London Telegraph Co
From Graces Guide
1859 The London District Telegraph Company was formed to develop telegraphic communication within a four mile radius of Charing Cross, under the chairmanship of Samuel Gurney MP, with Sir Charles Bright as consulting engineer and Edward Tyer as electrical engineer.[1]
1867 The company became the London and Provincial Telegraph Company for a short time[2][3].
1869 It was argued by a shareholder that the Acts of Parliament to enable take-over by the Post Office as a going concern only applied to 3 companies (Electric and International Telegraph Co, British and Irish Magnetic Telegraphic Co, and United Kingdom Telegraph Co) but not the London and Provincial. A special case had been made for Reuter's[4].
1870 Taken over by the Post Office.
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