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- 1878-1955 (Creation)
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0.5 linear metres
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Biographical history
The Darenth Valley in Kent follows the course of the River Darent, which flows from the Greensand hills to join the river Thames north of Dartford. The Metropolitan Board of Works was formed in 1845 with the duty of forming a working sewer system in London. Part of the work that arose as a result involved constructing outfall sewers at a distance from the metropolis, nearer the mouth of the Thames so that the effluent would be taken away with the tide.
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GB 0074 ACC/2558/DV 1878-1955 Collection 0.5 linear metres Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board
The Darenth Valley in Kent follows the course of the River Darent, which flows from the Greensand hills to join the river Thames north of Dartford. The Metropolitan Board of Works was formed in 1845 with the duty of forming a working sewer system in London. Part of the work that arose as a result involved constructing outfall sewers at a distance from the metropolis, nearer the mouth of the Thames so that the effluent would be taken away with the tide.
Deposited in 1988, as part of a larger accession of records from Thames Water.
Records of Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board, comprising Board meeting minute books; ledgers and register of mortgages.
Within each company the records are divided as follows:
A (1) Corporate Records - including board minutes, parliamentary and legal papers.
B (2) Accounting Records - these are usually very extensive but do not include stocks and shares records which appear in section A.
C (3) Staff Records.
D (4) Water Supply and Distribution Records - including engineering and technical files.
E (5) Purchase Records - including stock books.
F (6) Property Records - many property matters are however dealt with in the legal papers in section A.
G (7) Miscellaneous Records.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
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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.
November 2009 to February 2010 Kent England Darent, river Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board Environmental engineering Sanitation Waste disposal Waste treatment Sewers Drainage Sewerage Water resources People People by roles Commissioners Improvement commissioners UK Western Europe Europe Darenth, river
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in 1988, as part of a larger accession of records from Thames Water.
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Scope and content
Records of Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board, comprising Board meeting minute books; ledgers and register of mortgages.
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Within each company the records are divided as follows:
A (1) Corporate Records - including board minutes, parliamentary and legal papers.
B (2) Accounting Records - these are usually very extensive but do not include stocks and shares records which appear in section A.
C (3) Staff Records.
D (4) Water Supply and Distribution Records - including engineering and technical files.
E (5) Purchase Records - including stock books.
F (6) Property Records - many property matters are however dealt with in the legal papers in section A.
G (7) Miscellaneous Records.
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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
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English
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- Environmental engineering
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal » Waste treatment
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal » Waste treatment » Sewers
- Water resources » Drainage
- Water resources
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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