| Description | File labelled 'letters' containing business related correspondence. Some material at the beginnning of the file is not in any apparent alphabetic order but the majority of the correspondence is filed alphabetically, separated by alphabetic file dividers and arranged by the name of the correspondent/s and/or the subject matter.
Includes correspondence between J. J. and S. W. Chalk and their current and potential future suppliers (e.g. terms, discounts, offers, claims, invoices, receipts etc), requests to the firm for trade references, reports (e.g. U.A.P.T. reports) and other general correspondence about the daily operations of the business. Includes Chalk business card.
The great number and range of correspondents serves to illustrate the extent of the J. J. and S. W. Chalk business empire and the reputation of the firm throughout the timber trade industry.
Correspondents include:
John Bolding & Sons Limited (branches in London, reg office in Andover, Hants);
WM Monks (Builders' Merchants) Ltd;
ARC Western (Amey Roadstone Corporation Limited) Shrewsbury;
R. J. Brown Limited, Pontypridd, Wales;
British Dredging (South Wales) Ltd, Cardiff, Wales;
F. W. Morgan Ltd, Cardiff, Wales;
Greater London Council: Supplies Dept, London N17;
Ilford Limited, Brentwood, Essex;
Beck & Co. (Meters) Limited, London SW16;
The Ockley Brick Company Limited, Surrey;
Devowest Stationers Ltd, London N22;
British Sailors Society, Commercial Rd, London E14;
Wigham-Richardson & Bevingtons Ltd, London EC3N;
London Staffs Committee of the Timber Trades Benevolent Society;
Frank Smythson, London W1Y;
Leonard Curtis & Co, London W1M;
Cookson & Zinn Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk;
Royal National Life-Boat Institution, Coverack, Cornwall;
George Barker (Builders) Ltd, London E1;
Bell & Western Limited, Hoddesdon, Herts;
Reed Employment Ltd, London EC2;
Stora Kopparberg Limited, London EC2V;
Capital Equipment Installation and Service Ltd, London SE9;
William Cox Limited, Tring, Hertfordshire;
Frank Smythson, London W1Y;
Luncheon Vouchers Ltd, London W1R;
Montague L. Meyer Ltd, London WC2;
Jackson's Insulations Limited, Barking, Essex;
Vaporheat Ltd, Richmond, Surrey;
R.A.C., Croydon;
The Royal Automobile Club, London SW1;
Plastics Marketing Company Limited, Sevenoaks, Kent;
British Die Casting & Engineering Co., Ltd, North Shields, Northumberland;
Allday Sliding Windows (P. G. Allday & Co. Ltd), Birmingham;
The Timber Trade Federation, London WC2;
Hope, Agar & Co., London EC1;
Mr Plumb, Basildon, Essex;
R. May & Son Ltd, London SE15;
Denny Mott & Dickson Ltd, Gravesend, Kent;
Spillers Ltd, Croydon;
M.A.C. Social Club (Southern Region), London W1;
F. J. Oldman & Sons, Brockley, SE4;
J. L. Eve Construction Co, Ltd, Wimbledon, SW19;
Correspondence filed under A-Z: (excluding those featured who have already been included in the list above)
Capital Motors, Hornsey, London;
Stewarts and Lloyds Limited, London W1;
Sir William Burnett & Company (Timber) Ltd, Millwall, London E14;
Carron and Continental Wharves Ltd, London E1;
H. S. S. Durling, London E13;
E. J. Holmes Limited, Romford, Essex;
The Allied Brewery Traders' Association, London EC3;
Aldermary Funiture Ltd, Sandwich, Kent;
Aldersbrook Shopfitters Ltd, Wanstead;
The London Softwood Luncheon Club, London N1;
W. M. Allan Ltd, Salford;
Wigham-Richardson and Bevingtons Limited, London EC3N;
F. H. Brundle, London N1;
R. Fox & Sons Ltd, London NW1;
M. & J. Engineers Limited, Hitchin, Herts;
Berger Group Supplies Ltd, Dagenham, Essex;
Hallett, Silbermann Limited, Harrow, Middlesex;
The Woodside Brick Works (Croydon) Ltd, South Norwood, SE25;
Parkside Service Station, Welling, Kent;
Moore, Scott & Co. Ltd, London SE27;
Metal Casements Ltd, Walsall, Staffs;
Coventry Compressors Ltd, London SW8;
Nicholls & Clarke Ltd, London E1;
Ennis Bros, London E10;
London Brick Company Limited, London WC2B;
Flush Contracts Limited, London N1;
A. J. Brown Brough & Co. Ltd, London EC1;
George Greenwood & Sons (Halifax) Ltd; Reigate Surrey;
Rogers Chapman & Thomas, London WC2;
Kenning Car Mart Limited, Ealing, W5;
Interiors Wallpaper (Wholesale) Ltd, Hadleigh, Essex;
Thames Bank Iron Company Limited, London NW8;
F. W. Collins & Son, London WC2;
Leyland Paints Ltd, London W1;
Samuel Tonkin & Co, London W1;
Healey & Baker, London W1R;
A. & F. Mountain Ltd, London SE1;
Metco: The Merchant Trading Co. Ltd, Southall, Middlesex;
H. Allen (Foots Cray) Ltd, Sidcup, Kent;
The Stour Estimating Co. Ltd, Canterbury;
Westminster Bank Ltd, London EC3;
Corporation of London: Chamber of London, Guildhall, EC2;
H. M. Customs & Excise, London EC3;
Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited, Manchester;
Devowest Stationers Ltd, Wood Green, N22;
Dixaplan Partitioning Limited, London SE9;
