Company records of Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd

Made:: 1848-1981

maker:: Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd

Administrative records 1855-1966, financial records 1856-1928, production records 1854-1966.

The material provides a useful resource for studying the locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock with records relating to the whole range of products, their construction and distribution by this Manchester company and the factory and its staff. It includes engineering drawings, photographic material, minute books, order books, wages books and accounts.

Details

Extent:: 70.5 linear metres and 4000 engineering drawings

Identifier:: YA1966.24

Access:: Open access.

System of Arrangement:: Since its acquisition, this material has received at least two sets of reference numbers. The numbering system used relates to the physical order the material took on the shelves in the Museum Archive strong room. This arrangement has been largely maintained, although an attempt has now been made to assign records to their original creating departments. There are 8 series, according to the relevant creating departments. Within these series this material has been arranged into sub-series, which consist of numbers of items related by format and/or function. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.

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