Catalogue description The Tyne Tees Steam Shipping Co Ltd
This record is held by Tyne and Wear Archives
Reference: | DT.TT |
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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 |
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Physical description: | 101 SERIES |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
Accessions 92, 882 |
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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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