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Kent: Rochester. (1) Plan of proposed new bridge and approach road, showing houses...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/240
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This record is about the Kent: Rochester. (1) Plan of proposed new bridge and approach road, showing houses... dating from Feb 1832 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MR 1/240
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Date (When the record was created)
- Feb 1832
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Kent: Rochester. (1) Plan of proposed new bridge and approach road, showing houses to be demolished. Reference table gives names of proprietors and occupiers. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. [By] Robert Smirke. (2) Plan similar to (1), but unfinished. Compass indicator. [By] T Brown, surveyor, February 1832. (3) Two elevations of present bridge. Scale: 1 inch to about 11 feet 6 inches. [By] Robert Smirke. (4) Elevation of proposed bridge. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. [By] Robert Smirke. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 71.6 cm x 128.0 cm; (2) 77.0 cm x 132.3 cm; (3) 74.2 cm x 130.6 cm; (4) 70.6 cm x 190.5 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- T 62/96
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1248
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