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Kent: Dover. Book of plans and sections relating to a scheme for intercommunications...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2350
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This record is about the Kent: Dover. Book of plans and sections relating to a scheme for intercommunications... dating from 1868 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 78/2350
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Dover. Book of plans and sections relating to a scheme for intercommunications between Great Britain and continental Europe. (1-2) Title pages. (3-8) Six sheets of plans, elevations and sections, showing a proposed railway line and tunnel, a proposed pier, and proposed sea defences and harbour works; also showing the existing streets, buildings, pier, railway line, etc. Plans to scale: 3 inches to 4 chains [1 inch to 88 feet or 1:1,056]; longitudinal sections to scale: 3 inches to 4 chains (horizontal), 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240] (vertical); cross-sections to scale: 1 inch to 5 chains [1 inch to 110 yards or 1:3,960] (horizontal), 1 inch to 40 feet [1:480] (vertical). Compass indicators. [By] John Fowler and James Abernethy, Chief Engineers, and William Wilson, Engineer; lithographed by Kell Brothers, Holborn.
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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 278
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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)
- Lithographed
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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/C3271294/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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