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Series
Hampstead Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 291
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RAIL 291
This series consists of minutes, petitions and miscellaneous books and records of the Hampstead Junction Railway Company.
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 291
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hampstead Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1866
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes, petitions and miscellaneous books and records of the Hampstead Junction Railway Company.
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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)
- HJR
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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)
- Hampstead Junction Railway Company, 1853-1867
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 files and volumes
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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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Incorporated under act of 20th August 1853. Under Section 32 of London & North Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 28th July 1863, power was given for transference of the company to London & North Western Railway Company, and under London & North Western Railway (New Works & Additional Powers) Act 15th July 1867, Hampstead Junction Railway Company was dissolved, except for purpose of winding up its affairs, and its powers were vested in London & North Western Railway Company.
London & North Western Railway Company was vested in London Midland & Scottish Railway Company under North Western, Midland & West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12479/
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