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Kent: Dover. 3 sheets of plans and sections of fortifications on the western heights....
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1300
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This record is about the Kent: Dover. 3 sheets of plans and sections of fortifications on the western heights.... dating from 1860 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 1/1300
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Dover. 3 sheets of plans and sections of fortifications on the western heights. (1-2) 2 sheets of pencilled sketches, each showing a different scheme for the proposed South Front. (3) Sheet bearing sketch plan of the proposed casemates [i.e. fortified chambers], and a site plan. Reference table to sites of excavation and filling in. [?The casemate plan only] to scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. The casemate plan copied from a sketch by Captain E F Du Cane. Each sheet is endorsed with the name of Colonel [R J] Stotherd and the date 7 April 1860. Dimensions: (1) 73.5 cm x 128.5 cm; (2) 70.5 cm x 126 cm; (3) 99 cm x 147.5 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)
- WO 78/519
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:120
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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 1176
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560327/
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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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Kent: Dover. 3 sheets of plans and sections of fortifications on the western heights....
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