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Series
Lee on the Solent Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 349
What's it about?
RAIL 349
This series consists of miscellaneous books and records and minutes Lee on the Solent 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 349
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Title (The name of the record)
- Lee on the Solent Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of miscellaneous books and records and minutes Lee on the Solent 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)
- LOS
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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)
- Lee on the Solent Railway Company, 1890-1923
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 volume(s)
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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 as a Light Railway in 1892. Line was constructed under certificate issued by Board of Trade (London Gazette 11th July 1890) in pursuance of Railways Construction Facilities Act 1864, and worked by London and South Western Railway Company under agreement scheduled to their act of 1909.
Under Southern Railway (Lee on Solent Railway) Absorption Scheme 1923 dated 11th August 1923, Lee on the Solent Railway Company was transferred to and absorbed by Southern Railway Company from 1st Jan. 1923 and dissolved from 11th August 1923.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12537/
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