The story of
Ravenser Odd
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
Series
Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Selected Personal Files
Catalogue reference: OS 10
What's it about?
OS 10
This series consists of personal files of employees of the Ordnance Survey, who were either of exceptional importance or had interesting careers within the Survey. They are SO or CR files (otherwise in OS 1).
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- OS 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Selected Personal Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1919-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of personal files of employees of the Ordnance Survey, who were either of exceptional importance or had interesting careers within the Survey. They are SO or CR files (otherwise in OS 1).
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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)
- SO and CR file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- The great majority of personal files of staff are destroyed, either within five years of the individual's death or when the person concerned reaches his or her eighty-fifth birthday.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11428/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
278,790 records
Within the department: OS
Records of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
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Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Selected Personal Files
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