National Archives

The National Archives at Kew holds over 4500 L&YR related documents from simple private siding agreements to the official Board Minutes. The full list is available on their website. Go to (www.nationalarchive.gov/discovery) (use ‘open in new tab’ to avoid leaving this site) and the type ‘Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway’ into the Search Box.

All the items held at Kew are available for inspection and research. See their website for details.