MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD. ARCHIVES
Reference Code: B/ELH
Re-listed by Miranda Hankins, Curator of Maritime Archives Margaret Evans and John Moore, Assistant Curators Madeline Pike, Chester College Student 2002
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD. ARCHIVES
Contents
1/1 - 10 Administration 1885 - 1971
2/1 - 15 Legal 1875 - 1972
3/1 - 12 Investment 1875 - 1970
4/1 - 21 Finance 1899 - 1974
5/1 - 3 Insurance 1895 - 1973
6/1 - 7 Operational 1899 - 1973
7/1 - 16 Staff and Wages 1867 - 1976
8/1 - 4 Miscellaneous 1910 - c.1962
9/1 - 2 Plans 1916 - 1952
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION 1885 - 1971
1/1-3 Director's Minute Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1967
1 Minute Book. 17 Jul 1899 - 2 Aug 1899
2 Minute Book. 26 Jul 1899 - 10 Oct 1934
3 Minute Book - copies of minutes of Director's meetings and 8 Aug 1956 - annual general meetings. 13 Oct 1967
2/1 Agenda Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1901
1 Agenda Book. 26 Jul 1899 - 14 Aug 1901
3/1-3 Registers 1899 - 1971
1 Register of documents. 15 June 1899 - 14 Sept 1971
2 Register of mortgages and bonds. 28 Aug 1901 - 1 Oct 1901
3 Register of Directors - Hall Line Ltd. [missing] 1 Oct 1901 - 15 Jul 1968
4/1-21 Letter Books 1885 - 1964
1 Robert Alexander & Co. 2 Oct 1885 - 21 Feb 1889
2 Robert Alexander & Co. to M.D.H.B. and the Employer's 28 Feb 1891 - Labour Association only. 18 Dec 1891
3 Robert Alexander & Co. 12 Jul 1893 - 17 Oct 1894
4 Robert Alexander & Co. 25 Apr 1895 - 13 Jul 1896
5 Robert Alexander & Co. 21 - 30 June 1899
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION (cont) 1885 - 1971
4/1-21 Letter Books (cont) 1885 - 1964
6 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 1 to J.R. Ellerman. 19 Sept 1901 - 29 Nov 1901
7 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 2 to J.R. Ellerman. 30 Nov 1901 - 3 letters inserted to Mr. Gill, 1903, 1905, 1909. 5 June 1902
8 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 3 to J.R. Ellerman. 6 June 1902 - 31 Dec 1902
9 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 4 to J.R. Ellerman. 31 Dec 1902 - 3 Sept 1903
10 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 5 to J.R. Ellerman. 4 Sept 1903 - 9 June 1904
11 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 6 to J.R. Ellerman. 9 June 1904 - 24 Feb 1905
12 Robert Alexander & Co. - Original No. 7 to J.R. Ellerman. 25 Feb 1905 - 12 Oct 1905
13 Robert Alexander & Co. to J.R. Ellerman. 13 Oct 1905 - 30 Dec 1906
14 Robert Alexander & Co. to J.R. Ellerman. 31 Dec 1906 - 7 Mar 1908
15 Robert Alexander & Co. to J.R. Ellerman. 9 Mar 1908 - 29 June 1909
16 Robert Alexander & Co. to various people and companies. 7 Dec 1904 - 6 Dec 1907
17 Robert Alexander & Co. to various people and companies. 19 Dec 1907 - 19 Nov 1909
18 Robert Alexander & Co. to J.R. Ellerman. 30 June 1909 - (This letter book was donated by Robert Currie Griffith, Ex- 21 Nov 1910 Chief Engineer, Ellerman.) [18 items - with enclosures]
19 R.S. Darley, Secretary, Hall Line Ltd., to various people and 15 Nov 1907 - companies. 17 Jan 1911
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION (cont) 1885 - 1971
4/1-21 Letter Books (cont) 1885 - 1964
20 R.S. Darley, Secretary, Hall Line Ltd., to various people and 19 Jan 1911 - companies. 1920
21 Hall Line Ltd., to various people and companies. 15 Nov 1909 - 15 June 1964
5/1-6 Rough Minutes, Agendas and Reports 1906 - 1919
1 Minutes of annual ordinary general meeting and an agenda 6 Dec 1906 - for an annual ordinary general meeting held on 19 December 15 Dec 1919 1912. (Some copies of minutes contain a general notice for the meeting and appointments of proxies.) [16 items]
2 Minutes of board meetings and an agenda for a board 6 June 1907 - meeting held on 19 December 1912. [23 items] 15 Dec 1919
3 Minutes of extraordinary general meetings. [2 items] 29 May 1908 - 19 June 1908
4 Minutes of extraordinary general meetings of shareholders. 15 Mar 1910
5 Minutes of directors meetings. [3 items] 22 June 1909 - 30 May 1910
6 Directors report. 30 Apr 1912
6/1-4 Seal Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1971
1 Seal Book. 26 Jul 1899 - 23 Apr 1923
2 Seal Book. 25 Apr 1923 - 1 Mar 1934
3 Seal Book. 20 Mar 1934 - 16 Feb 1953
4 Seal Book. 27 Feb 1953 - 2 Jul 1971
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION (cont) 1885 - 1971
7/1-4 Annual Return Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1930 - 1962
1 Annual Return Book. 10 Oct 1930 - 13 Nov 1939
2 Annual Return Book. 31 Dec 1940 - 21 Oct 1947
3 Annual Return Book. 21 Sept 1948 - 18 Sept 1952
4 Annual Return Book. 24 June 1953 - 23 Aug 1962
8/1-12 Notices for General Meetings 1906 - 1919
1/1-2 Cedardine Steamship Co., Ltd. 1906 1 Extraordinary general meeting. 19 Sept 1906 2 General meeting of members. 29 Oct 1906
2/1-2 Gulf of Suez Steamship Co., Ltd. 1908 1 Annual general meeting. 21 May 1908 2 Extraordinary general meeting. 10 June 1908
3/1-2 Hall Line Ltd. 1908 1 Extraordinary meeting. [draft] 29 May 1908 2 Extraordinary meeting. [draft] 19 June 1908
4/1-2 London Avoca Steamship Co., Ltd. 1907 1 Extraordinary general meeting. 20 Feb 1907 2 General meeting of members. 15 Apr 1907
5/1-2 Joshua Nicholson Steamship Co., Ltd. 1908 1 Annual general meeting. 21 May 1908 2 Extraordinary general meeting. 10 June 1908
6/1-2 Orchis Steamship Co., Ltd. 1908 1 Annual general meeting. 21 May 1908 2 Extraordinary general meeting. 10 June 1908
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION (cont) 1885 - 1971
8/1-12 Notices for General Meetings (cont) 1906 - 1919
7/1-2 Orestes Steamship Co., Ltd. 1907 1 Extraordinary general meetings. 20 Feb 1907 2 General meeting of members. 15 Apr 1907
8/1-3 Perim Steamship Co., Ltd. 1908 - 1919 1 Annual general meeting. 21 May 1908 2 Extraordinary general meeting. 10 June 1908 3 Extraordinary general meeting. 2 Dec 1919
9/1-3 Plymothian Steamship Co., Ltd. 1906 1 Extraordinary general meeting. 13 Jul 1906 2 Extraordinary general meeting. 13 Aug 1906 3 General meeting of members. 13 Sept 1906
10/1-3 Tenedos Steamship Co., Ltd. 1906 1 Extraordinary general meeting. 13 Jul 1906 2 Extraordinary general meeting. [2 copies] 13 Aug 1906 3 General meeting of members. 13 Sept 1906
11/1-3 Gulf of Suez Steamship Co., Ltd., Perim Steamship Co., Ltd., 1907 - 1910 Orchis Steamship Co., Ltd., Joshua Nicholson Steamship Co., Ltd., Barcelona Steamship Co., Ltd., Westcott &
Laurence Line Ltd. 1 Annual general meeting. 3 May 1907 2 Annual general meeting. 15 June 1909 3 Annual general meeting. 31 May 1910
12/1 London Avoca Steamship Co., Ltd., Gulf of Suez Steamship 1906 Co., Ltd., Perim Steamship Co., Ltd., Orchis Steamship Co., Ltd., Orestes Steamship Co., Ltd., Joshua Nicholson Steamship Co., Ltd., Cedardene Steamship Co., Ltd., Barcelona Steamship Co., Ltd., Westcott & Laurence Line
Ltd.
1 Annual general meeting. 13 Jul 1906
9/1 Report and Balance Sheet of the Directors - Ellerman Lines 1911
Ltd.
