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London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

GREAT GWENDRAETH VALE AND
WELSH JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Capital, 1,000,0001., in 50,000 Shares of 201. each.
Deposit 21. 2s. per Share.
PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE.
John Addis, Esq. Rotherhithe, Surrey, director of the Licensed Vic-
- tuallers' and General Fire and Life Assurance Company, and of the
Central Terminus Railway
J. It. W. Atkinson, Esq. Elmwood-house, Leeds
Admiral J. Ayscough, Southampton
J. M. Barnard, Esq. Loudon
Joseph G. Barrett, Esq. Ross, Herefordshire, director of the Rhondda
Valley Railway
John Blackburn, Esq. Coroner for Leeds, director of the West Mid-
land Railway
George Brockelbank, Esq. Crooms-hill, Greenwich
John Dudin Brown, Esq. Sydenham, Kent, director of the Central
Terminus Railway
James Burneas, Stratford-grove, Essex
aorin Carter, Esq. F.R.A.S. Park-lodge, Stockwell, director of the
Grand Trunk Railway
WI R. Chadwick, Esq. Chairman of the Richmond Railway, and
director of the Oxford, Southampton, Gosport, and Portsmouth
Railway
Edward Chapman, Esq. strand, London, director of the Richmond
Railway
Robert Charles, Esq. 23, Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square, one of
the Provisional Committee of the Manchester and Rugby Direct
Railway
Andrew Clark, Esq. Bankside, Deputy-Chairman of the Licensed
Victuallers' Fire and Life Office
Edward Hyde Clarke, Esq. Hyde Hall, Cheshire, and Tickford Park,
Beds
James Clift, Esq. Bloomsbury-square, director of the Paris and Strati-
burgh and Metropolitan -Junction Railways
G. Colquhoun, . Esq. director of the Worcester and South Wales
Railway
Dunbar John Cother, Esq. of Harcourt-buildings, London, director of
the Brecon and Merthyr Tydvil Railway
Edward Creed, Esq.
E. M. Davies, Esq. Penalt, Carmarthen
Jonathan D. Dow, Esq. Conihill, and Streatham, Surrey
Lieut.-Col. G. M. Eden, William-street, Lowndes-square
Thomas Eldrid, Esq. Fore-street, London, director of the Petersfield
and Southampton Railway
Philip Evans, Esq. of Brj hir, in the county of Carmarthen
Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Alderman, Griffin's Wharf, Tooley-street.
Chairman of the London and Westminster Bank
Thomas Fenton, Esq. of the Ferryside, in the county of Carmarthen
Hugh I'. Fuller, Esq. King William-street, director of the Mitcham
and South-Western Railway Company
William Gambier, Esq. Sacombe-park, Herts
Joseph Gillham, Esq. Hargreaves-house, Oldham, director of the
Staffordshire Potteries, and Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction
Railways
Rev. F. H. Hall, D.D. Rector of Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire
J. G. Hammack, Esq. Essex-house, Mile-end-road, director of the
Licensed Victualler? and General Fire and Life Office, and one of
the Committee of the Direct Western Railway
Gilbert Harries, Esq. of Coalbrook, in the county of Carmarthen, and
of Llananwas, in the county of Pembroke
David Lloyd Harries, Esq. of Landingat-house, in the county of
Carmarthen
Edward Hickson, Esq. director of the City and Camden Town
Railway
J. K. Hooper, Esq. Alderman, and director of the Direct Manchester
Railway
Richard Wm. Johnson, Esq. Holloway, director of Remington's Di-
rect London and Manchester Railway
John King, Esq. College-hill, London, director of the Great Grimsby,
Louth, Horneastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction and Thames
Valley Railways
J. Kinloch, Esq.. Gloucester-road, Hyde-park, director of the North
Wales Railway
Valentine Knight, Esq. Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, director of
the Dendre Valley Railway
William Knott, Esq. 4, Adelaide-place, director of the Richmond
Railway
Edwin Leaf, Esq. of Wood-street, and of Cumberland-street, Port-
man-square
John Dawson Lowden, Esq. Doughty-street, director of the Rich-
mond Railway
Captain J. 11. Leckie, Richmond, Surrey, one of the Provisional Com-
mittee of the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway -
Nicholss M`Cann, Esq. 50, Parliament-street, director of the Man-
chester and ltugby Direct Railway
John M'Rae, Esq. Wood-street, and Page-green-house, Tottenham,
Deputy-Chairman of tke Thames Plate Glass Company
Sir William Maguey, Bart. Alderman, Chairman of the Great
Grimsby, Lincoln, Louth, Horncastle, and Midland Junction,
