Item
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Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
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Gibraltar: Harding's Battery: 'Gibraltar. Record Plan of Harding's Battery. Emplacement...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5279
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This record is about the Gibraltar: Harding's Battery: 'Gibraltar. Record Plan of Harding's Battery. Emplacement... dating from 1880-1892 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 78/5279
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1892
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gibraltar: Harding's Battery: 'Gibraltar. Record Plan of Harding's Battery. Emplacement for 1.12½ inch 38 Ton R.M.L. [Rifled Muzzle Loading] Gun'. Two sheets: (1) site plan, plans, sections and photograph, dated 1880. Measurements taken and drawn by Sergeant E Holden, Royal Engineers. Signed by Colonel C B Ewart, Commanding Royal Engineer, 19 November 1880. Corrected to 7 December 1881.(2) top plan and sections. Drawn by Lance Corporal A Rose, Royal Engineers, 1 February 1892. Reference table to construction details. Scale: site plan: 1:2,500; other plans: 1 inch to 10 feet; sections: 1 inch to 5 feet. Compass indicators. Both signed by Major E R Hussey, Royal Engineers, and Colonel J Fellowes, Royal Engineers, 31 May 1892. Dimensions: (1) 74 cm x 128 cm; (2) 74 cm x 131 cm.
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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)
- No. of Sheets: 2
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- 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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- 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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 2120.
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274221/
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