Item
See MR 1/1771/12-14
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1771/12
See MR 1/1771/12-14
Item
Singapore. A set of five maps and plans of drainage schemes planned to be constructed...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/1256/36-40
What’s it about?
This record is about the Singapore. A set of five maps and plans of drainage schemes planned to be constructed... dating from 1910-1926 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
-
MR 1/1256/36-40
-
Date (When the record was created)
-
1910-1926
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Singapore. A set of five maps and plans of drainage schemes planned to be constructed at Alexandra Barracks, Blakang Mati, and Tanglin Barracks.
(36-37) Site map of Tanglin barracks, on two printed sheets: (36) a complete copy of sheet 2 joined to part of sheet 1; (37) a complete copy of sheet 1. Reference table to item (36). Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet [1:1,200]. Compass indicator to each item. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel W H Chippendall, Royal Engineers, January 1899. Sheet 2 printed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 1910; (signed): Sergeant E K Budd, Royal Engineers, 8 February 1810; and Lieutenant Colonel [?Woolstone], Royal Engineers, 9 February 1810. Both sheets revised to 1923 and (signed): Lieutenant Colonel R L B Thompson, Commanding Royal Engineers, Malaya, 17 October 1923. Sheet 1 [printed by] Ordnance Survey 1924. Coloured MS additions to both items show the drainage scheme.
(38) 'Proposed Sanitary Annex to Barrack Bungalows': plan of a building to be erected at Tanglin Barracks; MS, coloured. Scale: 1 inch to about 20 feet [1:240].
(39) Sheet 2 only of a printed site map of Blakang Mati on multiple sheets, showing 10-foot contours in colour. Reference table. Scale: 1:2,500. Compass indicator. Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel J du T Bogle, Royal Engineers, 1897; corrected to June 1922. Reproduced by the Ordnance Survey, 1923. Marked 'Confidential'. MS additions, coloured, showing the drainage scheme; reference notes. A note in MS states that the contours are inaccurate.
(40) Printed site map of Alexandra Barracks on two joined sheets, showing 5-foot contours in colour. Reference tables. Scale: 1 inch to 100 feet [1:1,200]. Compass indicator. Printed by the Ordnance Survey, 1911; revised by the War Department to 1916. MS additions, coloured, showing the drainage scheme.
All items signed by Lieutenant Colonel W Hyde Kelly, Commanding Royal Engineer, Malaya, 7 September 1826. Originally accompanying a command letter numbered CR/20851, 8 September 1826; this letter was destroyed under section 6 of the Public Records Act 1958.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
-
Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
-
English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
-
Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9442971/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
4,237 records
Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
4,220 records
Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
10 records
Within the piece: MR 1/1256
40 items (numbered 1-12, 13a, 13b, 15-40) extracted from WO 32 /1826 (which has since...
You are currently looking at the item: MR 1/1256/36-40
Singapore. A set of five maps and plans of drainage schemes planned to be constructed...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.