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Series
Blackburn Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 52
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RAIL 52
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Blackburn Railway Company and its predecessors, and the construction of relevant railway line and associated structures.Records include minutes of directors' meetings, committee...
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 52
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Title (The name of the record)
- Blackburn Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844-1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Blackburn Railway Company and its predecessors, and the construction of relevant railway line and associated structures.
Records include minutes of directors' meetings, committee meetings,and contract 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)
- BLA
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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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- Blackburn Railway Company, 1851-1858
- Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton Railway Company, 1845-1847
- Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway Company, 1847-1851
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 27 rolls 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 Blackburn Railway Company was established in 1851, under the special provisions of the Blackburn Railway Act of 24th July 1851.
Its predecessor companies were the Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton Railway Company (incorporated under the Blackburn, Darwen & Bolton Railway Act of 30th June 1845), and the Blackburn, Clitheroe & North Western Junction Railway Company.
These two companies amalgamated in 1847 to form the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway Company. As from 24th July 1851, by the special provisions of Blackburn Railway Act, the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe & West Yorkshire Railway Company was to be styled and described as The Blackburn Railway Company.
In 1858, the Blackburn Railway Company was vested in the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company under the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Act of 12th July 1858.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12240/
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