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2 items extracted from PRO 1/115. Berkshire: Basildon. Photocopies of engraved plans...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/269
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from PRO 1/115. Berkshire: Basildon. Photocopies of engraved plans... dating from [1940] 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)
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MPI 1/269
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Date (When the record was created)
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[1940]
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from PRO 1/115. Berkshire: Basildon. Photocopies of engraved plans of Basildon House, the seat of Sir Francis Sykes. Scale: 1 inch to 14 feet. Originals drawn by J Carr, architect and engraved and published 15 April 1797 by George Richardson, London. Photoreproductions originally accompanying correspondence dated January 1940 concerning the suitability of storing public records at Basildon House during the Second World War.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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31 cm x 54 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:168
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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Photoreproduction
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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MPI 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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2 items extracted from PRO 1/115. Berkshire: Basildon. Photocopies of engraved plans...
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