This document summaries the nature of the archives held in the strongroom at John Holdsworth and Co Ltd, Shaw Lane, Halifax. ARCUS was commissioned to undertake the survey by the Building Design Partnership (BDP), as part of an archaeological assessment of Shaw Lodge Mills. The contents of the strongroom were examined during a site visit made on 21 st August 2006 by Christine Ball of the Hawley Collection, Sheffield. The contents of the strongroom at Shaw Lodge Mills is a mixture of historic and modern material. This survey has successfully categorised the scope of the documents and material that remains, however should not be considered as a final comprehensive catalogue of the contents.
May et al. (Sun,) studied this question.