Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,645 pages of information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Electricity House

From Graces Guide

of Bramhope, near Leeds

1938 'Mr. J. E. Rylands, the General Manager, whose speech was greeted with loud cheers, spoke of the pioneer work done during the past two and a half years, and of the Company's future aims and ambitions....Electricity House, which has acted as agent for other concerns in the past, is now an independent company working on its own....Mr. W. B. Woodhouse, Managing Director, compared the new Company with its parents, the Yorkshire Electric Power Company and Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire.'[1]

1940 'Mr. J. E. Rylands. the General Manager, was during the year appointed a director Electricity House, Ltd., in recognition of his services and of the valuable assistance we are receiving from him and his staff. Electricity House, Ltd., has now established 17 shops, and acting for all our associated supply companies.'[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 07 January 1938
  2. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 19 March 1940