London's first civic authority was that of the City of London. The origin of the Corporation of London is unknown, but the initial rights and privileges of the City rested upon a Charter granted by William the Conqueror. The term 'London' was gradually applied to the area adjoining the ancient city, and as a consequence of the need for a central authority to deal with the local government of this ever growing area the term 'metropolis' was defined, and an authority, the Metropolitan Board of Works, was set up in 1855 to deal with many of the services common to the whole area. In 1888, as a result of the Local Government Act, the area of the City and the metropolis was constituted the 'Administrative County of London' and the London County Council was established as the central authority. The 'Administrative County' consisted of the City of London and the twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs; while a 'County of London' was also constituted, excluding the City of London, for certain ceremonial and judicial purposes; for example, a Lord Lieutenant was appointed, while in the City this function is carried out by the Lord Mayor. Those parts of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey that were part of the Metropolis were taken out of those counties and added to the County of London.
The City of London and the twenty-eight borough councils were independent of the County Council, and had complete jurisdiction over certain fields within their individual areas. There were many case in which cooperation and consultation took place between the various London local government authorities. The principal instances in which the County Council had control over the Metropolitan Borough Councils were: sanctioning the raising of loans for housing, building, land purchase, street improvements and drainage; making byelaws (although the borough councils had to enforce the byelaws); approval of sewer plans; taking steps if the borough council was not fulfilling statutory obligations; and control over grants. Other bodies which the County Council worked alongside included the Metropolitan Police, the London Passenger Transport Board, the Port of London Authority, the Thames Conservancy Board, the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority and the Metropolitan Water Board.
The London County Council consisted of persons directly elected, every third year, by the local government electorate in the Administrative County, and of aldermen elected by the Council itself. The aldermen retained their seats for six years. The powers and duties of the Council were:
(i) those powers transferred from the Metropolitan Board of Works, including drainage, street improvements, Thames flood prevention, street naming and numbering, bridges and tunnels, fire brigade, slum clearance, supervision of building works and parks and open spaces;
(ii) those powers involved in administrative business transferred from the Justices, including issuing licences for music, dancing and stage plays, mental hospitals, reformatory and industrial schools, county bridges, coroners, weights and measures;
(iii) education, including those powers transferred from the London School Board in 1904;
(iv) those powers transferred from the London Poor Law Authorities in 1930, including the 25 Boards of Guardians, the Metropolitan Asylums Board, Boards of School District Managers and the Central Unemployed Body;
(v) those powers conferred directly by Parliament at various times, including ambulances, mental deficiency, protection of children, licences for cinemas, boxing and wrestling, licences for motor cars, housing, town planning, health services, welfare of the blind, employment agencies and massage establishments.
The first meetings of the Council were held at both the Guildhall in the City and the offices of the Metropolitan Board of Works at Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square. New headquarters were planned at County Hall. This was situated on the southern bank of the Thames close to Westminster Bridge. The foundations were begun in 1909, the foundation stone was laid in 1912 and the building was formally opened in 1922. In 1937 the administrative staff of the Council numbered 6,000, while the total staff included 18,150 teachers, 2,000 fire fighters, 22,000 hospital staff, 3,000 housing estates workers, 8,200 mental hospital staff, 1,450 park staff, 3,100 public assistance staff and 1,000 main drainage service staff.
In 1957 the Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London was set up under the chairmanship of Sir Edwin Herbert. Their terms of reference were 'to examine the present system and working of local government in the area' and 'to recommend whether any, and if so what, changes in the local government structure and the distribution of local authority functions in the area, or any part of it, would better secure effective and convenient local government'. After nearly three years consideration of these issues the Commission reported in 1960, recommending a radical reorganisation of London's local government. All existing local authorities except the City of London Corporation were to be abolished, a council for Greater London was to be established, and new boroughs were to be created, each within a population range of 100,000 to 250,000. The councils of these new boroughs were to be the primary units of local government and to have the most normal local government functions, including housing, personal health, welfare and children's services, environmental health, roads other than main roads, libraries and functions in relation to education and planning. The council for Greater London was to have certain functions of education and planning, and be the authority for traffic, main roads, refuse disposal, fire and ambulance services; as well as having supplementary powers for housing, parks, entertainments, sewerage and land drainage. When the Bill for the Local Government Act, 1963, based on the Royal Commission report, was introduced into Parliament it was met with considerable opposition. Some amendments were passed, but the Bill was passed into law without major alterations. An Inner London Education Authority was provided so that education could continue to be handled on a wider county level. Thirty-two new London borough councils were established. The first elections for the Greater London Council were held on 9 April 1964. The LCC was to remain in being side by side with the new authority to enable a smooth transfer, until 1 April 1965 on which date the old authority ceased to exist.
The Royal Commission commented that 'nobody studying London Government can fail to be deeply impressed with the achievements of the London County Council. It has given the Administrative County of London a strong and able form of government which makes its standing very high among the municipal governments of the world'.
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Records of the London County Council, 1721-1983, including the Architect's Department, Chief Engineer's Department, Children's Department, Clerk's Department, Comptroller of the Council's Department, Education Officer's Department, Fire Brigade Department, Housing Department, Legal and Parliamentary Department, Lieutenancy of the County of London, Public Control Department, Public Health Department, Parks Department, Restaurant and Catering Department, Staff Benevolent Society, Supplies Department, Tramways Department, Valuation Department, Welfare Department and Works Department.
The type of records held include committee minutes and papers, administrative records, reports, plans and maps, photographs, log books, registers and samples of case files, examinations, application forms, licences, school report books, publicity material, pamphlets, leaflets and publications. The records deal with various aspects of London governance including the management of schools, hospitals, health centres and other insitutions; the overseeing and regulation of construction work, street improvements, sewers and drains, flood defences and bridges; tax assessments; the construction and maintenance of housing estates; the maintenance of parks and open spaces; the care of children, the elderly and the disabled; the monitoring of legal requirements; licensing and monitoring of establishments including lodging houses, theatres, cinemas, and slaughterhouses; licensing of vehicles and drivers; traffic congestion and transport issues; town planning; financial accounts, estimates and budgets and emergency measures during the First and Second World Wars.
In sections by department; LCC/AR/BA - LCC/WKS/GEN.
Related records on the government of London held at LMA:
Metropolitan Board of Works: reference MBW
City of London: references COL and CLA
London School Board: reference SBL
Boards of Guardians: various references e.g. BBG for Bermondsey Board of Guardians
Metropolitan Asylums Board: reference MAB
Central Unemployed Body: reference CUB
Middlesex County Council: reference MCC
Inner London Education Authority: reference ILEA
Greater London Council: reference GLC
Received in multiple accessions between 1953 and 1999 (AC/53/008; AC/53/023; AC/53/045; AC/53/051; AC/53/053; AC/53/057; AC/54/042; AC/54/073; AC/54/077; AC/54/081; AC/54/098; AC/54/099; AC/54/100; AC/54/104; AC/54/106; AC/54/107; AC/54/109; AC/55/010; AC/55/016; AC/55/019; AC/55/024; AC/55/062; AC/55/071; AC/55/078; AC/55/079; AC/55/088; AC/55/095; AC/55/102; AC/55/107; AC/55/108; AC/55/110; AC/55/114; AC/55/116; AC/55/117, B98/207, B99/066).
LCC 1721-1983 Collection 2796.07 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
London's first civic authority was that of the City of London. The origin of the Corporation of London is unknown, but the initial rights and privileges of the City rested upon a Charter granted by William the Conqueror. The term 'London' was gradually applied to the area adjoining the ancient city, and as a consequence of the need for a central authority to deal with the local government of this ever growing area the term 'metropolis' was defined, and an authority, the Metropolitan Board of Works, was set up in 1855 to deal with many of the services common to the whole area. In 1888, as a result of the Local Government Act, the area of the City and the metropolis was constituted the 'Administrative County of London' and the London County Council was established as the central authority. The 'Administrative County' consisted of the City of London and the twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs; while a 'County of London' was also constituted, excluding the City of London, for certain ceremonial and judicial purposes; for example, a Lord Lieutenant was appointed, while in the City this function is carried out by the Lord Mayor. Those parts of Middlesex, Kent and Surrey that were part of the Metropolis were taken out of those counties and added to the County of London.
