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Tower of London: Water Supply. Plans and sections of the water engine in Tower ditch,...
Catalogue reference: WORK 31/205
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This record is about the Tower of London: Water Supply. Plans and sections of the water engine in Tower ditch,... dating from 1725 in the series Office of Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Plans and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WORK 31/205
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1725
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Description (What the record is about)
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Tower of London: Water Supply. Plans and sections of the water engine in Tower ditch, with explanation for supply to Tower, also explanation of the gears added for boring small gun barrels. Scale: 1 inch to 2 feet. Drawn by C Lempriere, 1725. Stamped in the Board of Ordnance.
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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)
- AC/TOL:SER/278; Reg No E/5/1459; T S 5
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 82.5 cm x 94 cm
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- Ink drawing on vellum, coloured.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2003192/
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WORK 31
Office of Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Plans and...
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