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Series
Special Collections: George Dow Collection
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1151
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RAIL 1151
A collection of records presented to British Transport Commission Archivist by Mr. George Dow on completion of history of Great Central Railway, first volume of which was published in 1959. The collection includes Prospectuses, Pamphlets,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1151
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Collections: George Dow Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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A collection of records presented to British Transport Commission Archivist by Mr. George Dow on completion of history of Great Central Railway, first volume of which was published in 1959. The collection includes Prospectuses, Pamphlets, Programmes and Invitation Cards to ceremony of cutting the first sod of London Extension, etc.
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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)
- SPC 8
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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)
- 15 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13283/
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