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Middlesex: Twickenham (now in London Borough of Richmond). [Orleans House estate]....
Catalogue reference: MPE 1/480
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This record is about the Middlesex: Twickenham (now in London Borough of Richmond). [Orleans House estate].... dating from 30 Oct 1736 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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- MPE 1/480
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Date (When the record was created)
- 30 Oct 1736
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Description (What the record is about)
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Middlesex: Twickenham (now in London Borough of Richmond). [Orleans House estate]. Plan of two parcels of land belonging to 'Secretary Johnson', one containing a mansion house with 'a Large Octagon Room', the other 'Formally call'd Broom Close', adjacent to the River Thames. Compass rose. Surveyor's note gives names of landowners and rents.
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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 1/521
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- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 44.5 cm x 63.8 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Orleans House was designed by the architect John James for James Johnson, Secretary of State under Queen Anne. The octagon room, designed by James Gibbs, was added c 1720.
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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 1374
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4048728/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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