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Paddington Station and Yard (Middlesex). 'Great Western Railway Plan of Proposed...
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1033/129
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This record is about the Paddington Station and Yard (Middlesex). 'Great Western Railway Plan of Proposed... dating from [c 1877] in the series Maps, Plans and Surveys: Towns, Ports and Local Areas.Transferred from MPS 5. 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 1033/129
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c 1877]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Paddington Station and Yard (Middlesex). 'Great Western Railway Plan of Proposed Rearrangement of Lines, Sidings and Stations. From West London Junction to Paddington Terminus.' Map showing Paddington Passenger Station and Goods Depot, Praed Street Station (Metropolitan Railway), Great Western Hotel, Westbourne Park Station, engine sheds and workshops, Royal Oak and Bishops Road Stations, Subway Junction, Crimea Sidings, and 5 bridges. Alterations to Paddington Station include: down platform to be widened away from the columns, additional arrival platform, platform buildings to be moved, 20 coach and wagon turntables on The Lawn, extensive track alterations identified in colour. Annotated: 'Ticket Collector's Offices to be carried on columns over the platforms,' and 'In rearranging the locomotive lines, as much Broad Gauge to be removed as can be spared by the Locomotive Department.' Plan ends 300 feet west of the LNWR overbridge at Wormwood Scrubs. Scale 1 inch to 40 feet. Engineer's plan, lithographed by Robert J Cook and Hammond, Broadway, Westminster.
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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 5/129
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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)
- 790 cm x 101 cm.
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:480
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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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- Topics
- Railways
- Maps and plans
- Prisons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3717218/
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RAIL 1033
Maps, Plans and Surveys: Towns, Ports and Local Areas.Transferred from MPS 5
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