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The birth of the travel guide
In the 19th century travel evolved from an aristocratic privilege to middle-class reality. Explore how rail guides made this possible.
Series
Bradshaw's Railway Guides for Great Britain and Ireland
Catalogue reference: RAIL 903
What's it about?
RAIL 903
Various issues of the Guides.
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 903
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bradshaw's Railway Guides for Great Britain and Ireland
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1841-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Various issues of the Guides.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For informative article see Railway Magazine 1961 May page 309
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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)
- TT 2
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 543 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13091/
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