The City of London and the twenty-eight borough councils were independent of the County Council, and had complete jurisdiction over certain fields within their individual areas. There were many case in which cooperation and consultation took place between the various London local government authorities. The principal instances in which the County Council had control over the Metropolitan Borough Councils were: sanctioning the raising of loans for housing, building, land purchase, street improvements and drainage; making byelaws (although the borough councils had to enforce the byelaws); approval of sewer plans; taking steps if the borough council was not fulfilling statutory obligations; and control over grants. Other bodies which the County Council worked alongside included the Metropolitan Police, the London Passenger Transport Board, the Port of London Authority, the Thames Conservancy Board, the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority and the Metropolitan Water Board.
The London County Council consisted of persons directly elected, every third year, by the local government electorate in the Administrative County, and of aldermen elected by the Council itself. The aldermen retained their seats for six years. The powers and duties of the Council were:
(i) those powers transferred from the Metropolitan Board of Works, including drainage, street improvements, Thames flood prevention, street naming and numbering, bridges and tunnels, fire brigade, slum clearance, supervision of building works and parks and open spaces;
(ii) those powers involved in administrative business transferred from the Justices, including issuing licences for music, dancing and stage plays, mental hospitals, reformatory and industrial schools, county bridges, coroners, weights and measures;
(iii) education, including those powers transferred from the London School Board in 1904;
(iv) those powers transferred from the London Poor Law Authorities in 1930, including the 25 Boards of Guardians, the Metropolitan Asylums Board, Boards of School District Managers and the Central Unemployed Body;
(v) those powers conferred directly by Parliament at various times, including ambulances, mental deficiency, protection of children, licences for cinemas, boxing and wrestling, licences for motor cars, housing, town planning, health services, welfare of the blind, employment agencies and massage establishments.
The first meetings of the Council were held at both the Guildhall in the City and the offices of the Metropolitan Board of Works at Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square. New headquarters were planned at County Hall. This was situated on the southern bank of the Thames close to Westminster Bridge. The foundations were begun in 1909, the foundation stone was laid in 1912 and the building was formally opened in 1922. In 1937 the administrative staff of the Council numbered 6,000, while the total staff included 18,150 teachers, 2,000 fire fighters, 22,000 hospital staff, 3,000 housing estates workers, 8,200 mental hospital staff, 1,450 park staff, 3,100 public assistance staff and 1,000 main drainage service staff.
In 1957 the Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London was set up under the chairmanship of Sir Edwin Herbert. Their terms of reference were 'to examine the present system and working of local government in the area' and 'to recommend whether any, and if so what, changes in the local government structure and the distribution of local authority functions in the area, or any part of it, would better secure effective and convenient local government'. After nearly three years consideration of these issues the Commission reported in 1960, recommending a radical reorganisation of London's local government. All existing local authorities except the City of London Corporation were to be abolished, a council for Greater London was to be established, and new boroughs were to be created, each within a population range of 100,000 to 250,000. The councils of these new boroughs were to be the primary units of local government and to have the most normal local government functions, including housing, personal health, welfare and children's services, environmental health, roads other than main roads, libraries and functions in relation to education and planning. The council for Greater London was to have certain functions of education and planning, and be the authority for traffic, main roads, refuse disposal, fire and ambulance services; as well as having supplementary powers for housing, parks, entertainments, sewerage and land drainage. When the Bill for the Local Government Act, 1963, based on the Royal Commission report, was introduced into Parliament it was met with considerable opposition. Some amendments were passed, but the Bill was passed into law without major alterations. An Inner London Education Authority was provided so that education could continue to be handled on a wider county level. Thirty-two new London borough councils were established. The first elections for the Greater London Council were held on 9 April 1964. The LCC was to remain in being side by side with the new authority to enable a smooth transfer, until 1 April 1965 on which date the old authority ceased to exist.
The Royal Commission commented that 'nobody studying London Government can fail to be deeply impressed with the achievements of the London County Council. It has given the Administrative County of London a strong and able form of government which makes its standing very high among the municipal governments of the world'.
Received in multiple accessions between 1953 and 1999 (AC/53/008; AC/53/023; AC/53/045; AC/53/051; AC/53/053; AC/53/057; AC/54/042; AC/54/073; AC/54/077; AC/54/081; AC/54/098; AC/54/099; AC/54/100; AC/54/104; AC/54/106; AC/54/107; AC/54/109; AC/55/010; AC/55/016; AC/55/019; AC/55/024; AC/55/062; AC/55/071; AC/55/078; AC/55/079; AC/55/088; AC/55/095; AC/55/102; AC/55/107; AC/55/108; AC/55/110; AC/55/114; AC/55/116; AC/55/117, B98/207, B99/066).
Records of the London County Council, 1721-1983, including the Architect's Department, Chief Engineer's Department, Children's Department, Clerk's Department, Comptroller of the Council's Department, Education Officer's Department, Fire Brigade Department, Housing Department, Legal and Parliamentary Department, Lieutenancy of the County of London, Public Control Department, Public Health Department, Parks Department, Restaurant and Catering Department, Staff Benevolent Society, Supplies Department, Tramways Department, Valuation Department, Welfare Department and Works Department.
The type of records held include committee minutes and papers, administrative records, reports, plans and maps, photographs, log books, registers and samples of case files, examinations, application forms, licences, school report books, publicity material, pamphlets, leaflets and publications. The records deal with various aspects of London governance including the management of schools, hospitals, health centres and other insitutions; the overseeing and regulation of construction work, street improvements, sewers and drains, flood defences and bridges; tax assessments; the construction and maintenance of housing estates; the maintenance of parks and open spaces; the care of children, the elderly and the disabled; the monitoring of legal requirements; licensing and monitoring of establishments including lodging houses, theatres, cinemas, and slaughterhouses; licensing of vehicles and drivers; traffic congestion and transport issues; town planning; financial accounts, estimates and budgets and emergency measures during the First and Second World Wars.
In sections by department; LCC/AR/BA - LCC/WKS/GEN.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Related records on the government of London held at LMA:
Metropolitan Board of Works: reference MBW
City of London: references COL and CLA
London School Board: reference SBL
Boards of Guardians: various references e.g. BBG for Bermondsey Board of Guardians
Metropolitan Asylums Board: reference MAB
Central Unemployed Body: reference CUB
Middlesex County Council: reference MCC
Inner London Education Authority: reference ILEA
Greater London Council: reference GLC
For further information on the history of the LCC please see The London County Council: its duties and powers by Sir GL Gomme (1888), History of London County Council, 1889-1939 by Sir G Gibbon and R Bell (1939), LMA library reference 18.0 1939, Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
A detailed bibliography of sources for the history of London is available in the W Eric Jackson history.
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The London Building Act of 1894 was introduced to regulate various aspects of construction within the metropolis, including the making of new streets; the widening of streets; building frontage; the naming and numbering of streets; the height of buildings; space around buildings; the construction of buildings including the thickness of walls, use of timbers, party walls, roofs, chimneys and flues, ovens, staircases and projections; the rights of building owners; dangerous structures; noxious businesses and sky signs. The London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act. The LCC were also given the power to make bye-laws relating to buildings.
The Act was followed by various others which added to the powers of the LCC relating to the regulation of construction, including the London Building Act 1894 (Amendment) Act, 1898; the London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1908 and 1909; several Housing and Planning Acts and LCC bye-laws.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to the control of buildings and streets under the London Buildings Act 1894 and subsequent Acts. Records include subject and policy files (including procedures, precedents, diagrams, plans, petitions, legislation, sub-committee papers, statistics, bye-laws, reviews, standards and fire reports), 1856-1965; subject and policy files for the District Surveyors, 1856-1936; subject and policy files for new building materials, 1891-1941; returns and abstracts of the District Surveyors, 1889-1954; registers of alterations to names of streets and numbering of houses, 1856-1935; reports, 1889-1965, on matters concerning building regulation, on matters affecting the District Surveyors and on the naming and numbering of streets; Ordnance Survey maps of London amended to show street name changes, proposed new roads, building numbering, borough boundaries and future road positions, 1883-1967.
