Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
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Preparation of Home Office Guide to Safety at Fairgrounds following fatal accident...
Catalogue reference: HO 300/173
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This record is about the Preparation of Home Office Guide to Safety at Fairgrounds following fatal accident... dating from 1974 Apr 01 - 1979 Jan 31 in the series Home Office: Entertainments (ENT Symbol Series) 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)
- HO 300/173
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974 Apr 01 - 1979 Jan 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Preparation of Home Office Guide to Safety at Fairgrounds following fatal accident at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, London in May 1972: transfer of responsibility for safety at fairgrounds to Health and Safety Executive
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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)
- ENT 74 0470/0008/004
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11231750/
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HO 300
Home Office: Entertainments (ENT Symbol Series) Files
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