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Series
Aylesbury Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 15
What's it about?
RAIL 15
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Aylesbury Railway Company and the construction of relevant railway track and associated structures.Records include board and proprietors' minutes and plans.
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 15
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Title (The name of the record)
- Aylesbury Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1835-1841
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Aylesbury Railway Company and the construction of relevant railway track and associated structures.
Records include board and proprietors' minutes and plans.
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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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AYL
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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)
- Aylesbury Railway Company, 1836-1846
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 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 Aylesbury Railway Company was incorporated under the Aylesbury Railway Company Act of 19th May 1836. The company was responsible for the construction of track and railway sheds in and around Aylesbury.
In 1846, the company was vested in the London and Birmingham Railway Company. In the same year, the London and Birmingham Railway Company, the Grand Junction, and the Manchester & Birmingham railway companies were amalgamated by the Act of 16th July 1846 to form London and North Western Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12203/
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