LCC/AR/BA/01: Subject Files; LCC/AR/BA/02: District Surveyor Subject Files; LCC/AR/BA/03: New building materials; LCC/AR/BA/05: Registers of alterations; LCC/AR/BA/06: Reports; LCC/AR/BA/07: Maps.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Received in multiple accessions: AC/55/031; AC/55/033; AC/55/036; AC/55/042; AC/55/046; AC/55/048; AC/55/051; AC/55/057; AC/55/060; AC/55/063; AC/55/067; AC/55/069; AC/55/074; AC/55/077; AC/55/087; AC/55/098; AC/55/109
LCC/AR/BA 1856-1967 Collection 135.13 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London Building Act of 1894 was introduced to regulate various aspects of construction within the metropolis, including the making of new streets; the widening of streets; building frontage; the naming and numbering of streets; the height of buildings; space around buildings; the construction of buildings including the thickness of walls, use of timbers, party walls, roofs, chimneys and flues, ovens, staircases and projections; the rights of building owners; dangerous structures; noxious businesses and sky signs. The London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act. The LCC were also given the power to make bye-laws relating to buildings.
The Act was followed by various others which added to the powers of the LCC relating to the regulation of construction, including the London Building Act 1894 (Amendment) Act, 1898; the London County Council (General Powers) Acts, 1908 and 1909; several Housing and Planning Acts and LCC bye-laws.
Received in multiple accessions: AC/55/031; AC/55/033; AC/55/036; AC/55/042; AC/55/046; AC/55/048; AC/55/051; AC/55/057; AC/55/060; AC/55/063; AC/55/067; AC/55/069; AC/55/074; AC/55/077; AC/55/087; AC/55/098; AC/55/109
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to the control of buildings and streets under the London Buildings Act 1894 and subsequent Acts. Records include subject and policy files (including procedures, precedents, diagrams, plans, petitions, legislation, sub-committee papers, statistics, bye-laws, reviews, standards and fire reports), 1856-1965; subject and policy files for the District Surveyors, 1856-1936; subject and policy files for new building materials, 1891-1941; returns and abstracts of the District Surveyors, 1889-1954; registers of alterations to names of streets and numbering of houses, 1856-1935; reports, 1889-1965, on matters concerning building regulation, on matters affecting the District Surveyors and on the naming and numbering of streets; Ordnance Survey maps of London amended to show street name changes, proposed new roads, building numbering, borough boundaries and future road positions, 1883-1967.
LCC/AR/BA/01: Subject Files; LCC/AR/BA/02: District Surveyor Subject Files; LCC/AR/BA/03: New building materials; LCC/AR/BA/05: Registers of alterations; LCC/AR/BA/06: Reports; LCC/AR/BA/07: Maps.
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
For further information see The London Building Acts 1894-1909: a text book on the law relating to building in the metropolis by Banister Fletcher (various editions).
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In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the LCC was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of fire brigade stations; construction of hospitals and institutions; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
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Papers of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Council Buildings: standard specifications, tenders and quotations, 1922-1940; materials, 1930-1937; air raid precautions at Council premises, 1937-1947; salvage of waste metals and other materials, 1925-1942; lists of Council premises damaged by enemy action, 1940-1945; papers relating to the construction of hospitals and other institutions, 1929-1947, including standard planning and points of construction, fire prevention arrangements and transfer of property under the National Health Service Act 1946; papers relating to the construction of museums, 1914-1938; papers relating to the construction of housing estates, 1898-1934; papers relating to the construction of schools, 1910-1939; papers of the Board of Education Departmental Committee on the Construction of School Buildings, 1925-1927; papers relating to the construction of playgrounds, 1911-1928; programmes of building work for the Children's Department, 1950-1960; standards for car parks, 1955-1959; papers of Housing Layout Committee, 1952-1958; papers of Architects' Housing Conferences, 1950-1959; development work on Housing type plans, 1951-1962; papers relating to homes for the elderly, 1934-1961; papers relating to halfway houses and hostels, 1952-1959; design of school furniture, 1949-1959; investigations leading to selection of the Hook, Hampshire, for site of new town, 1955-1959; papers relating to Basingstoke, 1952-1963; Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Committee on Official Architecture, 1913-1929; papers relating to work done by non-LCC architects and criticism of the official Architect, 1905-1920; papers relating to town development, including Bracknell, Corby, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Welwyn and Hatfield, 1952-1964; papers relating to the development of the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank.
Sample files relating to individual premises, comprising subject and policy files retained when a large number of similar files were destroyed, to illustrate the construction and maintenance works carried out at typical LCC developments. Examples include housing estates, schools and colleges, a workhouse, a hospital, a historic building, bridges and County Hall.
Reports, including surveys by the Architect of properties transferred to the LCC, including hospitals, institutions, schools, children's homes, and ambulance stations, 1929-1930; surveys of general and special hospitals, 1934-1937; minutes and reports of Departmental Committee on Hospital Standards, 1930-1934; schedule of prices for repair to buildings, 1915-1919; register of construction works, 1892-1912.
Visitor's Books for historic building Prince Henry's Room, 17 Fleet Street, 1906-1925; publication The Architectural Work of the London County Council by WE Riley, Architect to the Council, 1909; plans of demolished or disused buildings including Clerkenwell Sessions House, India Office Store, Chandos Street Fire Station, Tooley Street Fire Station, Clapham Fire Station, Bayswater Fire Station and Dulwich Fire Station.
LCC/AR/CB/01: Construction and maintenance; LCC/AR/CB/02: Individual Premises; LCC/AR/CB/03: Reports; LCC/AR/CB/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/AR/CB/05: Plans of demolished premises.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/CB 1836-1964 Collection 13.47 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the LCC was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of fire brigade stations; construction of hospitals and institutions; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Papers of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Council Buildings: standard specifications, tenders and quotations, 1922-1940; materials, 1930-1937; air raid precautions at Council premises, 1937-1947; salvage of waste metals and other materials, 1925-1942; lists of Council premises damaged by enemy action, 1940-1945; papers relating to the construction of hospitals and other institutions, 1929-1947, including standard planning and points of construction, fire prevention arrangements and transfer of property under the National Health Service Act 1946; papers relating to the construction of museums, 1914-1938; papers relating to the construction of housing estates, 1898-1934; papers relating to the construction of schools, 1910-1939; papers of the Board of Education Departmental Committee on the Construction of School Buildings, 1925-1927; papers relating to the construction of playgrounds, 1911-1928; programmes of building work for the Children's Department, 1950-1960; standards for car parks, 1955-1959; papers of Housing Layout Committee, 1952-1958; papers of Architects' Housing Conferences, 1950-1959; development work on Housing type plans, 1951-1962; papers relating to homes for the elderly, 1934-1961; papers relating to halfway houses and hostels, 1952-1959; design of school furniture, 1949-1959; investigations leading to selection of the Hook, Hampshire, for site of new town, 1955-1959; papers relating to Basingstoke, 1952-1963; Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Committee on Official Architecture, 1913-1929; papers relating to work done by non-LCC architects and criticism of the official Architect, 1905-1920; papers relating to town development, including Bracknell, Corby, Hemel Hempstead, Letchworth, Welwyn and Hatfield, 1952-1964; papers relating to the development of the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank.
Sample files relating to individual premises, comprising subject and policy files retained when a large number of similar files were destroyed, to illustrate the construction and maintenance works carried out at typical LCC developments. Examples include housing estates, schools and colleges, a workhouse, a hospital, a historic building, bridges and County Hall.
Reports, including surveys by the Architect of properties transferred to the LCC, including hospitals, institutions, schools, children's homes, and ambulance stations, 1929-1930; surveys of general and special hospitals, 1934-1937; minutes and reports of Departmental Committee on Hospital Standards, 1930-1934; schedule of prices for repair to buildings, 1915-1919; register of construction works, 1892-1912.
