At present this collection only comprises one large-format invoice book containing folded invoices to clients, and one customer order book. Arranged chronologically.
Marked No.1.
Marked No.14. The volume details accounts Hardings had with external suppliers.
Includes invoice book, ledgers, property papers and plans, financial papers, photographs and glass plate negatives, examples of stationary, half-yearly catalogues, advertising signs and materials, fabric samples, printed books, papers relating to the incorporation of the company and its winding up, sales catalogues, legal papers, newspaper cuttings, third-party advertisements, Midland Bank coin bags, papers relating to the involvement of the Harding family with the Merchant Taylors Company, Econasign stencilling set and framed photograph of the premises under construction. Please see series level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this collection.
Sin títuloAt present this collection comprises one bought ledger (marked No 14) and one sundries ledger (marked No 1).
Includes newspaper cutting relating to the alterations, and three photographs of the new displays.
Photocopied pages from a ledger relating to the installation of electricity in High Ousegate.
Also includes photocopy of the plan and particulars.
Includes plans, bill of quantities, newspaper cuttings, financial papers and papers relating to the staircase.
Folded sectional drawing showing the proposed alterations.
Folded architectural drawings showing elevations, sections and plans of proposed alterations to Hardings' premises. These plans are believed to have been rejected and not carried out.
The plan relates to the purchase of the Coppergate premises of Hardings.
Folded architectural drawing showing front elevation and sections, with proposed alterations to shopfront fittings.
Account book of G W Harding, in account with the Midland Bank Ltd.
Account book of G W Harding, in account with the York Union Banking Company.
The photograph shows the exterior of the building with Mrs Emily Maria Harding (nee Kienzley) on the left.
Two copies of the same window display. One photograph is mounted, the other unmounted.
Twelve images of the development of the High Ousegate and Coppergate sites, resulting in the 'Right of Light' legal dispute.
Examples of branded self-adhesive parcel delivery slips.
Originally identified as 'second state.'
Small brown envelopes.
Small silver square label.
Printed green and white receipt thanking customers for their remittance.
Orange plastic carrier bags carrying the Hardings logo and branding.
Order book from G W Harding, to be used when ordering from other suppliers.
Bundle of headed notepaper with elaborate billhead.
Bundle of headed notepaper.
Bundle of purple and white printed postcards with the branding 'The Linen Specialists.' Also includes a paper bag with the same branding.
Includes catalogues for Hardings, as well as external companies possibly supplying Hardings.
Coloured illustrated list of items, fabrics, patterns and prices. In a green volume.
Template for a letter giving a price evaluation.
One sheet of headed letter paper for G W Harding, Linen Merchant.
The brochure was produced by Hardings Linen Drapers.
Published half-yearly sales catalogues showing linen prices. Incomplete series. Includes an index.
Includes printed advertisements for Hardings and their products, and shop notices advertising particular products or events. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.
Bundles of fabric samples held by G W Harding for perusal by customers. All the samples still have their original descriptive labels attached.
Volume III. By 'leading specialists in every department.
Owned by G W Harding.
Includes correspondence with suppliers, final sale of the shop contents, and correspondence with York Castle Museum regarding parts of the collection.
Title deeds and associated documents relating to the Hardings premises at 26 and 27 High Ousegate, and 18 Coppergate. Also contains a small number of plans.
Yorkshire Evening Press news supplement.
Newspaper cuttings and supplements relating to G W Harding, including details of shop improvements.
Certificates and additional papers relating to the Merchant Taylors company, of whom G W Harding was a member.
Includes receipts for purchases and personal investments, payments for utilities bills, rent and newspapers, as well as details of charitable donations. The receipts are not arranged in chronological order, but have been catalogued as found. Many of the receipts contain decorative bill-heads.
Folder of individual bank statements (not a comprehensive record). Statements for parts of 1940, 1944, 1948, 1949 and 1952 only.
Includes details of household expenditure.
The letters were received from family members and other acquaintances, on the death of Eva's husband George W Harding.
Includes receipts for purchases and personal investments, Midland Bank statements and one household cash book. Please see file-level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.