1 Report and balance sheet (to be submitted to the Ordinary 31 Dec 1911 General Meeting on Friday 14 June 1912).
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/1/1-10 ADMINISTRATION (cont) 1885 - 1971
10/1 Names and Addresses of Directors of Ellerman Lines 1913
1 Names and addresses. 12 Jul 1913
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL 1875 - 1972
1/1-2 Register Books for Vessels - Hall Line Ltd. 1919 - 1966
1 Register Book, No. 1A (note, part of Book No. 2). 7 June 1919 - 30 May 1947
2 Register Book, No. 3. 26 Jul 1950 - 1 Sept 1966
2/1-3 Charter Party Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1935 - 1972
1 Charter Party Book, Outward No. 11. 7 Sept 1935 - 18 Dec 1940
2 Charter Party Book, Homeward and Intermediate Voyages 10 Sept 1935 - No. 12. 26 June 1937
3 Charter Party Book. 18 Apr 1966 - 27 Dec 1972
3/1-6 Memorandums and Articles of Association 1899 - 1950
1 Memorandum and Articles of Association - Hall Line Ltd., with 14 June 1899 - a copy of a relevant agreement regarding the amalgamation 26 June 1899 of the Sun Shipping Co., Ltd. by Hall Line Ltd. [2 items]
2 Memorandum and Articles of Association, Proof A - Hall Line 1899 Ltd.
3 Memorandum and Articles of Association, Proof B - Hall Line 1899 Ltd.
4 Memorandum and Articles of Association - London, Liverpool 24 June 1901 and Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd.
5 Memorandum and Articles of Association - Hall Line Ltd. 23 Aug 1949
6 Memorandum and Article of Association - Hill Properties Ltd. 28 Sept 1950
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
4/1-22 Board of Trade Route Agreements Files 1875 - 1956 Includes relevant correspondence and other papers.
1/1 American File n.d.
1 File. [original copy] n.d.
2/1 Australian File 1935 - 1936
1 File, 1. [original copy] 1935 - 1936
3/1-5 Bombay and Karachi Files 1875 - 1956
1 Files, 1-10. [original copies] 1875 - 1906
2 File, 11. [original copy] 1899 - 1900
3 Files, 12-20. [original copies] 1901 - 1903
4 Files, 21-30. [original copies] 1912 - 1933
5 Files, 31-37. 1934 - 1956
4/1 Calcutta/Dunkirk/Dundee File 1911 - 1936
1 Files, 1-4. [original copies] 1911 - 1936
5/1 Calcutta Plate File 1905 - 1953
1 Files, 1-15. [original copies] 1905 - 1953
6/1 Calcutta/States Files 1908 - 1909
1 Files, 1-?. [original copies] 1908 - 1909
7/1-2 Colombo Agreements Files 1882 - 1955
1 Files, 1-10. 1882 - 1915
2 Files, 11-18. [original copies] 1919 - 1955
8/1 Colombo Plate File 1929 - 1937
1 File. [original] 1929 - 1937
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
4/1-22 Board of Trade Route Agreements Files (cont) 1875 - 1956
9/1 Far East/States Files 1905 - 1912
1 Files, 1-2. [original copies] 1905 - 1912
10/1 Far East/U.K. Files 1905 - 1915
1 File, 1-2. [original copies] 1905 - 1915
11/1 Kathiawar Ports File 1926 - 1931
1 Files, 1-2. [original copies] 1926 - 1931
12/1-2 Madras Agreements Files 1882 - 1953
1 Files, 1-10. 1882 - 1907
2 Files, 11-17. 1911 - 1953
13/1-2 Malabar Files 1905 - 1956
1 Coast Files, 1-10. 1905 - 1928
2 Files, 11-18, 26, 27. [original copies] 1928 - 1956
14/1 Marmagoa Files 1903 - 1935
1 Files, 1-5a. [original copies] 1903 - 1935
15/1 New York/Manchester Files 1915 - 1934
1 Files, 1-4. [original copies] 1915 - 1934
16/1 Persian Gulf Files 1901 - 1909
1 Files, 1-3. [original copies] 1901 - 1909
17/1 Port Sudan Files 1928 - 1950
1 Files, 1-5. [original copies] 1928 - 1950
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
4/1-22 Board of Trade Route Agreements Files (cont) 1875 - 1956
18/1-2 Rangoon Files 1915 - 1950
1 Files, 1-10. [original copies] 1915 - 1925
2 Files, 11-20. [original copies] 1925 - 1950
19/1 Rangoon Plate Files 1932
1 File, 1. [original copy] 1932
20/1-11 South and East Africa Files 1902 - 1952
1 Files, 1-10. [original copies] 1902 - 1904
2 Files, 11-20. [original copies] 1902 - 1950
3 Files, 21-30. [original copies] 1910 - 1913
4 Files, 31-40. [original copies] 1915 - 1924
5 Files, 41-50. 1924 - 1940
6 Files, 51-60. [original copies] 1928 - 1935
7 Files, 61-70. [original copies] 1920 - 1935
8 Files, 71-80. [original copies] 1935 - 1942
9 Files, 81-90. [original copies] 1943 - 1949
10 Files, 91-100. [original copies] 1949 - 1952
11 Files, 101-? [original copies] 1952 - 19??
21/1 U.K./Calcutta Files 1882 - 1955
1 Files, 1 - ? [original copies] 1882 - 1955
22/1 U.K./River Plate Files 1903 - 1908
1 Files, 1-2. [original copies] 1903 - 1908
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates 1913 - 1942 Certificates Issued by the Government of Bengal, Marine Department, are indicated with "Bengal" in brackets after the relevant certificate.
1/1-23 City of Baroda 1920 - 1942
1 Certificate. 2 Oct 1920
2 Certificate. 1 Feb 1921
3 Certificate. 17 Jul 1926
4 Certificate. 2 Jul 1927
5 Certificate. 16 May 1929
6 Certificate. 25 Oct 1930
7 Certificate. 27 Feb 1931
8 Certificate. 12 Aug 1931
9 Certificate. 6 Sept 1933
10 Certificate. 31 Jul 1934
11 Certificate. 23 Jul 1935
12 Certificate. 17 Jul 1936
13 Certificate. 9 Jul 1937
14 Certificate. 13 Jul 1938
15 Certificate. 1 Nov 1938
16 Certificate. 7 Mar 1939
17 Certificate. 30 Nov 1939
18 Certificate. 25 Feb 1941
19 Certificate. 19 Sept 1941
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates (cont) 1913 - 1942
1/1-23 City of Baroda (cont) 1920 - 1942
20 Certificate. 30 Mar 1942
21 Certificate. 30 Mar 1942
22 Letter from H. Cranwell, Surveyors Office, Board of Trade to 12 Jan 1920 Hall Line Ltd., re improving the davits on the ship before a certificate is issued.
