Papers of John Wright relating to his campaign to improve the water supply of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company. The records comprise: papers relating to the water supply in the Metropolis, 1719-1831; and letter of appeal concerning John Wright's efforts to improve the water supply, 1829.
Sans titreRecords of the New River Company, comprising lease of a watercourse from main water pipe at back side of Saint Clement Danes to the private dwelling house of Thomas Dows, gentleman, 1697.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association, later known as the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association; including minutes; agendas; constitution; annual reports; records relating to property and structures (fountains); correspondence; bequests and trusts; staff; financial accounts; plans; photographs; printed material including press cuttings and histories, and case files relating to individual fountains.
Sans titreRecords of Thames Water predecessor companies (water supply) and local authorities (waste water management including sewer network), comprising the following:
ACC/2558/CH: Chelsea Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/DV: Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board
ACC/2558/EL: East London Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/GJ: Grand Junction Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/KE: Kent Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/LA: Lambeth Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/LC: Lee Conservancy Catchment Board
ACC/2558/LL: London Local Authorities, Metropolitan Board of Works, London County Council and Greater London Council
ACC/2558/MW: Metropolitan Water Board
ACC/2558/NR: New River Company
ACC/2558/S: Shadwell Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/SR: Staines Reservoir Joint Committee
ACC/2558/SV: Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company
ACC/2558/TW: Thames Water Authority
ACC/2558/WK: West Kent Main Sewerage Board
ACC/2558/WM: West Middlesex Waterworks Company
The records include corporate records and minutes, staff records, clerk's papers, records relating to water supply and distribution, technical reports, purchase records, property records, legal papers, plans, substantial series of photographs, glass plate negatives and lanterns slides (especially clean water: under ACC/2558/MW/PH, ACC/2558/MW/GP and ACC/2558/MW/L and sewer and waste water: under ACC/2558/LL/PH) and financial accounts and ledgers.
Cataloguing of this collection has been funded by Thames Water. For more information about the cataloguing project which was completed September 2019, please see 'The Thames Water Treasure Trove' in 'Source' magazine, July 2016 (library reference: 24.217 THA). London Metropolitan Archives would like to thank Thames Water for funding the cataloguing of this collection.
Sans titreRecords of Associated Metropolitan Water Companies, comprising minutes and accounts of the Metropolitan Water Companies Meetings of Chairmen; minutes of sub committees including the Intercommunication Committee of Engineers of the Metropolitan Water Companies and the Committee for the Management of Works of Intercommunication; and correspondence.
Sans titreCorporate records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including Court of Directors minute books; General Board minute books; Committee of Accounts and Works minute books; Finance and Audit Committee minute books; Parliamentary Committee minutes; Secretary's report books; agenda books; correspondence; letter books; legal papers; register of stock and share holders; stock and share ledgers and other records; dividend books; registers of wills; bond records; contracts and specifications.
Sans titreFinancial records of Chelsea Waterworks Company, including annual account books; annual reports; accounts ledgers; journals; cash books; bills books; revenue ledgers; meter accounts; and order books.
Sans titreStaff records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including register of employment; wages accounts and wages books.
Sans titreWater supply and distribution records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including engineer's reports; meter inspection reports; storekeeper's reports; water supply aggreements and applications; supply records; meter registers; district water services records; collector's rate books; special supplies records; parish assessments and rates; statistical records; stopcock registers; pipelaying and works records; cartage books; meterological data and water analysis records.
Sans titrePurchase records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including works day books; day books; Pipe Yard day book; stock books; and records relating to the delivery and consumption of coal.
Sans titreProperty records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, comprising land purchase registers and rent books.
Sans titreGeneral records of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including correspondence relating to water charges; printed circulars and forms; newspaper cuttings; and reference material.
Sans titreRecords of the Chelsea Waterworks Company, including papers relating to steam engines and other machinery; service records of workmen; sick pay regulations; deeds and other legal documents relating to company property; financial accounts; legal case records; Parliamentary papers; licences and historical notes.
Sans titreCorporate records of the East London Waterworks Company, including Court of Director's minute books; legal papers; Committee papers; title deeds; correspondence and letter books; papers relating to stocks, shares and debentures; Parliamentary papers; papers relating to royal commissions on water supply; Secretary's files; press cuttings; and plans.
Sans titreFinancial records of the East London Waterworks Company, including general ledgers; journals and cash books; Collectors' accounts volumes; analyses of expenditure volumes; minor financial volumes and rating files.
Sans titreStaff records of the East London Waterworks Company, including Officers' guarantees; papers relating to salaries annual holidays and sickness; and staff lists.
Sans titrePapers of the East London Waterworks Company relating to water supply and distribution, including Engineers' reports; Engineers' correspondence; volumes of accepted tenders; water supply agreements; Collectors' and Inspectors' letter books; indexes to the locations of meters; rating volumes; accounts; plans and diagrams.
Sans titreProperty records of the East London Waterworks Company, including rental ledgers; particulars of land purchases; notices and plans of intended purchase and schedule of deeds.
Sans titreCorporate records of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, including Court of Directors minute books; Committee books; Court record books; General Assembly minute books; Directors' reports; correspondence and letter books; registers of shareholders; stock ledgers; mortgage records; and contracts records.
Sans titreFinancial records of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, including half-yearly accounts; ledgers; journals; cash books; liabilities; balance books; revenue ledgers; office rate books; Collectors' recoveries and meter collections.
