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…
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…