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2 items extracted from PRO 1/35. Westminster: Public Record Office, Chancery Lane....
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/908
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from PRO 1/35. Westminster: Public Record Office, Chancery Lane.... dating from [1870] 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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- MFQ 1/908
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1870]
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from PRO 1/35. Westminster: Public Record Office, Chancery Lane. (1) Plan showing the position of the new repository block (east wing) in relation to the Rolls Building in Fetter Lane. An adjacent sewer and fence are also shown. (2) Plans and elevation of the Tower. Scales: 1 inch to 8 feet. (1) originally enclosed in a letter dated 5 July 1870 from T Duffus-Hardy to Aston S Ayrton MP, requesting the demolition of adjacent buildings for security reasons. (2) originally enclosed in letter dated 28 July 1870 from T Duffus-Hardy to James Pennethorne, concerning the conversion of the upper two floors of the Queens Tower for use by conservators. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 36.5 cm x 53 cm; (2) 52 cm x 54 cm.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3983929/
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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
6,070 records
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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2 items extracted from PRO 1/35. Westminster: Public Record Office, Chancery Lane....
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