Series
Dover Harbour Board
Catalogue reference: RAIL 821
Date: 1897-1933
Minutes and plans of the Dover Harbour Board.
Series
Hull Docks Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 840
What's it about?
RAIL 840
Miscellaneous records of the Hull Docks Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 840
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hull Docks Company
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1777-1896
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous records of the Hull Docks 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)
- HDC.
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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)
- Hull Docks Company, 1774-1893
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 26 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
- Canals and river transport
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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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"The Dock Company at Kingston upon Hull" was formed under act of 14 Geo III, cap.56, of 20.5.1774. Though possessing a Common Seal much of its business was performed by Commissioners from time to time appointed by the Dock Company.
By North Eastern Railway (Hull Docks) Act 1893, the Dock Company was dissolved and amalgamated with North Eastern Railway Company. The Dock Company was, under Section 6 of the Act, notwithstanding such dissolution to continue in existence only for certain purposes therein specified.
John Smeaton was appointed Engineer 7th September 1779 by Resolution of the company of that date.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13028/
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Hull Docks Company
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