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Series
West Norfolk Junction Railway Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 735
What's it about?
RAIL 735
Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and reports of the West Norfolk Junction 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 735
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Title (The name of the record)
- West Norfolk Junction Railway Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1864-1874
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and reports of the West Norfolk Junction 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)
- WNJ
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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 Norfolk Junction Railway Company, 1864-1874
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 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 23rd June 1864 and amalgamated under act of 8th June 1874 with Lynn and Hunstanton Railway Company to form Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway Company. Hunstanton and West Norfolk Railway Company was vested in Great Eastern Railway Company from 1st July 1890 under Great Eastern Railway Act of 22nd May 1890. 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/C12923/
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