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Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 607
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RAIL 607
Miscellaneous book and records and minutes of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 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 607
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Title (The name of the record)
- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844-1849
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous book and records and minutes of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 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)
- SLR
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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)
- Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Company, 1846-1846
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 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 by act of 1846. By act of 1846 (9 & 10 Vic, cap.268), Sheffield, Ashton under Lyne & Manchester; Great Grimsby & Sheffield Junction; Sheffield & Lincolnshire Junction; Sheffield & Lincolnshire Extension railway companies and Grimsby Dock Company were amalgamated to form Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company. By act of 9th July 1847, Manchester & Lincoln Union Railway and Chesterfield & Gainsborough Canal Company were united with Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company.
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company was re-incorporated under Consolidating Act of 1st August 1849 and by Great Central Railway Act of 3rd June 1897, name of company was changed as from 1st August 1897 to Great Central Railway Company. Great Central Railway Company was vested in London & North Eastern Railway Company from 1st January 1923 by virtue of North Eastern, Eastern & East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12795/
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Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Company
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