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1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel Emmett to the Inspector General...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/1076
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This record is about the 1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel Emmett to the Inspector General... dating from 1853-1854 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 1/1076
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1853-1854
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Description (What the record is about)
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1 item (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel Emmett to the Inspector General of Fortifications, 29 March 1854) extracted from WO 44/584. Ireland: County Galway. 'Loughrea [Baile Locha Riach] Barracks. Sketch shewing Mr. O'Neill's encroachment by building on wall of straw store': plan. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Captain M Dill, Royal Engineers, 22 December 1853; by Lieutenant Colonel R J Stothard, Deputy Commanding Royal Engineer; and by Colonel A Emmett, Commanding Royal Engineer.
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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)
- 27 cm x 41cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:240
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562883/
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MPH 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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