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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
Catalogue reference: MR
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MR
This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR
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Title (The name of the record)
- Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Date (When the record was created)
- 16th century-1966
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Description (What the record is about)
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This is one of 35 artificial accumulations created by the Public Record Office during the twentieth century to cater for maps, plans and drawings extracted from records following transfer to the Office, primarily as a preservation measure, usually if the item when opened exceeded the overall size of the document of which it formed part.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Maps, plans and drawings extracted by the Public Record Office (PRO) were originally allocated a two-part location code, consisting of a prefix and serial number. In this case MR denoted material extracted from records of various series to rolled storage, irrespective of length. The location codes came to be treated as document references. In 1998 the decision was taken to change them to standard three-part PRO references. The prefix MR then became a department reference, containing the series MR 1 in which each existing serially-numbered extract is a piece. Three further series, MR 2, MR 3 and MR 4, were created at the same time, to cater for extractions to rolls of varying lengths.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Records unless otherwise stated
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Public Record Office, 1838-2003
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C275/
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