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Devon and Somerset Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 155
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RAIL 155
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Devon and Somerset Railway Company.Documents include minutes of board, committee and general meetings, financial records and contracts, agreements and other records on land and the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 155
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Title (The name of the record)
- Devon and Somerset Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864-1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Devon and Somerset Railway Company.
Documents include minutes of board, committee and general meetings, financial records and contracts, agreements and other records on land and the building of the line.
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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)
- DAS
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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)
- Devon and Somerset Railway Company, 1864-1901
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 37 files and volumes
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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 Devon and Somerset Railway Company was incorporated under the Devon and Somerset Railway Act 29th July 1864.
It was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway Company as from 1st July 1901 by the Great Western Railway Act 26th July 1901.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12343/
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