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Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 665
What's it about?
RAIL 665
Deeds, agreements, plans, minutes of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 665
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Title (The name of the record)
- Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Deeds, agreements, plans, minutes of the Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge 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)
- SDW
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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)
- Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company, 1854-1866
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 8 rolls and volumes
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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 31st July 1854. Under London and North Western Railway (New Works and Additional Powers) Act 23rd July 1866, Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company and London and North Western Railway Company were authorised to agree to transfer of undertaking to London and North Western Railway Company and for Stockport, Disley and Whaley Bridge Railway Company to be dissolved. London and North Western Railway Company was vested in London Midland and Scottish Railway Company 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/C12853/
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