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The birth of the travel guide
In the 19th century travel evolved from an aristocratic privilege to middle-class reality. Explore how rail guides made this possible.
Series
Great Western Railway Company: Miscellaneous Books and Records
Catalogue reference: RAIL 253
What's it about?
RAIL 253
This series contains a diverse collection of records, including letterbooks, reports, photographs and diaries.
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 253
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Western Railway Company: Miscellaneous Books and Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1800-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains a diverse collection of records, including letterbooks, reports, photographs and diaries.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Later volumes are in AN 125
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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)
- Former BTHR reference GW4.
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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 Western Railway Company, 1835-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 830 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12441/
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