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London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. Two maps. (A) 'London Brighton and South...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1030/106
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This record is about the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. Two maps. (A) 'London Brighton and South... dating from [c.1850-1900] 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 1030/106
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1850-1900]
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Description (What the record is about)
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London, Brighton & South Coast Railway. Two maps.
(A) 'London Brighton and South Coast Railway and Connections': outline map, showing the company's lines in red and other railways in black. Scale: 1 inch to about 7.5 miles. Lithographed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Insets: (i) Enlargement of the London area and its connections, showing electrified lines; scale: 2 inches to 2 miles. (ii) Plan of Brighton and Hove. Dimensions: 34.5 cm x 26.5 cm.
(B) 'Map of the Continental Connections of the London Brighton & South Coast and French State Railways via Newhaven and Dieppe': outline map of Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, showing railway lines and steamer routes. Scale: 1 inch to 80 miles. Inset: enlargement of the environs of Paris. Various advertisements on the dorse. Dimensions: 42.5 cm x 26.5 cm.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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The set of maps formerly held under the reference MPS 2/85 are now produced under 22 separate references in the range RAIL 1030/93-114.
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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 2/85 (14)
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3468233/
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RAIL 1030
British Transport Historical Records: Maps, Plans and Surveys of Individual Railway...
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