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London: Improvements. Plan of the Property required to be purchased for the purpose...
Catalogue reference: WORK 30/424
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This record is about the London: Improvements. Plan of the Property required to be purchased for the purpose... dating from early 19th century in the series Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings in England: Plans and Drawings. 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)
- WORK 30/424
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Date (When the record was created)
- early 19th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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London: Improvements. Plan of the Property required to be purchased for the purpose of the improvements in the vicinity of Charing Cross. Scale: 1 inch to 40 feet and 1 inch to 80 feet. The original Ministry of Works catalogue card describes this as: 'An early interesting plan giving much information of properties when the Royal Mews existed'. A lithographed plan by Nigrey & Madelay, 310 Strand, is attached.
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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)
- LON/IMP: VAR/93; Reg No D/1/1101; T S 90
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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)
- 57 cm x 89 cm
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Ink drawing on hand made paper, coloured. Mounted on linen.
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4270538/
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Series information
WORK 30
Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings in England: Plans and Drawings
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