Records of the Govan Ropeworks Co Ltd, rope makers, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 042/6/1
- Dates of Creation:1889-1967
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.6 metres
Scope and Content
- Articles of association of the Govan Rope & Sail Co 1889;
- Ledger 1912-1926;
- Correspondence 1918-1920;
- Correspondence file regarding purchases by Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd 1919;
- Share records 1920-1928;
- Journal 1920-1933;
- Legal papers 1926-1967;
- Financial papers 1927-1934;
- Inventory of raw materials 1934;
- Annual returns to Companies House 1934-1943;
- Property file 1939-1953;
- Liquidation file 1943-1948;
- Report on Govan departments 1946-1950.
Administrative / Biographical History
The Govan Rope & Sail Co, rope makers, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland, was formed in 1889. The company became known as Govan Ropeworks Co Ltd and in 1918 the company was purchased by the Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd, Port Glasgow, Invercyde, Scotland, and traded as a subsidiary company, producing rope, cordage and fishing line. The Govan Ropeworks appears to have been liquidated in the late 1940s but the plant at Govan continued to produce rope and by 1954 was the largest single rope making unit of the Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd. The Gourock Ropework Co Ltd became part of Bridon Ropes Ltd in 1970 when it was taken over by Bridon Fibres & Plastics Ltd.
Sources: GB 248 UGD 42/11/4 The Gourock Ropework Co including The Govan Ropework Co Ltd memorandum re business (1927-1929); GB 248 UGD 42/11/8/3 The Gourock. Brochure (1954)
Arrangement
Generally arranged chronologically within record series.
Other Finding Aids
See also University of Glasgow Collections
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Related Material
GB 0248 UGD 42 Records of Gourock Ropeworks Co Ltd
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GB 0248 UGD 42/6/2 Records of Archibald Thomson Black & Co
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/3 Records of Gourock Ropeworks Export Co
GB 0248 UGD 42/6/4 Records of Gourock-Bridport Ltd, Montreal, Canada
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