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- 1705-1881 (Creation)
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28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds).
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Biographical history
The City of London Gas Light and Coke Company was founded in 1817, with offices at Salisbury Square, off Fleet Street. The company had Gas Works at Dorset Street, Blackfriars; Fetter Lane, Aldgate and Whitechapel. It was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1870.
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GB 0074 B/NTG-1 1705-1881 Collection 28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds). City of London Gas Light and Coke Company
The City of London Gas Light and Coke Company was founded in 1817, with offices at Salisbury Square, off Fleet Street. The company had Gas Works at Dorset Street, Blackfriars; Fetter Lane, Aldgate and Whitechapel. It was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1870.
Deposited in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.
Records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company, 1705-1881, comprising deeds of title and co-partnerships and letters, relating to premises in Water Lane, Pigs Quay Wharf and other premises between Tudor Street and Water Street; and deeds relating to premises between Whitefriars Dock, Victoria Embankment and Tudor Street, near to Dorset Street.
Arranged as follows: Deeds of title: B/NTG/1-53; Deeds relating to Dorset Street: B/NTG/54-56.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Some material is held at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, reference L 46.92 Ms 11350. See also B/GLCC: Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company, which took over the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company.
For further information about gas companies and works see: E.G.Stewart, Historical Index of Gasworks past and present in the area now served by the North Thames Gas Board, 1806-1957 (1957) and Supplement to the Historical Index of Gasworks (1970); LMA Library reference 24.41 NTGB; and Stirling Everard, The History of the Gas Light and Coke Company (1949), LMA Library reference 24.41 EVE. Other works relating to the history of gas supply can also be found at reference 24.4.
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.
November 2009 to February 2010 Energy supply Gas supply Facilities Industrial facilities Gasworks Deeds Information sources Documents Business records Industry Power industry Gas industry Gas utilities People People by roles Property owners Service industries Utilities Gas companies Energy policy Property Company archives City of London Gas Light and Coke Company Aldgate City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Blackfriars Whitechapel Tower Hamlets
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.
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Scope and content
Records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company, 1705-1881, comprising deeds of title and co-partnerships and letters, relating to premises in Water Lane, Pigs Quay Wharf and other premises between Tudor Street and Water Street; and deeds relating to premises between Whitefriars Dock, Victoria Embankment and Tudor Street, near to Dorset Street.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged as follows: Deeds of title: B/NTG/1-53; Deeds relating to Dorset Street: B/NTG/54-56.
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Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Some material is held at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, reference L 46.92 Ms 11350. See also B/GLCC: Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company, which took over the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English