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Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/577
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This record is about the Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works,... dating from 1800-1853 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR 1/577
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1800-1853
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Description (What the record is about)
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Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works, also showing the River Lea between Town Mead and Holyfield marsh, the acreage of nearby fields, and the abbey church. Reference table; reference notes on colouring and on fishing rights. Scale: 1 inch to about 90 yards. Copied from a survey made for M Walton, 1783; this copy signed by Captain-Lieutenant John Finlay, Royal Engineers, 1800. Pencilled additions relating to a poaching case of 1853; additions signed by Captain T H Collinson, Royal Engineers, 13 October 1853.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the 1783 survey, see MR 1/593
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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)
- WO 78/1339A
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 161.5 cm x 42 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:3240
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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 1069
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559604/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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