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Series
Great Western Railway (Stratford Line, etc) Bill, 1854: Papers
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1196
What's it about?
RAIL 1196
Petitions, contracts, briefs, etc concerned with proposed legislation to authorise a branch line to Stratford-upon-Avon and acquisition of additional land at Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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 1196
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Title (The name of the record)
- Great Western Railway (Stratford Line, etc) Bill, 1854: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853-1854
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Description (What the record is about)
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Petitions, contracts, briefs, etc concerned with proposed legislation to authorise a branch line to Stratford-upon-Avon and acquisition of additional land at Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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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)
- Great Western Railway Company, 1835-1947
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 13 bundle(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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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British Railways Board
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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
- Railways
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Great Western Railway Company until 1947, British Transport Commission until 1962, British Railways Board thereafter.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1853 to 1854
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15542/
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