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Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company (including Clifton Extension Railway)
Catalogue reference: RAIL 81
What's it about?
RAIL 81
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company, and of the Clifton Extension Railway Joint Committee.Records include directors', board and joint committee minutes and stock and share registers .
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 81
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company (including Clifton Extension Railway)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1862-1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company, and of the Clifton Extension Railway Joint Committee.
Records include directors', board and joint committee minutes and stock and share registers .
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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)
- BPP
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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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- Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company (including Clifton Extension Railway), 1862-1890
- Clifton Extension Railway, 1852-1894
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 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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The Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company (including Clifton Extension Railway) was incorporated under the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Act of 17th June 1862.
In 1871, under the Great Western and Midland railway companies (Clifton and Bristol) Act of 25th May, Clifton Extension Railway was transferred to and vested in the two Great Western and Midland railway companies jointly as from that date.
The original line became vested in Great Western and Midland railway companies jointly by Midland Railway (Additional Powers) Act 25th July 1890.
Clifton Extension Railway Joint Committee passed to the Great Western and Midland Railways Joint Committee by Minute No. 33 of 1st November 1894.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12269/
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