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Series
Bolton and Preston Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 59
What's it about?
RAIL 59
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bolton and Preston Railway Company.Records include minutes of proprietors', board and general meetings and contract drawings for construction of the line.
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 59
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bolton and Preston Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bolton and Preston Railway Company.
Records include minutes of proprietors', board and general meetings and contract drawings for construction of the line.
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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)
- BOP
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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)
- Bolton and Preston Railway Company, 1837-1844
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 12 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 Bolton and Preston Railway Company was incorporated under the Bolton and Preston Railway Act of 15th July 1837. Under an act of 10th May 1844, the company was vested in North Union Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12247/
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Bolton and Preston Railway Company
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