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Kensington Gardens. A plan of the gardens and plantation with Hyde Park. Scale: 1...
Catalogue reference: WORK 32/312
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This record is about the Kensington Gardens. A plan of the gardens and plantation with Hyde Park. Scale: 1... dating from c. 1673-1738 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)
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WORK 32/312
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Date (When the record was created)
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c. 1673-1738
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kensington Gardens. A plan of the gardens and plantation with Hyde Park. Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet. [By Henry Wise], from the collection of Sir Walter Arthur Waller. Purchased from Christies (lot 128, 12 December 1947).
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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)
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R/HW: KG/3; CX2/246 ; T S W 14
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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63.5 cm x 127 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Ink drawing on handmade paper, coloured, mounted on Linen, with black rollers.
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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/C1979821/
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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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