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Berks and Hants Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 30
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RAIL 30
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Berks and Hants Railway Company. Records include board and general minutes, and financial documents.
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 30
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Title (The name of the record)
- Berks and Hants Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844-1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Berks and Hants Railway Company. Records include board and general minutes, and financial documents.
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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)
- BHR
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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)
- Berks and Hants Railway Company, 1845-1847
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 volume(s)
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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 Berks. & Hants. Railway Company was incorporated under the Berks. & Hants. Railway Act of 30th June 1845. On 14th May 1846, by virtue of the Great Western Railway Act, the company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12218/
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