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Kent: Chatham. Plans and sections illustrating a project for the fortification of...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/358
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This record is about the Kent: Chatham. Plans and sections illustrating a project for the fortification of... dating from 1755 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 1/358
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1755
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Chatham. Plans and sections illustrating a project for the fortification of the dockyard. Scales: plans 1 inch to 200 feet; sections 1 inch to 20 feet. Dimensions of sheets: (1) 53.5 cm x 113.5 cm; (2) 54.5 cm x 120 cm.
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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 1/273
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured; (1) on parchment
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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 1126
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559385/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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