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Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 109
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RAIL 109
This series details the establishment and administration of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company.Documents include minutes, ledgers, contracts and bonds, land matters, shares and financial material.
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 109
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series details the establishment and administration of the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company.
Documents include minutes, ledgers, contracts and bonds, land matters, shares and financial material.
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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)
- CGW
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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)
- Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company, 1836-1844
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 80 boxes and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1972-2003 British Railways Board
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing
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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 Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Company was incorporated under the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Act 21st June 1836.
The company was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway Company by the Great Western Railway Act of 10th May 1844.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12297/
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