Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Ltd, civil engineering contractors, London, England

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Board minutes 1931-1936
Annual general meetings minutes 1932-1937
Private ledger 1931-1946
Private cash book 1931-1932
Cash book 1935-1937

Administrative / Biographical History

Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Ltd , civil engineering contractors, London, England, was incorporated as a limited liability company by the family partnership of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons , civil engineering contractors, London, England, in 1931 with a share capital of £100,000. The company was established to take control of the parent companies civil engineering contract work in the north-east of England in a similar way as Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (London) Ltd was already doing in the south of England. The company's first directors were Sir Robert McAlpine and his sons, Robert, William Hepburn, Sir Malcolm, Alfred, Thomas, Robert (Robin) and Robert Edwin along with an employee of the partnership, James Bryden.

Major contracts included construction of the Dunston power station, Dunston, Tyne & Wear, England, for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Electric Supply Co Ltd and a Quay extension for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation . The company hired is plant from the parent company, and was registered at the London office of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons on Pall Mall.

In 1984 , the company changed its name to Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Construction) Ltd and then became Sir Robert McAlpine (Construction) Ltd in 1992. In 2003, the company was dormant.

Russell, Iain F,Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons: The Early Years ( Wiltshire , 1988 )

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The material has been arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.

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Acquisition Information

Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985

Other Finding Aids

Digital and manual file level lists of the surviving records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, subsidiaries and related companies are available in the searchroom ref: UGD 254

Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 3111) and London (NRA32523)

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This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures

Custodial History

Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.