Proof of evidence of Starling Benson, of Swansea, colliery and copperworks manager, in favour of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847

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British Railways Board RecordsD/D PRO/BRB

Section 1: Share Registers Of Pre-Grouping Railway CompaniesDD PRO BRB/1/hub

Section 2: Files On The Disposal Of Surplus Railway Land In West Glamorgan, 1969-1977DD PRO BRB/2/hub

Section 3: Legal Papers Of Pre-Grouping Railway Companies In West Glamorgan, 1846-1925DD PRO BRB/3/hub

Brynhenllys Colliery CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/1/hub

Dulais Valley Mineral Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/2/hub

Midland Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/3/hub

Rhondda And Swansea Bay Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/4/hub

South Wales Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/5/hub

Swansea And Clydach Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/6/hub

Swansea Vale Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/7/hub

Swansea Valley Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/8/hub

Letter, J Mainwaring to C Millett, Pyle, apparently conceming plans. n.d.D/D PRO/BRB 175

Mr Arthur's notes as to tolls. n.d.D/D PRO/BRB 176

Proposals for meeting the Duke of Beauforts stipulations concerning the building of a railway over his lands. n.d.D/D PRO/BRB 177

List of witnesses to notices being posted relating to the Swansea Valley line and branches. n.d.D/D PRO/BRB 178

Copy of correspondence between Mr Gabell & Mr Attwood conceming the Bill. 30 July-3 Aug 1846D/D PRO/BRB 179

Notice to owners, lessees and occupiers of application to Parliament for a Bill for the Swansea Valley line and branches, 2 copies. 20 Nov 1846D/D PRO/BRB 180a-b

Notice to administrators of public roads application to Parliament for a Bill for the Swansea Valley line and branches. 20 Nov 1846D/D PRO/BRB 181

Invitation to owners, lessees and occupiers to reply conceming the application to Parliament for a Bill for the Swansea Valley line and branches. Dec 1846D/D PRO/BRB 182

Draft estimate by R W Jones of the expense of constructing the the Swansea Valley line and branches. 31 Dec 1846D/D PRO/BRB 183

Draft order in Chancery for payment by the directors of the South Wales Railway Company of a deposit of £16,500, one tenth of the total share subscription. Jan 1847D/D PRO/BRB 184

List of owners, lessees and occupiers specifying those who assent, dissent or are neutral to the Swansea Valley Railway Bill, 2 copies. Session 1847D/D PRO/BRB 185a-b

Draft affidavit of James Saunders that he has made application to the appropriate surveyors of highways in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. Session 1847D/D PRO/BRB 186

Draft affidavit of William Cornell that he has made application to the appropriate surveyors of highways in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. Session 1847D/D PRO/BRB 187

Draft affidavit of Henry Toller that he has made application to the appropriate surveyors of highways in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. Session 1847D/D PRO/BRB 188

Draft affidavit of Henry Toller that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. Session 1847D/D PRO/BRB 189

Draft affidavit of George Trickett that he has made application to the appropriate surveyors of highways in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 190

Draft affidavit of George Trickett that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 191

Draft affidavit of Edmund Rouse that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 192

Draft affidavit of John Erskine Chapman that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 193

Draft affidavit of Walter Barwell that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 194

Draft affidavit of Alfred Underwood that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 195

Draft affidavit of Henry Hargrave Rood that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 196

Draft affidavit of Henry Newmarch that he has made application to the appropriate lords of manors in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 197

Draft affidavit of Charles Frederick Mason that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 198

Draft affidavit of Henry Sadler Mitchell that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 199

Draft affidavit of Joseph Fisher that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 200

Draft affidavit of Robert Darke that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 201

Draft affidavit of James Saunders that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 202

Draft affidavit of William Cornell that he has made application to the appropriate owners, lessees and occupiers in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 203

Draft affidavit of Robert Darke that he has made application to the appropriate lords of manors in connection with the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 204

Draft agreement between the Swansea Valley Railway Company and Joseph Martin, of Glyncollen, near Swansea, concerning the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 205

Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 206

Proof of evidence of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, engineer of the Great Western and South Wales Railway Companies, in favour of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 207

Proof of evidence of Starling Benson, of Swansea, colliery and copperworks manager, in favour of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 208

Proof of evidence of John Edward Morgan, colliery manager, in favour of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill, 2 copies. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 209a-b

Instructions for the cross-examination of witnesses appearing for the opponents of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. (1847)D/D PRO/BRB 210

Draft agreement between (i) Charles Russell, of Charles Street, Westminster, Frederick Pratt Barlow, of Kensington, and Archibald Frederick Paull, of Leadenhall Street, London, projectors of the railway, and (ii) Lucy Bowen, widow, of Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, and Arthur Francis Gregory, of Stivichall, Warwickshire, concerning land required for the railway in the tenancy of Mrs Bowen with remainder to Mr Gregory. 30 Apr 1847D/D PRO/BRB 211a-b

Copy agreement between (i) Henry, Duke of Beaufort, and (ii) William Ogle Hunt, of 10 Whitehall Place, London, concerning the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 3 May 1847D/D PRO/BRB 212

Copy agreement between (i) Henry, Duke of Beaufort, and (ii) Charles Russell MP, Frederick Pratt Barlow and Archibald Frederick Paull, concerning the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 213

Draft heads of proposed agreement between the Swansea Valley Railway Company and Sir Charles Morgan concerning the Company taking over the Cwmtwrch Railway. (1847)D/D PRO/BRB 214

Abstract of landowners' agreements with the Swansea Valley Railway Company. 1847D/D PRO/BRB 215

Draft case for the opinion of J H Lloyd concerning the ordinary meeting not being quorate. (Dec 1847) [1 doct]pBRB 217a-b Notice of the half-yearly ordinary meeting of shareholders of the Company on 28 February 1848, 2 copies. 1848D/D PRO/BRB 216

Schedule of expenses incurred by Delmar & Wynne, of 46 Lincoln's Inn Fields, for dealing with the Bowen estate. (1849)D/D PRO/BRB 218

Letter to WO & W Hunt concerning the advertisement of the half-yearly shareholders' meeting. 10 Feb 1849D/D PRO/BRB 219

Draft agreement between Henry, Duke of Beaufort, and the Swansea Valley Railway Company concerning the Company's Bill. 1851D/D PRO/BRB 220

Letter from Watkins & Hooper to WO & W Hunt requesting the deed of substitution between the Swansea Valley Railway Company and the Duke of Beaufort. 3 Aug 1852D/D PRO/BRB 221

Brief for the South Wales Railway Company in support of the Swansea Valley Railway Bill and in opposition to the Swansea Vale Railway Bill, draft and final versions. 1853D/D PRO/BRB 222a-b

List of lessees specifying which assent, dissent or are neutral to the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1853D/D PRO/BRB 223

Petition of the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway Company against the Swansea Valley Railway Bill. 1853D/D PRO/BRB 224

Copy minutes of evidence concerning the Swansea Valley Railway Bill, House of Commons Select Committee on Private Bills, group KK. 21-22 June 1853D/D PRO/BRB 225

Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on the Swansea Valley Railway Bill Session 1853D/D PRO/BRB 226

Vale Of Neath Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/9/hub

Ystalyfera Carriage & Wagon ShopsDD PRO BRB/3/10/hub

South Wales Mineral Railway CompanyDD PRO BRB/3/11/hub

Section 4: Engineering Drawings Of Services And Machinery In Briton Ferry, Port Talbot And Swansea Docks, 1910-1945DD PRO BRB/4/hub

Section 5: Legal Papers Of Briton Ferry, Port Talbot And Swansea Harbour Companies, 1860-1921DD PRO BRB/5/hub

Section 6: Railway Company Legal Agreements Concerning Siding Provision Etc, 1875-1922DD PRO BRB/6/hub

Section 7: (Additional) Deeds And Legal Papers Of Pre-Grouping Railway Companies In West Glamorgan, 1846-1943DD PRO BRB/7/hub