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
Kent: Farningham. Five sheets of plans, elevations and sections of a mobilisation...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2714
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This record is about the Kent: Farningham. Five sheets of plans, elevations and sections of a mobilisation... dating from 1889-1899 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 78/2714
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1889-1899
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Farningham. Five sheets of plans, elevations and sections of a mobilisation centre: (1) top plan and sections of the centre; (2) casemates, a magazine and rainwater tanks, with a diagram of the crest of the parapet; (3) casemate windows and doors, bullet-proof gates and loops; (4) retaining walls; (5) outline site plan, on tracing paper. Scale: (1) 1 inch to 30 feet [1:360] (plan), 1 inch to 15 feet [1:180] (sections); (2, 4) 1 inch to 15 feet (parapet diagram); 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120] (plans and elevations), 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60] (sections); (3) 1 inch to 2 feet [1:24] (gates), 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12] (remainder); (5)1:2,500. Items (1-4) initialled by N L A: (1) 24 February 1899, (2) 2 March 1899, (3) 8 March 1899, (4) 20 May 1899; item (5) dated 7 October 1889. Inset to item (4): key plan; scale: 1 inch to 30 feet.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Item (2) follows item (5)
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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)
- 9 X
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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
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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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3271658/
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WO 78
War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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