23 Note of receipt of a passenger certificate by the Master, 1 Mar 1920 B.H. Haddy.
2/1-5 City of Birmingham 1913 - 1916
1 Certificate. 25 Sept 1913
2 Certificate. 9 Jul 1914
3 Certificate, includes a note of receipt of the certificate by the 29 May 1915, Master, M. Laughton. [2 items] 30 June 1915
4 Certificate. 27 Sept 1915
5 Certificate. 14 Apr 1916
3/1-21 City of Cairo 1915 - 1942
1 Certificate. 5 Feb 1915
2 Certificate. 23 Mar 1917
3 Certificate (Bengal). 1 Apr 1919
4 Certificate. 7 Aug 1919
5 Certificate. 29 Jul 1920
6 Certificate. 28 Apr 1921
7 Certificate. 1 June 1922
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates (cont) 1913 - 1942
3/1-21 City of Cairo (cont) 1915 - 1942
8 Certificate. 30 Aug 1923
9 Certificate. 27 June 1924
10 Certificate. 13 Sept 1928
11 Certificate. 5 Sept 1929
12 Certificate. 27 Feb 1934
13 Certificates. [3 copies] 19 Oct 1934
14 Certificate. 23 Sept 1935
15 Certificate. 6 Oct 1937
16 Certificate. 5 Oct 1938
17 Certificate. 22 Feb 1939
18 Certificate. 5 Oct 1939
19 Certificates. [2 copies] 18 Jul 1940
20 Certificate. 24 Apr 1941
21 Certificate. 28 May 1942
4/1 City of Canterbury 1938
1 Certificates. [2 copies] 16 Mar 1938
5/1-3 City of Genoa 1920 - 1927
1 Certificate. 16 Dec 1920
2 Certificate. 4 Sept 1922
3 Certificate. 20 Sept 1927
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates (cont) 1913 - 1942
6/1-13 City of Lahore 1916 - 1932
1 Certificate. 25 Sept 1916
2 Certificate (Bengal). 12 Sept 1918
3 Certificate (Bengal). 30 Jan 1919
4 Certificate. 2 Nov 1920
5 Certificate (Bengal). 22 Nov 1922
6 Certificate (Bengal). 24 Nov 1923
7 Certificate. 16 June 1926
8 Certificate. 20 May 1927
9 Certificate. 7 Sept 1928
10 Certificate. 1 Aug 1929
11 Certificate. 1 Aug 1930
12 Certificate. 24 Aug 1931
13 Certificate. 18 Oct 1932
7/1-3 City of Marseilles 1914 - 1918
1 Certificate. 6 Feb 1914
2 Certificate. 20 Oct 1916
3 Certificate. 18 Jan 1918
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates (cont) 1913 - 1942
8/1-4 City of Nagpur 1914 - 1917
1 Certificates. [2 copies] 10 Aug 1914
2 Certificate. 20 Aug 1915
3 Certificate. 11 May 1916
4 Certificate. 13 Jul 1917
9/1 Malation 1925
1 Certificate. 21 Jan 1925
10/1-17 Trafford Hall 1914 - 1934
1 Certificate. 13 Aug 1914
2 Certificate. 11 Aug 1914
3 Certificate. 8 Nov 1917
4 Certificate, includes a note of receipt of the certificate from 7 Jul 1919 the Master, M. Coulsen. [2 items]
5 Certificates (Bengal). [2 copies] 9 Aug 1919
6 Certificate. 1 Jul 1920
7 Certificate, includes a note of receipt of the certificate from 1 Jan 1923, the Master. [2 copies of note of receipt] 24 Jan 1923
8 Certificate. 3 Oct 1924
9 Certificate. 11 Jul 1925
10 Certificate. 19 Jul 1926
11 Certificate. 14 Apr 1928
12 Certificate. 2 Aug 1928
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
5/1-10 Board of Trade Passenger Certificates (cont) 1913 - 1942
10/1-17 Trafford Hall (cont) 1914 - 1934
13 Certificate. 14 Mar 1920
14 Certificate. 18 Mar 1930
15 Certificate. 5 Dec 1932
16 Certificate. 9 Mar 1933
17 Certificate. 6 Mar 1934
6/1-19 Certificates of Survey in Dry Dock 1908 - 1942
1 City of Baroda. 11 Aug 1931
2 City of Baroda. [2 copies] 16 Apr 1934
3 City of Baroda. 27 Feb 1935
4 City of Baroda. 4 Nov 1936
5 City of Baroda. 6 Mar 1937
6 City of Baroda, includes a covering letter from Captain T. 16 May 1941, Forsyth, Superintendent, Ellerman Lines to Captain Robinson 27 May 1941 of the City of Baroda. [2 items]
7 City of Baroda. 24 Feb 1938
8 City of Baroda. 2 Dec 1941
9 City of Baroda. 11 Nov 1942
10 City of Cairo. 18 Nov 1918
11 City of Cairo. 15 Feb 1923
12 City of Cairo. 9 Feb 1925
13 City of Cairo. 24 May 1929
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
6/1-19 Certificates of Survey in Dry Dock (cont) 1908 - 1942
14 City of Cairo. 28 Mar 1940 - 30 Mar 1940
15 City of Cairo. 21 Oct 1940
16 City of Cairo. 14 Nov 1941
17 City of Lahore. 19 Mar 1932
18 City of Nagpur. 9 Apr 1915
19 Trafford Hall. 16 Sept 1908
7/1-22 Instruments of Protest 1927 - 1941
1 City of Barcelona, Gibraltar (empty envelope - there was a 9 Dec 1939 fire at Gibraltar and the protest was lost).
2 City of Barcelona, Hamburg. 3 Jul 1934
3 City of Bedford, Liverpool (copy of protest - ship lost was 6 Feb 1941 30 December 1940). Includes covering letter from Hill, Dickinson & Co., Liverpool to Hall Line Ltd. [2 items]
4 City of Birmingham, Hull. 12 Aug 1927
5 City of Brisbane, Liverpool. 14 Dec 1934
6 City of Christiania, New Brunswick. 17 Apr 1940
7 City of Corinth, Liverpool. 31 Jan 1938
8 City of Corinth, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A., with extract 26 Aug 1932 of log. [2 items]
9 City of Durban, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A. 23 Dec 1927
10 City of Eastborne, Cape Town. 10 Jul 1940
11 City of Glasgow, Beira. 3 Sept 1934
12 City of Johannesburg, Cape Town. 10 Jul 1940
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
7/1-22 Instruments of Protest (cont) 1927 - 1941
13 City of Khios, Durban, Natal. 22 Aug 1930
14 City of Manchester, Sierra Leone. 18 Nov 1940
15 City of Manilla, Cape Town 10 Jul 1940
16 City of Manilla, Cape Town. 14 Feb 1941
17 City of Rangoon, Beird, extended protest. [2 copies] 11 Jul 1940
18 City of Rangoon, Cape Town. 29 June 1941
19 City of Wellington, Malta. [copy of extract from the original] 23 Mar 1936
20 City of Yokohama, Sydney, Australia. 29 Aug 1938
21 SS Kioto, Port Elizabeth. 27 June 1933
22 SS Serbino, Cape Town. 20 Jan 1941
8/1-2 Crew Space Certificates 1933 - 1942
1/1-7 Temporary Crew Space Certificates 1933 - 1942 Issued at Bombay.
1 City of Baroda. 25 Aug 1934
2 City of Baroda. 22 Aug 1935
3 City of Baroda. 19 Dec 1935
4 City of Baroda. 2 Apr 1936
5 City of Baroda. 9 Dec 1941
6 City of Baroda. 22 Jul 1942
7 City of Rangoon. 19 Aug 1933
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
8/1-2 Crew Space Certificates (cont) 1933 - 1942
2/1-5 Extra Crew Space Certificates 1938 - 1941 Issued at Calcutta.
1 City of Baroda. 28 Apr 1938
2 City of Baroda, includes covering letter from Captain T. 29 Aug 1938 - Fitchett, Acting Superintendent, Ellerman Lines to Hall Line 7 Sept 1938 Ltd., and a reply from Hall Line Ltd. to Captain T. Fitchett, saying they had received the covering letter and certificate. [3 items]
3 City of Baroda. 14 Aug 1939
4 City of Baroda, includes covering letter from Captain T. 27 May 1941, Forsyth, Superintendent, Ellerman Lines Ltd. to Captain T. 28 May 1941 Robinson of the City of Baroda. [2 items]
5 City of Cairo. 28 Nov 1939
9/1-9 Contracts 1891 - 1895
1 Contract between Hall Line Ltd. and Brigstock and Javanjee 9 May 1891 & Co., Ltd., for stevedoring work.
2 Contract between R. Alexander & Co., and Brigstock and 1 June 1891 Javanjee & Co., Karachi, for stevedoring work.
3 Contract between Hall Line Ltd. and Brigstock and Javanjee 1 June 1893, & Co., Karachi, for stevedoring work [copy]. Includes 6 June 1893 covering letter from Hall Line Ltd. to Robert Alexander & Co., saying that they hope Robert Alexander & Co. find the agreement satisfactory. [2 items]
4 Contract between Goldsmiths, Jacobs and to Odessa, 3 Nov 1894 Stevedores of Odessa, S. Russia and R. Alexander & Co., re stevedoring work.
5 Contract between Hill, Son & Grerian, Bombay and Hall Line 26 - 27 Feb 1892 Ltd., re stevedoring work. [2 items]
6 Contract between John Duncan & Co., Liverpool and R. 6 Dec 1893 Alexander & Co., re docking steamers in dry dock.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
9/1-9 Contracts (cont) 1891 - 1895
7 Contract between R. Alexander & Co. and P. & O. Steam 14 Aug 1888 Navigation Co., London, re docking and painting a ship at Bombay.
8 Contract between R. Alexander & Co. and P. & O. Steam 29 Aug 1894 Navigation Co., re increased prices for docking and painting ships at Bombay.
9 Contract from Vandevyvre and Liger, Dunkirk, re stevedoring. 14 May 1895, Includes an extract from the Shipping Gazette, re 17 Aug 1888 shipowners' liability of their stevedores at Paris. [2 items]
10/1-9 Indemnities 1899 - 1940
1 Letter of indemnity from J.A. Radcliffe to Robert Alexander & 29 Sept 1899 Co., re his own endorsement for himself and the other company executors.
2 Letter of indemnity from W.R. Graham, Liverpool to Robert 1 Mar 1901 Alexander & Co., re the balance of freights on shipments for the order of Mr. Staackman, Antwerp.
