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'Taff Vale Railway District Map 1906': diagrammatic map of part of Glamorgan, South...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/72
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This record is about the 'Taff Vale Railway District Map 1906': diagrammatic map of part of Glamorgan, South... dating from 1906 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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RAIL 1030/72
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Date (When the record was created)
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1906
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Taff Vale Railway District Map 1906': diagrammatic map of part of Glamorgan, South Wales, also showing other operators' railway lines. Scale: 1 inch to 2 miles. Compass star. [By] George T Sibbering, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers; lithographed by Standidge & Co Ltd, London. Inset: enlarged plan of Cardiff and Penarth Docks. The sheet bears the plate number 414. The 'fuzzy' appearance of this map suggests that it may have been produced by amending and then photographing an earlier edition. The name A Beardsley appears on the cover.
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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)
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MPS 2/65A
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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53 cm x 69 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:126720
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Lithographed, 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))
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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/C3468199/
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Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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