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Series
West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 729
What's it about?
RAIL 729
Miscellaneous records of the West End of London and Crystal Palace 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 729
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Title (The name of the record)
- West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the West End of London and Crystal Palace 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)
- WLC
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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)
- West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company, 1853-1864
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 files 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 4th August 1853. Under act of 10th August 1857, company was authorised to enter into working arrangements with London and South Western, London, Brighton and South Coast and South Eastern railway companies. Company was eventually taken over by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, purchase money for line between Norwood and Bromley being paid in January 1864. London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Company became part of Southern Railway Company under Railways (Southern Group) Amalgamation Scheme 1922 dated 22nd December 1922.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12917/
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West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway Company
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