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5 items extracted from CO 267/71. Sierra Leone. 5 sheets of plans and elevations...
Catalogue reference: MPG 1/579
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This record is about the 5 items extracted from CO 267/71. Sierra Leone. 5 sheets of plans and elevations... dating from 1826 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various 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)
- MPG 1/579
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1826
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Description (What the record is about)
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5 items extracted from CO 267/71. Sierra Leone. 5 sheets of plans and elevations of public buildings in Freetown. (1) Elevation of a schoolhouse and schools. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet. Copied by G Clack, assistant engineer. (2) Ground plan and gallery plan of Freetown church on a single sheet. Signed by Martin Haffner, engineer. (3) Side and front elevations of Freetown church on a single sheet. Signed by Martin Haffner, engineer. (4) Elevation, ground floor plan and first floor plan for a Town or Market house in Freetown on a single sheet. Copied by G Clack, assistant engineer. (5) Ground floor, first floor and second floor plans for a school in Freetown on a single sheet. The plan shows separate school houses for boys and girls, with a dwelling house between them. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet. Copied by G Clack, Assistant Engineer. All drawn to illustrate Maj Gen Turner's report of 29 Jan 1826. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 34 cm x 68 cm; (2) 50 cm x 60 cm; (3) 46 cm x 88 cm; (4) 94 cm x 59 cm; (5) 127 cm x 68 cm.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The sheets are bound numbered on the dorse in this sequence. The fronts of the sheets still bear the original numeration MPG 579/3, 4, 5, 1, 2.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 3. Africa , ed P A Penfold (London, 1982), (1) entry 2322; (2) entry 2321; (3) entry 2321; (4) entry 2320; (5) entry 2322
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3981268/
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5 items extracted from CO 267/71. Sierra Leone. 5 sheets of plans and elevations...
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