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William Wellesley Pole. If the steam engine to be erected at Chatham has surplus...
Catalogue reference: ADM 354/231/165
What’s it about?
This record is about the William Wellesley Pole. If the steam engine to be erected at Chatham has surplus... dating from 1808 May 4.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 354/231/165
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808 May 4
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Description (What the record is about)
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William Wellesley Pole. If the steam engine to be erected at Chatham has surplus power, this could be used for the tarring of yarns, a process currently carried out using horses. It might also be applied to turning wheels for the spinners and in laying cables and hawsers. Do not recommend its application to any other purposes than the formation of strands and the tarring of yarns.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- ADM B/231
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10272579/
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William Wellesley Pole. If the steam engine to be erected at Chatham has surplus...