Collection GB 0074 ACC/3377 - GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/3377

Title

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

Date(s)

  • 1930-1932 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.16 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Brentford, in 1950 renamed Brentford Central, and Kew Bridge stations opened in 1849 on the London and South Western Railway's loop line through Chiswick to Hounslow, so connecting Brentford with Waterloo. The line was joined near Kew Bridge in 1853 by the North and South-Western Junction Railway Company's line from Acton, itself connected to Kew Bridge station in 1862. Beyond the town the line to Hounslow was crossed by the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company's single track branch from Southall past Brentford goods yard, in Isleworth parish, to Brentford dock. Opened for freight in 1859 and for passengers to Brentford End in 1860, the branch was acquired by the Great Western Railway, which had leased it, in 1872 and was converted to a double track in 1876. It closed in 1964, passenger services having ceased in 1942, whereupon the tracks south of the goods yard were lifted and the railway bridge beyond the western end of Brentford High Street was demolished.

From: 'Ealing and Brentford: Communications', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 101-105.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/3377 1930-1932 Collection 0.16 linear metres Great Western Railway

Brentford, in 1950 renamed Brentford Central, and Kew Bridge stations opened in 1849 on the London and South Western Railway's loop line through Chiswick to Hounslow, so connecting Brentford with Waterloo. The line was joined near Kew Bridge in 1853 by the North and South-Western Junction Railway Company's line from Acton, itself connected to Kew Bridge station in 1862. Beyond the town the line to Hounslow was crossed by the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company's single track branch from Southall past Brentford goods yard, in Isleworth parish, to Brentford dock. Opened for freight in 1859 and for passengers to Brentford End in 1860, the branch was acquired by the Great Western Railway, which had leased it, in 1872 and was converted to a double track in 1876. It closed in 1964, passenger services having ceased in 1942, whereupon the tracks south of the goods yard were lifted and the railway bridge beyond the western end of Brentford High Street was demolished.

From: 'Ealing and Brentford: Communications', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 101-105.

Deposited in 1994

Records of the Great Western Railway, comprising agreements regarding siding accommodation near Brentford Station, 1930-1932.

One bundle

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

July to October 2009 Law Legal systems Civil law Contract law Transport infrastructure Railways Railway sidings Information sources Documents Business records Company archives Great Western Railway

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in 1994

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Great Western Railway, comprising agreements regarding siding accommodation near Brentford Station, 1930-1932.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One bundle

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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