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1 item extracted from RAIL 1020/4. 'Birmingham & Gloucester Railway Footway Swing...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/719
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from RAIL 1020/4. 'Birmingham & Gloucester Railway Footway Swing... dating from mid 19th century 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 1/719
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Date (When the record was created)
- mid 19th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from RAIL 1020/4. 'Birmingham & Gloucester Railway Footway Swing Bridge over the Branch Canal High Oxted Gloucester': plan, elevation and sections. Scale: 1 inch to 2 feet. Originally filed with diary of Herbert Spencer, Civil Engineer, 1841.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- RAIL 1020/4 Pt 2
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 71 cm x 94 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:24
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983740/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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