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Series
Liverpool and Bury Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 368
What's it about?
RAIL 368
This series consists of miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Liverpool and Bury 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)
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RAIL 368
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Title (The name of the record)
- Liverpool and Bury Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1844-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Liverpool and Bury 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)
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Act of 6th July 1895
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Liverpool and Bury Railway Company, 1845-1846
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9 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 under act of 31st July 1845.
By Manchester and Leeds Railway Act of 27th July 1846, Liverpool and Bury Railway Company was vested in Manchester and Leeds Railway Company.
By Manchester and Leeds Railway Act No.3 of 9th July 1847, various companies were amalgamated with Manchester and Leeds Railway Company and name of company changed to Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company was amalgamated with London and North Western Railway Company (under latter title) as from 1st January 1922 by London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire railway companies' Amalgamation Scheme 1921 dated 20th December 1921. London and North Western Railway Company was amalgamated into London Midland and Scottish Railway Company as from 1st January 1923 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/C12556/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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