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1 item extracted from WO 44/507. City of London: Bank of England. 'Rough Tracing...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/877
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This record is about the 1 item extracted from WO 44/507. City of London: Bank of England. 'Rough Tracing... dating from 1848 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MPH 1/877
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Date (When the record was created)
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1848
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item extracted from WO 44/507. City of London: Bank of England. 'Rough Tracing from a Ground Plan of the Bank taken on the authority of the Governor of the Bank ...'. Shows rooms and courts (named); proposed security measures, including flanking fire for each face, loopholes for fire into courts, new gates and doors. Scale: 1 inch to 15 feet. The original of this plan was signed by Edward Aldrich, Major CRE, on 29 April 1848; this is a copy, made by J Nightingale on 20 July 1848, of a copy certified by Aldrich on 13 June 1848.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For other items extracted from WO 44/507, see MR 1/1894 MR 1/1895 MPHH 1/685
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
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76 cm x 89 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:180
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562684/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from records of the War Office
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