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Series
Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps...
Catalogue reference: ADM 140
What's it about?
ADM 140
Maps and plans of naval dockyards and buildings (such as hospitals, barracks, storehouses etc) in Britain and overseas.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ADM 140
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Title (The name of the record)
- Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps and Plans
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Date (When the record was created)
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1786-1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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Maps and plans of naval dockyards and buildings (such as hospitals, barracks, storehouses etc) in Britain and overseas.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Admiralty, Civil Engineer in Chiefs Department, 1919-1960
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1484 flat sheets, portfolios, rolls and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1849/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Navy Board and Admiralty: Civil Engineer in Chief's Department and predecessor: Maps and Plans
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