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Series
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 372
What's it about?
RAIL 372
This series consists of miscellaneous books and records and minutes of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport 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 372
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Title (The name of the record)
- Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1845-1855
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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, Crosby and Southport 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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LCS
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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, Crosby and Southport Railway Company, 1847-1855
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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12 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 2nd July 1847. By Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway (Sale or Lease) Act, 14th August 1850, powers were given to this company to sell, and to Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway to purchase, Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway. Sale, which did not take effect until 1855, was authorised at special meeting of Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Company held on 14th June 1855 and was to operate as from 1st January 1855. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company meeting held on same day declined to agree to terms, but at adjourned meeting held on 12th July 1855, purchase was confirmed.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company was amalgamated with London and North Western Railway Company under latter title as from 1st January 1922 under London and North Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire railway companies' Amalgamation Scheme 1921 dated 20th December 1921, and 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/C12560/
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Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway Company
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