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Piece
Preston: Industrial Institution for Blind Children in North and East Lancashire.
Catalogue reference: ED 38/33
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This record is about the Preston: Industrial Institution for Blind Children in North and East Lancashire. dating from 1906 in the series Special Services Endowment Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ED 38/33
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1906
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Description (What the record is about)
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Preston: Industrial Institution for Blind Children in North and East Lancashire.
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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)
- M.4862
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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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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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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
- Children
- Disability
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1792499/
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Series information
ED 38
Special Services Endowment Files
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