Visitor's Books for historic building Prince Henry's Room, 17 Fleet Street, 1906-1925; publication The Architectural Work of the London County Council by WE Riley, Architect to the Council, 1909; plans of demolished or disused buildings including Clerkenwell Sessions House, India Office Store, Chandos Street Fire Station, Tooley Street Fire Station, Clapham Fire Station, Bayswater Fire Station and Dulwich Fire Station.
LCC/AR/CB/01: Construction and maintenance; LCC/AR/CB/02: Individual Premises; LCC/AR/CB/03: Reports; LCC/AR/CB/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/AR/CB/05: Plans of demolished premises.
Available for general access.
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English
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Educational buildings School buildings Rescue work Salvage Hospital architecture Housing provision Hostels Law Legislation Town and country planning legislation Architecture Buildings Administrative buildings County halls Housing construction Artists Architects Civil defence Air raid precautions Building maintenance Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Residential care homes Urban areas New towns Construction engineering Building operations Building construction Council housing Defence LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Welwyn Hertfordshire Basingstoke Hampshire Hatfield Bracknell Berkshire Letchworth Garden City Hemel Hempstead Corby Northamptonshire State security Europe Housing policy
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In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing, including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department, including papers relating to the creation of the Valuer's Department, 1889, and the transfer of staff; strike arrangements, 1921-1934 and papers relating to the Staff Organisation for Housing, 1920.
LCC/AR/GEN/01: General
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/GEN 1889-1934 Collection 0.17 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing, including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department, including papers relating to the creation of the Valuer's Department, 1889, and the transfer of staff; strike arrangements, 1921-1934 and papers relating to the Staff Organisation for Housing, 1920.
LCC/AR/GEN/01: General
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Financial administration Accounting Valuation Labour relations Labour disputes Strikes Political movements Protest movements General Strike (1926) Artists Architects Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Finance LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council Tyburn Marylebone City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe
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In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Map marking the site of Tyburn Tree. Tyburn Tree was the infamous gallows, erected in 1571, at a site near to the modern Marble Arch. The gallows at Tyburn were in the shape of a triangle, allowing several felons to be executed at once. The gallows were last used in 1783; their site is now marked by three brass triangles mounted on the pavement on an island in the middle of Edgware Road at its junction with Bayswater Road.
LCC/AR/HB/01 (one item).
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/HB 1908-1909 Collection 0.05 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Map marking the site of Tyburn Tree. Tyburn Tree was the infamous gallows, erected in 1571, at a site near to the modern Marble Arch. The gallows at Tyburn were in the shape of a triangle, allowing several felons to be executed at once. The gallows were last used in 1783; their site is now marked by three brass triangles mounted on the pavement on an island in the middle of Edgware Road at its junction with Bayswater Road.
LCC/AR/HB/01 (one item).
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English
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Artists Architects Administration of justice Penal sanctions Gallows LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council
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In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department, 1893-1970, including plans, sections and elevations of properties in London County Council owned housing estates, including diagrams of gas and water supply, fireplaces, chimneys, drains, water mains, gardens, cisterns, roofing, estate workshops and offices, refuse chutes, staircases and joinery; and plans of the estate layouts.
LCC/AR/HS/01: Housing subsidies; LCC/AR/HS/02: Loan registers; LCC/AR/HS/03: Estate plans (arranged alphabetically by name of estate).
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/HS 1893-1970 Collection 3.55 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department, 1893-1970, including plans, sections and elevations of properties in London County Council owned housing estates, including diagrams of gas and water supply, fireplaces, chimneys, drains, water mains, gardens, cisterns, roofing, estate workshops and offices, refuse chutes, staircases and joinery; and plans of the estate layouts.
LCC/AR/HS/01: Housing subsidies; LCC/AR/HS/02: Loan registers; LCC/AR/HS/03: Estate plans (arranged alphabetically by name of estate).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Architectural plans Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Council housing Artists Architects Architecture Buildings Visual materials Plans Building plans Housing maintenance LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Plans from the London County Council Architect's Department Plan Room. The plans are for the varied buildings designed and constructed by the Architect's Department, predominantly housing estates but also schools, fire stations, hospitals, old people's homes, colleges, docks, shopping centres and hostels. There are also plans of the Royal Festival Hall.
Plans arranged by area.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/PP 1946-1965 Collection 1.2 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Plans from the London County Council Architect's Department Plan Room. The plans are for the varied buildings designed and constructed by the Architect's Department, predominantly housing estates but also schools, fire stations, hospitals, old people's homes, colleges, docks, shopping centres and hostels. There are also plans of the Royal Festival Hall.
Plans arranged by area.
Available for general access
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 School buildings Hospital architecture Architecture Buildings Architectural plans Artists Architects Visual materials Plans Building plans Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Residential care homes Educational buildings Council housing LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
Available for general access
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department comprising plans of demolished or disused schools, including special schools, residential schools, open air schools, colleges, technical institutes and industrial schools, 1870-1970.
LCC/AR/SCH/1-186
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/SCH 1870-1970 Collection 13.85 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department comprising plans of demolished or disused schools, including special schools, residential schools, open air schools, colleges, technical institutes and industrial schools, 1870-1970.
LCC/AR/SCH/1-186
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Educational buildings School buildings Artists Architects Construction engineering Building design Architecture Buildings Educational institutions Schools Visual materials Plans Building plans Architectural plans Urban planning LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Urban development Europe Town and country planning
Available for general access
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to places of public entertainment, 1883-1951, comprising a large collection of plans and drawings of places of public entertainment submitted in connection with their licensing. They include not only plans and drawings of premises which have ceased to be licensed but the older plans and drawings of many premises which continue to be currently licensed. Exhibition halls are included under this general heading as matter of convenience, although the statutory control exercised over them sterns normally from the sections of the London Building Acts dealing with temporary and special buildings and structures and not from the licensing legislation applicant to places of public entertainment.
The collection includes plans of tea rooms, churches and parish rooms, lecture halls, public baths, club houses, taverns, schools, assembly rooms, schools, academies, town halls, theatres, music halls, and cinemas. Also papers relating to exhibitions at Earls Court, Holland Park and White City; papers relating to fires and panics in places of public entertainment and other public buildings; comparison between L.C.C regulations (1901) on protection of places of public entertainment from fire and corresponding provisions in provincial and foreign cities and historical notes on the statutory control of theatres and music halls.
LCC/AR/TH/01: General and premises; LCC/AR/TH/02: Earls Court; LCC/AR/TH/03: Holland Park; LCC/AR/TH/04: White City.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Later accession received in 2001 (B01/042).
LCC/AR/TH 1883-1951 Collection 3.67 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Later accession received in 2001 (B01/042).
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to places of public entertainment, 1883-1951, comprising a large collection of plans and drawings of places of public entertainment submitted in connection with their licensing. They include not only plans and drawings of premises which have ceased to be licensed but the older plans and drawings of many premises which continue to be currently licensed. Exhibition halls are included under this general heading as matter of convenience, although the statutory control exercised over them sterns normally from the sections of the London Building Acts dealing with temporary and special buildings and structures and not from the licensing legislation applicant to places of public entertainment.
The collection includes plans of tea rooms, churches and parish rooms, lecture halls, public baths, club houses, taverns, schools, assembly rooms, schools, academies, town halls, theatres, music halls, and cinemas. Also papers relating to exhibitions at Earls Court, Holland Park and White City; papers relating to fires and panics in places of public entertainment and other public buildings; comparison between L.C.C regulations (1901) on protection of places of public entertainment from fire and corresponding provisions in provincial and foreign cities and historical notes on the statutory control of theatres and music halls.
LCC/AR/TH/01: General and premises; LCC/AR/TH/02: Earls Court; LCC/AR/TH/03: Holland Park; LCC/AR/TH/04: White City.