3 Letter of indemnity from G.A. Woodcock, Shipping, 17 Nov 1905 - Forwarding and Marine Insurance Agents, Sheffield to 29 Nov 1905 Staveley Taylor & Co., Liverpool, re the shipment of one case of effects on the Knowsley Hall to East London without a Bill of Lading. Includes a covering letter from Mr. Woodock to Staveley Taylor & Co. [2 items]
4 Letter of indemnity from John A. Hunter, Liverpool to Robert 29 Nov 1905 Alexander & Co., re the shipment of 15 cases of ham.
5 Letter of indemnity from Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed 24 Feb 1910 Milk Co., London to Ellerman & Harrison Line, for stopping delivery of 200 cases of milk for Mossel Bay.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
10/1-9 Indemnities (cont) 1899 - 1940
6 Letter of indemnity from J. Souter, R. & N. del Sel, Dundee to 28 Oct 1913 - Hall Line Ltd., relating to the shipment of 75 bales Gunnies 29 Oct 1913 on board the City of Madras without a Bill of Lading. Includes a telegram from A. Weir & Co. to R. & N. del Sel, telling them to send a letter of indemnity to Hall Line Ltd. for delivering goods without a Bill of Lading. A letter from J. Souter, R. & N. del Sel to Hall Line Ltd., saying that they will send Hall Line Ltd. a letter of indemnity for delivering the goods without a Bill of Lading. Letter of indemnity from J. Souter, R. & N. del Sel to A. Weir & Co., London, for delivering 75 bales Gunnies without a Bill of Lading. Letter from Hall Line Ltd. to R. & N. del Sel, saying that they would wire their agents, A. Weir & Co., to deliver the goods on behalf of R. & N. del Sel without a Bill of Lading. [5 items]
7 Letter of indemnity from C.W. Maggs & Co., Manufacturers of 13 Mar 1931, Empire Cair Matting and Mats, Melksham, Wiltshire to Hall 16 Mar 1931 Line Ltd., re repeal of cheques for rebates being made payable to C.W. Maggs not to the company. Includes reply from Hall Line Ltd. to C.W. Maggs.
8 Letter of indemnity from J. Burness & Son (Accountants), 29 June 1940 London to Hall Line Ltd., re a meeting draft which had gone astray.
9 Torn note of indemnity. n.d.
11/1-8 Agreements 1902 - 1918
1 Agreement between the Ellerman Lines Ltd. and Mr. William 10 Jul 1902 Reed, concerning the employment of Mr. William Reed as an Assistant Share Engineer.
2 Agreement between the Ellerman Lines Ltd. and Mr. Alex 11 Jul 1902 Dalrymple, re his employment to act as a Superintendent Engineer for the company.
3 Agreement between Thos. & Jas. Harrison and Robert 26 Aug 1902 Alexander & Co. and John Charles Williams, re the employment of J.C. Williams as Superintendent of the discharge of cargoes.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
11/1-8 Agreements (cont) 1902 - 1918
4 Agreement between the Ellerman Harrison Line and the Clan 19 Nov 1903 Line, re legal expenses.
5 Agreement between Anchor Line, Ellerman's City and Hall 1 Feb 1909 Line, Herbert Watson & Co. and Owen & Watkin Williams & Co., re cargo from Marseilles to Liverpool.
6 Agreement between Sir John Ellerman and Benard Tellepsen 25 Oct 1916 Cayzer to Frank Ward Esq., re the management of the steamships Pemba and Mafia.
7 Partnership agreement between Sir John Reeves Ellerman, 4 Nov 1918 Bart., A.B.T. Cayzer Esq. and Frank Wood.
8 Partnership agreement between Ellerman Lines Ltd., the 4 Nov 1918 Clan Line of Steamers and Thos. & Jas. Harrison.
12/1-3 Miscellaneous Certificates 1906 - 1931
1 Certificate of Board of Underwriters, Galveston, SS Anatolia. 2 Feb 1906
2 Special tonnage certificate for City of Meysore, Suez Canal. 5 Aug 1914
3 Seaworthy certificate for City of Newcastle, damaged striking 5 Jan 1931 the Southern Railway Pier, Gravesend, on 31 December 1930.
13/1-8 Papers regarding War Damage Claims (War Damage Act 1939 - 1950
1941, Part II)
1 Dubois, Philips & McCallum Ltd. [5 items] 8 Aug 1941 - 25 Aug 1941
2 Indian Berth. [2 items] 28 May 1941, 31 Dec 1950
3 Liverpool Quay. [2 items] 11 Jul 1946 - 31 Dec 1950
4 North Quay, West Float, Birkenhead. [5 items] 19 Mar 1941 - 21 June 1950
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
13/1-8 Papers regarding War Damage Claims (War Damage Act 1939 - 1950 1941, Part II) (cont)
5 Policies for business scheme under the War Act (Part ii), 20 Dec 1940 - includes relevant damage papers. [17 items] 10 Oct 1946
6 Tower Building - Charts. [2 items] 31 Dec 1941, 31 Dec 1950
7 Tower Building - Stock and Equipment. [39 items] June 1940 - 31 Dec 1950
8 West Huskisson Dock, Liverpool. [6 items] 25 Sept 1939 - 15 Apr 1942
14/1-11 Correspondence 1888 - 1915
1 Letter from the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India 15 Oct 1888 to Sir Charles Forbes & Co., re the sanction of Hall Line steamers.
2 Letter from the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India 6 Sept 1889 to Sir Charles Forbes & Co., re the actual dates of departure and arrival of the Hall Line steamers between Liverpool and Karachi.
3 Letter from William Johnston & Co., Ltd. to the Bank of 11 Dec 1895 Liverpool Ltd., re an objection taken to the words in a clause concerning Bills of Lading.
4 Letter to the Bank of Liverpool Ltd., re an objection taken to 11 Feb 1897 the words in a clause concerning Bills of Lading.
5 Letter from John Sykes to George Gill, re the settling of a 7 Jan 1904 matter in a manner that pleases all parties.
6 Post Office telegram from Lloyd to George Gill, re not letting 7 Jan 1904 a telegram sent from George Gill to Lloyd affect the outcome of a meeting.
7 Memorandum from Thos. & Jas. Harrison to Robert 13 Feb 1904 Alexander & Co., re a copy of a letter received from Donald Currie & Co.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/2/1-15 LEGAL (cont) 1875 - 1972
14/1-11 Correspondence (cont) 1888 - 1915
8 Letter from George Gill to W. Tither, re W. Tither's annual 23 June 1905, salary. Includes a reply from W. Tither confirming 24 June 1905 arrangements. [2 items]
9 Letter from Hill, Dickinson & Co. to Robert Alexander & Co., 5 Apr 1905 re the pooling agreement and the importance of clause 7.
10 Letter from Hall Line Ltd. to the Chief Surveyor, Board of 18 Apr 1911 Trade, re the watertight doors on the City of Lahore steamer.
11 Letter from the Master and Surveyor of the Walton Hall to 27 Oct 1915 Morton Lilly & Co., re the loading of the Walton Hall. Includes grain measurements and the total dead weight for the cargo. [3 items]
15/1-3 Un-listed Legal Documents 1881 - 1963 These items still need to be listed. They are currently roughly listed by box.
Box 1 Authorities to Master, to sign Bills of Lading, duplicate Bills of Oct 1938 - Lading, letters of indemnity against lost Bills of Lading. Aug 1958 [538 items]
Box 2 Berthing agreements, bills of sale, contracts for sale, Sept 1881 - correspondence, deeds of graves, guarantees, indemnities, Jul 1955 lease agreements, licences, permission to sub-let City Line, receipts, special time charter receipts. [80 items]
Box 3 Agreements to sell customs bond, deed of covenant, delivery Sept 1957 - certificates, indemnity and survey reports. [30 items] June 1963
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Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/3/1-12 INVESTMENT 1875 - 1970
1/1-2 Annual Lists and Summaries 1875 - 1929
1 List and summary - the Sun Shipping Co., Ltd. 31 May 1875 - 30 Nov 1898
2 List and summary - Hall Line Ltd. 25 Oct 1899 - 22 Oct 1929
2/1 Register of Debentures - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1901
1 Register. 29 Aug 1899 - 1 Oct 1901
3/1 Register of Transfers of Debentures - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1901
1 Register. 31 Oct 1899 - 16 Aug 1901
4/1 Register of Transfers - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1967
1 Register. 31 Oct 1899 - 4 Dec 1967
5/1 Dividend and Interest Account Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1970
1 Account Book. 30 Dec 1899 - 31 Dec 1970
6/1 Debenture Certificates Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1901
1 Certificates book - stubs and complete, unused certificates. 28 Aug 1899 - 26 Mar 1901
7/1 Debenture Certificates 1901
1 Certificates paid off and cancelled with receipts for 25 Sept 1901 - repayment. [48 items] 10 Oct 1901
8/1-4 Interest Warrants - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1901
