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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2050
TitleAshwell & Nesbit Ltd of Leicester, heating and ventilation engineers
Date[20th cent]
DescriptionPlans of heating, plumbing and drainage installations in factories, mills etc. in Derbyshire, 20th cent
Extent1 box
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorAshwell & Nesbit Ltd of Leicester, heating and ventilation engineers
Administrative HistoryAshwell & Nesbit was founded in Leicester in 1879 by Frank Ashwell (1855-1896), when the firm's main activity was mill-wrighting. The heating department was started in 1884 and expanded from 1890. David Mein Nesbit (1855-1929) was made a partner in 1891. During the early years of the 20th century Ashwell & Nesbit continued to develop various patented systems of heating and ventilation.
Administrative History SourcesGrace's Guide, https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Ashwell_and_Nesbit
A detailed history is available on this site.
Custodial HistoryThese records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in March 1979, November 1979, February 1981, March 1982 and January 1984 via Leicestershire Record Office. Further records were donated via Nottinghamshire Archives in November 1992.
Organisation Sub-TypeEngineering and Heavy Industry
Related MaterialSee
- D5088/20/34 for contract documents relating to Shardlow Public Assistance Institution (formerly the workhouse), 1937
- D5521/1 for plan of proposed Watchorn Primitive Methodist Church and school at Alfreton, 1927
TermBusiness
AcknowledgementsAdministrative History researched and written by cataloguing volunteer Roger Jennens, December 2021.
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