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2 items extracted from WO 44/582. Ireland: King's County (now County Offaly): Parsonstown...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/1062
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This record is about the 2 items extracted from WO 44/582. Ireland: King's County (now County Offaly): Parsonstown... dating from 1835-1843 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)
- MPH 1/1062
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1843
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items extracted from WO 44/582. Ireland: King's County (now County Offaly): Parsonstown (now Birr). (1) 'Barrack Ground at Parsonstown': duplicate of (2), showing in addition a wall proposed to be built outside the barracks, resulting road, land let to Dr Warburton; and the gate referred to in letter of 24 January 1843 from the Barrack Master, Chatham, to the Board of Ordnance. The table of dimensions of proposed wall around the parade ground has been struck through. (2) 'Barrack Ground at Parsonstown': plan showing land to be let, acreage, proposed wall around the parade ground. Table of dimensions of proposed wall around the parade ground. Scale: 7 inches to 70 perches. Compass indicator. Originally drawn to accompany letter of 22 May 1835 to R H Byham, Secretary to the Board of Ordnance.
Other items extracted from WO 44/582 are in MPH 1/1041-1061 and MPH 1/1063-1067.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- 38 cm x 44 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1980
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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/C4562869/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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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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2 items extracted from WO 44/582. Ireland: King's County (now County Offaly): Parsonstown...
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