Nielsen, Andersen & Company

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Nielsen, Andersen & Company
Company type Limited company
Industry Maritime transport
Founded1869;155 years ago (1869) in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Founders
  • A.P. Andersen
  • Herman Ferdinand Nielsen
Headquarters
Newcastle upon Tyne
,
England
Area served
  • North East England
  • Europe
Key people
  • Joseph William Atkinson
  • Arthur Waldemar Carrall
  • James Vallans Haswell
  • Kristian Host

Nielsen, Andersen & Company was an English [1] firm of merchants, shipbrokers, ship owners and insurance agents [2] based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The company was established in 1869 by two Danes, Counciller A.P. Andersen and Herman Ferdinand Nielsen, and operated in Newcastle upon Tyne and Blyth. [3] Nielsen died in 1887 and by 1920 ownership had passed to Arthur Waldemar Carrall, James Vallans Haswell, Joseph William Atkinson and Kristian Host. [4] The company was later incorporated with Companies House in 1920, but now operates as an investment company. [5]

The company was actively shipping passengers and goods between at least the 1870s [6] and 1970s. [7] Between 1879 [1] and the late 20th century they were agents for the United Steamship Company of Copenhagen/DFDS [8] services between Newcastle upon Tyne and various ports in Denmark including Esbjerg. [9] [10] Other countries that they operated vessels to included Russia. [11]

Throughout its history the company was based at a number of addresses near Newcastle Quayside including 2 King Street [12] and 9 [13] /11 [14] /23 Queen Street [15] in the Grade II listed Princes Buildings that were built in 1863 and designed by William Parnell. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "(1) NIELSEN, ANDERSEN &COMPANY v COLLINS (H.M. INSPECTOR OF TAXES).(1)(2) TARN v SCANLAN (H.M. INSPECTOR OF TAXES).(1) (1927-28) 13 TC 91". Croner-i Tax and Accounting. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shipbroking Business Dispute". Leith Burghs Pilot and East Coast advertiser. Leith. 17 January 1891. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Death of Danish Merchant in Newcastle". Blyth News. Blyth. 29 October 1887. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Memorandum and Articles of Association". Companies House. Nielsen, Andersen & Company Limited. 30 January 1920. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "NIELSEN,ANDERSEN & COMPANY LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tyne-Denmark". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 6 February 1878. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Tyne ferry drama". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 4 August 1970. p. 1.
  8. ↑ Trade, Great Britain Dept of Overseas (1935). Economic Conditions in Denmark. p. 8. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Denmark". The Sphere. 18 March 1961. p. 8.
  10. ↑ "Major boost for Denmark run". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. 4 November 1970. p. 7.
  11. ↑ "Tyne - Russia - The TULA". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. 31 October 1887. p. 2.
  12. ↑ "To Scandinavia". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds. 21 March 1951. p. 6.
  13. ↑ The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland. Kelly and Company. 1879. p. 667. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Wyman and sons. 1913. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ↑ Kelly's directory of Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, North and South Shields, and suburbs. 1883. p. 31. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Robson, Ian (28 July 2017). "First look inside luxury apartments on Newcastle's quayside". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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