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Chillianwallah Monument and Memorial Cross of 8th Regiment, Chelsea Hospital. The...
Catalogue reference: WORK 20/30
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This record is about the Chillianwallah Monument and Memorial Cross of 8th Regiment, Chelsea Hospital. The... dating from 1851-1940 in the series Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WORK 20/30
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1851-1940
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chillianwallah Monument and Memorial Cross of 8th Regiment, Chelsea Hospital. The bulk of the file dates from 1851-1877; a single drawing added at the end relates to bomb damage in 1940.
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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)
- 2069/1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The monument, designed by C R Cockerell, was erected in 1853.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2661301/
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WORK 20
Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files
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