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'Profile of a bridge proposed to be built of Granite over the River Thames from St....
Catalogue reference: MPE 1/382
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This record is about the 'Profile of a bridge proposed to be built of Granite over the River Thames from St.... dating from 1800 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)
- MPE 1/382
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1800
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Profile of a bridge proposed to be built of Granite over the River Thames from St. Saviour's in Southwark to or near the Old Swan in London'. One sheet containing various drawings. (1) Elevations and detail. Scales: 1 inch to 35 feet and 1 inch to 8 feet 6 inches (elevations) and 1 inch to 8.5 inches (detail). [By] James Black, civil engineer; engraved by John Barlow. (2) Section. Scale: 1 inch to about 5.5 feet. Engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand. Ordered to be printed 28 July 1800 in the Appendix to the Third Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons upon the Improvement of the Port of London.
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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)
- LRRO 1/504B
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- each 62.5 cm x 95 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 259
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4048630/
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MPE 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the Office of Land Revenue...
1,864 records
Within the series: MPE 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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'Profile of a bridge proposed to be built of Granite over the River Thames from St....
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