1 Debentures and dividend on preference shares - complete, Nov 1899 unused certificates.
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/3/1-12 INVESTMENT (cont) 1875 - 1970
8/1-4 Interest Warrants - Hall Line Ltd. (cont) 1899 - 1901
2 Debentures and dividend on preference shares - stubs and 30 Dec 1899 - complete, unused certificates. 29 June 1901
3 Dividend warrant - complete, unused certificates. 30 May 1900 - 22 May 1901
4 Dividend warrant - stubs and complete, unused certificates. 30 May 1900 - 22 May 1901
9/1-3 Transfer Papers 1899 - 1927
1 Ordinary and preference shares. [24 items] 1 Oct 1899 - 30 May 1927
2 Debentures. [4 items] 2 Oct 1899 - 12 Aug 1902
3 Cancelled share certificate. 12 Jan 1924
10/1-2 Authorities to Pay Interest and Dividends 1899 - 1911
1 Authorities to pay interest and dividends to various banks, 28 Sept 1899 - companies and individuals. [10 items] 3 Jul 1901
2 Authorities to pay interest and dividends to Ellerman Lines 6 Mar 1902 - Ltd. [9 items] 3 Jan 1911
11/1-2 Certificates of Securities 1910 - 1911
1 Certificates, re individuals holding shares of the Gulf of Suez 31 Dec 1910, Steamship Co., Ltd., Joshua Nicholson Steamship Co., Ltd., 31 Dec 1911 Orchis Steamship Co., Ltd., and Perim Steamship Co., Ltd., in trust on behalf of Ellerman Lines Ltd.
2 Certificate, re an individual holding shares of Hall Line Ltd., in 31 Dec 1910 trust on behalf of Ellerman Lines Ltd.
12/1 Correspondence n.d.
1 Letter, re the repayment of shares to shareholders. n.d. [incomplete draft]
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Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE 1899 - 1974
1/1 Bank Book 1899
1 Bank Book - Sun Shipping Co., Ltd. 6 Jul 1899 - 31 Oct 1899
2/1-6 Balance Sheets, Ledgers and Summaries - Hall Line Ltd. 1901 - 1971
1 Ledger. 31 Aug 1901 - 31 Dec 1932
2 Ledger. 31 Dec 1950 - 31 Dec 1962
3 Ledger. 31 Dec 1969 - 31 Dec 1971
4 Summary. 31 Dec 1903
5 Summary. 30 Apr 1904
6 Summary 30 Dec 1905
3/1 Profit and Loss Account - Hall Line Ltd. (?) 1907 - 1933
1 Quarterly Accounts. 31 Dec 1907 - 31 Dec 1933
4/1-2 Annual Summary Books - Hall Line Ltd. (?) 1907 - 1935
1 Book containing general ledger, personal ledger and 30 Apr 1907 - disbursement ledger. 30 Apr 1918
2 Book containing general ledger, personal ledger, 30 Apr 1919 - disbursement ledger. 31 Dec 1935
5/1-11 Account Books 1945 - 1967
1 Agent's Account Book, No. 51. 1945 - 1946
2 Agent's Account Book, No. 52 - Hall Line Ltd. 1946 - 1947
3 Agent's Account Book, No. 53 - Hall Line Ltd. 1947 - 1948
4 Agent's Account Book, No. 60 - Hall Line Ltd. 1956 - 1958
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE (cont) 1899 - 1974
5/1-11 Account Books (cont) 1945 - 1967
5 Agent's Account Book, No. 62 - Hall Line Ltd. 1959 - 1960
6 Agent's Account Book, No. 63 - Hall Line Ltd. 1960 - 1961
7 Agent's Account Book, No. 64 - Hall Line Ltd. 1961 - 1963
8 Agent's Account Book, No. 65. 1963 - 1964
9 Agent's Account Book, No. 66. 1964 - 1966
10 Voyage Account Book - Hall Line Ltd. (?) 1966
11 Voyage Account Book - Hall Line Ltd. (?) 1967
6/1-7 Voyage Results, Ship Maintenance and Staff Ledgers 1910 - 1974
1/1-2 Voyage Results Ledgers - Hall Line Ltd. 1910 - 1940 1 Ledger. 1 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1926 2 Ledger. 1 Jan 1927 - 31 Dec 1940
2/1 General Ledger 1937 - 1946 Includes information about repairs, surveys, shore engineers' holiday pay, shipping charges, voyage results, sea staffs' pensions and Ellerman engine monies.
1 Ledger. [fragile] 1937 - 1946
3/1-5 Impersonal Ledgers 1962 - 1967 1 Ledger. 1962 2 Ledger. 1963 3 Ledger. 1964 4 Ledger. 1965 5 Ledger. 1967
4/1-2 Repair Ledgers 1964 - 1966 1 Ledger. 1964 2 Ledger. 1966
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE (cont) 1899 - 1974
6/1-7 Voyage Results, Ship Maintenance and Staff Ledgers (cont) 1910 - 1974
5/1 Survey and Repair Ledger 1965 - 1967 1 Ledger. 1965 - 1967
6/1-3 Disbursement Ledgers 1965 - 1974 1 C - K by voyage. 1966 - 1967 2 L - Z by voyage. 1966 - 1967 3 Additional supplementary disbursements by voyage. 1965 - 1974
7/1-2 Captain's Ledgers 1967 - 1968 Includes information about the captain's wages, allotments of account, chief engineer's salaries, NUS account, retrospective pay account, seamen's balance account, seaman's graduated pension account, seaman's income tax. 1 Ledger. 1967 2 Ledger. 1968
7/1-2 Journals 1942 - 1968
1 Journal. 1942 - 1947
2 Home agents journal. 1968
8/1-4 Day Books 1964 - 1971
1 Day Book. 7 Aug 1964 - 8 Jul 1966
2 Day Book, D - H. 1967
3 Day Book, C Jan - Dec 1971
4 Day Book, D. Jan - June 1971
9/1-4 Cash Books 1920 - 1974
1 General Cash Book, No. 28 (on-going). Aug 1920 - Mar 1921
2 Cash Book. 1925 - 1933
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE (cont) 1899 - 1974
9/1-4 Cash Books (cont) 1920 - 1974
3 Cash Book, Manchester steamers. May 1966 - 24 June 1974
4 Pilot's Cash Book - Hall Line Ltd. Jan 1968 - Apr 1973
10/1-2 Income Tax 1923 - 1972
1 Income Tax Account Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1923 - 1937
2 Foreign Income Tax Returns. 31 Dec 1932 - 31 Dec 1972
11/1-3 Charges Books 1927 - 1974
1 Port Charges, stevedoring, Bombay - Karachi. 1930 - 1964
2 Port Charges, stevedoring, continental ports. 1927 - 1964
3 Charges Book, No. 7. 10 Oct 1961 - Mar 1974
12/1-5 Outward Freight Ledgers 1966 - 1968
1 Adjustments Ledger. Jan 1966 - June 1968 2 Cash Ledger. 2 Jan 1967 - 30 Dec 1967 3 Cash Book. 1 Jan 1968 - 29 June 1968 4 Charges Ledger. 1967
5 Charges Ledger. 1968
13/1 Inward Freight and Charges Ledger 1967
1 Ledger. 1934 - 1945
14/1 Bills Receivable - Bills Payable Ledger 1934 - 1935
1 Ledger. 1934 - 1935
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE (cont) 1899 - 1974
15/1-3 Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Ledgers 1934 - 1950
1 Dues Deposit Account Ledger. 1 May 1934 - 31 May 1939 2 Dues Deposit Account Ledger. 1 June 1939 - 19 Aug 1948 3 Tonnage Deposit Account Ledger. 2 Nov 1935 - 29 Dec 1950
16/1 Statement of Account 1909 - 1917
1 Statement of Account. [17 items] 30 Apr 1909 - 3 Aug 1917
17/1-8 Wear and Tear Accounts 1919 - 1949
(See B/ELH/4/18 for further information on Wear and Tear.)
