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2 items (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel G Lewis, Commanding Royal...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/1108
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This record is about the 2 items (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel G Lewis, Commanding Royal... dating from 1850 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 1/1108
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1850
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Description (What the record is about)
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2 items (originally accompanying a letter from Colonel G Lewis, Commanding Royal Engineer, to the Inspector General of Fortifications, 25 January 1850) extracted from WO 44/286. 'Towers on the coast of Sussex'. Two sheets of sketch maps showing the sites of martello towers numbers 52-55 and land to be fenced off. Reference tables. Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet. Compass indicators. Signed by Captain E Frome, Royal Engineers, 22 January 1850.
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See also MPHH 1/695 MPHH 1/696
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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)
- 28 cm x 45 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:1200
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured, on tracing paper
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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/C4562915/
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