Includes two tickets to the Military Sunday service at York Minster, May 1923; one winter programme for the Thirsk and Malton Conservative Association, 1938-1939; and one letter relating to a codicil to the will of Mrs E W M Harding, 1933.
Red book marked '19.'
Red book marked '20.'
Includes an indexed list of customers with details of what purchased. Please note, only numerical references are given to purchases rather than full details. Contains names and addresses.
Includes an indexed list of customers with details of what purchased. Please note, only numerical references are given to purchases rather than full details. Contains names and addresses.
Papers relating to the building of the family home at North Road, Clifton. Includes bills for architects and tradesmen, and the overall building specification. Also includes garden plan, possibly drawn by a representative of Backhouse Nurseries, who carried out the work.
Biographical information about Eva Winifred Maud Harding, primarily taken from Ancestry.com, but with some electronic copies of certificates. Includes birth and marriage information, as well as 1939 Register information and wills and administations details. This bundle was compiled by the depositor, Mr David Harding, at the time of deposit.
Includes two red used check books numbered 19 and 20, and two used green check books labelled 'G W Harding, the linen warehouses, York.'
Green books marked 'G W Harding, The Linen Warehouses, York.'
Two handwritten alphabetical lists of suppliers.
Wooden box containing envelopes and individual alphabet letters, for creating labels.
Medium-sized customer order book, with names addresses and details of items purchased.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a red background and states 'Useful pillow and bolster cases made from our sheeting remnants.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a red background and states 'Useful lot of cotton sheeting remnants, very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a blue background and states 'Useful pillow and bolster cases made from our sheeting remnants.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a red background and states 'A few odd bath towels: Large size very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a blue background and states 'A few odd bath towels: Large size very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a blue background and states 'A few pairs of odd blankets: very useful and cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a blue background and states 'Useful lot of cotton sheeting remnants, very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a blue background and states 'Remnants of linen sheetings very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a red background and states 'Remnants of linen sheetings very cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloHalf-moon shaped sign in red stating 'Harding's Great half yearly linen sale.' Five copies.
Sin títuloOblong-shaped sign in red stating 'Harding's Great half yearly linen sale.' Three copies.
Sin títuloPosters advertising sales and events at Hardings drapers. Please note, these posters are very fragile and are torn on the fold areas.
Sin títuloThe sign is on a red background and states 'A few pairs of odd blankets very useful and cheap.' Six copies.
Sin títuloTwo double-sided printed advertisements for linen products, possibly published by G W Harding.
Sin títuloRolled large format colour advertising posters for Early's blankets, who celebrated their tricentenary in 1969.
Sin títuloRolled advertising poster, which appears to be a sample of advertising on the side of a bus (called British Transport Advertising).
Sin títuloThe labels are stuck together and read 'Warranted to give satisfaction in wear. Real Irish Linen.'
Sin títuloBundle of fabric samples held by G W Harding for perusal by customers. All the samples still have their original descriptive labels attached.
Sin títuloBundle of fabric samples held by G W Harding for perusal by customers. All the samples still have their original descriptive labels attached. Originally held in a cardboard box. Includes a linen sale ordering sheet.
Sin títuloBundle of fabric samples held by G W Harding for perusal by customers. All the samples still have their original descriptive labels attached. Originally held in a cardboard box.
Sin títuloBooklet of samples of the fabric produced.
Sin títuloBundle of fabric samples held by G W Harding for perusal by customers.
Sin títuloRed and gold A4 embossed booklet containing lace samples on blue pages.
Sin títuloNavy blue book containing samples and corresponding item numbers. Entitled 'G W Harding, York' and 'Horrockses, Miller & Co.'
Sin títuloThe cardboard sheet of signatures was for a meeting at the Royal Station Hotel, York, when George William Harding was Master of the Company.
Sin títuloPublished booklet of extracts from the minute books of the Merchant Taylors, York.
Sin títuloSeating plans for a dinner of the Merchant Taylors Company at the Royal Station Hotel, York, when George William Harding was Master.
Sin títuloDish cloth with 'G W Harding, York' embroidered on it.
Sin títuloIt is believed that this is the building of the Hardings premises.
Sin títuloWooden box containing what appears to be a complete Econasign set, including stencils. The set was used to create signage for inside Hardings Drapers.
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