Exploring the world of Sir Robert William Perks 1849-1934
Exploring the world of Sir Robert William Perks 1849-1934
(A preliminary version of this paper, giving summary information on a much smaller number of “R.W. Perks” companies, formed the appendix to Mapping the career of a businessman who was an “independent operator” and who left no substantial papers: the…
This article reproduced with kind permission from The Railway & Canal Historical Society. Click the yellow journal cover image to access the full journal directly from their archive. The length of time R.W. Perks was a director of the Barry…
This article reproduced with kind permission from The Railway & Canal Historical Society. Click the yellow journal cover image to access the full journal directly from their archive. Perks signed his letter of resignation from the Barry board on 24…
This article reproduced with kind permission from The Railway & Canal Historical Society. Click the blue journal cover image to access the full journal directly from their archive. It would thus seem clear that by late 1886, T.A. Walker ─…
Introduction Robert William Perks (1849-1934) was appointed as legal and financial adviser to the Cranbrook and Paddock Wood Railway Company (C&PWR) during the first half of 1878, by which stage the C&PWR had effectively become a “satellite” of the South…
An earlier version of this paper was presented to a seminar at the Flinders Business School, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, in May 2014 Abstract Becoming a trusted confidante to Sir Edward Watkin was a key step in the business career…
This article reproduced with kind permission from The Railway & Canal Historical Society. Click the blue journal cover image to access the full journal directly from their archive. Introduction The story of the Barry Railway has usually been told stressing…