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Series
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 300
What's it about?
RAIL 300
This series consists of minutes of meetings of the Hereford, Hay and Brecon 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 300
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1858-1885
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of minutes of meetings of the Hereford, Hay and Brecon 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)
- HHB
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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)
- Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Company, 1859-1876
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 papers and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals expected
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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 1859. Under Brecon & Merthyr Railway (Amalgamation) Act 5th July 1865, power was given to Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company and Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Company to be amalgamated and for issue of shares or stock of Brecon & Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway Company to proprietors of Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Company. This amalgamation was annulled by Brecon & Merthyr Railway (Arrangements) Act of 1868, and Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Company was reinstated.
Under Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Act of 1869 this company was given fresh powers, and under Midland Railway Act of 30.7.1874, Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway was vested by way of lease in perpetuity in Midland Railway Company as from 1st July 1874.
Under Section 31 of Midland Railway Act of 25th June 1886, Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Company was to be dissolved and vested in Midland Railway Company so soon as mortgages and debenture stock of former company had been exchanged for debenture stock of Midland Railway Company.
Midland Railway Company was amalgamated into London Midland & Scottish Railway Company under North Western, Midland and West Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12488/
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