Great Western Railway and Docks Company records

Scope and Content

D 2/1/1-9: Minutes

D 2/2/1-23: Volumes relating to ships, cargoes and movement of shipping through Swansea Docks

D 2/3/1-62: Records relating to the collection of tolls and other aspects of the running of the docks

D 2/4/1-13: Volumes relating to contracts for repairs and improvements to Swansea Docks

D 2/5/1-10: Plans of alterations to Swansea Harbour and associated railway lines and bridges

D 2/6/1-8: Printed notices and byelaws

D 2/7/1-6: Records relating to the Second World War

Administrative / Biographical History

Swansea Docks was taken over by the Great Western Railway and Docks Company in 1923 under the terms of the Railways Act 1921.

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A hard copy catalogue is available at the West Glamorgan Archive Service

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