Swain & Co Ltd
1888-1958
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1. Shareholding records, 1894-1903
2.' Minutes, 1888-1895, 1896-1938
3. Testimonials
4. Miscellaneous printed and correspondence
5. Photographs
Title:
Swain & Co Ltd
Date of work:
1888-1958
Reference number:
DD/Sw
Level of description:
Fonds
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
Custodial history:
These papers were deposited in September 1982Swain & Co Ltd was formed in 1888 to take over Messrs Swain and Bearby's 'Stockport Advertiser'. The 'Advertiser', Stockport's first newspaper, was founded in 1822 by James Lomax. Swain and Bearby purchased the business in 1873 and expanded it to cover surrounding areas. In 1977 Swain & Co Ltd became a subsidiary of the Guardian & Manchester Evening News Ltd. The 'Stockport Advertiser' was merged with the 'Stockport Express' in 1981, the resulting paper being called the 'Stockport Express Advertiser'. The general printing department had closed in 1973 and although another paper, covering the Ashton area, is still produced Swain & Co Ltd moved from Stockport with the demise of the 'Advertiser'.Thanks are due to Hr N. Allen for his assistance in identifying the people and processes shown on the photographs. For further details of the company's history see 111. Astle (ed) 'The History of Stockport' and J. Christie-Miller's 'Stockport and the Stockport Advertiser'.
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Language:
English
Record number:
6798976
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