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Charing Cross: Royal Mews. Plan showing the water supply and sanitation, including...
Catalogue reference: WORK 30/457
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This record is about the Charing Cross: Royal Mews. Plan showing the water supply and sanitation, including... dating from 18th 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 30/457
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Date (When the record was created)
- 18th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Charing Cross: Royal Mews. Plan showing the water supply and sanitation, including wells of spring water conduits, the New River and Chelsea Mains, and sewers and drains. Scale: 1 inch to 27 feet. The original Ministry of Works catalogue card describes this an 'interesting plan'. ORDER THIS DOCUMENT AS WORK 30/454.
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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/GEN: MIS/277; T S 31A
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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)
- 63.5 cm x 86.5 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 Michalette type paper, colour.
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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
- Resources
- Sewerage
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4270571/
Series information
WORK 30
Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings in England: Plans and Drawings
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