Catalogue description LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSING COMPANY LIMITED

This record is held by National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives and Library

Details of B/LWC
Reference: B/LWC
Title: LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSING COMPANY LIMITED
Description:

In addition to the records of the Liverpool Warehousing Co., Ltd., 70 Pall Mall, Liverpool, the collection includes records of fourteen subsidiary firms and the minutes of the United Warehouse Keeper's Conference, 1922-1945.

Date: 1895-1983
Arrangement:

B/LWC/1 - 2 UNITED WAREHOUSE KEEPER'S CONFERENCE 1922 - 1945

 

B/LWC/1/1 - 49 Conference Minute Book (with Enclosures) 1922 - 1943

 

B/LWC/2/1 Emergency Committee Minute Book 1941 - 1945

 

B/LWC/3 - 13 LIVERPOOL WAREHOUSING CO., LTD. 1895 - 1976

 

B/LWC/3/1 - 7 Director's Minutes 1901 - 1965

 

B/LWC/4/1 - 2 Shareholders Minute and Agenda Books 1895 - 1965

 

B/LWC/5/1 - 17 Reports and Accounts, etc. 1944 - 1965

 

B/LWC/6/1 - 6 Legal 1900 - 1965

 

B/LWC/7/1 - 17 Investment Records 1895 - 1968

 

B/LWC/8/1 - 16 Financial Records 1896 - 1969

 

B/LWC/9/1 - 7 Operational Records 1952 - 1976

 

B/LWC/10/1 - 7 Payroll Records 1951 - 1968

 

B/LWC/11/1 - 3 Property Records 1945 - 1967

 

B/LWC/12/1 - 6 Indexes 1958 - 1967

 

B/LWC/13/1 - 23 Miscellaneous Items c.1900 - 1976

 

B/LWC/14 RECORDS OF SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES 1900 - 1983

 

B/LWC/14/1 - 15 Records of Subsidiary and Associated Companies. 1900 - 1983

 

These include: J. Benton Ltd.

 

Blake & Co. (Haulage) Ltd.

 

James W. Hardy Ltd.

 

William Harper & Sons Ltd.

 

Hockley Transport Ltd.

 

Manchester Haulage & Warehousing Ltd.

 

E.S. Jones & Co., Ltd.

 

The Sandon Motor & Engineering Co., Ltd.

 

Duke Haulage Co., Ltd.

 

J.A. Irving & Co., Ltd.

 

Crow Carrying (Northern) Ltd.

 

Old Hall Trustees Ltd.

 

Westinghouse Coal Storage Ltd.

 

W.G. Suckling Ltd.

 

Swan Garage (Liverpool) Ltd.

 

Bootle Cold Storage & Ice Co.

 

B/LWC/15 ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT (1990) c.1930

 

B/LWC/15/1 Map c.1930

Held by: National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives and Library, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Liverpool Warehousing Company Ltd

Physical description: 4 Sub fonds
Access conditions:

This collection is stored at the reserve store and is available by advance appointment only.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The records were received in two deposits, 1986 and 1987.

Administrative / biographical background:

The Liverpool Warehousing Co., Ltd. was, for many years, the largest firm of warehouse-keepers in the United Kingdom. Its main commodity was cotton. In 1986 the firm became part of the Transport Development Group.

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