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Nuffield Study - Appendix 2 - Stonehouse Brick and Tile

Appendix 2
Stonehouse Brick and Tile Co
Industry | Clay products | |
Location | Stonehouse | |
Number employed at present time (June/ Sept 1942 | Men | 50 |
Women | - | |
Estimated Numbers employed prewar | Men | 70 |
Women | - | |
Estimated postwar numbers (a)men (b) women | 70 | |
Does the housing situation effect your supply of labour at the present time? If so, in what way? | Yes, we could get more experianced men from other districts if there were more houses for their families | |
Do you expect to remain after the war? | Established here 51 years | |
What proportion of your employees travel to work by train (other means of conveyance) from other districts? | 10% | |
What is the nature of your principal raw materials? Does it come by rail, canal or road? | Clay from own site | |
What form of power do you use? | Steam | |
Do you produce your own power? If so, is it generated by steam or gas? | Yes, steam | |
Would you be interested in an increased public supply of electric power, if available | Yes, if cheaper than prewar |
National Archives BT 64/3114