Gwent Archives
Newport Gas Company records
1843-1949
GB0218.D493
GB0218.D493
GB0218.D493
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Gwent Archives
- Creator
- Newport Gas Company.
- Title
- Newport Gas Company Records
- ID
- GB0218.D493
- Date
- 1843-1949
- Extent
- 0.09 Cubic Metres
- General Physical Description note
- (Information to be supplied)
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
The Newport Gas Company was active in Newport, Monmouthshire during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Scope and Contents note
Records of Newport Gas Company, 1843-1949, including minute books, 1843-1949; half-yearly reports and statement of accounts, 1874-1935; Company Secretary's statistics for board meetings, 1922-1944; records relating to the Newport (Monmouthshire) Gas Act, 1875, financial records, 1852-1949; engineers' and managers' reports, 1846-1927; photographs, 1912-1940; scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine cuttings, 1913-1946.
Arrangement note
Arranged into the following: Administration; Finance; Production and management; Miscellaneous.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Gwent Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
Usual conditions apply
Conditions Governing Use note
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Accruals note
Accruals are not expected
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Source not recorded
Appraisal note
All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
- Gas companies--Wales--Newport; Gas distribution--Wales--Newport; Newport Gas Company--Archives;
Other Finding Aids note
Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Gwent Record Office and the National Register of Archives.
Collection Inventory
Administration |
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Minute Books |
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D493/1 1843-1860 |
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D493/2 1860-1874 |
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D493/3 1874-1880 |
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D493/4 1880-1886 |
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D493/5 1886-1893 |
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D493/6 1893-1899 |
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D493/7 1899-1904 |
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D493/8 1904-1911 |
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D493/9 1911-1918 |
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D493/10 1918-1927 |
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D493/11 1927-1935 |
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D493/12 1935-1949 |
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D493/19 Half yearly Report of Directors and Statement of Accounts (incomplete) 1874-1921, 1935 |
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D493/20 Company Secretary's Statistics for Board Meetings (e.g bank balances, accounts for collection, gas dispensed, wages of manufacture, coke returns, secretary's report) 1922 |
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D493/21 Company Secretary's Statistics for Board Meetings (e.g bank balances, accounts for collection, gas dispensed, wages of manufacture, coke returns, secretary's report) 1923-1924 |
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D493/22 Company Secretary's Statistics for Board Meetings (e.g bank balances, accounts for collection, gas dispensed, wages of manufacture, coke returns, secretary's report) 1924-1925 |
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D493/23 Company Secretary's Statistics for Board Meetings (e.g bank balances, accounts for collection, gas dispensed, wages of manufacture, coke returns, secretary's report) 1925-1927 |
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D493/24 Company Secretary's Statistics for Board Meetings (e.g bank balances, accounts for collection, gas dispensed, wages of manufacture, coke returns, secretary's report) 1941-1944 |
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The Newport (Monmouthshire) Gas Act, 1875 |
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D493/26 Correspondence and Miscelleneous papers [c.1875] |
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D493/27 Forms of Proxies for meeting 2 March 1875 [Mar 1875] |
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D493/28 Petitions against Bill: Lord Tredegar Alexandra (Newport) Dock Company Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses of Borough of Newport. |
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D493/29 Minutes of Proceedings (Bound Volume) [1875] |
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d.493/30 Prints of Bills and Act [1875] |
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D493/31 Notices to owners/ occupiers and lessees/ The Newport (Monmouthshire) Gas Act 1886 [1875] |
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D493/31A The Newport (Monmouthshire) Gas Bill, 1900 [1900] |
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D493/32 Reports of meetings with Caerleon Gas Company and Caerleon Urban District Council Report on gas to Caerleon [Late 19th century] |
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D493/33 Bills and Act (prints) [Late 19th century] |
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Finance |
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Wages Books |
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D493/13 (Detailed) 1852-1853 |
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D493/14 1917 |
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D493/15 1921 |
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D493/16 1931 |
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D493/17 1941 |
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D493/18 1949 |
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D493/34 Certificates of a Justice under Sec. 40 of Company's Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845 relating to subscription to Capital. 1875, 1884, 1893, 1900, 1901, 1907, 1915 |
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D493/35 Correspondence and Miscellaneous papers re. transfer of Cardiff Corporation Stock and Consols 1912-1916 |
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Production and Managment |
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D.493/36 Engineers Report 11 January 1858- 14 Februay 1860 |
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D493/36 11 Jan 1858-14 Feb 1860 |
