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Nuffield Study - Appendix 2 - Ryeford Saw Mill

Appendix 2
Ryeford Saw Mills Co
Industry | Native Timber Merchants | |
Location | Ryeford Near Stonehouse | |
Number employed at present time (June/ Sept 1942 | Men | 65 |
Women | 4 | |
Estimated Numbers employed prewar | Men | 70 |
Women | 5 | |
Estimated postwar numbers (a)men (b) women | As prewar | |
Does the housing situation effect your supply of labour at the present time? If so, in what way? | Yes, lack of accommodation | |
Do you expect to remain after the war? | -- | |
What proportion of your employees travel to work by train (other means of conveyance) from other districts? | 75% bicycle | |
What is the nature of your principal raw materials? Does it come by rail, canal or road? | Native Timber | |
What form of power do you use? |
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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 | No |
National Archives BT 64/3114