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Hyde Park. The eastern half only of Ordnance Survey twelve-inch map of London sheet...
Catalogue reference: WORK 32/187
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This record is about the Hyde Park. The eastern half only of Ordnance Survey twelve-inch map of London sheet... dating from 1861 in the series Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings. 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)
- WORK 32/187
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1861
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hyde Park. The eastern half only of Ordnance Survey twelve-inch map of London sheet VI SE. Scale: 12 inches to 1 mile. Coloured manuscript additions showing proposed scheme of new road across park from Uxbridge Road to Kensington Road, in connection with the 1862 Exhibition. Signed by Richard Despard, Civil Engineer, 30 Great George Street, 29 November 1861.
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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)
- R/HP/KG: RP/117; A/2/82; T S 116
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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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Map designation (Identifying numbers or names given to printed maps by their publishers)
- OS 1:5,280 London
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 48.5 cm x 63.5 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:5280
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed
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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
- Maps and plans
- Royal Parks
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1979696/
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Series information
WORK 32
Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings
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