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City of London; Middlesex: Holborn and Westminster. 'Plan Proposed for a Central...
Catalogue reference: LRRO 1/2059
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This record is about the City of London; Middlesex: Holborn and Westminster. 'Plan Proposed for a Central... dating from 1853 in the series Office of Land Revenue Records and Enrolments and predecessors: Associated Departments.... 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)
- LRRO 1/2059
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853
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Description (What the record is about)
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City of London; Middlesex: Holborn and Westminster. 'Plan Proposed for a Central Thoroughfare to Extend Long Acre and The Strand on the West to Cheapside on the East for the Purpose of Relieving Fleet Street and Holborn': street map, with open spaces and the new road highlighted in colour. Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet. Compass indicator. Inset: westward extension showing Bow Street and vicinity. Later additions show houses on Carey Street and Chancery Lane purchased by the Law Fire Insurance Company or owned by the Rolls Estate; MS reference notes. Signed by James Pennethorne, March 1853.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1200
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, 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
- Maps and plans
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3874203/
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LRRO 1
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