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D493/37 1 Mar 1860-9 Apr 1861 |
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D493/38 23 Apr 186-29 Apr 1862 |
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D493/39 13 May 1862-4 Aug 1863 |
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D493/40 6 Jul 1869-22 Mar 1872 |
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D493/41 5 Apr 1872-20 Mar 1874 |
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D.493/42 12 Nov 1875-12 Dec 1879 |
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D493/43 14 Sep 1883-5 Feb 1887 |
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D493/44 4 Jan 1918- 21 Jan 1919 |
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D493/45 Engineer and Managers Report 8 Jan 1921-7 Jan 1922 |
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d.493/46 1/2 year ended 30 June 1927 |
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D493/47 Engineers Copy Letter Book (out) 7 Jul 1870-28 Dec 1871 |
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D493/48 Gas Holder report book [installation of how gas holder at Newport Gas Works] Nov 1923-Jun 1924 |
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D493/25 [Production Register] 1846-1848 |
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Miscellaneous |
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Photographs |
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D493/49-50 Crindau Gas Works (2) [c.Early 20th century] |
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D493/51-52 Newport Gas Company Offices (2) 1912 |
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D493/53 Newport (Mon.) Gas Works [Early 20th century] |
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D493/54 [Caerleon Gas Works] [20th century] |
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D493/55 Aerial Photograph from German Reconnaisance aircraft of Newport (Gas Works) 1940 |
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D493/56 Plans of Mill Street Works Undated |
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D493/93 Booklet "The Newport (Mon.) Gas Company 1843-1943" [1943] |
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D493/94 Booklet "The Newport (Monmouthshire) Gas Company 1843-1949" [1949] |
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D493/57 "The British Gas Industry" Typescript of a paper read by J.H. Canning (Manager, Newport Gas Compnay) to the American Gas Association 1931 |
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Scrapbooks of Newspaper and magazine cuttings |
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(a) Gas and General |
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D493/57 10 Jun 1913-7 Dec 1915 |
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D.493/58 12 Aug 1919-14 Oct 1921 |
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D493/59 10 Apr 1923-5 May 1925 |
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D493/60 31 Jan 1927-10 Aug 1927 |
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D493/61 4 Jul 1928-20 Dec 1928 |
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D493/62 22 Dec 1928-27 Jun 1929 |
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D493/63 6 Jan 1930-24 May 1930 |
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D493/64 16 Jan 1931-25 Jun 1931 |
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D493/65 25 Jun 1931-16 Mar 1932 |
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D493/66 18 Mar 1932-11 Oct 1932 |
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D493/67 14 Oct 1932-10 Feb 1933 |
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D493/68 10 Feb 1933-2 Jun 1933 |
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D493/69 13 Jun 1933-4 Nov 1933 |
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D493/70 10 Nov 1933- 7 Mar 1934 |
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D493/71 16 Mar 1934-18 Aug 1934 |
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D493/72 20 Aug 1934-16 Feb 1935 |
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D493/73 16 Feb 1935-22 Sep 1935 |
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D493/74 23 Sep 1935-24 Mar 1936 |
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D493/75 5 Sep 1936-7 May 1937 |
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D493/76 9 Jun 1937-6 Oct 1938 |
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D493/77 12 Oct 1938-26 Jun 1942 |
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D493/78 18 Jun 1942-23 Jun 1945 |
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D493/79 ex-secretary's Dept. 21 Jan 1925-30 May 1941 |
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D.493/80 (b) Electricity 3 March 1930- 23 November 1931 |
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D493/80 3 Mar 1930-23 Nov 1931 |
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D493/81 2 Dec 1931-22 Jun 1933 |
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D493/82 15 Jul 1933-20 Sep 1934 |
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D493/83 2 Aug 1934-15 Jan 1936 |
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D493/84 23 Oct 1935-19 Feb 1938 |
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D493/85 18 Feb 1938-9 Dec 1925 |
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(c) Gas Newspaper Advertisments |
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D493/86 29 Jul 1922-5 Oct 1925 |
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(d) *Personal - J.H. Canning (Religion, antiquarian etc.)Biographical/Historical noteThese are scrapbooks of Joseph Herbert Canning (Manager of Newport Gas Co.) includes articles of antiquarian interest/ Catholic history/ local Newport history/obituries of local figures e.g. J.A. Bradney. See also the catalogue of "Joseph Herbert Canning Manuscripts" in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth (Research Room library). |
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D493/87 11 Jun 1929-6 Jun 1931 |
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D493/88 30 Jan 1931-11 Jun 1932 |
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D493/89 16 Jun 1933-2 Jul 1934 |
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D493/90 2 Jul 1934-4 Jun 1935 |
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D493/91 4 Jun 1935-11 Sep 1936 |
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D493/92 10 Sep 1936-23 Feb 1938 |
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