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Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. 'Proposed Improvement of the Oxford Canal Napton Junction...
Catalogue reference: MPI 1/414
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This record is about the Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. 'Proposed Improvement of the Oxford Canal Napton Junction... dating from 1946 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)
- MPI 1/414
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. 'Proposed Improvement of the Oxford Canal Napton Junction to Oxford'. (2) Cross sections 1-11 with a longitudinal section of the canal from Napton Junction to Twyford Bridge; (3) cross sections 12-19 with a longitudinal section of the canal from Twyford Bridge to Osney Lock; (4) plan of the canal from Napton to Claydon; (5) plan of the canal from Claydon to Twyford; (6) plan of the canal from Twyford to Enslow; (7) plan of the canal from Enslow to Oxford; (8) proposed improvements through Banbury; (9) alternative routes at Oxford; (10) details of proposed new works including locks and bridges; (11) cross sections along the River Thames from Kings Lock to Teddington Lock. All have coloured, MS additions showing the proposed improvements. Compass indicators. Surveyed by Rendel, Palmer and Tritton. Items (1) and (12) are covers.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related papers see MT 52/124
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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)
- MT 52/180
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- 50.5 cm x 70 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4047615/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of departments not assigned...
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