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[Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales: parts of sheets LXXVII NE...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/5
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This record is about the [Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales: parts of sheets LXXVII NE... dating from [c.1844-1860] in the series British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway.... 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)
- RAIL 1030/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1844-1860]
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Description (What the record is about)
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[Ordnance Survey one-inch Old Series England and Wales: parts of sheets LXXVII NE and SE, LXXVIII NW, NE SW and SE, LXXIX NW, NE, SW and SE, and LXXX NW and SW] joined to form a map of the north coast of Wales and part of the Wirral peninsula. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. All marginalia have been trimmed away. Manuscript additions, in coloured ink, show the line of the Chester & Holyhead Railway from the Chester and Birkenhead Railway at Chester, to Holyhead (Caergybi); A section of the railway line, identifying each of the 14 contracts by number, is joined to the lower edge of the map; scale: 1 inch to 1 mile (horizontal), 1 inch to 160 feet [1:1,920]; lithographed by Standedge & Co; cuttings and embankments coloured in ink. The combined sheet has been cut vertically into two parts just west of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy.
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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)
- MPS 2/7
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- OS one-inch Old Series England and Wales
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 42 cm x 100 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:63360
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Railways
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468132/
Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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