1 Ship - City of Baroda. 1919 - 1939
2 Ship - City of Newcastle. 1924 - 1937
3 Ship - Banksome Hall. 1926 - 1932
4 Ship - Merton Hall. 1926 - 1932
5 Plant at Cape Town (Derrick). 1927 - 1948
6 Office Appliances. 1934 - 1948
7 Motor Cars. [2 items] Sept 1935 - 1949
8 Quay Plant: cranes and lifting gear, etc. at Alexander Dock. May 1935 - 1948
18/1-3 Taxation 1937 - 1949
1 Extracts and correspondence regarding taxation. The 27 Sept 1937 - extracts are taken from general circulars of the Chamber of 23 Jul 1949 Shipping of the United Kingdom; general circulars and minutes of General Meeting of the Liverpool Steam Ship Owners' Association; a supplement to The Accountant; notes received from H.M. Inspector, Cardiff Marine District, Cardiff and Spicer & Zegler's book on Income Tax. [46 items]
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/4/1-21 FINANCE (cont) 1899 - 1974
18/1-3 Taxation (cont) 1937 - 1949
2 Scientific Research and Income Tax, Explanatory Notes 16 Aug 1946 pamphlet, issued by the Board of Inland Revenue.
3 The Accountant Tax Supplement, regarding wear and tear 5 Apr 1947 allowances.
19/1 Correspondence, second of exchange and accounts, 31 May 1940 - regarding the disbursements per the City of Venice and City 11 June 1940 of Evansville. [7 items]
20/1-2 Receipted Cheques 1939 - 1940
1 Cheques, numbered 111661 - 111782 (not a complete 19 Sept 1939 - series). [72 items] 5 Jan 1940
2 Cheques, numbered 107797 - 107965 (not a complete 29 Sept 1939 - series). [133 items] 1 Jan 1940
21/1-2 Receipts - Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. 1929 - 1934
1 Receipt, re amount of refund received from H.M. Customs & 1 Jul 1929 Excise, in respect of Duty paid on deposit on silk, etc., transferred from the City of Milan to the City of Cairo at Birkenhead.
2 Receipt, re a refund from the Board of Trade, in respect of 28 Nov 1934 advances inadvertently made by Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd., to Sultan Gool Mahomed, Fireman, ex SS City of Mobile.
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Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/5/1-3 INSURANCE 1895 - 1973
1/1-3 Marine Insurance 1895 - 1967
1/1-11 Ledgers 1932 - 1967
1 Voyage Account Insurance Book, No. 3. 1932 - 1942
2 Ledger. 1 Jan 1937 - 29 Nov 1954
3 Marine Insurance. 17 Apr 1946 - 30 Sept 1954
4 Marine Insurance. 1 Mar 1954 - 1959
5 Ledger. 1956 - 1959
6 Ledger. 1960
7 Ledger. 1961
8 Ledger. 1962
9 Ledger. 1963
10 Ledger. 1964
11 Ledger. 1967
2/1-2 Legal Papers 1909 - 1933
1 Denbigh Hall and Margarete Gelpeke collision settlement. Dec 1909 - [3 items] 5 Jan 1910
2 Survey report by Beria Maria, surveyor for damage caused to 20 Nov 1933 the SS Trafford Hall by French cruiser Bougainville.
3/1-2 Correspondence 1895 - 1915
1 Letter from Robert Bradford & Co. to Robert Alexander & Co., 7 Jan 1895 re paying laid up returns on lost ships if the seamen had not been lost.
2 Letter, re insurance. [missing] 14 Apr 1915
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/5/1-3 INSURANCE (cont) 1895 - 1973
2/1-5 Motor Insurance 1939 - 1973
1/1-3 Policies 1939 - 1957
1 Vauxhall Saloon, registration number FKF 758. Includes a 10 Aug 1939 claim form and an In the event of an accident leaflet. [3 items]
2 Humber Saloon, registration number FLV 169. Includes a 2 Sept 1939 claim form and an In the event of an accident leaflet. [3 items]
3 Continuing Policy, private motor cars. 31 Dec 1951 - 20 June 1957
2/1-3 Insurance Certificates 1941 - 1973
1 Hillman Minx, registration number GBK 521. [8 items] 25 Jul 1941 - 25 Jul 1949
2 Registration number KYL 530. 5 Jan 1950
3 Private cars. [8 items] 12 Mar 1968 - 12 Mar 1973
3/1-2 Renewal Certificates 1941 - 1951
1 Humber Saloon, registration number FLV 169. [8 items] 4 Sept 1941 - 2 Jan 1951
2 Vauxhall Saloon, registration number FKF 758. [9 items] 12 Aug 1942 - 2 Jan 1951
4/1 Renewal Receipts 1944
1 Hillman Minx, registration number GKB 521. 25 Jul 1944
5/1-2 Covering Notes 1939 - 1950
1 Humber Saloon, registration number FLV 169. [3 items] 29 Sept 1939 - 22 Feb 1950
2 Hillman Minx, registration number GKB 52l. 25 Jul 1944
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/5/1-3 INSURANCE (cont) 1895 - 1973
3/1-2 National Guarantee and Suretyship Association Ltd. - Policy 1939 - 1953
Renewals
1 Particulars of policy: Walter Tither, Secretary, The Bombay 31 Jul 1939 - Outward Freight Conference, Liverpool, includes relevant 31 Jul 1953 correspondence. [4 items]
2 Particulars of policy: Walter Tither, Secretary, The Bombay 22 Aug 1905 - Outward Freight Conference, Liverpool, includes relevant 30 Jul 1938 correspondence. [18 items]
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Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/6/1-7 OPERATIONAL 1899 - 1973
1/1-17 Movement Books 1900 - 1969 The Movement Books describe each ship's itineraries. Dates are given for the arrival and departure of ships from dock, at ports of call and prominent points passed en route.
They also contain brief details on coal supplies and cargo carried.
1 Steamers Movement Book. 1900 - 1904
2 Steamers Movement Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1904 - 1906
3 Steamers Movement Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1908 - 1910
4 Steamers Movement Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1911 - 1912
5 Steamers Movement Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1921 - 1922
6 Movement Book, No. 2. [original] 1928 - 1931
7 Movement Book, No. 3. [original] 1931 - 1936
8 Movement Book. 1936 - 1940
9 Movement Book. 1940 - 1944
10 Movement Book. 1942 - 1949
11 Movement Book. 1949 - 1954
12 Movement Book. 1953 - 1959
13 Movement Book. 1958 - 1962
14 Movement Book. 1959 - 1965
15 Movement Book. 196? - 196?
16 Movement Book. 1963 - 1967
17 Movement Book. 1966 - 1969
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/6/1-7 OPERATIONAL(cont) 1899 - 1973
2/1-5 Particulars of Steamers 1919 - 1934
1 Hall Line's copy of particulars of steamers of Ellerman Lines 1 Sept 1919 Ltd.
2 Hall Line's copy of particulars of steamers of Ellerman Lines Jul 1923 Ltd. [2 copies]
3 Hall Line's copy of particulars of steamers of Ellerman Lines c.1931 Ltd.
4 Hall Line's copies of particulars of steamers of Ellerman 1934 Lines Ltd. [3 copies]
5 Particulars of steamers of Ellerman Lines Ltd., Engine 1934 Department.
3/1-3 Particulars of the Fleet 1950 - 1971
1 Hall Line's copy of particulars of the fleet of Ellerman Lines 1 Jul 1950 Ltd.
2 Hall Line's copy of particulars of the fleet of Ellerman Lines 1970 Ltd.
3 Hall Line's copy of particulars of the fleet of Ellerman Lines 1971 Ltd.
4/1-4 Trim and Stability Books 1957 - 1960
1 MV City of Wellington. 10 Apr 1957
2 City of Lancaster. 25 Nov 1958
3 City of Guildford. 12 Feb 1958
4 MV Arcadian. 15 Aug 1960
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/6/1-7 OPERATIONAL(cont) 1899 - 1973
5/1-3 Casualty Reports 1940 - 1950
1 Folder. 1940
2 Folder. 1941 - 1943
3 Folder. 1944 - 1950
6/1-13 Miscellaneous 1899 - 1973
1 Bunker supplies. Jan 1954 - Nov 1972
2 Orders for ships (cargoes and destinations). 6 Jan 1956 - 1972
3 Goods ordered to Ships Book. 30 Nov 1966 - 5 Feb 1969
4 Goods ordered to Ships Book. 31 May 1966 - 30 May 1973
5 Engineers Voyage Records. Mar 1956 - May 1964
6 Engineers particulars of machinery. 1915 - 1960(?)
7 Deck Engine Stores. Sept 1966 - Jan 1973
8 Provisions Stock Book. 1955 - 1962
9 Hall Line's book of notes on the alteration of structure of the 1914 - 1919 Netherley Hall.
10 Receipts and instructions re ships papers and staff. 1924 - 1927
11 Chartering Papers:
i) SS Grelrosa with Survey Report (Cardiff), 20 October 20 Sept 1955 1955 [original and 2 copies] and Mauritius, 17 December 1955 [original and 2 copies].
