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D5395 - Robinson and Sons Ltd of Chesterfield, textile and packaging manufacturers - 1769-1997

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5395/10
Title	Edward Hall and Brother Co/Bradbury Lees and Co Ltd/Whitecroft plc, Bleaching Works, Whaley Bridge
Date	1951-1979
Level	Series
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Robinson and Sons Ltd of Chesterfield, textile and packaging manufacturers
Administrative History	Edward Hall established a bleaching company at Whaley Bridge in 1830. By 1908 Edward Hall and Brother had become part of the Bleachers Association Ltd which in turn became a part of Whitecroft Industrial Holdings by 1964. In 1952 Bradbury Lees and Co Ltd was established by Robinsons as a holding company of Edward Hall and Bro. Ltd. The bleach works handled all cotton bleaching for Robinsons' Chesterfield works. The plant closed in 1999
Related Material	For other records of the company see D5032.

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