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Commercial premises Tea rooms Recreational facilities Public baths Artists Architects Law Licensing Leisure Leisure time activities Entertainment Public entertainment Architecture Buildings Recreational buildings Theatres Music theatres Visual materials Plans Building plans Assembly rooms Public buildings Dance halls Church halls Meeting halls LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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Town planning is the control of the general form and use of buildings and the urban environment (as opposed to control of the mode of construction of buildings, which was done by the District Surveyors). Modern legislation empowering local authorities to control the development of land dates from 1909, however, before 1939 planning by the London County Council (LCC) was hindered by restrictive legislation which made it very expensive to eliminate or restrict undesirable buildings. During the Second World War, however, it was recognised that air-raid damage provided an opportunity. In 1941 the Minister of Works asked the Council to prepare a plan for the reconstruction of London after the war. Sir Patrick Abercombie was appointed to prepare the plan in conjunction with the LCC Architect. The result was the County of London Plan, published in 1943, which drew attention to major defects in the structure of London: traffic congestion, sub-standard housing, intermingling of housing and industry and lack of open spaces. In 1945 the Council decided to embark on a short term programme of road works; to reconstruct certain areas, particularly Stepney and Poplar; to develop the South Bank of the Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge, and to increase open space to 2 and a half acres per 1000 population.
The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 embodied most of the planning principles for which legal recognition had been desired by the authors of the 1943 plan. Under that Act the County was made the planning authority for the Administrative County (including the City) and was required to carry out a survey and submit to the appropriate Minister a plan and report for future development. This report, in the form of a development plan setting out proposals for the next 20 years, was submitted to the Minister of Housing and Local Government in 1951. Objections to the plan were heard at an inquiry held from September 1952 until June 1953. The Minister gave final approval to the plan in 1955. It was a requirement of the Act that a review of the plan be held every five years, providing the opportunity for adjustment and flexibility. This was important as the LCC town planners increasingly faced new problems: the increase in motor traffic congestion, with associated problems of car parking; reconciling new roads with the urban scene; reconciling private development proposals with their own long term plans; ensuring waterside land was used appropriately; preserving buildings of historic interest; ensuring that tall buildings were properly sited; moving of wholesale markets and developing of surplus railway land for other uses.
The plan designated various sites were as 'areas of comprehensive redevelopment', such as Poplar, Stepney, Bermondsey, Elephant and Castle and Knightsbridge Green. In these areas the Council wanted to achieve better living conditions by regrouping commerce and industry close to railways, canals and docks and providing schools, local shopping, entertainment, open spaces and other social services while maintaining a traditional sense of community. In other areas traffic problems would be addressed with new roads.
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Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Town Planning, including proposals prepared under the 1909 Town Planning Act, 1909-1938; papers regarding the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935-1937; proposals for Town Planning Schemes, 1927-1935; regulation of advertisements and illuminated signs, 1914-1939; preservation of trees, 1932-1939; papers regarding zoning, 1921-1936; coordination and development of transport, 1926-1932; arterial and classified roads, 1915-1935; papers and research data prepared for the Plan for Redevelopment of the County of London, 1940-1942; appeals against town planning decisions, 1949-1951; schemes for Croydon and Beckenham under the 1909 Town Planning Act, 1921-1923; papers regarding garden squares and enclosures, 1923-1945; Town Planning Information Bulletins, 1959-1965; papers regarding reviews of the County of London Development Plan, 1957-1964.
Papers, 1922-1956, regarding the formulation of town planning schemes, including consultation with crown lands, estate owners, borough councils and local authorities both in and outside of London. Subject and policy files relating to Green Belt proposals, 1926-1937, town planning schemes, 1924-1939 and correspondence of the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, 1933-1936. Objections, public enquiries and modifications to the County of London Development Plan, 1951-1962. Article 'Town Planning in relation to old and congested areas with special reference to London', by Arthur Crow, 1910; papers on Arterial Roads in London, 1914-1915; report on the travelling facilities to and from south east London, 1926; reports relating to post-war reconstruction, 1943-1949; 'Plan for Saint Pancras', prepared by the Saint Pancras Borough Council, 1949; reports of the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, 1929-1931. Registers of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1947-1951.
Maps of London, Middlesex, Kent and Hertfordshire, 1860-1940, showing sewers, drains, sites of Council buildings, locations of proposed developments, street name changes, road widening schemes and tree preservation, all stamped as 'superseded'. Plans including land use surveys, 1922-1957; maps and plans made to accompany town planning schemes, 1928-1941; age of buildings survey, 1870-1916; war damage surveys, 195-; objection maps, showing the site of buildings in the 1951 Development Plan about which objections were raised, 195-; maps showing the listed historical buildings in each borough, 1965 and Bermondsey reconstruction plans, 1937-1950.
LCC/AR/TP/01: General papers; LCC/AR/TP/02: Consultations; LCC/AR/TP/03: Subject Files; LCC/AR/TP/04: County of London Development Plan; LCC/AR/TP/05: Reports; LCC/AR/TP/06: Registers; LCC/AR/TP/08-17: Superseded plans; LCC/AR/TP/07 and 13: Bomb damage maps; LCC/AR/TP/P: Plans.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/TP 1870-1965 Collection 34.34 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
Town planning is the control of the general form and use of buildings and the urban environment (as opposed to control of the mode of construction of buildings, which was done by the District Surveyors). Modern legislation empowering local authorities to control the development of land dates from 1909, however, before 1939 planning by the London County Council (LCC) was hindered by restrictive legislation which made it very expensive to eliminate or restrict undesirable buildings. During the Second World War, however, it was recognised that air-raid damage provided an opportunity. In 1941 the Minister of Works asked the Council to prepare a plan for the reconstruction of London after the war. Sir Patrick Abercombie was appointed to prepare the plan in conjunction with the LCC Architect. The result was the County of London Plan, published in 1943, which drew attention to major defects in the structure of London: traffic congestion, sub-standard housing, intermingling of housing and industry and lack of open spaces. In 1945 the Council decided to embark on a short term programme of road works; to reconstruct certain areas, particularly Stepney and Poplar; to develop the South Bank of the Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge, and to increase open space to 2 and a half acres per 1000 population.
The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 embodied most of the planning principles for which legal recognition had been desired by the authors of the 1943 plan. Under that Act the County was made the planning authority for the Administrative County (including the City) and was required to carry out a survey and submit to the appropriate Minister a plan and report for future development. This report, in the form of a development plan setting out proposals for the next 20 years, was submitted to the Minister of Housing and Local Government in 1951. Objections to the plan were heard at an inquiry held from September 1952 until June 1953. The Minister gave final approval to the plan in 1955. It was a requirement of the Act that a review of the plan be held every five years, providing the opportunity for adjustment and flexibility. This was important as the LCC town planners increasingly faced new problems: the increase in motor traffic congestion, with associated problems of car parking; reconciling new roads with the urban scene; reconciling private development proposals with their own long term plans; ensuring waterside land was used appropriately; preserving buildings of historic interest; ensuring that tall buildings were properly sited; moving of wholesale markets and developing of surplus railway land for other uses.
The plan designated various sites were as 'areas of comprehensive redevelopment', such as Poplar, Stepney, Bermondsey, Elephant and Castle and Knightsbridge Green. In these areas the Council wanted to achieve better living conditions by regrouping commerce and industry close to railways, canals and docks and providing schools, local shopping, entertainment, open spaces and other social services while maintaining a traditional sense of community. In other areas traffic problems would be addressed with new roads.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Town Planning, including proposals prepared under the 1909 Town Planning Act, 1909-1938; papers regarding the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act, 1935-1937; proposals for Town Planning Schemes, 1927-1935; regulation of advertisements and illuminated signs, 1914-1939; preservation of trees, 1932-1939; papers regarding zoning, 1921-1936; coordination and development of transport, 1926-1932; arterial and classified roads, 1915-1935; papers and research data prepared for the Plan for Redevelopment of the County of London, 1940-1942; appeals against town planning decisions, 1949-1951; schemes for Croydon and Beckenham under the 1909 Town Planning Act, 1921-1923; papers regarding garden squares and enclosures, 1923-1945; Town Planning Information Bulletins, 1959-1965; papers regarding reviews of the County of London Development Plan, 1957-1964.
