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Greenwich Hospital: School Buildings: Gymnasium. Plan showing proposed hot water...
Catalogue reference: WORK 31/401
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This record is about the Greenwich Hospital: School Buildings: Gymnasium. Plan showing proposed hot water... dating from 1884 Jan 24 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 31/401
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884 Jan 24
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Description (What the record is about)
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Greenwich Hospital: School Buildings: Gymnasium. Plan showing proposed hot water apparatus. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet. Stamped 'D.W. Received 23rd July, 84.'. Drawn by J Weeks & Co, Warming and Ventilating Engineers, King's Road, Chelsea, London.
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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)
- GRC/GRE: GYM/79; T S 67
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 45.5 cm x 81.5 cm
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- In ink, coloured, on cartridge paper.
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2003388/
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WORK 31
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