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
'Grand Rocque Barracks Guernsey': seven sheets of maps and drawings. (1) Cover sheet,...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2306
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This record is about the 'Grand Rocque Barracks Guernsey': seven sheets of maps and drawings. (1) Cover sheet,... dating from 1882-1883 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/2306
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1882-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Grand Rocque Barracks Guernsey': seven sheets of maps and drawings. (1) Cover sheet, listing items (3-7), with a table of accommodation. (2) Printed map of the island, showing parishes, villages, churches and soundings; mounted onto a backing sheet. Reference tables to roads, streams and post offices, and to the distribution of shells and plants. Scale: 1 inch to 800 yards [1:28,800]. Compass indicator. Published by Thomas Grigg, 1882. Coloured MS addition highlighting the site of the barracks. (3) Plan of the barracks. Reference table. Scale: 1:500. Compass indicator. Based on a survey made by Captain Parsons in 1868. (4-7) Four sheets of plans, elevations and sections of individual buildings. Scale: 1 inch to 15 feet [1:180] (plans); 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120] (elevations and sections). Items (1) and (3-7) [by] Lance Corporal A Williams, Royal Engineers; signed by Lieutenant Colonel E Mitchell, Commanding Royal Engineer, 20 June 1883. Item (2) signed by Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, 23 July 1883.
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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)
- 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)
- MS, coloured, and printed
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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/C3271250/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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