Collection GB 0074 B/NTG-1 - CITY OF LONDON GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/NTG-1

Title

CITY OF LONDON GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1705-1881 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds).

Context area

Name of creator

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged as follows: Deeds of title: B/NTG/1-53; Deeds relating to Dorset Street: B/NTG/54-56.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

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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Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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