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'Bristol and Exeter Railway connecting the Western Counties with London and the North':...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/2
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This record is about the 'Bristol and Exeter Railway connecting the Western Counties with London and the North':... dating from 1836 May in the series British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway.... 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 1030/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836 May
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Bristol and Exeter Railway connecting the Western Counties with London and the North': [?proof copy of] a map covering the area between Peterborough in the north-east and St Austell (Cornwall) in the south-west; also showing the Great Western Railway main line from London and Cheltenham, the Great Western Union lines (forming a junction near Cheltenham with a line to Birmingham) and other railways. The space for a reference table has been left blank. No scale shown. [By] Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer. Inscribed on the dorse: 'Presented by Elias Ford, Chief Goods Manager, November 1930'. Label of the Great Western Railway affixed, giving the catalogue number B212 in the company's collection of exhibits at Paddington Station.
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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)
- MPS 2/2
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 45 cm x 54 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed
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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
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468129/
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RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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