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- 1717-1980 (Creation)
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174 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. As a result Cable and Wireless Limited (known from 1934 as Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited) was formed in 1929 to acquire the shares of both the Eastern Group and the Marconi company, and Imperial and International Communications Limited (known from 1934 as Cable and Wireless Limited) was formed also in 1929 to acquire the communications assets of both the Eastern Group and the Marconi company.
In 1935 Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited acquired Cables Investment Trust Limited as a subsidiary. In 1946, when Cable and Wireless was nationalised, Globe owned a third of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited which was converted into an investment trust. It was renamed in 1971 as Cable Trust Limited. Since 1948 Globe and its associates have been concerned chiefly with general investment business, and in 1969 Globe was renamed as Globe Investment Trust Limited. In 1977 it merged with Cable Trust Limited.
Globe and the associated telegraph companies had offices at Winchester House, Old Broad Street until 1902; Electra House, Moorgate, until 1933; then Electra House, Temple Place, Victoria Embankment (more recently known as Globe House). Cable and Wireless shared accommodation with Globe until 1955 when Cable and Wireless moved to Mercury House, Theobalds Road, WC1.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/101-01 1717-1980 Collection 174 production units. Globe Telegraph and Trust Co 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. As a result Cable and Wireless Limited (known from 1934 as Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited) was formed in 1929 to acquire the shares of both the Eastern Group and the Marconi company, and Imperial and International Communications Limited (known from 1934 as Cable and Wireless Limited) was formed also in 1929 to acquire the communications assets of both the Eastern Group and the Marconi company.
In 1935 Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited acquired Cables Investment Trust Limited as a subsidiary. In 1946, when Cable and Wireless was nationalised, Globe owned a third of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited which was converted into an investment trust. It was renamed in 1971 as Cable Trust Limited. Since 1948 Globe and its associates have been concerned chiefly with general investment business, and in 1969 Globe was renamed as Globe Investment Trust Limited. In 1977 it merged with Cable Trust Limited.
Globe and the associated telegraph companies had offices at Winchester House, Old Broad Street until 1902; Electra House, Moorgate, until 1933; then Electra House, Temple Place, Victoria Embankment (more recently known as Globe House). Cable and Wireless shared accommodation with Globe until 1955 when Cable and Wireless moved to Mercury House, Theobalds Road, WC1.
The records of Globe, of numerous associated telegraph and investment companies, and of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited, and also some records of Cable and Wireless Limited, were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1990 by Globe Investment Trust Plc, when Globe was taken over by British Coal's pensions fund. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited, including papers regarding the formation of the company; memorandum and articles of association; board minutes and presented papers; annual reports; ledgers; journals; cash books; investment ledgers; deeds; sales and purchases journals; and staff magazines.
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
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.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records of Globe, of numerous associated telegraph and investment companies, and of Cable and Wireless (Holding) Limited, and also some records of Cable and Wireless Limited, were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1990 by Globe Investment Trust Plc, when Globe was taken over by British Coal's pensions fund. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of the Globe Telegraph and Trust Company Limited, including papers regarding the formation of the company; memorandum and articles of association; board minutes and presented papers; annual reports; ledgers; journals; cash books; investment ledgers; deeds; sales and purchases journals; and staff magazines.
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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
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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