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Wells and Fakenham Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 721
What's it about?
RAIL 721
Minutes of the Wells and Fakenham 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 721
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Title (The name of the record)
- Wells and Fakenham Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-1859
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Description (What the record is about)
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Minutes of the Wells and Fakenham 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)
- WFM
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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)
- Wells and Fakenham Railway Company, 1854-1862
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 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 24th July 1854. Line was used and worked by Norfolk Railway and interest and dividends guaranteed by that Company under terms of Wells and Fakenlam Acts 1854 and 1859, powers of Norfolk Railway being exercised by Eastern Counties Railway Company under agreement on which 1854 Act was founded.
Wells and Fakenham Railway Company became part of Great Eastern Railway Company under act of 7th August 1862 as from 1st September 1862. Great Eastern Railway Company became part of London and North Eastern Railway Company from 1st January 1923 under North Eastern, Eastern and East Scottish Group Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 30th December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12909/
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