Papers, 1922-1956, regarding the formulation of town planning schemes, including consultation with crown lands, estate owners, borough councils and local authorities both in and outside of London. Subject and policy files relating to Green Belt proposals, 1926-1937, town planning schemes, 1924-1939 and correspondence of the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, 1933-1936. Objections, public enquiries and modifications to the County of London Development Plan, 1951-1962. Article 'Town Planning in relation to old and congested areas with special reference to London', by Arthur Crow, 1910; papers on Arterial Roads in London, 1914-1915; report on the travelling facilities to and from south east London, 1926; reports relating to post-war reconstruction, 1943-1949; 'Plan for Saint Pancras', prepared by the Saint Pancras Borough Council, 1949; reports of the Greater London Regional Planning Committee, 1929-1931. Registers of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1947-1951.
Maps of London, Middlesex, Kent and Hertfordshire, 1860-1940, showing sewers, drains, sites of Council buildings, locations of proposed developments, street name changes, road widening schemes and tree preservation, all stamped as 'superseded'. Plans including land use surveys, 1922-1957; maps and plans made to accompany town planning schemes, 1928-1941; age of buildings survey, 1870-1916; war damage surveys, 195-; objection maps, showing the site of buildings in the 1951 Development Plan about which objections were raised, 195-; maps showing the listed historical buildings in each borough, 1965 and Bermondsey reconstruction plans, 1937-1950.
LCC/AR/TP/01: General papers; LCC/AR/TP/02: Consultations; LCC/AR/TP/03: Subject Files; LCC/AR/TP/04: County of London Development Plan; LCC/AR/TP/05: Reports; LCC/AR/TP/06: Registers; LCC/AR/TP/08-17: Superseded plans; LCC/AR/TP/07 and 13: Bomb damage maps; LCC/AR/TP/P: Plans.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
For a detailed history of LCC town planning see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965 and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
During the Second World War the District Surveyors were made responsible for all rescue and demolition work on damaged and unsafe buildings, while the Architect's Department manned the control centres and depots of the Rescue Service, assumed responsibility for the provision of air raid shelters for the Council's staff, and ran the War Debris Service to deal with the work of clearing debris resulting from war damage. Training for the Rescue Service was provided at training schools organised and staffed by the department. When the heavy raids started in September 1940 the Rescue Service went into full operation. It was clear that the specialist knowledge of its members enabled them to foresee the behaviour of damaged buildings and to estimate the risks of rescue. By May 1941 the Service has rescued 10,000 live casualties, at the cost of the lives of 34 rescue officers. After 1941 the Service was renamed the Heavy Rescue Service and was brought into line with other civil defence services. Mobile parties of men with cranes and heavy plant were posted at civil defence centres. When flying bomb attacks began the Heavy Rescue Service rescued 7,175 people alive and recovered 2,329 bodies. 64 personnel were injured and 3 killed.
Published
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Emergency Wartime Measures, including Rescue Service orders to contractors to carry out urgent emergency works, 1940-1941; papers relating to the reorganisation of the Rescue Service, 1942; central office arrangements, 1939-1941; notes for the guidance of rescue parties in the London Civil Defence Region, 1940; Rescue Service physical training instructors, 1939-1943; staffing of the War Debris Survey and Disposal, 1941-1942; Architect's Department emergency staff arrangements, 1938-1939; staff matters relating to the closing down of the Rescue Service, 1945-1946; proceedings and report of Departmental Committee on Staffing and Organisation of the Architect's Department, 1942-1943; report of the Departmental Committee on the Utilisation of Staff and the Elimination of Non-Essential Work, 1942; meetings of Principal Officers in Architect's Department, 1942-1944; Special Course in Air Raid Precautions run by the University of London in conjunction with Ministry of Home Security, May 1940; assistance to Civil Defence services by the Home Guard, 1944; working papers used in preparation and final draft of the War History of the Architect's Department, 1945; lists of awards for gallantry awarded to the Heavy Rescue Service, 1939-1945; Rescue Service Circular Memoranda numbers 1 to 891, 1939-1945; Rescue Service General Orders numbers 1 to 176, 1941-1945.
Records from the Paddington District Surveyor's District, 1940-1945, including index book of war damaged premises; incident record books; War damage Survey notebooks; orders to contractors in relation to dangerous structures; Borough Council's demolition or works orders; incident report forms; incident reports on work done (includes those attended outside Paddington under mutual assistance arrangements); dangerous structure notices under Defence Regulations; daily returns of incidents; schedules of areas suggested for future redevelopment. Also tracings of maps showing damage caused by individual flying bomb and rocket incidents in Stepney, 1944.
LCC/AR/WAR/1: General; LCC/AR/WAR/2: Memoranda and Instructions; LCC/AR/WAR/3: papers of Heavy Rescue Service Paddington District.
Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/AR/WAR 1938-1946 Collection 1.43 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1889 the Architect to the Metropolitan Board of Works was transferred to the newly formed London County Council, as the responsibilities of the MBW were being transferred to the LCC. This was later confirmed by the London Building Act 1894, in which the London County Council was given power to appoint a "superintending architect of metropolitan buildings" to oversee the enforcement of regulations outlined in the Act. Actual enforcement would be done by the District Surveyors, who had to make a monthly return to the Council reporting on any new buildings and any infringement of the Act.
The role of the Architect soon developed as the range of structures constructed under order of the Council grew. By 1909 there were 13 Committees dealing with construction works, and 35 sub-committees. The work included the construction of housing (under the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1890), including slum clearance; construction of buildings in connection with the introduction of electricity; construction of educational buildings, from nursery schools to colleges; construction of hospitals and institutions; construction of fire brigade stations; street and road improvements; maintenance and construction of bridges; public parks; Weights and Measures Stations and Gas Meter Testing Stations. The Architect was responsible for overseeing the design and construction of all these buildings.
During the Second World War the District Surveyors were made responsible for all rescue and demolition work on damaged and unsafe buildings, while the Architect's Department manned the control centres and depots of the Rescue Service, assumed responsibility for the provision of air raid shelters for the Council's staff, and ran the War Debris Service to deal with the work of clearing debris resulting from war damage. Training for the Rescue Service was provided at training schools organised and staffed by the department. When the heavy raids started in September 1940 the Rescue Service went into full operation. It was clear that the specialist knowledge of its members enabled them to foresee the behaviour of damaged buildings and to estimate the risks of rescue. By May 1941 the Service has rescued 10,000 live casualties, at the cost of the lives of 34 rescue officers. After 1941 the Service was renamed the Heavy Rescue Service and was brought into line with other civil defence services. Mobile parties of men with cranes and heavy plant were posted at civil defence centres. When flying bomb attacks began the Heavy Rescue Service rescued 7,175 people alive and recovered 2,329 bodies. 64 personnel were injured and 3 killed.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Architect's Department relating to Emergency Wartime Measures, including Rescue Service orders to contractors to carry out urgent emergency works, 1940-1941; papers relating to the reorganisation of the Rescue Service, 1942; central office arrangements, 1939-1941; notes for the guidance of rescue parties in the London Civil Defence Region, 1940; Rescue Service physical training instructors, 1939-1943; staffing of the War Debris Survey and Disposal, 1941-1942; Architect's Department emergency staff arrangements, 1938-1939; staff matters relating to the closing down of the Rescue Service, 1945-1946; proceedings and report of Departmental Committee on Staffing and Organisation of the Architect's Department, 1942-1943; report of the Departmental Committee on the Utilisation of Staff and the Elimination of Non-Essential Work, 1942; meetings of Principal Officers in Architect's Department, 1942-1944; Special Course in Air Raid Precautions run by the University of London in conjunction with Ministry of Home Security, May 1940; assistance to Civil Defence services by the Home Guard, 1944; working papers used in preparation and final draft of the War History of the Architect's Department, 1945; lists of awards for gallantry awarded to the Heavy Rescue Service, 1939-1945; Rescue Service Circular Memoranda numbers 1 to 891, 1939-1945; Rescue Service General Orders numbers 1 to 176, 1941-1945.
Records from the Paddington District Surveyor's District, 1940-1945, including index book of war damaged premises; incident record books; War damage Survey notebooks; orders to contractors in relation to dangerous structures; Borough Council's demolition or works orders; incident report forms; incident reports on work done (includes those attended outside Paddington under mutual assistance arrangements); dangerous structure notices under Defence Regulations; daily returns of incidents; schedules of areas suggested for future redevelopment. Also tracings of maps showing damage caused by individual flying bomb and rocket incidents in Stepney, 1944.
