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- 1844-1987 (Creation)
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4.26 linear metres
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The Association of District Surveyors of Buildings was appointed under the Metropolitan Building Acts subsequent to 1844. In 1845 the first meeting of the Association was called at a London Coffee house, Mr John White being the first Chair.
Acts of Parliament regulating the construction of buildings had been in existence since 1667 giving the Corporation of the City power to appoint surveyors. Building control in inner London was administered at a local level by district surveyors from the mid nineteenth century to 1986. District Surveyors were a statutory, independent body responsible for surveying and supervising all construction work in their districts. They inspected plans and buildings to ensure quality of construction and compliance with statutory requirements under London Building Acts and bye laws. Reports were made to the relevant central administrative authority. In latter years, together with the Building Regulations Division of the Greater London Council's Department of Architecture and Civic Design, district surveyors were responsible for executing the Council's statutory duties under the London Building Acts.
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GB 0074 LMA/4069 1844-1987 Collection 4.26 linear metres District Surveyors Association
The Association of District Surveyors of Buildings was appointed under the Metropolitan Building Acts subsequent to 1844. In 1845 the first meeting of the Association was called at a London Coffee house, Mr John White being the first Chair.
Acts of Parliament regulating the construction of buildings had been in existence since 1667 giving the Corporation of the City power to appoint surveyors. Building control in inner London was administered at a local level by district surveyors from the mid nineteenth century to 1986. District Surveyors were a statutory, independent body responsible for surveying and supervising all construction work in their districts. They inspected plans and buildings to ensure quality of construction and compliance with statutory requirements under London Building Acts and bye laws. Reports were made to the relevant central administrative authority. In latter years, together with the Building Regulations Division of the Greater London Council's Department of Architecture and Civic Design, district surveyors were responsible for executing the Council's statutory duties under the London Building Acts.
Gifted to the Archive in August 1998.
Records of the District Surveyors Association, consisting of committee minutes dating from 1845, correspondence and subject files dating from 1907. There are also series of membership records, finance material, a large series of Parliamentary Acts and Bills and a series of court cases.
The records have been arranged in the following order:
Administration - LMA/4069/A;
Membership Records - LMA/4069/B;
Finance - LMA/4069/C;
Parliamentary Acts + Bills - LMA/4069/D;
Court cases - LMA/4069/E.
The records are open and available for consultation.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See also the Assistant District Surveyors Association, ACC/2281.
Some Account of the District Surveyors' Association of London by Henry Lovegrove, 1915.
The History of Building Regulation in London 1189-1972 by C.C. Knowles and P.H. Pitt, 1972.
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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Gifted to the Archive in August 1998.
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Records of the District Surveyors Association, consisting of committee minutes dating from 1845, correspondence and subject files dating from 1907. There are also series of membership records, finance material, a large series of Parliamentary Acts and Bills and a series of court cases.
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The records have been arranged in the following order:
Administration - LMA/4069/A;
Membership Records - LMA/4069/B;
Finance - LMA/4069/C;
Parliamentary Acts + Bills - LMA/4069/D;
Court cases - LMA/4069/E.
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The records are open and available for consultation.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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See also the Assistant District Surveyors Association, ACC/2281.
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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