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
Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Front cover, with a list of items (2-11) on the dorse....
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2662
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This record is about the Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Front cover, with a list of items (2-11) on the dorse.... dating from 1895-1900 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 78/2662
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1895-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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Hampshire: Isle of Wight. (1) Front cover, with a list of items (2-11) on the dorse. (2-11) Nine sheets of outline plans of fortifications: (2) Hatherwood battery; (3) Warden battery; (4) Fort Albert; (5-6) Fort Victoria; (7) Cliff End; (8-9) Golden Hill Fort; (10) New Needles Battery; (11) Old Needles Battery. Scale: (2, 8-11) 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]; (3) 1 inch to 30 feet [1:360]; (4) 1:500; (5-7) 1 inch to 40 feet [1:480]. Compass indicators to each sheet. [By] S Ereland Isted, Topographical Clerk of Works and Draughtsman, at various dates between August 1895 and July 1896; signed by Lieutenant Colonel A J Preston, Commanding Royal Engineer, Isle of Wight, at various dates between September 1895 and August 1896. Items (7, 10-11) on tracing cloth. Several of the plans bear coloured manuscript amendments, made at various dates during 1899 and 1900. (12) Blank back cover.
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- Arrangement
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- MS
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271606/
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