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Abbotsbury Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1
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RAIL 1
This series documents the establishment and administration of Abbotsbury Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track. Records include board minutes, general minutes, stock and share registers, agreements and correspondence.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Abbotsbury Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of Abbotsbury Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track. Records include board minutes, general minutes, stock and share registers, agreements and correspondence.
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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)
- ABB
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Abbotsbury Railway Company, 1877-1896
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 17 files and volumes
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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
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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 Abbotsbury Railway Company was incorporated under Abbotsbury Railway Act on 6th August 1877, to construct various railway lines to and from Abbotsbury in Dorset.
In August 1896, the company was vested in the Great Western Railway Company by virtue of Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 7th August 1896.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12189/
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