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Agreement between HM Postmaster General and Great Western Railway Company for provision...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 252/466
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This record is about the Agreement between HM Postmaster General and Great Western Railway Company for provision... dating from 1873 Jan in the series Great Western Railway Company: Deeds, Agreements, Contracts, Specifications, Estimates.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 252/466
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Date (When the record was created)
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1873 Jan
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Description (What the record is about)
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Agreement between HM Postmaster General and Great Western Railway Company for provision and maintenance of private telegraph wire between Dowgate Wharf and Crutched Friars, London
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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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Misc 1617
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Communications
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10855085/
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Series information
RAIL 252
Great Western Railway Company: Deeds, Agreements, Contracts, Specifications, Estimates...
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