and director of the Great Luxemburg Railways
Robert Main, Esq. Ravensbounre-park, Kent, director of the Licensed
Victuallers' and General Fire and Life Assurance Company
George Mann, Esq. Woodlawn, Dulwich, Surrey
William Margetson, Esq. Streatham-hill, Brixton, one of the Pro-
visional Committee of the London, Staines, Ascot, and Reading
Junction Railway
Edward Moore, Esq. M.D. Thurlow-house, Hackney-road
Evan W. Morris, Esq. Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, director of the
North and South Wales Railway
Nervy Moss, Esq. Projector of the Great Gwendraeth Vale and
Welsh Junction Railway
George Murray, Esq. Chichester, Magistrate for the County
Rev. J. A. Nash, Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park
Major-General Parlby, C.B. director of the Worcester and South
Wales Railway
Thomas Paul, Esq. 10, Mansion-house-street, director of the Direct
London and Exeter, and of the Liverpool and Derby Direct
Bailways
George It. Paul, Esq. Strand, and Worthing, Sussex
Apsley Pellatt, Esq. director of the Staines and Richmond Railway
IV. IV. Pell, Esq. Ullesthcrpe, Leicestershire
George Pell, Esq. Welford, Northamptonshire
George R. Peppercorne, Bexhill, Sussex, director of the Chatham and
Portsmouth Railway
Sir John Pixie, Bart. Alderman, director of the Peninsular and Origin
tal Steam Packet Company, ono of the Provisional Committee of
the Manchester and Rugby Direct Railway
Alderman Porter, Southampton, director of the South Midland Railway
W. S. Potter, Esq. provisional director of the Oxford, Gosport, and
Southampton, and the Oxford and Cheltenham Railways
Rev. Thomas Price, Rector of Llanrothel, Herefordshire
John Rand, Esq. Guildford, Surrey
James Rennie, Esq. of Belgrave-street, Belgrave-square, director
the Erewash Valley Extension Railway Line
James Reeves, Esq. Leighton, Essex, director of the Great -Man-
chester, Rugby, and Southampton, and of the ;South Midland
Junction Railways
Admiral Sir George Sartorius, director of the Dover and Bristol
Railway
William Shadbolt, Esq. Chairman of the Greenwich Railway, and
director of the London Joint-Stock Bank
Henry Silverlock, Esq. of Woolwich, Kent, and Doctors' Commons,
Member of the Steam Ship-Owners' Association, and director of the
Waterman's and City Steam-boat Companies
T. Bridge Simpson, Esq. Deputy-Chairman of the Richmond Railway
William Slack, Esq. of Cheapside, and of the Lodge, Cricklewood,
director of the West Midlands Railway
Major William Snow, Old Cavendish-street, Cavendish- square,
director of the Chatham and Portsmouth Railway
William E. Snow, Esq. Tredegar-square, director of the Cornwall and
Central Devon, and Exeter and Yeovil Railways
John Slane, Esq. Waltham-hall, Waltham Abbey, Essex
James Steadman, Esq. Guildford, director of the Reading and Reigate
Railway
Martin Stutely, Esq. of Cambridge-terrace, Regent's-park, provi-
sional director of the Grand Trunk and Direct Western, Leeds,
and Carlisle Railways
Win. Tanner, Esq. of 84, Great Seymour-street, Blackfrlars-road,
provisional director of the Direct Western and the Leeds and Car-
lisle Railways
Robert Watkins, Esq. Augusta-house, Worthing, director of the
Renting and Reigate, and Deputy-Chairman of the Rugby and
Manchester Railways
Sir Henry Webb, Bart, Pall-mall
John Webster, Esq. of Aldermanbury, and of Mecklenburgh-square,
merchant, director of the Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter
Railway
W. Lechmere Whitmore, Esq. director:of the Worcester and South
Wales Railway
William Williams, Esq. of the Abbey, Kidwelly, Canuarthenghire,
PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS.
Sir William Magnay, Bart. Alderman, Chairman.
J. G. Hammack, Esq. Deputy-Chairman.
George Brockelbank, Esq. John Carter, Esq.
William Chadwick, Esq. J. Brown, Esq.
Captain Leckie William Tanner, Esq.
J. Addis, Esq. Valentine Knight, Esq.
Robert Charles, Esq. John King, Esq.
Sir John Pixie, Alderman Robert Watkins, Esq

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Wire and Child, 9, St. Swithin's-lane, London
Messrs. Vaughan and Bevan, Brecon
CONSULTING ENGINEER—J. U. Rastrick, Esq.
ENGINEER—Thomas Hay, Esq.
BANKERS.
The Commercial Bank of London
Me srs. Wilkins and Co., Carmarthen and Llaneily
SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Mr. H. W. Sewell.
Offices-8, St. Swithen's-lane, London.
