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Series
Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company: Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 123
What's it about?
RAIL 123
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company.Documents include minutes, circulars, letters and plans and drawings as well as some miscellaneous 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 123
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company.
Documents include minutes, circulars, letters and plans and drawings as well as some miscellaneous 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)
- CKP
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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)
- Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company, 1861-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 54 files, rolls and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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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
- Maps and plans
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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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 Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company was incorporated under an act of 1st August 1861.
Under act of 29th June 1863, the London and North Western and Stockton and Darlington railway companies entered into working agreements with Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company and a joint committee was appointed to carry such agreements into effect.
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway Company was vested in London Midland and Scottish Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 under London Midland and Scottish Railway Preliminary Absorption Scheme 1923 dated 3rd April 1923.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12311/
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