Bronze Age Gold from Wales

S.S. GEORGE BALFOUR, glass negative

Hansen, Leslie W. (Photographer)

¾ Starboard stern view of S.S. GEORGE BALFOUR at Cardiff Docks.

A Collier. Built 1937 by S.P. Austin & Son Ltd., Wear Dock Yard, Sunderland, for the London Power Co. Ltd. She was named after the mechanical and electrical engineer George Balfour (1872–1941), who co-founded Balfour Beatty. 1948 – Taken over from London Power Co, by British Electricity Authority (BEA) - renamed Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) in 1958. She was broken up in 1959. (wikipedia)

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

79.76I/2861

Historical Associations

Association Type: Place name
Place: Cardiff Docks

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 1949 (circa)

Acquisition

purchase, 20/9/1979

Measurements

Length (mm): 81
Width (mm): 106

Techniques

Gelatin dry plate glass negative
Glass negative
Negative

Material

Glass
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