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70 plans of various places in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, including collieries,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/417
What’s it about?
This record is about the 70 plans of various places in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, including collieries,... dating from 19th century.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Gloucestershire Archives.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Gloucestershire Archives.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MR 1/417
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Date (When the record was created)
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19th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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70 plans of various places in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, including collieries, iron mines, various works and houses, with some plans of holdings. Places covered include: Abbot's Wood; All Profit Colliery; Brains Green Road; Broadmoor Chemical Works; Cannop; China Engine Iron Mine; Cinderford Iron Works; Clearwell Iron Mine; East Slade Colliery; Farmer's Folly; Foxes Bridge; Greenway; Hawkwell Tin Works; Herbert Lodge; Howbeach and Blackpool Engine Gales; Kensley Lodge; Lightmoor Colliery: Lime Kiln Pool Iron Mine; Lydbrook; Moseley Green; New Dun Pit; New Fancy Colliery; Newnham; Old Furnace Gale; Noxon Park; Parkend Colliery; Perserverance and Findall Mine; Plumphill Quarries; Phelps' Woodpatch; Princess Royal and Flour Mill Gales; Quidchurch Colliery; Royal Forester Gale; Sling Pit; Small Profit Colliery; Society Co Colliery; Speech House Colliery; Speech house Hotel; Speedwell Gale; Standfast Gale; Trafalgar Colliery; Wanklyn's and Mapp's Clay Ground; Wellington Gale; Wigpool Buildings; Worgreen Colliery; and an unidentified brickyard and dwelling House.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Gloucestershire Archives
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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F 16/50
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 roll(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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This piece was transferred with its parent series (F 16) from the Public Record Office to Gloucestershire Record Office on 17 January 2002
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559444/
Catalogue hierarchy
279,602 records
This record is held at Gloucestershire Archives
4,237 records
Within the fonds: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
4,220 records
Within the sub-sub-fonds: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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70 plans of various places in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, including collieries,...
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