Comprisinging: administrative records; financial Records; legal records; General Records; Miscellaneous Records; Additional Records
RECORDS OF BRITISH MOSS LITTER COMPANY
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- ReferenceGB 197 DYBML
- Dates of Creation1839-1966
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description6 boxes 0.096 cubic metres
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
This Company was formed in 1896, an amalgam of the Hatfield Chase Peat Moss Litter Company and four others, to extract and process peat on the Hatfield and Thorne Moors. The Company had works at Moorends, Medge Hall, Hatfield Moors, Crowle Moors, Swinefleet and Macclesfield.
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Acquisition Information
These records were rescued from the paraffin works at Moorends after its abandonment due to a fire
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Many Items are Water Damaged and in Need of Conservation