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Bricklayer's Arms Extension Railway
Catalogue reference: RAIL 66
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RAIL 66
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bricklayers' Arms Railway Company.Records include minutes of committee 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 66
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bricklayer's Arms Extension Railway
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1845
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bricklayers' Arms Railway Company.
Records include minutes of committee 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)
- BRI
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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)
- Bricklayers Arms Extension Railway, 1843-1845
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 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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This railway was managed by a committee consisting of three directors nominated by South Eastern Railway Company and three directors nominated by London & Croydon Railway Company. Meetings were held from 11th August 1843 until 12th November 1845. At last the meeting, the secretary was authorised to hand over books of accounts and minutes of committee meetings to the South Eastern Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12254/
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