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Draft Contract No. 1 Swansea Division between John Sharpe, contractor, and South...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 640/282
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This record is about the Draft Contract No. 1 Swansea Division between John Sharpe, contractor, and South... dating from 1846 Oct 31 in the series South Wales Railway Company: Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- RAIL 640/282
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1846 Oct 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft Contract No. 1 Swansea Division between John Sharpe, contractor, and South Wales Railway Company, for construction and maintenance of line from Neath, Glamorgan, to Cadoxton Juxta Neath, Glamorgan
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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)
- GWR Deed Dept, Gen. supp. papers 185
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Railways
- Construction industries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11035747/
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RAIL 640
South Wales Railway Company: Records
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