Catalogue description Bridgwater Railway Company

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Reference: RAIL 68
Title: Bridgwater Railway Company
Description:

This series documents the establishment and administration of the Bridgwater Railway Company.

Records include minutes of general and board meetings, agreements with other companies, and maps and plans.

Date: 1852-1923
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: BDG.
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Bridgwater Railway Company, 1882-1922

Physical description: 18 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Accruals: No further accruals expected
Administrative / biographical background:

The Bridgwater Railway Company was incorporated under the Bridgwater Railway Company Act of 18th August 1882.

At a special meeting held on 30th June 1921, shareholders agreed to the purchase of the company by London & South Western Railway Company. Under the London & South Western Railway (Southern Group) Preliminary Absorption Scheme of 23rd December 1922, Bridgwater Railway Company was transferred to and absorbed by London & South Western Railway Company at midnight on 31st December 1922.

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