LCC/AR/WAR/1: General; LCC/AR/WAR/2: Memoranda and Instructions; LCC/AR/WAR/3: papers of Heavy Rescue Service Paddington District.
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Papers of the LCC Architect's Department: LCC/AR/BA: London Building Acts; LCC/AR/CB: Council Buildings, LCC/AR/CD: Civil Defence; LCC/AR/CON: Contracts; LCC/AR/GEN: Organisational Financial and General; LCC/AR/HB: Historic Buildings, LCC/AR/HS: Housing; LCC/AR/PP: Presented Plans; LCC/AR/SCH: Council Buildings; LCC/AR/TH: Theatres, Cinemas and Places of Entertainment; LCC/AR/TP: Town Planning; LCC/AR/WAR: Emergency Wartime Measures.
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. April to June 2009 Air raid damage Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Rescue work Search and rescue operations Artists Architects Civil defence Air raid precautions Air raid wardens Military engineering Warfare Air warfare Aerial bombardment People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel War damage War International conflicts Defence Emergency services LCC , London County Council x London County Council Architect's Department , London County Council Paddington London England UK Western Europe City of Westminster Tower Hamlets Stepney State security Europe
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
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Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department Drawing Office, comprising Ordnance Survey maps of London, 1894-1896 and 1939-1940. The maps have no significant annotations.
LCC/CE/DO/01: 1894 maps; LCC/CE/DO/02: 1939 maps.
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CE/DO 1894-1940 Collection 0.8 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department Drawing Office, comprising Ordnance Survey maps of London, 1894-1896 and 1939-1940. The maps have no significant annotations.
LCC/CE/DO/01: 1894 maps; LCC/CE/DO/02: 1939 maps.
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For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR.
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Published
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department, including reports, correspondence, press cuttings, committee papers, maintenance arrangements, sail plan, rigging plan, site and dock plans, artist's perspective drawings and numbered drawings relating to the installation of the Cutty Sark at dry dock in Greenwich, 1952-1958; pamphlet "Particulars of machinery at L.C.C installations", 1905; pamphlet "Your job of work in the Chief Engineer's Dept", 1953 (revised 1955); and certificates of class and machinery of the Council's ships, ferry boats and sludge vessels, 1889-1965.
LCC/CE/GEN/01 and 04: Cutty Sark; LCC/CE/GEN/02: Pamphlets; LCC/CE/GEN/03: Certificates.
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CE/GEN 1889-1965 Collection 0.17 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department, including reports, correspondence, press cuttings, committee papers, maintenance arrangements, sail plan, rigging plan, site and dock plans, artist's perspective drawings and numbered drawings relating to the installation of the Cutty Sark at dry dock in Greenwich, 1952-1958; pamphlet "Particulars of machinery at L.C.C installations", 1905; pamphlet "Your job of work in the Chief Engineer's Dept", 1953 (revised 1955); and certificates of class and machinery of the Council's ships, ferry boats and sludge vessels, 1889-1965.
LCC/CE/GEN/01 and 04: Cutty Sark; LCC/CE/GEN/02: Pamphlets; LCC/CE/GEN/03: Certificates.
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Published
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to drainage and flood prevention, including applications to connect drains to sewers, 1889-1936; register of applications to connect drains to sewers, 1886-1909; Chemists' weekly returns from the Barking and Crossness sewage pumping stations, 1890-1905; Engineer's weekly returns from the Barking and Crossness sewage pumping stations, 1893-1905; logs of sludge vessels, 1903-1904; annual returns of treatment and disposal of sewage, and of quantity of sewage pumped and costs of working the Barking and Crossness pumping stations, 1893-1934; further papers and reports relating to London drainage, the purification and disposal of Thames sewage and the Barking and Crossness pumping stations, 1854-1901; reports on Thames flood prevention, 1903-1935; booklet on London's mains drainage, 1960; reports on the pollution of the Thames, 1935-1936; descriptive brochure to mark the completion of new sewage treatment plant at Crossness, 1964; précis of Metropolitan Board of Works and London County Council minutes relating to each main sewer and general mains drainage, 1856-1939; original tide gauge charts for the Thames, taken at various locations, 1882-1953; tables showing the times and recorded levels of high and low tides each day at each of the gauges of the London County Council, the Port of London Authority and the Thames Conservancy Board, 1929-1957; diagrams showing the respective quantities of sea water, inland water and sewage in the various reaches of the Thames on 14th September 1882; cross-section of River Thames at selected points, to accompany the Chief Engineer's report to the Rivers Committee on 28 November, 1900; drawings of sludge vessels, 1920s; diagram of tidal experiments at Sea Reach using floats, 1890; log books of sludge vessels, 1954-1965; engineer's survey notebooks, detailing drainage and levels, 1895-1965.
LCC/CE/MD/01: Applications to connect drains to sewers; LCC/CE/MD/02: Reports; LCC/CE/MD/03-04: Tide gauges; LCC/CE/ME/05: Plans; LCC/CE/ME/06: Sludge vessel log books; LCC/CE/ME/07: Engineer's surveys.
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR. See ACC/2766 for Crossness Pumping Station and MBW for the Metropolitan Board of Works.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CE/MD 1886-1965 Collection 26.28 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to drainage and flood prevention, including applications to connect drains to sewers, 1889-1936; register of applications to connect drains to sewers, 1886-1909; Chemists' weekly returns from the Barking and Crossness sewage pumping stations, 1890-1905; Engineer's weekly returns from the Barking and Crossness sewage pumping stations, 1893-1905; logs of sludge vessels, 1903-1904; annual returns of treatment and disposal of sewage, and of quantity of sewage pumped and costs of working the Barking and Crossness pumping stations, 1893-1934; further papers and reports relating to London drainage, the purification and disposal of Thames sewage and the Barking and Crossness pumping stations, 1854-1901; reports on Thames flood prevention, 1903-1935; booklet on London's mains drainage, 1960; reports on the pollution of the Thames, 1935-1936; descriptive brochure to mark the completion of new sewage treatment plant at Crossness, 1964; précis of Metropolitan Board of Works and London County Council minutes relating to each main sewer and general mains drainage, 1856-1939; original tide gauge charts for the Thames, taken at various locations, 1882-1953; tables showing the times and recorded levels of high and low tides each day at each of the gauges of the London County Council, the Port of London Authority and the Thames Conservancy Board, 1929-1957; diagrams showing the respective quantities of sea water, inland water and sewage in the various reaches of the Thames on 14th September 1882; cross-section of River Thames at selected points, to accompany the Chief Engineer's report to the Rivers Committee on 28 November, 1900; drawings of sludge vessels, 1920s; diagram of tidal experiments at Sea Reach using floats, 1890; log books of sludge vessels, 1954-1965; engineer's survey notebooks, detailing drainage and levels, 1895-1965.
LCC/CE/MD/01: Applications to connect drains to sewers; LCC/CE/MD/02: Reports; LCC/CE/MD/03-04: Tide gauges; LCC/CE/ME/05: Plans; LCC/CE/ME/06: Sludge vessel log books; LCC/CE/ME/07: Engineer's surveys.
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For a detailed history of LCC sewage works see "Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council" by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965 and "The London County Council 1938", LMA Library reference 18.7 (SER 4).
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Published
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department comprising annotated maps of London and Middlesex, 1894-1896, from the Public Health Section library.
LCC/CE/PH/01/001-002
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR. For the London County Council Public Health Department see LCC/PH.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CE/PH 1894-1896 Collection 0.05 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department comprising annotated maps of London and Middlesex, 1894-1896, from the Public Health Section library.
LCC/CE/PH/01/001-002
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For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR. For the London County Council Public Health Department see LCC/PH.
