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Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and predecessors: Letters...
Catalogue reference: CRES 1
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CRES 1
Original letters patent appointing Surveyor General and Commissioners of Woods, Forests, etc., Keepers of Walks in various forests, etc., including the patent of the commissioners appointed to examine and report upon plans submitted for the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CRES 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and predecessors: Letters Patent of Appointment
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1846
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original letters patent appointing Surveyor General and Commissioners of Woods, Forests, etc., Keepers of Walks in various forests, etc., including the patent of the commissioners appointed to examine and report upon plans submitted for the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in 1842.
The documents are on parchment, with the Great Seals (often damaged) appended, and most remain in their original wooden boxes.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The appointment of commissioners for woods, forests, land revenues, works and buildings in 1846 is in LRRO 37/130
The appointment of Queen Adelaide to the keepership of Bushey Park, Middlesex, in 1830 is in LRRO 37/43
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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)
- LRRO 10
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1810-1832
- Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, 1832-1851
- Surveyor General of Woods and Forests, 1715-1810
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 25 boxes and bundles
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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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- Topics
- Forestry
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5451/
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