Catalogue description The Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd

This record is held by Tyne and Wear Archives

Details of DT.TT
Reference: DT.TT
Title: The Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd
Description:

DT.TT/1-7, 94 Corporate Records

 

DT.TT/8-9 Financial Records

 

DT.TT/10-19, 97 Shareholders Records

 

DT.TT/20-23, 60 Staff Records

 

DT.TT/24-39, 93 Records of Vessels

 

DT.TT/40-47, 96, 99 Freight Records

 

DT.TT/48-62, 98 Property Records

 

DT.TT/63-70, 100, 101 Publicity Material

 

DT.TT/71-92 Free Trade Wharf Company

Date: 1848-1965
Held by: Tyne and Wear Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Tyne Tees Shipping Company Limited, 1903-? 1943

Coast Lines Ltd

Tyne Steam Shipping Company Limited, 1864-1903

Physical description: 101 SERIES
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accessions 92, 882

Subjects:
  • Sea transport
Administrative / biographical background:

The Company was formed at Newcastle in 1864 by a group of prominent local manufacturers with trade interests with both London and the continent. It was initially known as the Tyne Steam Shipping Co Ltd. In 1903 it amalgamated with the Tees Union Shipping Co Ltd to form the Tyne Tees Shipping Co Ltd. Since 1884 both companies had operated the Free Trade Wharf Co Ltd in London. This now became part of the Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Company Ltd. In 1943 the whole company was taken over by Coast Lines Ltd.

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