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Bringing the Bethnal Green disaster to light
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Title: Biographical Notice of the late Mr John Dent Dent of Ribston Hall, Wetherby...
Catalogue reference: ZLIB 1/89
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This record is about the Title: Biographical Notice of the late Mr John Dent Dent of Ribston Hall, Wetherby... dating from 1895 in the series British Transport Historical Records Office library: Biographical Publications. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1895
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Title: Biographical Notice of the late Mr John Dent Dent of Ribston Hall, Wetherby Author: Sir M W Ridley, Bart., M.P.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Non record material
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- Open Immediately
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1864936/
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British Transport Historical Records Office library: Biographical Publications
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