Collection LCC/CL/MD - CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: COMMITTEES CONCERNED WITH MAIN DRAINAGE, RIVERS AND FLOOD PREVENTION

3.34 linear metres

LCC/CL/MD 1872-1965 Collection 3.34 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council

The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.

The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.

Committees concerned with Main Drainage, Rivers and Flood Prevention were:

Main Drainage Committee, 1889-1934

Rivers Committee, 1894-1909

Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committee, 1934-1942

Housing and Public Health Committee, 1942-1947

Housing Committee, 1947-1950

Rivers and Drainage Committee, 1950-1965

Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.

Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with main drainage, rivers and flood prevention. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: atmospheric pollution and fogs in London, 1902-1906; smoke nuisance legislation, 1904-1932; sewage treatment and disposal, 1903-1946; drainage and sewerage of the Lee Valley, 1901-1938; out-of-County drainage through Beckenham, Bexley, Croydon, East Ham and West Ham, 1919-1943; Eltham Relief Sewer, 1937-1939; King's Scholars' Pond Sewer, 1912-1934; ventilation of sewers, 1907-1935; land drainage, 1928-1964; main drainage, 1889-1913.

Royal Commission on Land Drainage, Drainage of the Thames Valley and Thames Floods Prevention, 1932-1934; Thames flood prevention, 1928-1965; storm water flooding, 1919-1946; buildings on low-lying land, 1931-1965; Thames Conservancy Board report on Flooding of Urban and Agricultural Districts in the Thames Valley, 1947; legal position of LCC relating to flood prevention, 1928-1961; proposed Thames Flood Barrage and Barrier, 1936-1966; embankments, 1950-1964; flood prevention works, 1937-1965; flooding in Kensington and West London, 1960-1965; rivers including the Beverley and Pyl Brooks, 1931-1955, the Graveney, 1925-1962, the River Lea (or Lee), 1928-1963, the Ravensbourne, 1943-1964, the Wandle, 1928-1965; the condition of the River Thames, including correspondence with Port of London Authority, 1929-1946; Thames and Lee Conservancies, 1893-1900; Lee Conservancy, 1893-1900.

Bridges including the Albert Bridge, 1951-1965, Battersea Bridge, 1950-1964, Chelsea Bridge, 1951-1962; Hammersmith Bridge, 1950-1965; Lambeth Bridge, 1951-1964, Putney Bridge, 1950-1960, Vauxhall Bridge, 1951-1965, Wandsworth Bridge, 1954-1963, Waterloo Bridge, 1950-1965, Westminster Bridge, 1952-1965; effect on bridges of abandonment of tramways, 1950-1955; tunnels, 1950-1965; Woolwich Free Ferry, 1933-1965; bye laws relating to ferries and tunnels, 1950-1965; Thames Steamboat Service, 1894-1932; Greenwich Pier, 1950-1952.

Port of London, 1872-1908; printed reports and minutes of evidence, Royal Commission on Port of London, 1900-1902; Port of London Bill sessional papers, 1903-1904; maps of Port of London and of River Thames from London Bridge to Warden Point, 1900-1907; Port of London Authority river pollution jurisdiction, 1962-1964.

Greater London Council Joint Committee: Working Party "E" (Drainage, sewerage, flood prevention, etc services transferable to the GLC), 1964-1965.

LCC/CL/HMD/1/1-130: Committee Clerk's General papers.

Available for general access.

Copyright: City of London.
English

Fit

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

For London County Council records relating to sewers and drainage, see LCC/CE/MD, for tunnels and ferries see LCC/CE/RB. Records of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation are at CLA/036-037.

For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.

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. April to June 2009 Ravensbourne, river UK Western Europe Europe Lee, river London England Housing Committee , London County Council Housing and Public Health Committee , London County Council Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committee , London County Council Rivers Committee , London County Council Main Drainage Committee , London County Council Rivers and Drainage Committee , London County Council GLC , Greater London Council x Greater London Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Thames Conservancy Board , Corporation of London x Thames Conservators x Thames Water Authority Port of London Authority , Corporation of London Water resources management Disaster prevention Safety Water supply Flood control Flood defences Sewerage Surface water Rivers Vehicles Transport Vessels Boats Ferries Wandle, river Disasters Floods Natural disasters Waste treatment Sewers Environmental degradation Air pollution Pollution Water resources Drainage Transport infrastructure Bridges Environmental engineering Sanitation Waste disposal Sewage disposal Thames, river Lea, river Disasters (by type)

Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.

Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with main drainage, rivers and flood prevention. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: atmospheric pollution and fogs in London, 1902-1906; smoke nuisance legislation, 1904-1932; sewage treatment and disposal, 1903-1946; drainage and sewerage of the Lee Valley, 1901-1938; out-of-County drainage through Beckenham, Bexley, Croydon, East Ham and West Ham, 1919-1943; Eltham Relief Sewer, 1937-1939; King's Scholars' Pond Sewer, 1912-1934; ventilation of sewers, 1907-1935; land drainage, 1928-1964; main drainage, 1889-1913.

Royal Commission on Land Drainage, Drainage of the Thames Valley and Thames Floods Prevention, 1932-1934; Thames flood prevention, 1928-1965; storm water flooding, 1919-1946; buildings on low-lying land, 1931-1965; Thames Conservancy Board report on Flooding of Urban and Agricultural Districts in the Thames Valley, 1947; legal position of LCC relating to flood prevention, 1928-1961; proposed Thames Flood Barrage and Barrier, 1936-1966; embankments, 1950-1964; flood prevention works, 1937-1965; flooding in Kensington and West London, 1960-1965; rivers including the Beverley and Pyl Brooks, 1931-1955, the Graveney, 1925-1962, the River Lea (or Lee), 1928-1963, the Ravensbourne, 1943-1964, the Wandle, 1928-1965; the condition of the River Thames, including correspondence with Port of London Authority, 1929-1946; Thames and Lee Conservancies, 1893-1900; Lee Conservancy, 1893-1900.

Bridges including the Albert Bridge, 1951-1965, Battersea Bridge, 1950-1964, Chelsea Bridge, 1951-1962; Hammersmith Bridge, 1950-1965; Lambeth Bridge, 1951-1964, Putney Bridge, 1950-1960, Vauxhall Bridge, 1951-1965, Wandsworth Bridge, 1954-1963, Waterloo Bridge, 1950-1965, Westminster Bridge, 1952-1965; effect on bridges of abandonment of tramways, 1950-1955; tunnels, 1950-1965; Woolwich Free Ferry, 1933-1965; bye laws relating to ferries and tunnels, 1950-1965; Thames Steamboat Service, 1894-1932; Greenwich Pier, 1950-1952.

Port of London, 1872-1908; printed reports and minutes of evidence, Royal Commission on Port of London, 1900-1902; Port of London Bill sessional papers, 1903-1904; maps of Port of London and of River Thames from London Bridge to Warden Point, 1900-1907; Port of London Authority river pollution jurisdiction, 1962-1964.

Greater London Council Joint Committee: Working Party "E" (Drainage, sewerage, flood prevention, etc services transferable to the GLC), 1964-1965.

LCC/CL/HMD/1/1-130: Committee Clerk's General papers.

Available for general access.

Copyright: City of London.

• English

• Latin

English

For London County Council records relating to sewers and drainage, see LCC/CE/MD, for tunnels and ferries see LCC/CE/RB. Records of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation are at CLA/036-037.

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.

• English