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£20,000 4% Debentures Purchase by Great Western Railway of Debentures held by London...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1057/796
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This record is about the £20,000 4% Debentures Purchase by Great Western Railway of Debentures held by London... dating from 1899-1915 in the series Miscellaneous Papers and Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1057/796
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1899-1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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£20,000 4% Debentures Purchase by Great Western Railway of Debentures held by London and South Western Railway as security for money advanced by that Company for construction of Shawford Branch
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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)
- MPR 138/3
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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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- Topics
- Railways
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2955734/
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RAIL 1057
Miscellaneous Papers and Records
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