Record

D5519 - Samuel Barton and Sons of Ashbourne and Fenny Bentley, clockmakers and precision engineers - 1880s-2001

Browse this collection	This entry describes an archive collection. Click here to see an overview of the whole collection
Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5519
Title	Samuel Barton and Sons of Ashbourne and Fenny Bentley, clockmakers and precision engineers
Date	1880s-2001
Description	Accounts 1928-1964, Order Books 1946-1975, Sales records 1966-1988, Annual accounts and balance sheets 1941-1994, Miscellaneous financial papers 1920-c1979, Wages books 1970-1989, General Registers 1925-1983, Other 1880s-2001
Extent	2 boxes
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Full Catalogue List	Click here to view a full list for this collection
Archive Creator	Samuel Barton and Sons of Ashbourne and Fenny Bentley, clockmakers and precision engineers
Administrative History	The Barton family clockmaking business was founded in 1900 by Samuel Barton (1850-1929) and was continued by his three sons and his grandson until the firm closed on the retirement of Stewart Barton in 2001. By the mid-20th century the firm had begun to specialise in precision engineering. Its workshops were at 15 North Leys, Ashbourne. In 1970 the Drysdale Works at Fenny Bentley were purchased. The Ashbourne premises were sold in 1975. The products of Samuel Barton and Sons include the Manchester cathedral clock and the clock on Cubley parish church. Most of their work in later years was for the Manchester Water Meter Company.
Custodial History	These records were deposited in the Record Office between August 2001 and January 2002
Arrangement	D5519/1 Account books D5519/2 Press copy order books for purchases of machinery and parts by S Barton and Sons [price paid not stated] D5519/3 Sales records D5519/4 Annual accounts and balance sheets D5519/5 Miscellaneous financial papers D5519/6 Wages books D5519/7 General registers kept under the Factory and Workshop Acts 1901-1920, the Factories Act 1937 and the Factories Act 1961 D5519/8 Miscellaneous papers re employees D5519/9 Miscellaneous
Organisation Sub-Type	Watch and clock dealers/repairers/manufacturers
Term	Business

Places

Place (click for further details)	Type
Ashbourne
Fenny Bentley

Add to My Items

Local Studies Periodicals

Local Studies Periodicals

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Local Studies Periodicals

Local Studies Periodicals

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), naval officer and arctic explorer

Collection Highlights