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Houses of Parliament: Victoria Tower. Sorting room over groin, showing details of...
Catalogue reference: WORK 29/748
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This record is about the Houses of Parliament: Victoria Tower. Sorting room over groin, showing details of... dating from 1856 Mar 11 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 29/748
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1856 Mar 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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Houses of Parliament: Victoria Tower. Sorting room over groin, showing details of staircase and sorting tables. Also details of sliding door to cover horizontal opening of groin. Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet.
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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 VIC/672; No. 3295 from H P; T S 1462
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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)
- 53.5 cm x 76 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, on linen backed Whatman 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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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/C956520/
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WORK 29
Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Plans and Drawings
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