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Series
Bridport Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 69
What's it about?
RAIL 69
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bridport Railway Company, the construction of relevant railway line and associated structures.Records include minutes and reports of general and board meetings, agreements,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 69
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bridport Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1841-1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bridport Railway Company, the construction of relevant railway line and associated structures.
Records include minutes and reports of general and board meetings, agreements, contracts and papers
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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BDT
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Bridport Railway Company, 1855-1901
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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42 files, papers and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
- Construction industries
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals expected
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Bridport Railway Company was incorporated under the Bridport Railway Act 5th May 1855. The company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company in July 1901 by the Great Western Railway Act of 26th July 1901.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12257/
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