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1 item (enclosure to report dated 16 August 1877 by W G Owen, Great Western Railway)...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/581
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This record is about the 1 item (enclosure to report dated 16 August 1877 by W G Owen, Great Western Railway)... dating from 1877 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)
- MFQ 1/581
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1877
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (enclosure to report dated 16 August 1877 by W G Owen, Great Western Railway) extracted from RAIL 253/709. Plan showing Dodderhill Church and adjacent area, to illustrate the dangerous state of the Great Western Railway near Brine Swag at Droitwich, Worcestershire. Scale: 1 inch to 264 feet. Initialled: 'G.W.B. 16 Aug. 1877'. Stamped: 'Engineer's Office Paddington 16 Aug. 1877'. A note reads, 'To be sent to [T G] Saunders'.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 56 cm x 62 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MFQ
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of various departments held...
6,070 records
Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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