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Kent: Sheerness. (1) Copy of (2), with an overlay apparently showing the layout of...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/723
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This record is about the Kent: Sheerness. (1) Copy of (2), with an overlay apparently showing the layout of... dating from 1821 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MPH 1/723
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1821
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Description (What the record is about)
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Kent: Sheerness. (1) Copy of (2), with an overlay apparently showing the layout of the proposed barracks; and pencilled notes including mention of a similar plan by Captain Thomson, June 1821. (2) 'Sketch of part of Sheerness, having reference to the Ground, on which Barracks may be Erected': plan and section. Scale: plan 1 inch to 100 feet; section 1 inch to 20 feet. Compass indicator. Transmitted with Lt General Mann's letter of 2 July 1821 to Mr Crew [Secretary to the Board of Ordnance]. Both sheets are endorsed: 'In 12930/21'.
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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 78/731
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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)
- 51.8 cm x 78.5 cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562530/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MPH
Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the War Office
3,799 records
Within the series: MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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