Rockwell Works Interior photographs of canvas warehouse, weaving shed and warping mill, with mainly women operators

• Reference:GB 254 MS 66/9/5/2
• Dates of Creation:1946
• Name of Creator:
  Sidlaw Industries Ltd
• Physical Description:
  16 photographs

• Scope and Content

  ROCKWELL WORKS; Compound condensing tandem drop valve steam engine (built 1919) by DOUGLAS & GRANT LTD., DYSART. ROCKWELL WORKS; Winding boiled yarn from hank to cheese on winder made by DOUGLAS FRASER & SONS LTD., Arbroath. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; Warping on ATHERTON warp winders. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; ATHERTON warping machine. Female worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Warp dressing machine. Worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Winding from hank to cop on cop winder made by LOW(James F.)& CO. LTD., MONIFIETH. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; Pirn winding on a LEESONA pirn winder. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; General view of the weaving shed. Workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; General view of weaving shed, flax canvas weaving. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas weaving. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas weaving. Female workers. ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas weaving railway carriage roofing. Female worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Testing tensile strength of canvas on a GOODBRAND machine. Worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas being made ready for despatch at the canvas warehouse. Worker. ROCKWELL WORKS; Canvas warehouse. ROCKWELL WORKS; Winding from hank to cop on cop made by LOW(James F.)& CO. LTD., MONIFIETH. Female worker. [these are mainly duplicates of the Rockwell series of prints in (1)].

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
  It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.

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• Note

  Jute Industries Ltd was formed as a result of the amalgamation of many of the Dundee jute companies including Cox Brothers (Camperdown Works), Gilroy and Sons (Tay Works) and J and A D Grimond (Bowbridge Works), and was registered as a limited company in England in 1920.
  It changed its name to Sidlaw Industries Ltd in 1971 and to Sidlaw Group plc in 1981. Over the years the company moved away from jute into other interests. As of 2020 the company is still registered as active and is based in Bristol.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Photograph

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Assistant Archivist, February 2010

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published