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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D4879
TitlePatons and Baldwins Limited
Date[1940s]
DescriptionInformation compiled on behalf of the Derwent Mills, Matlock, branch of Patons and Baldwins Limited by a member of staff, Miss G H Watts, to enable the branch to create a permanent record of all the employees who served in the forces during the Second World War. It consists of photographs, brief service details and, in some cases, letters.
Extent2 files
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorPatons and Baldwins Limited
Administrative HistoryPatons and Baldwins Limited was formed in 1920 from the merger of J & J Baldwin and Partners (founded in the 1770s in Halifax) and John Paton Son and Co (founded in 1814 in Alloa). Their Matlock branch operated from Derwent Mill on Smedley Street, which was originally known as Victoria Hall and built as a pavilion by the Matlock Pleasure Gardens Company Ltd in 1875.
Custodial HistoryThese records were given to the Record Office in September 1998.
Organisation Sub-TypeLocal historians
TermSecond World War (1939-1945)
Military personnel

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