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Regent's Park. 'Plan of the Park Estate belonging to His Majesty'. Scale: 1 inch...
Catalogue reference: WORK 32/589
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This record is about the Regent's Park. 'Plan of the Park Estate belonging to His Majesty'. Scale: 1 inch... dating from 1827 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 32/589
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1827
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Description (What the record is about)
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Regent's Park. 'Plan of the Park Estate belonging to His Majesty'. Scale: 1 inch to 420 feet. Engraving by James Basire. Coloured manuscript additions showing suggestions for dividing the land between pleasure grounds open to subscribers only (blue), gardens open to the public (red) and grassland to be retained for the pasturage of cows.
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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/RP:GEN/216
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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)
- 43 cm x 48.5 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, coloured
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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/C1980098/
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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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Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings
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