Records of Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd, engineers and crane manufacturers, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland

• Reference:GB 248 UGD 242
• Dates of Creation:1890-1982
• Name of Creator:
  Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd (engineers and crane manufacturers: 1915-: Motherwell, Strathclyde, Scotland)
• Physical Description:
  5.4 metres
  There are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material.

• Scope and Content

  • Ledgers 1910-1981
  • Minute book 1915-1957
  • Journal 1915-1978
  • Cash books 1912-1978
  • Order books 1890-1932
  • Sales books 1900-1964
  • Purchase books 1936-1982
  • Estimate books 1942-1943, 1954-1972
  • Cash books and contracts 1924-1982
  • Wage records 1920-1982
  • Accounts and balance sheets 1924-1978
  • Share records and insurance records 1915-1977
  • Correspondence 1961-1962
  • Notebooks 1912-1964
  • Photographs and printers blocks, 20th century

• Administrative / Biographical History

  By the late 19th century, the firm of Marshall, Flaming and Co was established as a crane builders and engineering firm in Dellburn, Meadow Rd, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The partnership consisted of John Marshall, John Fleming and Robert Shearer Anderson. In 1915, Marshall, Flaming & Co Ltd was incorporated to acquire the business with the previous partners as directors. The new company had a capital of £50,000 which had risen to £62,380 by 1948. In 1962,  the company appointed G W Gordon , engineer agents, Durham, England to be their representatives in the North East area of England. In 2002, the company was still active, based in Bothwell, Glasgow, Scotland.

• Arrangement

  The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received

• Access Information

  Open

• Acquisition Information

  Deposit: Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd : Motherwell : 1987

• Other Finding Aids

  Digital file level list available in searchroom

  Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S)2956) and London (NRA30967)

• Alternative Form Available

  No known copies

• Conditions Governing Use

  Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist

  Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents

• Appraisal Information

  This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

• Custodial History

  Received directly from creators

• Accruals

  None expected

• Related Material

  GB 1860 NRA(S) 3721 Drawing office order book, despatch book, sketch copies book 1892-1951 (Summerlee Heritage Centre, Coatbridge)

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• Bibliography

  No known publications using this material

• Additional Information

  This material is original

  Revised by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 21 October 2002

• Subjects

  Engineering

  Manufacturing industry

• Corporate Names

  Marshall, Fleming & Co Ltd 1915-

• Geographical Names

  Motherwell, Scotland