Records of Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd including accountant's working papers, 1939-1963, and correspondence files, 1940-1945, nominal ledgers, 1962-1965, register of haulage orders, 1965-1967, daily records of haulage work, 1943-1967, and notifications of transport of unusual loads, 1960, 1967, 1975; accountant's working papers of Wynn's Estates Ltd, 1931-1965, Robert Wynn and Sons (Manchester) Ltd, 1954-1962, Wynn's Engineering Ltd, 1957-1965, and Crindau Garages Ltd, 1957-1965; accountant's working papers and agenda papers of Robert Wynn and Associated Companies, Wynn's (Transport and Services) Ltd and the Wynn Group, 1959-1966.
Records of R. Wynn & Sons Ltd
This material is held atGwent Archives / Archifau Gwent
- Reference
- GB 218 D1987
- Dates of Creation
- 1931-1975
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 136 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd were a firm of haulage contractors based in Newport, Monmouthshire. The company was founded by Thomas Wynn in 1863 and inherited by Robert Wynn (1863-1923) in 1878. Robert expanded the business and moved to Shaftsbury Street, Newport, in 1902, and later to Albany Street. The firm was incorporated as Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd in 1923. The firm specialised in transporting difficult and heavy loads, often devising innovative solutions to problems. During the 20th century the firm created or acquired several subsiduaries. The company eventually became Wynns Ltd. Having disappeared in the 1980s, the name Robert Wynn & Sons was revived in 2000 as a subsidiary of Wynns Ltd, now based in Staffordshire.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following:
Access Information
No restrictions
Acquisition Information
Deposited by R. Wynn & Sons Ltd, late of Albany Street, Newport, 1982.
Note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Gwent Record Office, List of records of R. Wynn & Sons Ltd and associated companies; Robert Wynn and Sons Ltd website (www.robertwynnandsons.co.uk), viewed 21 May 2004.
Other Finding Aids
Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Gwent Record Office, the National Library of Wales and the National Register of Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright regulations apply
Appraisal Information
Only a sample of notifications of transport of unusual loads have been retained.
Custodial History
Collected from the Newport offices of R. Wynn & Sons, Albany Street, shortly before the building was vacated on 31 March 1982.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected