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Great Western Railway Company: Petitions and Memorials to Directors
Catalogue reference: RAIL 256
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RAIL 256
This series contains petitions and memorials to the directors of the Great Western Railway Company from various bodies and people.Documents include representations from passengers, local residents, public authorities and trade associations etc,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 256
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Western Railway Company: Petitions and Memorials to Directors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844-1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains petitions and memorials to the directors of the Great Western Railway Company from various bodies and people.
Documents include representations from passengers, local residents, public authorities and trade associations etc, concerning the company's services. There are also submissions from various staff groups concerning their pay and conditions.
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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)
- GW 7
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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)
- 89 file(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12444/
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