Series
Witham Navigation Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 885
Date: 1762-1867
Minutes of the Witham Navigation Company.
Series
Plymouth Great Western Dock Company
Catalogue reference: RAIL 857
What's it about?
RAIL 857
Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and plans of the Plymouth Great Western Dock Company.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 857
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Title (The name of the record)
- Plymouth Great Western Dock Company
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Date (When the record was created)
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1845-1882
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Description (What the record is about)
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Miscellaneous books and records, minutes and plans of the Plymouth Great Western Dock 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)
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PDK.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Plymouth Great Western Dock Company, 1846-1876
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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85 rolls and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Incorporated under their act of 18th August 1846 and vested in Great Western; Bristol & Exeter; and South Devon railway companies as from 1st July 1874 by South Devon Railway Act 30th June 1874. Bristol & Exeter Railway Company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st January 1876 by Great Western and Bristol & Exeter Railways Amalgamation Act 27th June 1876, and South Devon Railway Company was amalgamated with Great Western Railway Company as from 1st August 1878 by Great Western and South Devon railway companies' Amalgamation Act 22nd July 1878.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13045/
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Plymouth Great Western Dock Company
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