This collection consists of legal records relating to the foundation of the Irish Submarine Telegraph Company.
Records created and used by the Irish Submarine Telegraph Company
This material is held atBT Group Archives
- Reference
- GB 1814 TGM
- Dates of Creation
- 1852
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 charter
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Irish Submarine Telegraph Company was founded in 1852 by Royal Charter. Its purpose was to establish electric telegraph communications between Britain and Ireland. It was formed by David Montagu Erskine, Edward Hoare and George Lathom Browne.
It is unclear whether this company was operational.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged by business function.
Access Information
Available for research at BT Group Archives, see www.bt.com/archives.
Acquisition Information
These records were transferred by the Post Office Archives between 1 June 1991 and 30 April 1992.
Other Finding Aids
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