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Series
Road Services companies: Hay's Wharf Cartage Co. Ltd.
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1131
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RAIL 1131
This series consists of deeds, agreements, registers, minutes and reports
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 1131
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Title (The name of the record)
- Road Services companies: Hay's Wharf Cartage Co. Ltd.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of deeds, agreements, registers, minutes and reports
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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)
- HWC
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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)
- 27 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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- Topics
- Road 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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According to Memorandum of Association of 12th December 1900, E.Clifford and Co. Ltd., went into voluntary liquidation and were established on that date as "Cliffords Ltd". By special resolutions passed at Extraordinary General meetings held on 8th and 27th August 1912, name of firm was changed to "Hay's Wharf Cartage Co.Ltd."
By agreement dated 9th August 1933, all ordinary shares of Hay's Wharf Cartage Co. Ltd., were purchased by Great Western, London Midland and Scottish, London and North Eastern, and Southern railway companies - the Cartage Company continuing to operate its own business.
Under Transport Act 1947, Great Western, London Midland and Scottish, London and North Eastern, and Southern railway companies passed to British Transport Commission.
By certificate of Incorporation on change of name, 9 January 1968, name changed to Arc Transport Co.Ltd.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13270/
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