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British Railways: Western Region: Station plans and drawings
Catalogue reference: AN 48
What's it about?
AN 48
British Railways' Western Region station plans and drawings. Before 1948 these plans are those of the Great Western and London Midland and Scottish railways. Many relate to Snow Hill station, Birmingham.
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 48
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Title (The name of the record)
- British Railways: Western Region: Station plans and drawings
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1890-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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British Railways' Western Region station plans and drawings. Before 1948 these plans are those of the Great Western and London Midland and Scottish railways. Many relate to Snow Hill station, Birmingham.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For other plans see
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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)
- British Transport Commission, Western Region, 1947-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 flat sheet(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2252/
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