Collection of Material relating to Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited
TitleCollection of Material relating to Beyer, Peacock and Company Limited
ReferenceYA2012.23
CreatorBeyer Peacock & Co Ltd
Date
c1855 - c1985
Scope and ContentCollection of material relating to Beyer, Peacock, amassed by former employees of the company. The material comprises: photographs of the works, employees and locomotives; a bundle of letters written by Charles Beyer; site plans of Gorton; livery transfers; engineering drawings; notes and papers relating to the company history written by Harold Holden; papers, photographs and booklets relating to the centenary celebrations in 1954; books, brochures and leaflets.
Extent8 boxes, 1 roll and 2 framed prints
Physical descriptionThe condition of the material ranges from poor to good.
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyThe material was donated by David Holden, the nephew of Harold Holden (Chief Cashier and Shipping Manager at BP) and Maurice Holden (Design Draughtsman Garratt Locomotives), and the son of Stanley Holden (Mechanical Fitter). David Holden undertook an apprenticeship at Beyer, Peacock in 1961-1965, before going on to work at Fairey Engineering.
Levelfonds
Repository nameScience and Industry Museum
Conditions governing accessOpen Access.
Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
Related object
AppraisalDuplicate material, such as photographs, event menus, and publications, have been removed from the collection. Several items not deemed relevant have also been removed, including a copy of a Second World War poster "Field Marshall Rommel, I Presume," another non-related poster "No Cheese Paring!", and a copy of the publication, World War One, by S.R. Gibbons and P. Morican.
System of arrangementThe archive has been artificially arranged., The vast majority of material in the collection appears to have been compiled for the Centenary book, either in consideration of, or to be actually used as part of the project. Only those items that explicitly relate to that publication have been grouped together.
Items such as chapters for the Centenary book have remained together the way the Assistant Archivist found them. Items relating to the celebrations have been grouped together. Engineering drawings, event menus, and publications have been brought together from the different boxes to be listed together in individual groupings.
With regard to photographs, those not relating to their use in the Centenary book or taken at the celebrations, have largely remained in the groups found by the Assistant Archivist. Some items have been placed together for listing where some form of relationship made it pertinent to do so.
Items such as chapters for the Centenary book have remained together the way the Assistant Archivist found them. Items relating to the celebrations have been grouped together. Engineering drawings, event menus, and publications have been brought together from the different boxes to be listed together in individual groupings.
With regard to photographs, those not relating to their use in the Centenary book or taken at the celebrations, have largely remained in the groups found by the Assistant Archivist. Some items have been placed together for listing where some form of relationship made it pertinent to do so.