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First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Mons-en-Pevele and Loison, taken...
Catalogue reference: WO 316/32
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This record is about the First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Mons-en-Pevele and Loison, taken... dating from 1917 Oct 5 in the series War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs. 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)
- WO 316/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 Oct 5
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Description (What the record is about)
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First Army monochrome panoramic photograph depicting Mons-en-Pevele and Loison, taken on 5 October 1917. Consisting of 14 photographs to form the panorama.
First Army Panorama Number: P. 135. Taken from Hill 70, H.31.d.85.30, Sheet 36c.
The following locations and features have been annotated onto the panorama, from left to right:
- Annay.
- High Ground in K. 17.
- Mons-En-Pevele.
- Railway Embankment H. 32D.
- Tower in H. 36.B.85.32.
- Building I. 31A. 15.10.
- Mon Idee I. 31D.
- Chimney H. 34C.83.39.
- Coke Ovens.
- Courrières Church.
- Trees along Lens Carvin Road.
- Chimney H. 34D.35.08.
- Fosse 8 De Lens, Coke Ovens E. Fosse.
- Fosse 8 De Lens, Coke Ovens W. Fosse.
- Cité St Auguste.
- Harnes Church.
- Harnes Fosses, Fosse 21 and 22.
- Church Cité St Auguste.
- Auby Church.
- L'Alouette.
- Fosse 9 and 17 O. 14. A & B.
- Harold Corons.
- Dump P.25.
- Chimneys Fosse 2 and 2 Bis P. 25.
- Houses N 11A. 35.85.
- Fosse 7 and 7 Bis.
- Cite St Pierre.
- Dump of Fosse 7 and 7 Bis O. 23 A & C.
- Montigny Church.
- Mill at N. 11.D.70.85.
- Henin Lietard.
- Trees along Lens-Carvin Road.
- Trees along Lens-Carvin Road.
- Fosse N [Notre] Dame Douai.
- Loison.
- Dump O. 28 B & D.
- Fosse 6 and 14 O. 20 B & D.
- Puits 2 Ter N. 10B.
- Horace Corons.
- Dump O. 35A.
- Dump of FOsse 6 Bis O. 34B.
- Oval Stacks I. 2. 3 & 4.
- Fosse 6 Bis O. 34B.
- Fosse 1 De Drocourt.
- Norman Stacks.
- No. 1 Dump of Fosse 2 Drocourt.
- Fosse 10 De Courrières.
- Triangle Stacks.
- Norman Stacks No. 2.
- Noyelles.
- Norman Stacks No. 3.
- Fosse 3 & 15, Carons-De-Mericourt.
- Norman Stacks No. 4.
- Norman Stacks No. 5.
- Drocourt.
- Railway Cutting in N. 9 B & D.
- London Copse.
- Puits 2 Bis Conde N. Puits.
- Mericourt Fme.
- Norman Stacks No. 6.
- Rouvroy.
- Simpson Corons.
- Bois Bernard.
- Fosse 5 De Courrières Puits 5 & 12.
- Sopwith Corons.
- Puits No. 2 Condé S. Puits.
- Railway Buffers N. 2D.10.50.
- Sallaumines Hill.
- Simon Corons.
- Sullivan Corons.
- Iron Girders, Fosse 14.
- Puits 18.
- Mericourt.
- Buildings Citè Du Nord.
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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)
- P135
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 16cm x 220cm
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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/C1837129/
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Series information
WO 316
War Office: War of 1914-1918: Western Front: Photographs
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