Information about this company is difficult to come by. Andrew Behan found this image at where it is captioned "The James Crosby & Sons Ltd Works off Bridges Road, Ellesmere Port, 1951." Andrew rights "I don't believe the company is still trading and of the location today show a redeveloped industrial estate with 'ESL Fuels' occupying the site."
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