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Series
Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company)
Catalogue reference: RAIL 82
What's it about?
RAIL 82
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company).Records include minutes of proprietors' and board meetings, financial records, miscellaneous contracts...
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 82
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Title (The name of the record)
- Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1850-1873
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company).
Records include minutes of proprietors' and board meetings, financial records, miscellaneous contracts and agreements and a plan of the proposed railway.
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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)
- BFD
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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)
- Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company), 1851-1873
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 21 files 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 Briton Ferry Dock and Railway Company (Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company) was incorporated by the Briton Ferry Dock & Railway Act of 3rd July 1851. This act also formed the Briton Ferry Floating Dock Company.
The company was transferred to the Great Western Railway Company by the Great Western Railway Company Act 21st July 1873 and the Briton Ferry Transfer Act 20th July 1873.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12270/
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