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- 1929-1954 (Creation)
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9 production units.
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Biographical history
Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited was incorporated in 1873 by John Pender, a Liberal MP, who also founded the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group. Globe was formed in order to spread the short term risk of cable laying over a number of companies, and shares in Globe were offered in exchange for shares in submarine telegraph and associated companies. The Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group, meanwhile, was built up by Pender over a number of years in the late 19th century.
In 1928 the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference recommended that the overseas cable and wireless resources of the British Empire be merged into one system. Cable and Wireless Limited was formed in 1929 to acquire all the ordinary shares of the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group and Marconi Wireless, Telegraph and Signal Company Limited. The name changed to Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited in 1934. When Cable and Wireless was nationalised in 1946, one third of the issued capital of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited was owned by Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited, which had from its beginnings been associated with the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group. Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited was then converted into an investment trust, renamed Cable Trust Limited in 1971 and merged with Globe in 1977.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/101-10 1929-1954 Collection 9 production units. Cable and Wireless Ltd
Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited was incorporated in 1873 by John Pender, a Liberal MP, who also founded the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group. Globe was formed in order to spread the short term risk of cable laying over a number of companies, and shares in Globe were offered in exchange for shares in submarine telegraph and associated companies. The Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group, meanwhile, was built up by Pender over a number of years in the late 19th century.
In 1928 the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference recommended that the overseas cable and wireless resources of the British Empire be merged into one system. Cable and Wireless Limited was formed in 1929 to acquire all the ordinary shares of the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group and Marconi Wireless, Telegraph and Signal Company Limited. The name changed to Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited in 1934. When Cable and Wireless was nationalised in 1946, one third of the issued capital of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited was owned by Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited, which had from its beginnings been associated with the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Group. Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited was then converted into an investment trust, renamed Cable Trust Limited in 1971 and merged with Globe in 1977.
Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1990 by Globe Investment Trust Plc as part of the records of Globe Telegraph and Trust Co Ltd and associated companies. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Cable and Wireless Limited, comprising reports of the managing committee, finance committee and investment committee; reports of a tour of inspection of Mediterranean telegraphic communications; and papers relating to Sir Edward Wilshaw, chairman.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further records of Cable and Wireless Ltd are held by Cable and Wireless Porthcurno & Collections Trust, Eastern House, Portcurno, Cornwall, TR19 6JX .
CLC/B/101-01: Globe Telegraph and Trust Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-02: Aberdeen, Ceylon and Eastern Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-03: Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-04: African Direct Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-05: Associated Cable Companies;
CLC/B/101-06: British Australian Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-07: British Indian Extension Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-08: British Indian Submarine Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-09: Cable and Wireless (Holding) Ltd;
CLC/B/101-10: Cable and Wireless Ltd;
CLC/B/101-11: Cables Investment Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-12: China Submarine Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-13: Companhia Telegrafica Platino Brasileira;
CLC/B/101-14: Connaught Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-15: Deutsche See Telegraphen Gesellschaft;
CLC/B/101-16: Direct Spanish Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-17: Eastern and South African Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-18: Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-19: Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-20: Electra House Ltd;
CLC/B/101-21: Europe and Azores Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-22: Falmouth, Gibraltar and Malta Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-23: Great Western Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-24: Marseilles, Algiers and Malta Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-25: Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-26: Pacific and European Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-27: River Plate Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-28: Share Investment Trust;
CLC/B/101-29: Victoria Embankment Properties Ltd;
CLC/B/101-30: West African Telegraph Co Ltd.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
November 2010 to January 2011. Information sources Documents Business records Telecommunications Telegraphy Telegraphs Enterprises Companies Holding companies Communication equipment Telegraph cables Communication industry Cable and Wireless Ltd City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Mediterranean
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1990 by Globe Investment Trust Plc as part of the records of Globe Telegraph and Trust Co Ltd and associated companies. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of Cable and Wireless Limited, comprising reports of the managing committee, finance committee and investment committee; reports of a tour of inspection of Mediterranean telegraphic communications; and papers relating to Sir Edward Wilshaw, chairman.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Further records of Cable and Wireless Ltd are held by Cable and Wireless Porthcurno & Collections Trust, Eastern House, Portcurno, Cornwall, TR19 6JX .
CLC/B/101-01: Globe Telegraph and Trust Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-02: Aberdeen, Ceylon and Eastern Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-03: Aberdeen, Edinburgh and London Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-04: African Direct Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-05: Associated Cable Companies;
CLC/B/101-06: British Australian Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-07: British Indian Extension Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-08: British Indian Submarine Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-09: Cable and Wireless (Holding) Ltd;
CLC/B/101-10: Cable and Wireless Ltd;
CLC/B/101-11: Cables Investment Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-12: China Submarine Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-13: Companhia Telegrafica Platino Brasileira;
CLC/B/101-14: Connaught Trust Ltd;
CLC/B/101-15: Deutsche See Telegraphen Gesellschaft;
CLC/B/101-16: Direct Spanish Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-17: Eastern and South African Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-18: Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-19: Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-20: Electra House Ltd;
CLC/B/101-21: Europe and Azores Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-22: Falmouth, Gibraltar and Malta Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-23: Great Western Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-24: Marseilles, Algiers and Malta Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-25: Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-26: Pacific and European Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-27: River Plate Telegraph Co Ltd;
CLC/B/101-28: Share Investment Trust;
CLC/B/101-29: Victoria Embankment Properties Ltd;
CLC/B/101-30: West African Telegraph Co Ltd.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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