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Correspondence etc. relating to the making of Railways and Tramways in the Forest
Catalogue reference: F 16/34
What’s it about?
This record is about the Correspondence etc. relating to the making of Railways and Tramways in the Forest dating from 1812-1894.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- F 16/34
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1812-1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence etc. relating to the making of Railways and Tramways in the Forest
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 1 Bdle.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Gloucestershire Archives
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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/C265332/
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