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'The Great Northern Railway': outline map of eastern England showing the route of...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/88
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This record is about the 'The Great Northern Railway': outline map of eastern England showing the route of... dating from 1848 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)
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RAIL 1030/88
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Date (When the record was created)
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1848
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Description (What the record is about)
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'The Great Northern Railway': outline map of eastern England showing the route of the Great Northern Railway from London King's Cross via Peterborough, Grantham and Retford to York, and branches to Boston, Lincoln and Gainsborough; also showing other railway lines (not named). Reference tables to Acts of Parliament under which the lines were constructed, to the extent of running powers of the Great Northern Railway over other companies' properties. and distances from London by rail (and by cab within London). Scale: 1 inch to 8 miles. Lithographed by Waterlow & Sons; produced for commercial released from 12 August 1848.
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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 2/80
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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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56 cm x 49 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:506880
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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
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468215/
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Series information
RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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