Collection GB 0074 LMA/4069 - DISTRICT SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0074 LMA/4069

Titre

DISTRICT SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION

Date(s)

  • 1844-1987 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

4.26 linear metres

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Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

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.

Histoire archivistique

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.

English

Fit

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.

June to August 2010. Urban development Town and country planning Planning control Building regulations People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Organizations Associations Professional associations Parliamentary bills Legislation Law Building surveyors Surveyors District Surveyors Association London England UK Western Europe Europe

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Gifted to the Archive in August 1998.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

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.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

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.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

The records are open and available for consultation.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

See also the Assistant District Surveyors Association, ACC/2281.

Instruments de recherche

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

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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

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Descriptions associées

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Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

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