Collectie GB 0074 ACC/0036 - BRINDLEY, James (1716-1772)

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 0074 ACC/0036

Titel

BRINDLEY, James (1716-1772)

Datum(s)

  • 1770 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Collectie

Omvang en medium

0.07 linear metres.

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

James Brindley (1716-1772) was a civil engineer who initially trained as a millwright. He began to design improvements to machinery, moving on to drainage schemes and then to hydraulics and canal design and construction. He became a prominent designer of canals from the 1850s onwards, working on the Bridgewater Canal among others. In 1770 he surveyed the Thames and made suggestions for improvements to the river navigation.

Source of information: K. R. Fairclough, 'Brindley, James (1716-1772)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Monkey Island is a privately owned island in the River Thames, situated near Bray in Berkshire. From 1723 it was owned by Charles Spencer, the Duke of Marlborough, who used it as a base for fishing and constructed several notable Palladian-style buildings. In the 1840s it became a popular destination for day-trippers, who would pause there while on boating excursions. Notables including Edward VIII, Edward Elgar, HG Wells, Clara Butt and Nellie Melba visited the island. The name is probably derived from the original name Monks' Eyot, after the monks who first used the island; eyot being an Old English word meaning island.

Source of information: http://monkeyisland.co.uk/live/history

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Geschiedenis van het archief

GB 0074 ACC/0036 1770 Collection 0.07 linear metres. Brindley , James , 1716-1772 , civil engineer

James Brindley (1716-1772) was a civil engineer who initially trained as a millwright. He began to design improvements to machinery, moving on to drainage schemes and then to hydraulics and canal design and construction. He became a prominent designer of canals from the 1850s onwards, working on the Bridgewater Canal among others. In 1770 he surveyed the Thames and made suggestions for improvements to the river navigation.

Source of information: K. R. Fairclough, 'Brindley, James (1716-1772)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.

Monkey Island is a privately owned island in the River Thames, situated near Bray in Berkshire. From 1723 it was owned by Charles Spencer, the Duke of Marlborough, who used it as a base for fishing and constructed several notable Palladian-style buildings. In the 1840s it became a popular destination for day-trippers, who would pause there while on boating excursions. Notables including Edward VIII, Edward Elgar, HG Wells, Clara Butt and Nellie Melba visited the island. The name is probably derived from the original name Monks' Eyot, after the monks who first used the island; eyot being an Old English word meaning island.

Source of information: http://monkeyisland.co.uk/live/history

Deposited in March 1935.

Plan by James Brindley, civil engineer, of a proposed canal between Monkey Island and Isleworth.

One item.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

January to May 2011. England Isleworth Brindley , James , 1716-1772 , civil engineer Industry Waterways Construction industry Middlesex Canal construction Construction engineering Civil engineering Navigation (engineering) Transport infrastructure Canals Visual materials Plans UK Western Europe Europe Monkey Island Berkshire Hounslow London Thames, river

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

Deposited in March 1935.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Plan by James Brindley, civil engineer, of a proposed canal between Monkey Island and Isleworth.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

One item.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Available for general access.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

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Trefwoorden

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Naam ontsluitingsterm

Genre access points

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

London Metropolitan Archives

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

    Bronnen

    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik