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Portuguese West Africa (Angola): Lobito Bay: British Vice-Consulate. Ground and first...
Catalogue reference: WORK 40/223
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This record is about the Portuguese West Africa (Angola): Lobito Bay: British Vice-Consulate. Ground and first... dating from 1914 Aug in the series Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: 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 40/223
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914 Aug
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Description (What the record is about)
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Portuguese West Africa (Angola): Lobito Bay: British Vice-Consulate. Ground and first floor plans, with numerous pencil notes and rider with survey of surrounding compound (number 2). Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet. [By] Office of Works, London. With additional plan attached showing alterations in manuscript; scale: 1 inch to 33 feet. Dimensions of additional plan 30.5 cm x 24 cm.
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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)
- O.C. No. 4436/1A
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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)
- 58.5 cm x 84 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- True to scale print
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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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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
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2019185/
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WORK 40
Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Plans and Drawings
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