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Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 38
What's it about?
RAIL 38
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company.Records include minutes of board, general and special general meetings.
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 38
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Title (The name of the record)
- Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1893-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company.
Records include minutes of board, general and special general meetings.
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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)
- BHA
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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)
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- Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company, 1884-1900
- Henley in Arden and Great Western Junction Railway Company, 1873-1884
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 bundles 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 Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company was established by the Henley in Arden and Great Western Junction Railway (Revival of Powers) Act of 23rd June 1884.
The company's predecesor, the Henley in Arden and Great Western Junction Railway Company, incorporated inder the Henley in Arden and Great Western Junction Railway Act of 5th August 1873, having changed its name to the Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway Company by the act of June 1884.
The company was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway Company as from 1st July 1900 by the Great Western Railway Act 30th July 1900.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12226/
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