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Ravenser Odd
Ravenser Odd was a short-lived island in the mouth of the River Humber. It rose from the sea in the early 13th century and had sunk beneath the waves by 1360.
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Appointment of Scientific Adviser to the Ordnance Survey
Catalogue reference: OS 1/245
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This record is about the Appointment of Scientific Adviser to the Ordnance Survey dating from 1952-1958 in the series Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Registered Files (SO and CR Series). 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)
- OS 1/245
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Appointment of Scientific Adviser to the Ordnance Survey
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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)
- CR 14957/1
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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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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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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2390175/
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OS 1
Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Registered Files (SO and CR Series)
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Records of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
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Within the series: OS 1
Ordnance Survey: Central Registry: Registered Files (SO and CR Series)
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Appointment of Scientific Adviser to the Ordnance Survey
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