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'Plan of the Proposed Cheltenham Oxford and London and Birmingham Union Railway 1836...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/81
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This record is about the 'Plan of the Proposed Cheltenham Oxford and London and Birmingham Union Railway 1836... dating from 1836 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 1030/81
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1836
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Plan of the Proposed Cheltenham Oxford and London and Birmingham Union Railway 1836 ....': booklet containing a map (title page and 17 sheets) and section (title page and 8 sheets) of the route. Map to scale: 4 inches to 1 mile, with enlarged portion to scale: 16 inches to 1 mile; section to scale: 4 inches to 1 mile (horizontal), 1 inch to 100 feet (horizontal). Compass indicators. By Captain W S Moorsom, Engineer; engraved and printed by Johnson, High Street, Cheltenham. First title page inscribed: 'The Rt. Honble Lord Churchill' [Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill, a Director of the Great Western Railway]. A Great Western Railway Central Record Office label numbered 'Plan 94' is affixed to the back cover.
The limp cloth covers are coming away from the lining papers and all the pages are damaged at the edge. Sheet 3 of the section is missing; the upper right-hand corner of several sheets has been torn away. There is evidence that the front cover once bore a title label but this is now missing. A reference book to the numbered properties shown on the plan was presumably printed to accompany the map but this has not survived.
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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 2/73
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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)
- 43 cm x 57 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved, in limp cloth covers. Fragile
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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/C3468208/
Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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