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See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Item
'Malta Proposed Church': four sheets of drawings: (1) 'Gallery Plan'; (2) 'Interior...
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2459/1-4
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This record is about the 'Malta Proposed Church': four sheets of drawings: (1) 'Gallery Plan'; (2) 'Interior... dating from 1895 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. 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)
- WO 78/2459/1-4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1895
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Description (What the record is about)
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'Malta Proposed Church': four sheets of drawings: (1) 'Gallery Plan'; (2) 'Interior - Perspective View looking towards R.C. [Roman Catholic] Chancel'; (3) 'South Elevation - Perspective View'; (4) ground plan and section. Reference notes on accommodation to item (4). Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet (plans only). Compass indicator to item (4). Items (1) and (4) traced by A F M, 29 August 1895. Sheet sizes between 37.5 cm x 50 cm and 48.5 cm x 88 cm.
Whilst the location depicted is not specified, it is most likely to be the British military chapel at Mtarfa, because: (i) other plans and drawings of Mtarfa are filed in the same portfolio and the War Office map docket book (which was the original means of reference to the War Office maps) describes them together; and (ii) the design is similar to drawings of Pembroke Camp church, the design of which was based on that of the chapel at Mtarfa.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For plans and drawings of Pembroke Camp church, see WO 78/4348
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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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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:96
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- MS, on tracing paper
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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: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 3097
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9448669/
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War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans
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