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SEVERN DEFENCES Fourteen plans, sections, elevations, sectional elevations, charts,...

Catalogue reference: WO 78/4938

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This record is about the SEVERN DEFENCES Fourteen plans, sections, elevations, sectional elevations, charts,... dating from 1883 - 1941 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 78/4938
Date
1883 - 1941
Description

SEVERN DEFENCES Fourteen plans, sections, elevations, sectional elevations, charts, isometrical projections, etc. of the batteries in the Severn defence system; Lavernock Bty., Steep Holme Sty., Flat Holme Bty., Well Bty., Breakdown Bty., Laboratory Bty., Tombstone Bty., Split Rock Bty., Rudder Rock Bty., Summit Bty., Lighthouse Bty., Farm House Bty and Castle Rock Bty. Mostly coloured Ms. drawings of around 1883, but there is one plan (with a photocopy) dated 1941.

Note
Richard Wood, RE and K.O. Page, Sapper RE.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WO: 426
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3273880/

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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans

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