Mather and Platt Ltd

Salford & Manchester, England

M & P is an engineering company with its origins during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century. From supplying textile machinery it became a major international manufacturer in the 20th Century.

"Our Journal" January 1941...
This copy was found in a second hand bookshop and has a wealth of names, photos and biographical details of company employees which will be of interest to family historians, with reference to page numbers.
There is also a long list of employees serving in the Armed Forces with photos and details of regiments and letters back to colleagues.

It also has some interesting articles about the company during the war years.

Below are Extracts and Lists of Employees mentioned -



Names in alphabetical order:

A-B C-D E-G H-J K-M N-Q R-T W-Y

Surname Name / Initials Works Dept Regiment Photo Page Comments
ALLEN C Pump Fitting RE y 2  
ALLEN G G M Tools     64 Obituary List
ALLEN G L GM 1st Kings   2  
AMOS Miss I. General Office W A T S   2  
ANDERSON W G M Tools     64 Obituary List
ANDREWS John Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
ANDREWS Samuel Sprk Pipe Shop   57 57 Retirement
ANDREWS Mrs M (unknown)   73 73 Chief Animal Warden, ARP - photo
ARMITAGE J Maintenance Manchesters   2  
ASHTON Harry Chief Buyer   66 66 Retirement
ATACK Claud Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BAGLEY W Erecting 54th Lt Trg   2  
BAILEY Mary apprentice / student     37 Works School prize giving
BAMFORTH N G M Millers RE   2  
BARBER B Building RA   2  
BARBER J Building RA   2  
BARKER H Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BARLOW Wm Iron Foundry RAF   2  
BARNETT T H Pump Fitting 6th Cheshires y 2  
BARRATT Alfred Cost Office Manchesters y 2  
BARTON W E Erecting Anti Tank Sc y 2  
BARTON E A Erecting RAOC   2 Letter, p10
BASTIN D T London Office Signal Corps   2  
BATEMAN H El. Fitting RA   2  
BATES Annie apprentice / student     37 Works School prize giving
BATES Edna Publicity Dept   62 62 Marriage to Fred Hart
BATES Annie Staionery Dept     63 Marriage to Harold G Whittaker
BATES JH No. 1 Bay     64 Obituary List; Obituary p72
BATES J (unknown)     65  
BATTERS F G M Tools     64 Obituary List
BATTERSBY Horace Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BATTYE L apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BAXENDALE P G M Tinshop 7th S Lancs   2  
BEECH Bert (unknown)   33 33 Pattern shop picnic, 1940; group photo
BENNETT KL Park Works Day (Apprentice) School     21 School presentations
BENNETT Kenneth Shutter Dept     35 Works School prize giving
BENNINGTON Albert Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BERRY Arthur apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BETHEL W H Brass Foundry RA   2  
BIBBY E G M Packers Lancs Fus   2  
BINNS * S El Tools RAOC; * pow   2  
BIRCHENOUGH T apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BIRTWELL (not known) E L Stores     24 Retirement
BLACKER JD Sprinkler Erection Foreman   64 64 Obituary - died January 1940
BLACKMORE R D G M D O RE   2  
BLEZARD H F apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BLUNT G Erecting RN   2  
BOARDMAN H Erecting RA; Y 2, 13 Letter, p10
BOARDMAN J G M Millling RAF   2  
BOARDMAN Henry Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BOLSHAW Ernest Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BOOTH T Erecting HLI   2  
BOTTOMLEY Abraham Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BOWKER E Spk Tinshop RA   2  
BRADE PETER General Office RAF   2  
BRAMAH (not stated) (not known)     31 retired at age 77
BRAMHALL W 1 Bay RLC y 2  
BRAND D R P D Outworker     2 (blank)
BRANDWOOD W El Winding RAF y 2  
BRAY G A Park Works Day (Apprentice) School     21 Head Boy of School
BRAY C apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BRAY Alan G apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BREEZE Dorothy May apprentice / student     37 Works School prize giving
BRIDGE T apprentice / student     35 Works School prize giving
BRIERLEY F Publicity RAF y 2  
BRIGGS Arthur G M Fitting Lancs Fus;   2, 74 Letter p74. re: transfer to Sth Staffs Regt,
BROCK JL Iron Foundry     64 Obituary List
BROUGHTON (not known) Fire Engineering   22 23 Group photo, 1903 outing to Grasmere
BROWN K El Winding RAOC   2  
BROWN K W El Tools RASC y 2  
BUCKLEY H H El Test BEF   2  
BURGESS S 1 Bay RN   2  


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