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See MR 1/1771/12-14
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
See MR 1/1771/12-14
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Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works,...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/580/2
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This record is about the Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works,... dating from 1801 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)
- MR 1/580/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1801
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Description (What the record is about)
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Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works, also showing the River Lea between Town Mead and Holyfield marsh, the acreage of nearby fields, and the abbey church. Reference table; reference notes on colouring and on fishing rights. Scale: 1 inch to about 90 yards. Compass indicator. Copied from a survey made for M Walton, 1783; this copy signed by John Finlay, Commanding Royal Engineer, Royal Powder Mills, 12 May 1801.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the 1783 survey, see MR 1/593
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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)
- 158 cm x 43 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:3240
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, coloured
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 1070
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9442675/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Within the piece: MR 1/580
3 items: plans and drawings for the Royal Gunpowder Works at Waltham Abbey, Essex....
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Essex: Waltham Abbey. Plan of Board of Ordnance property at the Royal Gunpowder Works,...
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