Series
Robert Fordyce Aickman: Papers
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/82
Date: 1905-1981
Papers of Robert Fordyce Aickman, 1945 to 1981, arising mainly from his work as founder and vice-president of the Inland Waterways Association,...
Series
Swansea Harbour Trust
Catalogue reference: RAIL 877
What's it about?
RAIL 877
This series includes minutes and reports of the trustees and of various committees, stockholders' registers, construction contracts, specifications and agreements and various records concerning equipment and the working of traffic.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 877
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Title (The name of the record)
- Swansea Harbour Trust
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1791-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes minutes and reports of the trustees and of various committees, stockholders' registers, construction contracts, specifications and agreements and various records concerning equipment and the working of traffic.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SHT.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Swansea Harbour Trust, 1791-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 138 files and volumes
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Canals and river transport
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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By virtue of Swansea Harbour Act 1791, Swansea Harbour (Mumbles Lights) Act 1796, Swansea Harbour Amendment Act 1804, Swansea Harbour Act 1836, Swansea Harbour Acts Amendment Act 1844, and Swansea Harbour Act Amendment Act 1847, various powers were vested in Trustees of Swansea Harbour.
Under Swansea Harbour Act 3rd July 1854, "Swansea Harbour Trustees" incorporated body corporate with perpetual succession and common seal.
Docks of Swansea Dock Company were, by virtue of Swansea Harbour Act 10th August 1857, transferred to Swansea Harbour Trust. By section 72 of this Act, trustees were empowered to construct Swansea Harbour Railway, which was leased to Vale of Neath Railway Company (afterwards amalgamated with Great Western Railway as from 1st February 1865).
Swansea Harbour Trust was vested in Great Western Railway as from 1st July 1923 by virtue of Great Western Railway (Swansea Harbour Vesting) Act 18th July 1923.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13065/
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