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.

John Holmes and Son

From Graces Guide
1917. From Worrall’s Yorkshire Textile Directory

of Kirk Royds, New Mill, nr Huddersfield; Perseverance mill, East Ardsley, nr Wakefield; Orchard Mills, Hunslet, Leeds

1840 Company established

1917 Advert. Rope and twine manufacturers

1936 John Holmes of East Ardsley was acquired by British Ropes Ltd

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