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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
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 1979 via Leicestershire Record Office.
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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