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North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 531
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RAIL 531
Miscellaneous records of the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard 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 531
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Title (The name of the record)
- North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1878-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard 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)
- NPF
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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)
- North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Company, 1878-1898
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 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 Rosebush and Fishguard Railway Company by Rosebush and Fishguard Railway Act 8th August 1878. Name changed to North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Company under North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Act 7th August 1884. This company was vested in Great Western Railway Company as from 12th February 1898 by North Pembrokeshire and Fishguard Railway Act 20th June 1899.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12719/
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