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Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company (including Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 617
What's it about?
RAIL 617
Miscellaneous records of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company (including Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Committee).
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 617
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Title (The name of the record)
- Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company (including Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Committee)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1881
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company (including Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Committee).
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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)
- SHH
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 56 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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BRB (Residuary) Ltd
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected
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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 3rd August 1846. Under Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway (Leasing) Act 29th July 1862 (Section 3), company was leased to London & North Western, Great Western, and West Midland railway companies. West Midland Railway Company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st August 1863 by Great Western Railway (West Midland Railway) Amalgamation Act of 13th July 1863 (Section 5), and affairs were managed by Shrewsbury & Hereford Joint Committee from August 1862 until 24th September 1867.
By minute of London & North Western and Great Western Joint Committee dated 4th October 1867, this committee took over functions of Shrewsbury & Hereford Joint Committee. By London & North Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 4th July 1870, Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway Company became vested in Great Western and London & North Western railway companies jointly. From 1st January 1923, London & North Western and Great Western Railways Joint Committee became London Midland & Scottish and Great Western Railways Joint Committee and this committee ceased to function on nationalisation of railways 1st January 1948 under Transport Act of 1947.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12805/
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Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company (including Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Committee)
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