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Pontypool UDC: flooding as a result of opencast coal mining at Tirpentwys
Catalogue reference: BD 28/380
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This record is about the Pontypool UDC: flooding as a result of opencast coal mining at Tirpentwys dating from 1956-1963 in the series Welsh Office and predecessors: Town and Country Planning Division and predecessors:.... 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)
- BD 28/380
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1956-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pontypool UDC: flooding as a result of opencast coal mining at Tirpentwys
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- with plans and photographs
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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)
- 348/400/1/8
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2133682/
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BD 28
Welsh Office and predecessors: Town and Country Planning Division and predecessors:...
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