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Buckingham Palace: Improvements. Plan of Buckingham Palace showing proposed diversion...
Catalogue reference: WORK 34/1348
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This record is about the Buckingham Palace: Improvements. Plan of Buckingham Palace showing proposed diversion... dating from 1852 in the series Office of Works and successors: Royal Palaces: 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 34/1348
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1852
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Description (What the record is about)
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Buckingham Palace: Improvements. Plan of Buckingham Palace showing proposed diversion of the road on the south side thereof, and of the Crown and other properties in the immediate neighbourhood. Shows gun tavern, etc. Scale: 1 inch to 90 feet.
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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)
- GA/BP: IMP/173; O.C. No 4073; T S 177
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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)
- 68.5 cm x 99 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Ink drawing, coloured, on tracing paper, mounted on linen
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2017785/
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Series information
WORK 34
Office of Works and successors: Royal Palaces: Plans and Drawings
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