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Collapse D7223 - John Knowles Ltd, Woodville, pottery manufacturers - c1853-1970sD7223 - John Knowles Ltd, Woodville, pottery manufacturers - c1853-1970s
Expand 1 - Corporate and Management records - 1908-19701 - Corporate and Management records - 1908-1970
Expand 2 - Legal records including leases, agreements and patents2 - Legal records including leases, agreements and patents
Expand 3 - Accounts/Financial records3 - Accounts/Financial records
Expand 4 - Employment, pension and other staff records4 - Employment, pension and other staff records
Expand 5 - Plant/property records5 - Plant/property records
Expand 6 - Administration/Production records6 - Administration/Production records
Expand 7 - Plans, maps and drawings7 - Plans, maps and drawings
Expand 8 - Railway/Locomotives8 - Railway/Locomotives
Expand 9 - History of company9 - History of company
Collapse 10 - Photographs10 - Photographs
1 - Photographs of the commemorative jug given to John Knowles, contractor, on the opening of the railway line bewteen Burton and Swannington in 1849
2 - Photograph album including images of the Woodville Works, machinery, locomotives, interior of unidentified church, grave of Arthur Hassall and members of Knowles family[?] - c1910
3 - Photograph of the Knowles family [?] - c1910
4 - Souvenir photograph taken on the visit of members of the Institute of Municipal and County Engineers to the works of John Knowles & Co, Jul - 1922
5 - Souvenir photographs taken on the visit of the members of the Association of Architects, Surveyors and Technical Assistants to the works of John Knowles & Co - 1922, 1925
6 - Portrait of John Hassall, Managing Director, Dec - 1927
7 - Photographs of staff at work at Woodville site - c1910-1972
8 - Photographs of the Woodville Works site - c1935
9 - Photograph of the John Knowles & Co Gas Party and Wardens (A.R.P) - 1940
10 - Photographs of the Woodville Works site including kilns, machinery, processess of work, storage of products etc - c1943-1972
11 - Photograph of staff annual dinner dances, presentations and staff outings - c1940-1980
12 - Photograph of commemorative note given to the Chairman and Directors on the centenary of the company, Nov - 1949
13 - Photographic stills of company products - c1950
14 - Photographs of locomotive "Jack" - c1950-1984
15 - Photographs of locomotive "Gwen" - c1950-1984
16 - Photograph of commemorative pocket watch given to George Wilkinson in recognition of 65 years with John Knowles & Co - 1957
17 - Photographs of the cleared Woodville Works site - c1980s
18 - Photograph of plan of the Mount Pleasant Works, dated 1904
19 - Photographs of "Sabine's Patent De-Airing Machine" [1935]
20 - Photograph of unidentified individuals - possibly members of Knowles' staff - c1960-1970
Expand 11 - Miscellaneous 11 - Miscellaneous
Expand 12 - Personal and family papers12 - Personal and family papers
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