Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd, civil engineering contractors, Birmingham, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 254/7
- Dates of Creation:1941-1946
- Name of Creator:
- Physical Description:1 volume
Scope and Content
- Private ledger 1941-1946
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd , civil engineering contractors, Birmingham, 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 Birmingham area of England while another McAlpine subsidiary, Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Midlands) Ltd dealt with contracts further north and in the north-west of England. Contracts dealt with by the company in the early 1940s included work at Hams Hall Power Station near Coleshill, Warwickshire, England. The company was still operating in 1946 .
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
Open
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)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
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.
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
The records of the following Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons companies are held by Glasgow University Archive Services:
GB 248 UGD 254/1 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/2 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (London) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/3/1 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Scotland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/3/2 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine Properties (Scotland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/4 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Midlands) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/5 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/6 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Ireland) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/7 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (Birmingham) Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/10 Records of Dorchester House Hotel
GB 248 UGD 254/11 Records of Victoria Agency Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/18 Records of McAlpine Ferro-Concrete Co Ltd
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
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Additional Information
This material is original
Compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, January 2003
No alterations made to date
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