Item
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/605/6
Date: 1883
Duplicate of MFQ 1/605/1
Item
English Channel. 'Scheme for proposed sub-marine railway across the Straits of Dover...
Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/960/2
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This record is about the English Channel. 'Scheme for proposed sub-marine railway across the Straits of Dover... dating from [c.1874] 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)
- MFQ 1/960/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c.1874]
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Description (What the record is about)
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English Channel. 'Scheme for proposed sub-marine railway across the Straits of Dover to Calais': sheet containing longitudinal sections of the Channel, showing the depth of the sea bed and the route of the proposed tunnel (including a suspended tube); and cross-sections showing the construction of a tunnel, ventilation towers and a floating dock. By William George Tolliday, Inventor, Chelsea; lithographed by J Leitch and Co, Farringdon Street. Originally enclosed in a letter, recommending his scheme, from Tolliday to the Earl of Derby, 26 November 1874.
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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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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Lithographed
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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/C9092608/
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MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat 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 flat storage from records of various departments held...
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Within the series: MFQ 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Within the piece: MFQ 1/960
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English Channel. 'Scheme for proposed sub-marine railway across the Straits of Dover...
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