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Investigation into sound in dwellings, for the Building Research Station of D.S.I.R.
Catalogue reference: RG 23/166
What’s it about?
This record is about the Investigation into sound in dwellings, for the Building Research Station of D.S.I.R. dating from 1950 Dec. in the series Government Social Survey Department: Social Survey: Reports and Papers. 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)
- RG 23/166
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950 Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Investigation into sound in dwellings, for the Building Research Station of D.S.I.R.
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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)
- Survey No. 161
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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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
- Research
- Construction industries
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2202576/
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Series information
RG 23
Government Social Survey Department: Social Survey: Reports and Papers
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Government Social Survey Department: Social Survey: Reports and Papers
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Investigation into sound in dwellings, for the Building Research Station of D.S.I.R.
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