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Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 44
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RAIL 44
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birmingham Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track.Records include directors', shareholders' and committee minutes, agreements,...
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 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Birmingham Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company, and the construction of relevant railway track.
Records include directors', shareholders' and committee minutes, agreements, bonds, contracts, specifications and plans, financial records and papers relating to legal cases.
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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)
- BWD
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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)
- Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company, 1846-1848
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 61 files, rolls and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd , from 2000 , in 2002
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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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, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway Company was incorporated under the Birmingham Wolverhampton & Dudley Railway Act of 3rd August 1846. The company was vested in the Great Western Railway Company by the Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 31st August 1848.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12232/
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