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Ireland: County Donegal. (1) 'Lenan Head Fort ...'; 'P.549'; 'Sheet 1': plan showing...
Catalogue reference: MPHH 1/422
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This record is about the Ireland: County Donegal. (1) 'Lenan Head Fort ...'; 'P.549'; 'Sheet 1': plan showing... dating from 1910-1923 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from various.... 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)
- MPHH 1/422
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1910-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ireland: County Donegal. (1) 'Lenan Head Fort ...'; 'P.549'; 'Sheet 1': plan showing the fort and surroundings. Print made at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1910. The print was taken from a manuscript copy of an original drawing; traced by Quarter Master Sergeant J Leslie, Royal Engineers; (signed) Sergeant T Stephenson, Royal Engineers; and Lieutenant L A L Carter, Army Service Corps, Officer in Charge Barracks, 17 August 1909. The copy manuscript plan was signed Lieutenant J W Pearce, District Officer Royal Engineers, Londonderry; and Captain H R S Christie, Royal Engineers, for Commander Royal Engineers, Belfast, 13 January 1910. Printed plan signed Lieutenant Colonel [?Morony], Commander Royal Engineers, North Irish District, 10 May 1917; Lieutenant J T Coakley, District Officer Royal Engineers, 30 May 1917; and as Captain Coakley, June 1919 and June 1921; [?Lieutenant Colonel Beresford], Commander Royal Engineers, Belfast, 28 June 1921. MS additions on printed plan show mains water works; annotated: 'Superseded by revised edition of 1923'; and 'Obsolete New Tracing forwarded with 6/21. Dated 2/7/23'. (2) Version of (1); with no post printing signatures. MS annotation: 'Superseded by revised plan. P. No. 549 [P.549]'.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- F 322
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/2134
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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)
- 104.1 cm x 71.1 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:500
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Printed; with coloured MS additions
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4561526/
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Maps and plans extracted to extra large flat storage from records of the War Office
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