Series
British Rail Property Board and predecessor: Headquarters Files
Catalogue reference: AN 169
What's it about?
AN 169
Records of the management of land and buildings. These are records of the main British Rail Property board.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AN 169
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Rail Property Board and predecessor: Headquarters Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the management of land and buildings. These are records of the main British Rail Property board.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records of the regions of the Property Board (not yet accessioned).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
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- British Rail Property Board, 1970-1970
- British Railways Board Estate Manager, 1962-1970
- British Transport Commission, British Railways Estate Manage, 1948-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1145 file(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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British Railways Board
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Selection to show policy and administrative developments
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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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After nationalisation in 1948 an Estate Manager, at board level, controlled land management. The British Rail Property Board was formed in 1970
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15155/
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British Rail Property Board and predecessor: Headquarters Files