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City of London Parochial Charities Department
Catalogue reference: CHAR 3/27
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This record is about the City of London Parochial Charities Department dating from 1883-1894 in the series Charity Commission Secretariat: Registered Files (Plain Number Series). 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)
- CHAR 3/27
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1883-1894
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Description (What the record is about)
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City of London Parochial Charities Department
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records see CHAR 14
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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)
- 39060
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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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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
- Charities
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C368437/
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Series information
CHAR 3
Charity Commission Secretariat: Registered Files (Plain Number Series)
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
8,112 records
Within the department: CHAR
Records of the Charity Commissioners and Charity Commission
188 records
Within the series: CHAR 3
Charity Commission Secretariat: Registered Files (Plain Number Series)
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City of London Parochial Charities Department
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