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Pre-fire Plans. Plan proposed for the building of the new Houses of Parliament. Scale:...
Catalogue reference: WORK 29/32
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This record is about the Pre-fire Plans. Plan proposed for the building of the new Houses of Parliament. Scale:... dating from early 19th century in the series Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Plans and Drawings. 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)
- WORK 29/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- early 19th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pre-fire Plans. Plan proposed for the building of the new Houses of Parliament. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet. This is one of the schemes prepared before the fire of 1834. The proposed new buildings are placed along the river front with the House of Lords and House of Commons planned east and west with their east ends facing the river. St Stephen's Chapel, the Painted Chamber and Court of Requests are retained and adapted. ORDER AS WORK 29/29
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- WORK 29/29 - 34 are produced in a single portfolio
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GB/HP PRE 27; O C 1076C/3; T S 3253
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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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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 61.5 x 92 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Pen and ink, 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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Maps and plans
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C955803/
Series information
WORK 29
Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Plans and Drawings
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