The story of
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.
Series
Welsh Office and predecessors: Safeguarding and other Defence Maps
Catalogue reference: BD 55
What's it about?
BD 55
Safeguarding maps were produced in order to inform those making decisions on planning applications and appeals of the existence of areas where tall buildings could not be built because they overlooked areas which were regarded as sensitive.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BD 55
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Title (The name of the record)
- Welsh Office and predecessors: Safeguarding and other Defence Maps
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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Safeguarding maps were produced in order to inform those making decisions on planning applications and appeals of the existence of areas where tall buildings could not be built because they overlooked areas which were regarded as sensitive.
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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 Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 files and flat sheets
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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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2003 National Assembly for Wales
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- These maps were probably created by the War Office and Air Ministry and passed by them to the Ministry of Town and Country Planning. They were later passed to the Welsh Office where they were kept in the Aerial Photographs Unit in Cathays Park.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- All surviving maps were selected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2831/
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Welsh Office and predecessors: Safeguarding and other Defence Maps
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