This railway is proposed to be made with a view to its forming a
junction in the most important part of South Wales with three other
projected lines, viz., the South Wales, the Welsh Midland, and the
North and South Wales, whereby communication will be formed with
North Wales and Ireland, London, Bristol, Gloucester, Worcester, Bir-
mingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and the whole of the northern
manufacturing districts, and also with the cottats of Devon and Corn-
wall, and will accommodate the following towns in the vicinity of the
line, Carmarthen, Llandilo, Liangaaock, Llandovery, Trecastle, Bre-
con, Hay, Creckhewel, Abergavenny, Merthyr Tydvil, Swansea,
Neath, Lloughor, Llanelly, Kidwelly, Laugharne, St. Clears, Narbeth,
llaverfordwest, Milford, Cardigan, Newcastle Einlyn, Pembroke, 11.
M. Dockyard at Pater, and the fashionable watering-places of
Aberystwith, Tenby, Lanstephan, and the ferry side.
Commencing at Burryport, Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, a har-
bour of recent formation, but unequalled in point of situation, depth
of water, and safe anchorage for ships by any other tidal harbour
on the whole of the Welsh coast ; the line will be carried close to
the village of Pembrey, in a westward direction about one mile anti
a half, where it is intended to cross the South Wales Railway, from
here, taking a course to the north, it will proceed through the
Gwendraeth Vale, passing the villages of Poatyates, Ponthenry,
Llangendeirne, Pontyberem, Porthyrhyd, Llanddarog to Llanarth-
ney, near to which place it is intended to intersect the line of the
Welsh Midland at a point about six miles from Llandillo and nine
from Carmarthen, and on from this point up the vale of Cothi,
passing the villages of Llanegwad, Brechfa, Abergorlech, Edwins-
ford, and Llansawel to Lampeter, where it will form a junction
with the North and South Wales Railway, and completing a dis-
tance, including branches, of about tiny-four miles.
It is intended to connect the line with the coal, marble, and mine-
ral districts. The line presents no engineering difficulties, and the
country through which it passes abounds with the materials neces-
sary for its construction.
Should it become necessary, arrangements will be made for the con-
tinuation of the line from near Edwinsford to Rhayader, and to form
a junction with other projected railways.
This railway will proceed for the first 20 miles through a most im-
portant mineral district, abounding with bituminous anthracite and
steam-coals, iron, fire-clay, limestone black marble, slate, flagstone,
copper, and lead ores, and the remainder of the distance across an
agricultural country, thus connecting these several districts with the
sea and with each other.
It is quite obvious that great benefit must also result to the land-
owners by the construction of this railway, in insuring the cheap de-
livery of coal and lime, both essential to the welfare of the farmer.
Thousands of acres of convertible land are now lying barren for
want of the means of procuring lime as manure at a moderate cost,
which is scarcely to be obtained fttam the heavy charge for transit, in
common carts, over bad roads.
The traffic in coals, lime, slate, copper, and lead ore, timber, cattle,
and every description of live stock and agricultural produce, which
already exists to a large extent, must receive great impulse from the
convenience and economy of this line of railway
The great interchange of commodities between the manufacturing,
the mining, and the agricultural districts, will ensure a large revenue,
independently of passenger traffic, which must necessarily be of great
extent, the line forming a connecting link between many main lines,
communicating with every part of the United Kingdom. It is esti-
mated that even the present traffic of the Gwendraeth Vale alone in
coal and lime is of itself sufficient to pay a fair per centage on the
capital required for this railway, leaving out all the other sources of
profit.
The value of the land generally required for the line is within the
average cost.
Until an Act of Parliament shall be obtained, the affairs of this
Company wild be under the control of the Committee of Manage-
ment, to whom po.ver is given to allot the shares, and to apply the
funds of the Compiny in payment of the expenses incurred In its for-
mation and in the preparation of the plans and sections to be sub-
mitted to Parliament.
Preference will •,e given in the allotment of shares to the landed
proprietors and o.hers loc.ill) interested in the line.
Power will be applied for in the Act—and in the meantime is
hereby given to the Committee of Management—to raise an aci-di-
tional capital, to abandon any part of the line, to make branch lb aes,
or enter Into arr mirements wills any other Company or Compa'aies ,
and also to nomi mate the first directors of the Company.
The deeds w 11 provide that no call shall be made on Ova share-
holders beyond the deposit until the Act of Parliament; Is rastained„
and power will be taken in the Act to allow 4 per ce at. it Merest on
all calls.
The Parliamentary Contract and Subscribers' Agree Mei it will be
ready for signature on payment of the deposits.
Applications for prospectuses and shares may he made ter the Soli-
citors, and to the following Stock and Sharebrokers :- _man s. James,
William, and Charles Peppercorn°, 2, Old Broad-sl 4.,,,t , mitsssrs. Hill
1 awcett, and Hill, Threadneedle-street Mess- ts. -' linowles,
tnd Cook, Leals ; Messrs. Wreford, Nicholls, • dud •i,7.,,44/... '401;
euro, Fleicder and. Sharp, Liverpool ; Mr. Wihkegod lzu,r Tix.-
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