File 500 'Sundry Reports'

Reference No:: C DPD/1/3/5/1/230
Dates:: 5 Jan 1939-21 Jun 1951
Description:: The file consists of correspondence, sent (and received) by the Engineer to the Humber Conservancy Board (Arthur Ernest Butterfield, from 1946 Mr Ralph John Hindmarsh), to/from various individuals and organisations on a multitude of topics on a daily basis. The correspondence details the routine work of the Department including: issues with boat congestion at Hessle Haven and trouble launching the 'Wall Brook' by Henry Scarr Limited; the removal of sand at Skeffling; the breaking up of wrecks at Paull and other locations on the Humber Foreshore; drifting and floating mines in the North Sea; shipping collisions (e.g. the Grimsby trawler 'Robinia' and the steamship 'Devon' near the Spurn Point Lightship); and a proposed Western Area Sewerage Scheme (Twin Outfalls, Pyewipe).
Format:: Archive Item
Extent:: 1 file
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Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull City Archives
Collection:: Records of Humber Conservancy and the Humber Ports (Records deposited by Associated British Ports and its Predecessors)