Sans titreStaff records of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, comprising staff wages books.
Sans titreRecords of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company relating to water supply and distribution, including water supply agreements; laying on books; meter agreements; meter readings; fire report books; water rentals books; pipes records; examination of mains books; papers relating to alterations to pipes and fittings; meter charges; supply and engineering records.
Sans titrePurchase records of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, comprising stock books.
Sans titreGeneral records of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, including examples of forms printed and distributed by the company; general index of drawings; papers relating to rate assessment appeals; valuation of tools and working plant; and papers relating to Parliamentary Acts and Royal Commissions.
Sans titreRecords of the Grand Junction Waterworks Company, including Court of Directors' papers; legal papers; parliamentary papers; investments records; plans; engine and coal accounts; contracts; staff records and property records.
Sans titreCorporate records of the Kent Waterworks Company, including Board of Directors' minute books; Committee minute books; Secretary's reports; correspondence and letter books; legal papers; records relating to shares, stocks and dividends; and contracts.
Sans titreFinancial records of Kent Waterworks Company, including statements of account; ledgers; journals; cash books; revenue ledgers; allocation of expenditure books; receipts books and collector's accounts.
Sans titreStaff records of the Kent Waterworks Company, including wages accounts sheets; papers relating to salaries and pensions book.
Sans titreRecords of the Kent Waterworks Company relating to water supply and distribution, including engineer's reports; water supply agreements; records of supplies laid on and cut off; meter books and water rent books.
Sans titrePurchase records of the Kent Waterworks Company including stock books, store book meters, and weigh bridge books (containing descriptions of goods and their weights).
Sans titreGeneral papers of the Kent Waterworks Company including press cuttings; papers relating to the Royal Commission on Water Supply; legal case papers and indexes.
Sans titreCorporate records of the Lambeth Waterworks Company, including minute books of the Committee of Management and Directors; Committee minute books; agenda books; Director's reports; correspondence and letter books; legal papers; papers relating to stocks and shares; dividend books; registers of bonds; and contracts records.
Sans titreFinancial records of the Lambeth Waterworks Company, including ledgers; journals; cash books and day books; Collector's rent and revenue records; water charges records; road watering and meter account books.
Sans titreStaff records of the Lambeth Waterworks Company, comprising establishment books.
Sans titreRecords of the Lambeth Waterworks Company relating to water supply and distribution, including engineer's report books; Inspector's report books; water supply applications and agreements; supply registers; water meters; constant supply registers; registers of fires; water rent registers; engine time books and statistics; house surveys and works in progress.
Sans titreFurther records of the Lambeth Waterworks Company, including Board papers; Secretary's reports; correspondence; legal papers; Parliamentary papers; contract papers; engineer's reports; inspector's reports; foreman's reports; papers relating to water supply; property records and staff records.
Sans titreCorporate records of the London Bridge Waterworks Company, including Committee of Managers minute books; General Meetings of the Proprietors minute books; shareholders register; stock ledgers and transfer books and dividend books.
Sans titreFinancial records of the London Bridge Waterworks Company, including cash books; Treasurer's accounts; monthly balances; Collector's accounts; arrears books; papers relating to rents; water rents lost by collectors and receipt books.
Sans titreStaff records of the London Bridge Waterworks Company, comprising servants weekly wages book.
Sans titreRecords of the London Bridge Waterworks Company relating to water supply and distribution, including water rental books; particluars of improvements to iron pipes; log book for steam engines and account of the working of the fire engine.
Sans titrePurchase records of the London Bridge Waterworks Company comprising stock books, inventories and valuations.
Sans titreStock transfer records for the London Bridge Waterworks Company, comprising book of wills for deceased shareholders and elevation and plan of the great engine for the fifth arch of London Bridge.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Water Board, including minutes and related papers for the Board; the Appeal and Assessment Committee; the Works and Stores Committee; the Stores Account Sub-committee; the Special Co-ordinating Committee and the Special Arbitration Committee.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Water Board relating to the Croydon Corporation Waterworks, comprising plans from the Engineering Department including Croydon Corporation Waterworks; Waddon Pumping Station; Stroud Green Waterworks; Surrey Street Pumping Station and water mains, ponds, wells and rivers.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Water Board Survey Department, including terrier volumes; registered dockets; files on land acquired; deeds registers; and files regarding rates assessments.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Water Board Treasurers and Comptrollers Department, including detailed balance sheets; Water Fund general ledgers; general journals; cash accounts ledgers; superannuation volumes; capital ledgers; borrowing powers volumes; investments volumes; mortgage sinking fund volumes; stock volumes; audit files; files relating to stocks and shares; mortgage loans files; registers of bankruptcies and liquidations and salary records.
Sans titreRecords of the Metropolitan Water Board Water Examination Department, comprising annual reports, monthly reports and research reports.
Sans titreMinutes of the New River Company, including minutes, papers and reports of Weekly Meetings, of the General Courts of Governors, of the Surveys of the River Committee, of the Parliamentary Committee, of the Building Committee and of the River Lee Conservancy Board. Also copies of the charters of 1606 and 1737.
Sans titreCorrespondence files of the New River Company, including Secretary's letter books; letter books of staff members including engineers, supervisors and surveyors; general letter books and estate letter books.
Sans titreLegal papers of the New River Company, including case papers; deed registers; correspondence; contracts; valuations; agreements; leases; papers relating to compensation and arbitration; petitions; and papers relating to land purchase.
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