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Hong Kong. Five plans of barracks at Stanley for (11) sappers [Royal Engineers];...

Catalogue reference: MFQ 1/963/11-15

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This record is about the Hong Kong. Five plans of barracks at Stanley for (11) sappers [Royal Engineers];... dating from [1847] 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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MFQ 1/963/11-15
Date
[1847]
Description

Hong Kong. Five plans of barracks at Stanley for (11) sappers [Royal Engineers]; (12) 16 married men of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment with a barrack store; (13) 3 officers of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; (14) 12 married men, 5 native officers and 1 staff sergeant of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; (15) 6 companies of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment; all showing layout and dimensions. Reference tables on (13) and (15). Scales: (11)-(14) 1 inch to 10 feet; (15) 1 inch to 130 feet. Compass indicator on (15). Originally accompanying a report dated 30 August 1847 by Lieutenant Colonel G Philpotts, Royal Engineers, Royal Engineer's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong to the Inspector General of Fortifications. Sheet sizes between 31 cm x 32 cm and 35.5 cm x 61.5 cm.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical condition
MS, coloured
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9413920/

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