Piece
Transferred to MRQ 1/9 and MRQ 1/10
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1787
Transferred to MRQ 1/9 and MRQ 1/10
Item
'Drawing No. 2'. 'Incident at Fauld - Staffordshire... 27 November 1944.' Map shows...
Catalogue reference: MRQ 1/7/1
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This record is about the 'Drawing No. 2'. 'Incident at Fauld - Staffordshire... 27 November 1944.' Map shows... dating from 1944 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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)
- MRQ 1/7/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Drawing No. 2'. 'Incident at Fauld - Staffordshire... 27 November 1944.' Map shows extent of damage caused by explosions at bomb dump to area between Hanbury, Fauld and Hare Holes Farm. Crater, plotted and measured, damaged buildings, cement works, reservoir. Extent of flooding. Site of R A F No 21 Maintenance Unit. Reference key. Reference table on map effective only for crater size (original coloured to show degree of damage to buildings). Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet. Compass indicator. Compiled by Research and Experiments Dept, Ministry of Home Security. The request for a report on the Fauld Incident, drafted by A C Crouch 4 December 1944, which specifies some of the features which were to appear on the map, and a further detailed key to damaged buildings in Section 5 of report are still in HO 186/2772
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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)
- 103 cm x 96 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:2400
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Photocopy
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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/C8932048/
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MRQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled 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 rolled storage from records of various departments held...
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Within the series: MRQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Within the piece: MRQ 1/7
2 items (enclosures to letter from Major H H Wiles, Record Officer, to Group Captain...
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'Drawing No. 2'. 'Incident at Fauld - Staffordshire... 27 November 1944.' Map shows...
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