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Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - General Managers file on Finnieston Bridge, Glasgow

Catalogue reference: BS/DL/3/2/1/5/17

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This record is a file about the Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - General Managers file on Finnieston Bridge, Glasgow dating from Oct 1935 - Aug 1937.

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BS/DL/3/2/1/5/17
Title
Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - General Managers file on Finnieston Bridge, Glasgow
Date
Oct 1935 - Aug 1937
Description

Copies of correspondence and internal memos regarding the tendering process for a bridge across the Clyde at Finnieston. The process was beset was one by delays. Initially a three-span bridge was selected before pressure was brought to bear resulting in a change to a single-span design being chosen by Glasgow Corporation. The correspondence further discusses the idiosyncrasies of the tendering process in some detail; Two B&W images of sketches of [designs for Finnieston Bridge].

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Teesside Archives
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Physical description
1 file
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d0d4f1c2-a7f0-4f56-884b-c2abfbe827d6/

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BS/DL/3

Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Administration Records

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Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Administration Records

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Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - General Managers file on Finnieston Bridge, Glasgow