Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
Two sheets of maps and plans showing the sites of martello towers: (1) on the Essex...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2276
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/2276
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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Two sheets of maps and plans showing the sites of martello towers: (1) on the Essex coast at Saint Osyth marshes and Walton-on-the-Naze; (2) on the Suffolk coast at Felixstowe, Bawdsey and Aldeburgh. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile [1:63,360] and 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10,560] (main maps); 1:2,500 (plans showing individual towers). Compass indicators. Reproduced from portions of Ordnance Survey maps; zincographed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton: (1)1884; (2) 1889, revised 1890. Printed inscriptions state that the maps are to be used solely for War Department purposes. MS notes to item (2) dated 1895.
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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)
- WO: F.412
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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 condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Zincographed, with MS colouring
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271220/
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