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Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 623
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RAIL 623
Miscellaneous records of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 623
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Title (The name of the record)
- Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal 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)
- SURC
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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)
- Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company, 1846-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 69 rolls and volumes
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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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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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This company was incorporated under various Acts (caps.322-324) of 3rd August 1846 and consisted of Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, Chester Canal Navigation, Ellesmere and Chester Canal, Newport Branch of Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, Shrewsbury Canal, Montgomeryshire Canal, and Western Branch of Montgomeryshire Canal.
By act of 1847, company was leased to London and North Western Railway Company under guarantee of receiving half London and North Western rate of dividend.
On and from 1st January 1923, company was vested in London and North Western Railway Company by virtue of London and North Western Railway (Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company) Preliminary Absorption Scheme 29th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12811/
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