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Chester and Holyhead railway. 22 sheets. (1)-(13) and (15) Plans and sections of...
Catalogue reference: MPE 1/656
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This record is about the Chester and Holyhead railway. 22 sheets. (1)-(13) and (15) Plans and sections of... dating from 1845-1856 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 1/656
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1845-1856
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chester and Holyhead railway. 22 sheets. (1)-(13) and (15) Plans and sections of portions of the line abutting upon the sea, in the counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey, 1845. Scales: plans and sections (horizonontal) 1 inch to 3 chains; sections (vertical) 1 inch to 20 chains; cross-sections 1 inch to 10 chains; enlarged cross-sections 1 inch to 4 feet. (14) Plan and elevation of Menai Bridge. Scales: plan 1 inch to 10 chains; elevation 1 inch to 20 feet. (16)-(22) Plans showing land purchased from the Crown for the purposes of the railway, in the city of Chester and the counties of Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarvonshire and Anglesey 1856. Scale: 1 inch to 3 chains.
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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 1/696
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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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 3111
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4048904/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Chester and Holyhead railway. 22 sheets. (1)-(13) and (15) Plans and sections of...
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