Letter, 17 November 1838, Dundee, Alexander Rowan Jnr to W. James Cocks Jnr Offers to purchase ground in Lochee ("occupied by Messrs Ferguson's Power Loom Factory").

• Reference:GB 254 MS 66/2/10/18
• Dates of Creation:17 November 1838
• Name of Creator:
  Sidlaw Industries Ltd
• Physical Description:
  1 folder

• Scope and Content

  Costing statement of operations at Dundee and Calcutta. n.d.

• 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

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Jennifer Johnstone, Assistant Archivist, January 2010

• Conditions Governing Use

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• Accruals

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• Additional Information

  Published