Collection GB 0074 B/NTG-2 - EQUITABLE GAS LIGHT COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/NTG-2

Title

EQUITABLE GAS LIGHT COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1829-1870 (property records span 1766-1902). (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 Equitable Gas Light Company was formed in 1831, with the purpose of supplying Westminster and the western suburbs of London. The Deed of Settlement is dated 1833, and the Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1842 (5 + 6 Victoria, cap. 36). The Company had gas works at Pimlico. It was amalgamated with the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1871.

Archival history

GB 0074 B/NTG-2 1829-1870 (property records span 1766-1902). Collection 28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds). Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company , 1831-1871

The Equitable Gas Light Company was formed in 1831, with the purpose of supplying Westminster and the western suburbs of London. The Deed of Settlement is dated 1833, and the Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1842 (5 + 6 Victoria, cap. 36). The Company had gas works at Pimlico. It was amalgamated with the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1871.

Deposited in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.

Records of the Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company, including endorsement to be made on the deed of settlement, 1835; supplemental deed of settlement, 1838; certificate of formal registration of the company, 1844; reports of the Company's Directors; papers relating to legal proceedings and lawsuits; correspondence; agreements and contracts; papers relating to premises owned by the Company in Kensington, Westminster, Pimlico and Chelsea.

Records arranged as follows:
Corporate records: B/NTG/0057-0068;
Legal records: B/NTG/0069-0097 and 0103;
Production records: B/NTG/0098-0102 and 0104-0132;
Property records: B/NTG/0133-0402.

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

For further records of the Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company see reference B/EGLC.

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 Property Energy policy Energy supply Gas supply Facilities Industrial facilities Gasworks Information sources Documents Business records Industry Power industry Gas industry Gas utilities Administration of justice Legal procedure Lawsuits Service industries Utilities Gas companies Company archives Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company , 1831-1871 Chelsea London England UK Western Europe Europe Westminster Pimlico City of Westminster Kensington Kensington and Chelsea

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company, including endorsement to be made on the deed of settlement, 1835; supplemental deed of settlement, 1838; certificate of formal registration of the company, 1844; reports of the Company's Directors; papers relating to legal proceedings and lawsuits; correspondence; agreements and contracts; papers relating to premises owned by the Company in Kensington, Westminster, Pimlico and Chelsea.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged as follows:
Corporate records: B/NTG/0057-0068;
Legal records: B/NTG/0069-0097 and 0103;
Production records: B/NTG/0098-0102 and 0104-0132;
Property records: B/NTG/0133-0402.

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

For further records of the Equitable Gas Light and Coke Company see reference B/EGLC.

Finding aids

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

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Existence and location of copies

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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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