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Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 153
What's it about?
RAIL 153
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company.Documents consist of minutes of meetings of the Proprietors and Board.
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 153
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Title (The name of the record)
- Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company.
Documents consist of minutes of meetings of the Proprietors and Board.
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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)
- DSW
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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)
- Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company, 1847-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 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 Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company was incorporated under act of 2nd July 1847.
The name of the company was altered under Cannock Mineral Railway Act of 14th August 1855 to Cannock Mineral Railway Company, though it was to remain and continue incorporated as under act of 1847. By section 67 of the Cannock Mineral Railway Act of 14th August 1855, the company was empowered to sell, transfer or dispose of undertaking to London & North Western Railway Company with sanction of the Board of Trade.
Under London & North Western Railway (New Works & Additional Powers) Act 12th July 1869, authority was given to London & North Western Railway Company within 12 months of passing of the Act to create and issue to Cannock Mineral Railway proprietors shares or stock of the London & North Western Railway Company upon which Cannock Mineral Railway Company should be dissolved, except for purpose of winding up, and vested in London & North Western Railway Company.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12341/
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Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway Company
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