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Ardsley: purchase of land for extension of works; Cardigan Estate; includes copy...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1189/193
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This record is about the Ardsley: purchase of land for extension of works; Cardigan Estate; includes copy... dating from 1884 - 1892 in the series Great Northern Railway Company: Surveyor and Estate Agent: Correspondence Files. 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 1189/193
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884 - 1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ardsley: purchase of land for extension of works; Cardigan Estate; includes copy of agreements dated 12 Aug 1884 between Barnwell Ewins Bennett (of Trussell Hall, Northants), Baron Greville & Baron Stratheden and Campbell (trustees of Earl of Cardigan), Countess of Cardigan and Eli Simpson & Albert Simpson (woollen manufacturers, Ossett, Yorks) for easement over land at East Ardsley and 6 Mar 1889 between GNR and Wakefield Union Rural Sanitary Authority for diversion and use of sewer at Ardsley and purchase of land for diversion of Ardsley Fall Lane bridge; Saxton & Co
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- 2 parts
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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)
- 452
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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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- Topics
- Conveyancing
- Railways
- Sewerage
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5099900/
Series information
RAIL 1189
Great Northern Railway Company: Surveyor and Estate Agent: Correspondence Files
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