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Gas. Order altering the proportion of metered to unmetered public lamps
Catalogue reference: BT 22/23/4
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This record is about the Gas. Order altering the proportion of metered to unmetered public lamps dating from 1879 in the series Board of Trade: Railway Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 22/23/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1879
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gas. Order altering the proportion of metered to unmetered public lamps
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- R 9692/79
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C415245/
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BT 22
Board of Trade: Railway Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Board of Trade: Railway Department: Correspondence and Papers
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Gas. Order altering the proportion of metered to unmetered public lamps
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