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'Official Railway Map of England & Wales'. Scale: 1 inch to 7.5 miles. Drawn and...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1914
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This record is about the 'Official Railway Map of England & Wales'. Scale: 1 inch to 7.5 miles. Drawn and... dating from 1904 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 1/1914
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Official Railway Map of England & Wales'. Scale: 1 inch to 7.5 miles. Drawn and engraved by J & W Emslie, London. Printed by McCorquedale & Co Ltd, London. Published by the Railway Clearing House, London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The series from which this document was extracted is now RAIL 1032.
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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)
- RAIL 1032/42; MPS 4/42
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 142 cm x 120 cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4560941/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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