D. Denton (Contractors) Ltd, St Pauls Way, E14.
ABK Group, London W14;
Southern Decorating Supplies (Battersea) Ltd, London SW11;
Elemeta Limited, London NW10;
A. T. Gresham Ltd, London E8;
The Great Metropolitan Flooring Co Limited, London SW1;
Edgar Brothers (London) Ltd, London W1;
Evered Supplies Limited, London SW9;
Allan & Cairns (Tilers) Ltd, Cricklewood, NW2;
Hall & Co, (Eastern Counties) Ltd;
Lytag Limited, Edgware, Middlesex;
APW: Associated Perforators & Weavers Limited, London SE7;
Kenning Car Mart Limited, Ealing W5;
Manders Paints Ltd, Wolverhampton;
Edward Feiner & Co. Ltd, London E1;
Ducana (Eastern) Ltd, Northampton Airport;
Sankeys (South East) Ltd, Newhaven, Sussex;
Cardale Doors Limited, Luton, Bedfordshire;
Stephens and Carter Limited, Norwich;
W. L. Edgoose & Sons Ltd, Godalming, Surrey;
A. C. Woodrow & Co, Beckenham, Kent;
John L. Hicks, Woodley, Berks;
Keanes & Sons Ltd, London NW6;
ECE Limited (Celtic European Construction Equipment Ltd), Cardiff;
A. & F. Parkes & Company (London) Limited, London EC4V;
Ferrous Transformers Ltd, Croydon;
F. J. Edwards Limited, Chard, Somerset;
Durasteel Ltd, Greenford, Middlesex;
Foster Brothers Ltd, Wednesbury;
British Crane Hire Corporation Ltd;
E. H. Smith (London) Ltd, Wembley, Middlesex;
Dubro (London) Ltd, London SE10;
Dunlop & Ranken Ltd, Leeds;
The Expanded Metal Company Limited, London SW1H;
Erith & Co. Limited, Watford, Herts;
Heaths: The Heath Fireplace (Croydon) Ltd, Croydon, Surrey;
Hall & Co. (Eastern Counties) Ltd, Romford, Essex;
Moore's Plant Limited, London N15;
Hibberd Brothers Limited, South Lambeth, SW8;
8th Hornchurch Scout Group, Hornchurch, Essex;
Board of Trade, Exeter, Devon;
Ready Mixed Concrete (South East) Limited, Sevenoaks, Kent;
E. Jackson (Builders) Ltd, Mile End Rd, London E1;
Kingwall Contracts (Partitions) Ltd, London N1;
The London Coathanger Co, Ltd, London E1;
Lancaster Partners Limited, Cheshire;
HCW: Howard Clayton-Wright Limited, Wellesbourne, Warwick;
Magnet Joinery Sales Ltd, Keighley, Yorks; (scathing letter to them from Chalk dated 5 Jan 1972);
Mr Donavon, Manager of Bruce's Wharf, Grays, Essex;
Richard Maddern Ltd, South Harrow, Middx;
Heal's, London W1;
James Hill & Co Ltd, London N1;
Newsum Timber Engineers Ltd, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire;
R. Williams (Steel Stockholders) Ltd, Greenwich, SE10;
Sankey Building Supplies Limited, Wembley, Middlesex;
Price Forbes & Co. Ltd, London EC4;
R. M. Turner & Hunters Ltd, London E9;
Phonotas Company Limited, London WC2 and E15;
Peabody Foods Ltd, London EC3;
South London Iron Co. Ltd, Sidcup, Kent and Bromley, Kent;
Lorraine Associated (Carpets and Textiles) Ltd, London SE15;
Brymor Ltd, East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent;
Thomas Graham & Sons (North East) Ltd, Sunderland;
Premier of Forest Hill, London SE23;
Neville Long & Co (Boards) Ltd, Southall, Middx;
George Boyd and Company Limited, Glasgow SE
John Porter Newcastle Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne;
P. M. C. (London), Sidcup, Kent;
Davies Barnett & Company, Surbiton, Surrey;
Humpherson & Co Ltd, London SW10;
Andrews Electrical (Wholesale) Ltd, London NW1;
The Standard Wallpaper Co Ltd, Chiswick W4;
Builders Hire & Supplies Co. Ltd, London SE1;
P. K. Furnishings Ltd, High Wycombe, Bucks;
Crips Bros. Automobile Engineers Ltd, Sidcup, Kent;
John Sadd & Sons Ltd, Maldon, Essex;
Byford Bros. Ltd, Southend-on-Sea, Essex;
J. H. Porter & Co. Ltd, Leyton, E10;
The Royal Automobile Club, Croydon;
Regan Bros. (Haulage) Limited,
Visijar Laboratories Limited, Croydon Airport, Surrey;
The Stour Estimating Company Limited, Canterbury, Kent;
Frank Love Ltd, London SE1;
Symes (Joinery) Limited, Brentwood, Essex;
Guards men's wear: S Schneiders & Son Ltd, London E1;
Newcraft Ltd, London N1;
Timber Trades Benevolent Society, London EC1A;
Hills of Swindon Limited, Swindon;
Clarkson's, London SW2;
Lumitron Limited, London NW10;
Concrete (Southern) Limited, Hounslow, Middlesex;
Zenith Motor & Engineering Works Ltd, London E1;
Roberts Adlard & Co. Ltd, Maidstone, Kent;
The Rawlplug Company, Limited, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey;
Toynbee Youth, London E1;
Versatile Fittings (WHS) Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks;
Troy Construction (London) Ltd, London E14;
The Thanet Foundry & Engineering Co. Ltd, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent;
Qualcast (Fleetway) Ltd, Edmonton, London N9;
H. G. Warner & Co. Ltd, Finsbury, London EC2;
E. S. Watson (Cargo Superintendents) Limited, London EC3;
Watts Fincham Ltd, Barking, Essex. |