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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from J F Churchill, Director of Public Works,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/2018
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This record is about the 1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from J F Churchill, Director of Public Works,... dating from [1885] 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 1/2018
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1885]
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally enclosed in a letter from J F Churchill, Director of Public Works, and W R Kinsey, Principal Civil Medical Officer, 18 June 1885) extracted from CO 54/560 (folio 79). Ceylon (now Sri Lanka): Colombo. 'General Plan shewing Progress of Work at New [Lunatic] Asylum': also showing the uses of rooms, including dormitories, a kitchen and offices. Reference table to works. Scale: 1 inch to 30 feet. Signed: F Vine, Provincial Assistant Officer. Subsequently forwarded to the Earl of Derby in Sir John C McLeod's despatch number 14, 2 July 1885.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 92 cm x 104 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:360
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- MS, coloured
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561045/
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MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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