel manufacturers, colliery and quarry owners, Middlesbrough Cleveland

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Bell Brothers, South Brancepeth Colliery and Clarence Iron Works: Bell Brothers was formed in 1884 by Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell to operate an iron works. Clarence Works was added in 1854. Later the company gained control of ironstone and coal mines. In 1899 Bell Brothers became a public company and Droman Long a steel company took a 50% interest. In 1902 the two companies merged although a complete amalgamation did not take place until 1923.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Pay books of Bell Brothers South Brancepeth Colliery (South Durham, Brockwell seam and Busty seam) and Clarence Iron Works.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

51 volumes

Conditions governing access:

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction:

APPLY TO ARCHIVIST

Finding aids:

Printed handlist available

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002

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Date(s) of descriptions:
8 May 2002; revised 20 May 2002