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Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 231
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RAIL 231
This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company.Documents include minutes, agreements, letter and cash books as well as historical notes on incorporation...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 231
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series documents the establishment and administration of the Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company.
Documents include minutes, agreements, letter and cash books as well as historical notes on incorporation and financial progress.
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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)
- GNC
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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)
- Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company, 1837-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 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 Great North of England Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Company was incorporated under act of 1837 (7 Wm IV and 1 Vic, cap.95).
Under an act of 1845 line was leased to Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company and this latter company was leased to York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company for 31 years from 1st July 1848 under agreement dated 18th December 1848 in pursuance of powers conferred by act of 1848 (11 and 12 Vic, cap.81).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12419/
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