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/6/1-7 OPERATIONAL(cont) 1899 - 1973
6/1-13 Miscellaneous (cont) 1899 - 1973
11 Chartering Papers (cont):
ii) SS Aludra, "On Survey", at Hamburg, 27 September 1955 1955 [3 copies]; Delivery Certificate M, 24 September 1955, Hamburg [1 copy]; off-survey at Dar-es Salaam, 1 December 1955 [3 copies].
12 Sundry Instructions to Agents Book. 1899 - 1903
13 Letters and report, re Indian Lines' representatives wanting a 15 June 1959 - higher percentage of the shipping traffic. [3 items] 17 June 1959
7/1-9 Service Movement Books 1929 - 1940
These volumes record vessel movements along the different company services. Donated in 1999 by Alan Shaw, Director.
1 Service Movement Book. 1929
2 Service Movement Book. 1931
3 Service Movement Book. 1932
4 Service Movement Book. 1933
5 Service Movement Book. 1934
6 Service Movement Book. 1935
7 Service Movement Book. 1936
8 Service Movement Book. 1939
9 Service Movement Book. 1940
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Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/7/1-16 STAFF AND WAGES 1867 - 1976
1/1-4 Reference Books 1877 - 1976
1/1-5 Officers - Hall Line Ltd. 1877 - 1976 1 Index. 1877 - 1909
2 Reference Book. 1888 - 1960 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2060.
3 Reference Book, No. 2. 1915 - 1964 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2064.
4 Reference Book, No. 3. 1926 - 1976 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2076.
5 Reference Book, No. 4. 1945 - 1955 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2055.
2/1 Chief and Assistant Stewards 1880 - 1951 1 Reference Book. 1880 - 1951 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2051.
3/1 Carpenters 1905 - 1955 1 Reference Book. 1905 - 1955 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2055.
4/1-3 Engineers 1910 - 1968 1 Reference Book. 1910 - 1968 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2068.
2 Reference Book. 1912 - 1967 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2067.
3 Reference Book. 1958 - 1967 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2067.
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/7/1-16 STAFF AND WAGES (cont) 1867 - 1976
2/1 Apprentice's Record Book 1948 - 1968
1 Record Book. 1948 - 1968 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2068.
3/1 Staff and Salaries Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1892 - 1911
1 Staff and Salaries Book. 1892 - 1911
4/1 Wages Payment Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1899 - 1908
1 Payment Book. 1899 - 1908
5/1-3 Wages Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1955 - 1972
1/1-5 Masters, Officers, Engineers, Chief Stewards 1955 - 1972 1 Wages Book, A - M. 1955 - 1962 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2062.
2 Wages Book, N - Z. 1955 - 1962 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2062.
3 Supplementary Book to B/ELH/7/5/1/1-2. 1955 - 1962 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2062.
4 Wages Book. 1971 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2071.
5 Wages Book. 1972 Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until 2072.
2/1 Able Seamen, Quartermasters, Donkeymen, Cargo 1948 - 1960
Watchers, Stewards, Carpenters, Surgeons, etc. 1 Wages Book. 1948 - 1960
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Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/7/1-16 STAFF AND WAGES (cont) 1867 - 1976
5/1-3 Wages Books - Hall Line Ltd. (cont) 1955 - 1972
3/1 Dock Staff 1964 - 1966 1 Wages Book. 4 Apr 1964 - 9 Jul 1966
6/1-2 National Insurance Stamp Books - Hall Line Ltd. 1957 - 1973
1 Stamp Book. Jul 1957 - Mar 1965
2 Stamp Book. Nov 1965 - Mar 1973
7/1 Workmen Compensation Claims Book - Hall Line Ltd. 1914 - 1928
1 Claims Book. Dec 1914 - Restricted access under the Data Protection Act (1998) until Dec 1928 2028.
8/1-2 Certificates of Competency 1867 - 1878
1 Master's Certificate of Competency belonging to Charles 1 Jan 1867 Jones.
2 Second Mate's Certificate of Competency belonging to Henry 16 May 1878 Williams.
9/1 Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Licence to act as Master 1936
Porter, Master Stevedore and Master Lumper
1 Licence for Frederick Henry Southern. 30 Dec 1936
10/1-6 Papers, re Deceased Employees 1914 - 1950
1 Receipt from Mrs. Fraser for receiving the effects of Captain 15 Dec 1914 Fraser.
2 List of shares held by G.J.C. Gill from the Hall Line Ltd. 25 Jan 1924
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Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/7/1-16 STAFF AND WAGES (cont) 1867 - 1976
10/1-6 Papers, re Deceased Employees (cont) 1914 - 1950
3 Lists of effects of Captain J.J. Clarke, Hall Line Ltd. Includes 14 Dec 1928 - receipt of delivery of his goods to Liverpool and receipt from 30 Dec 1928 E. Clarke for receiving the effects of Captain J.J. Clarke. [4 items]
4 Death Certificate for Sing Ah Sey and a copy of the funeral 23 May 1932 - expenses. [2 items] 26 May 1932
5 Letter from Graham Phillipson, Secretary of the South & East 16 May 1950 African Conference Lines to Ellerman Lines Ltd., sending the conference's condolences on hearing of the death of the Chairman of Ellerman Lines Ltd., Mr. Edward Aubrey Lloyd.
6 Newspaper cutting, re the death of Mr. Alec Hull, Chairman of n.d. Ellerman Lines Ltd.
11/1 Wages List for the City of Lyons, Voyage 31 1940
1 Wages list, including a letter from Hall Line Ltd. to Captain 11 Oct 1940 - A.J. Philips of the City of Lyons, re him temporarily 22 Oct 1940 relinquishing his command. [2 items]
12/1 Papers, re F. Cottrel 1951 - 1953
1 Papers, re F. Cottrel's employment with Hall Line Ltd. He 30 May 1951 - was a carpenter who served on board the City of Poona. 7 Sept 1953 [8 items]
13/1 National Savings Certificates Receipt Book 1943 - 1944
1 Receipt Book, which includes "disposal of completed 12 Apr 1943 - counterparts and signature cards" receipts. [5 items] 20 Nov 1944
14/1 Address Book n.d.
1 Address Book. n.d.
15/1 Ellerman Lines Ltd. Sports Club Minute Book 1952 - 1955
1 Minute Book. 9 Jan 1952 - 13 May 1955
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/7/1-16 STAFF AND WAGES (cont) 1867 - 1976
16/1-13 Papers, re Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C. 1951 - 1970
1 Fixture sheets for Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C. [106 items] 18 Aug 1951 - 4 May 1957
2 Results sheets issued by the Liverpool Shipping Football 25 Aug 1951 - League. [130 items] 27 Apr 1957
3 Leaflet issued by Eagle Star Insurance Co., Ltd., re accident 22 Sept 1952 insurance for Amateur Association Football Clubs. Includes introductory letter from Philip M. Morland, Branch Manager, Eagle Star Insurance to R. Cattrel, Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C. [2 items]
4 Liverpool County Football Association caution card. 29 Nov 1952
5 Entry Form for cup competition (blank). 1952 - 1953
6 Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C. team lists. [4 items] 1954 - 1957
7 Referees appointments list for the Liverpool Shipping 1 Sept 1956 - Football League. 4 May 1957
8 Papers, re fundraising - results of the Christmas draw, poster 7 Dec 1956 - for a dance and a leaflet advertising ideas for fundraising. 11 May 1957 [3 items]
9 Official Handbook. 1965 - 1970
10 News-sheets issued by the Liverpool Shipping Football 29 Apr 1967 - League. [34 items] 9 May 1970
11 Invoice of hire of vehicle - Crossville Motor Services Ltd. 11 Nov 1967
12 Correspondence, re the team, the ground, kit, fixtures, 30 May 1952 - appointment of a chairman, registration forms, a trophy 19 May 1953 presentation and insurance. [25 items]
13 Rules for Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C. (hand-written) and n.d. proposed rules for Ellerman Lines Ltd., A.F.C., Liverpool section (draft copy). [2 items]
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/8/1-4 MISCELLANEOUS 1910 - c.1962
1/1 Baggage Insurance Policy 1913
1 Agnes M. Rosselet. 31 May 1913 - 29 June 1913
2/1 Private Code Book 1938
1 Hall Line Ltd. 1938
3/1-2 File [Missing] 1948 - c.1963
1 Report on Prisoners of War. c.1962
2 Extract from the West African Medical Journal on Manioc. 1948
[Both have medical terminology in.]
4/1-3 Correspondence 1910 - 1929
1 Letter, re taking of office. 23 Feb 1910
2 Memorandum, re equipment for the SS Crosby Hall. 5 Jan 1927
3 Memorandum from Sir Percy Bates, re a meeting with Sir 27 Nov 1929 John Ellerman about the Bombay Agency of the Ellerman Line.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s)
B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951
Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd.
Plans are numbered in sequence as they appear in the book.
