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2 extracts from F 3/69. (1) Plan showing the course of a proposed railway to run...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/1369
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This record is about the 2 extracts from F 3/69. (1) Plan showing the course of a proposed railway to run... dating from 1854-1857.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MFQ 1/1369
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854-1857
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 extracts from F 3/69. (1) Plan showing the course of a proposed railway to run from Cinderford Bridge Pit to the Forest Branch of the South Wales Railway, Gloucestershire. Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains. Compass indicator. MS, pencil notes on railways. Extracted from a letter dated 22 May 1854 from William R Wagstaff. (2) Plan showing the position of the Mill House, the Forest boundary and the boundary of Abbotts Woods at Cinderford, Gloucestershire. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains. Compass indicator. This appears to be the plan referred to in a letter dated 2 November 1857 from the Gaveller's Office, cited verbatim in the Case and Opinion submitted by the Solicitor, Royal Forests, relating to damage to the Cinderford Mill House. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 25.5 cm x 45.5 cm; (2) 16 cm x 24 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Gloucestershire Archives
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- Public Record(s)
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- This piece was transferred with its parent document (F 3/69) from the Public Record Office to Gloucestershire Record Office on 17 January 2002
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3984390/
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