Series GB 0813 POST 81 Series - Post Office: Telegraphs, Private Companies

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Reference code

GB 0813 POST 81 Series

Title

Post Office: Telegraphs, Private Companies

Date(s)

  • 1845-1905 (Creation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

119 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The first of the early telegraph companies was the Electric Telegraph Company, founded in 1846 by Sir William Fothergill Cooke (one of the inventors of the telegraph) and a number of City financiers. Prior to the Post Office takeover in 1870, some of the companies had already amalgamated or been taken over by competitors. For example: the Electric Telegraph Company and the International Telegraph Company merged in 1855, and the London Telegraph Company formally changed its title to London and Provincial Telegraph Company in December 1857.

Archival history

GB 0813 POST 81 Series 1845-1905 Series 119 files

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The first of the early telegraph companies was the Electric Telegraph Company, founded in 1846 by Sir William Fothergill Cooke (one of the inventors of the telegraph) and a number of City financiers. Prior to the Post Office takeover in 1870, some of the companies had already amalgamated or been taken over by competitors. For example: the Electric Telegraph Company and the International Telegraph Company merged in 1855, and the London Telegraph Company formally changed its title to London and Provincial Telegraph Company in December 1857.

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This series encompasses the surviving records of a number of early domestic and international telegraph companies which pioneered the development and growth of the public telegraph network.

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Public Record

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English

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For general reference to the takeover of Private Telegraph Companies see POST 82. For information on the overseas aspect see POST 83.

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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.

Entry checked June 2011 Legislation Communications legislation Telegraph Act 1869 c73 Law Telegraph Act 1868 c110 Telegraphy Telegraphs Telecommunications industry Communication equipment Communication industry Telecommunications

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

This series encompasses the surviving records of a number of early domestic and international telegraph companies which pioneered the development and growth of the public telegraph network.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

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Conditions governing access

Public Record

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Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For general reference to the takeover of Private Telegraph Companies see POST 82. For information on the overseas aspect see POST 83.

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British Postal Museum and Archive: The Royal Mail Archive

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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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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