1 SS Kioto capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1933
2 SS City of Adelaide capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
3 City of Agra sectional views of midships, hull and decks, 1 May 1945 1/16" = 1 ft.
4 City of Agra capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1937
5 City of Athens capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Sept 1930
6 SS City of Auckland capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1922
7 SS City of Barcelona capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1930
8 SS City of Baroda capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1933
9 SS City of Bath capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1933
10 SS City of Bedford capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. June 1933
11 SS City of Bombay capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1938
12 SS City of Brisbane capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Nov 1933
13 SS City of Bristol capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jul 1928
14 SS City of Cairo capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1933
15 City of Canton capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1916
16 TSS City of Capetown, sectional views of midships, hull and 27 June 1944 decks, 1/6" = 1 ft.
17 SS City of Capetown capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1937
18 SS City of Cardiff capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1918
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
19 TSMV City of Chester, sectional views of midships, hull and 26 Jul 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
20 SS City of Christiania capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Mar 1922
21 SS City of Corinth capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Nov 1936
22 SS City of Corinth capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1918
23 SS City of Dundee, sectional views of midships, hull and 2 Mar 1945 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
24 SS City of Dundee capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jul 1934
25 SS City of Dunkirk, sectional views of midships, hull and 22 Jul 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
26 SS City of Dunkirk capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Mar 1930
27 SS City of Durban capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. June 1929
28 SS City of Eastbourne capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. June 1934
29 SS City of Evansville sectional views of midships, hull and 25 Jan 1945 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
30 SS City of Evansville capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Aug 1931
31 SS City of Florence, sectional views of midships, hull and 8 Apr 1945 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
32 SS City of Florence capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Sept 1929
33 SS City of Glasgow capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
34 SS City of Guildford capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Aug 1919
35 SS City of Hankow capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1931
36 SS City of Hereford capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
37 SS City of Johannesburg capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1921
38 SS City of Khios capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1932
39 SS City of Kobe capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1924
40 SS City of Lille, sectional views of midships, hull and decks, 3 Oct 1944 1/16" = 1 ft.
41 SS City of Lille capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1934
42 SS City of Lyons capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1926
43 TSS City of Madras, sectional views of midships, hull and Feb 1945 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
44 SS City of Manila capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1931
45 SS City of Melbourne capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Aug 1919
46 SS City of Newcastle, sectional views of midships, hull and 18 Jul 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
47 SS City of Newcastle capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1928
48 SS City of Norwich capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1933
49 SS City of Pittsburg capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1921
50 SS City of Rangoon capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1928
51 SS City of Roubaix capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1928
52 SS City of Salisbury capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1939
53 SS City of Shanghai capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1917
54 SS City of Singapore capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Aug 1930
55 SS City of Sydney capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1930
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
56 GTS City of Tokio capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1933
57 SS City of Wellington capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. June 1934
58 SS City of Winchester capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1931
59 SS City of Worcester, sectional views of midships, hull and 26 May 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
60 SS City of Worcester capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1927
61 SS City of Yokohama capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. June 1922
62 SS City of Manchester capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1935
City Line Plans
63 SS City of Benares capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
64 SS City of Bristol, sectional views of midships, hull and 4 June 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
65 SS City of Canterbury capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1935
66 TSS City of Calcutta capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1940
67 TSS City of Calcutta capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. 4 Sept 1944
68 SS City of Delhi capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
69 SS City of Durham capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
70 TSS City of Edinburgh capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1948
71 TSS City of Edinburgh capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
72 SS City of London capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Apr 1931
73 SS City of Karachi capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. 7 Sept 1951
74 SS City of Mandalay capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
City Line Plans (cont)
75 SS City of Marseilles capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. [2 copies] n.d.
76 SS City of Nagpur capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Oct 1932
77 SS City of Paris capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1932
78 TSS City of Simla capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1938
79 SS City of Venice capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Feb 1935
80 SS City of York capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. May 1934
81 SS City of Hong Kong, sectional views of midships, hull and 9 June 1944 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
82 SS City of Hong Kong capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
83 SS City of Oran capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
Bucknell Line
84 SS City of Batavia capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Sept 1921
85 SS City of Canberra, sectional views of midships, hull and 22 Mar 1945 decks, 1/16" = 1 ft.
86 SS City of Canberra capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Sept 1949
87 SS City of Canberra capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. 1950
88 SS City of Cardiff capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jul 1946
89 SS City of Carlisle capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jul 1947
90 SS City of Christchurch, capacity plan/side profile and deck n.d. plans, 1/16" = 1 ft.
91 SS City of Derby, sectional views of midships, hull and decks, 8 June 1944 1/16" = 1 ft.
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
Bucknell Line (cont)
92 SS City of Derby capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
93 SS City of Dieppe capacity and deck plans, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
94 SS Fort Tadousac capacity and deck plans, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
95 SS City of Hereford capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. n.d.
96 SS Kabinga capacity plan, side profile and deck plans n.d. 1/16" = 1 ft.
97 SS Keelung capacity plan, side profile and deck plans, n.d. 1/16" = 1 ft.
98 SS City of Kimberley, capacity and deck plans, 1/16" = 1 ft. Dec 1933
99 TSS City of Lincoln capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1939
100 TSS City of London capacity plan and deck plans, Jul 1947 1/16" = 1 ft.
101 SS City of Mobile capacity plan, side profile and deck plans, n.d. 1/16" = 1 ft.
102 SS City of Pretoria capacity plan and deck plans, 1/16" = 1 ft. Jan 1948
103 TSS City of Pretoria capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan] Apr 1938
104 SS City of Swansea capacity plan, side profile and deck plan n.d. 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan]
105 SS City of Windsor sectional views of midships, hull and 6 Oct 1944 decks 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan]
106 SS City of Windsor capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan] Dec 1949
107 SS City of Windsor capacity plan, 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan] 1950
108 SS City of Perth capacity plan, side profile and deck plans n.d. 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose plan]
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
1/1-110 Bound Volume of Capacity Plans of vessels from the Hall 1916 - 1951 Line Ltd., City Line Ltd. and Bucknell Line Ltd. (cont)
Miscellaneous Loose Drawings
109 TSS Assyrian capacity plan, blueprint 1/16" = 1 ft. [loose June 1937 plan]
110 SS City of Benares capacity plan, blueprint 1/16" = 1 ft. 5 Oct 1936 [loose plan]
2/1-20 Construction Plans for a proposed new Workshop in Holmes 1944 Street, Liverpool. Produced from Ellerman Lines' Engine
Works, Liverpool
1 Part steelwork details for skew end, Drawing No. 949. 31 Oct 1944 [blueprint]
2 Half full-size eaves detail, Drawing No. 857. [blueprint] 16 Mar 1944
3 Connections to skew gable, Drawing No. 961. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
4 Bridge rail, Drawing No. 931. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
5 Elevation to east gable, Drawing No. 966. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
6 Bridge rail details, Drawing No. 933. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
7 Outsize elevation to west gable, Drawing No. 905. 31 Oct 1944 [blueprint]
8 Foundation plan, Drawing No. 855. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
9 Ground floor plan, Drawing No. 6060. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
10 Arrangement of roof steelwork, Drawing No. 949. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
11 Typical section through building, Drawing No. 864. 31 Oct 1944 [[blueprint]
12 Steelwork around stair-well at first floor level, Drawing No. 31 Oct 1944 872/A. [blueprint]
MARITIME ARCHIVES & LIBRARY
Title of Deposit: B/ELH ELLERMAN LINES LTD. / HALL LINE LTD.
Item No. Description Date(s) B/ELH/9/1-2 PLANS (cont) 1916 - 1952
2/1-20 Construction Plans for a proposed new Workshop in Holmes 1944 Street, Liverpool. Produced from Ellerman Lines' Engine Works, Liverpool (cont)
13 Truss details, Drawing No. 960. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
14 Connection of raker to eaves beam, Drawing No. 926. 31 Oct 1944 [blueprint]
15 No. 1 compound crane girder, Drawing No.930. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
16 Stanchions, Drawing No. 892. [blueprint] 31 Oct 1944
17 Longitudinal tie and eaves bracing, Drawing No. 890. 31 Oct 1944 [blueprint]
18 Details of Holme Street Works Entrance, Drawing No. 13/5. 31 Oct 1944
19 Ground floor and first floor plan, Drawing No. E/13/2. n.d. [blueprint]
20 Ground floor plan of staircase and lavatories, Drawing 1944 No. E/13/4.
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