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Admiralty Compass Observatory
Catalogue reference: AVIA 46/225
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This record is about the Admiralty Compass Observatory dating from 1837-1946 in the series Ministry of Supply: Establishment, Registered Files (Series 1). 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)
- AVIA 46/225
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 1/HIST/217
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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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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/C585364/
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Series information
AVIA 46
Ministry of Supply: Establishment, Registered Files (Series 1)
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: AVIA
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Within the series: AVIA 46
Ministry of Supply: Establishment, Registered Files (Series 1)
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Admiralty Compass Observatory
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