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The maintenance and improvement of traffic facilities for crossing the Thames, whether by bridge, tunnel or ferry, was an important part of the work of the LCC. It was responsible for ten of the Thames bridges: Albert Bridge, Battersea Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Putney Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Wandsworth Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. In addition the Council maintained about 50 other bridges, over rivers, streams, canals, railways and roads. These included the bridge over Deptford Creek, Barking Road Bridge and Highgate Archway. The pedestrian tunnels at Greenwich and Woolwich, and the vehicular tunnels at Rotherhithe and Blackwall were also maintained by the Council, as was the Woolwich Ferry. In addition, it was responsible for over 6 miles of river embankment walls, Greenwich Pier and pipe subways allowing access to mains without having to excavate the road surface.
In addition, the LCC was the central authority for street improvements in London, coordinating the work of the Borough Councils because important traffic routes usually run though more than one of the Boroughs. The most important part of this work involved considering improvements to allow greater traffic flow, particularly as the number of cars on the roads increased.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Published
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries, including report on the proposed new Battersea Bridge, 1881; report by John Wolfe Barry on the practicality of the Blackwall Tunnel scheme, 1889; further reports regarding Blackwall Tunnel, 1890-1898; Blackwall Tunnel Engineer's Office visitor's books, 1895-1897; reports regarding railway bridges, 1894-1903; reports on LCC bridges, 1890-1960, including Vauxhall Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Hammersmith Bridge; Highway Development Survey, 1937; Strand underpass descriptive brochure, 1964; Chief Engineer's report about new terminals for the Woolwich Free Ferry, 1963; bye laws for the management and regulation of bridges over the River Thames, 1895.
Plans and drawings, 1862-1972, including Woolwich Ferry approaches and piers; Old Lambeth Bridge; Chelsea Bridge; Stanley Bridge, Fulham; steamboat piers; Victoria Embankment; the new County Hall embankment wall; street improvements associated with various 'Artizan's Dwellings Schemes'; Greenwich electricity generating station; road widening schemes; Waterloo Bridge; Surrey Lock Bridge, Rotherhithe; Deptford Creek Bridge and Lea Bridge.
Photographs of the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge and the construction of the new bridge, 1934-1939.
LCC/CE/RB/1: Reports and Returns; LCC/CE/RB/2: Visitor's Book; LCC/CE/RB/3: Plans and drawings; LCC/CE/RB/4: Photographs.
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR. For records relating to those bridges maintained by the Corporation of London (including London Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge) see CLA/018-022.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1995 (ACC/3558).
LCC/CE/RB 1862-1972 Collection 3.5 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The maintenance and improvement of traffic facilities for crossing the Thames, whether by bridge, tunnel or ferry, was an important part of the work of the LCC. It was responsible for ten of the Thames bridges: Albert Bridge, Battersea Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Putney Bridge, Vauxhall Bridge, Wandsworth Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. In addition the Council maintained about 50 other bridges, over rivers, streams, canals, railways and roads. These included the bridge over Deptford Creek, Barking Road Bridge and Highgate Archway. The pedestrian tunnels at Greenwich and Woolwich, and the vehicular tunnels at Rotherhithe and Blackwall were also maintained by the Council, as was the Woolwich Ferry. In addition, it was responsible for over 6 miles of river embankment walls, Greenwich Pier and pipe subways allowing access to mains without having to excavate the road surface.
In addition, the LCC was the central authority for street improvements in London, coordinating the work of the Borough Councils because important traffic routes usually run though more than one of the Boroughs. The most important part of this work involved considering improvements to allow greater traffic flow, particularly as the number of cars on the roads increased.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1995 (ACC/3558).
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries, including report on the proposed new Battersea Bridge, 1881; report by John Wolfe Barry on the practicality of the Blackwall Tunnel scheme, 1889; further reports regarding Blackwall Tunnel, 1890-1898; Blackwall Tunnel Engineer's Office visitor's books, 1895-1897; reports regarding railway bridges, 1894-1903; reports on LCC bridges, 1890-1960, including Vauxhall Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge, Westminster Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Hammersmith Bridge; Highway Development Survey, 1937; Strand underpass descriptive brochure, 1964; Chief Engineer's report about new terminals for the Woolwich Free Ferry, 1963; bye laws for the management and regulation of bridges over the River Thames, 1895.
Plans and drawings, 1862-1972, including Woolwich Ferry approaches and piers; Old Lambeth Bridge; Chelsea Bridge; Stanley Bridge, Fulham; steamboat piers; Victoria Embankment; the new County Hall embankment wall; street improvements associated with various 'Artizan's Dwellings Schemes'; Greenwich electricity generating station; road widening schemes; Waterloo Bridge; Surrey Lock Bridge, Rotherhithe; Deptford Creek Bridge and Lea Bridge.
Photographs of the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge and the construction of the new bridge, 1934-1939.
LCC/CE/RB/1: Reports and Returns; LCC/CE/RB/2: Visitor's Book; LCC/CE/RB/3: Plans and drawings; LCC/CE/RB/4: Photographs.
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For a detailed history of LCC road and bridge maintenance works see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965 and The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4.
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The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Published
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to Emergency Wartime Measures, including prewar subject files relating to air raid and civil defence precautions, 1934-1939, including rescue parties, special devices and inventions, navigation lights on the Thames, sand bags, movement of vehicles, first aid posts, anti aircraft batteries, barrage balloons, warden's posts, blackouts, coordination of road repairs and emergency repair depots; papers relating to the emergency running of the Woolwich Ferry, 1938-1939; papers of the London Regional Council and London Civil Defence Region Coordinating Committee, 1938-1939.
Subject files of the London Civil Defence Region, 1939-1945, relating to bridges, subways, road repairs, river defences, gas installations, sewers, water and gas mains, war debris disposal, plant and materials, water supply, mobile cranes, hurricane lamps, electricity, decontamination, regional exercises, radio security, unexploded bombs, rehousing homeless people, mutual assistance arrangements, invasion defences, labour surveys and dumps for debris disposal; papers of the Technical Advisory Committee on Civil Defence (London Regional Engineers and Surveyors), 1939-1945; papers of the Coordination of Road Repairs Groups, 1939-1944; notes and documents gathered in preparation for a history of the wartime activities of the Chief Engineer's Department (this book was not written).
Home Security Circulars, 1941-1945; Home Security Regional Circulars, 1940-1945; London Region Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Regions Operations Circulars, 1939-1945; Air Raid Precautions Service equipment bulletins, memoranda, handbooks and training manuals, 1937-1945; Provisional Code for Air Raid Shelters, 1939; various publications relating to air raid precautions and emergency measures, 1939-1945.
London Civil Defence Region situation reports, 1940-1945; daily situation reports from various LCC departments, 1939-1945; situation reports on the state of London drainage, bridges, gas mains, railway lines, cables and mains, 1940-1945; weekly summaries of roads obstructed, 1940-1945; analysis of situation reports, 1941-1944; Group Engineer log books, 1940-1948; log books of Road Repairs Coordinating Branch of the London Civil Defence Region, 1940-1945; log of Thames flood prevention emergency repairs, 1940-1945.
LCC/CE/WAR/01: Air raid precautions; LCC/CE/WAR/02: London Civil Defence Region; LCC/CE/WAR/03: Circulars and Handbooks; LCC/CE/WAR/04: Reports; LCC/CE/WAR/05: Log books.
For London County Council Chief Engineer's Department see LCC/CE/DO; LCC/CE/GEN; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/MD; LCC/CE/PH; LCC/CE/RB and LCC/CE/WAR.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CE/WAR 1934-1948 Collection 4.67 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Chief Engineer was responsible for overseeing construction and maintenance of LCC buildings, bridges, roads and tunnels. He was also responsible for flood prevention measures, drainage and sewerage and other matters of public health.
The London County Council Chief Engineer and County Surveyors:
1889: J Gordon and C Dunscombe
1890 Sir Alexander Binnie
1901 Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice
1913 Sir George Humphreys
1930 Sir Peirson Frank
1946 Sir Joseph Rawlinson
1962 FM Fuller
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Chief Engineer's Department relating to Emergency Wartime Measures, including prewar subject files relating to air raid and civil defence precautions, 1934-1939, including rescue parties, special devices and inventions, navigation lights on the Thames, sand bags, movement of vehicles, first aid posts, anti aircraft batteries, barrage balloons, warden's posts, blackouts, coordination of road repairs and emergency repair depots; papers relating to the emergency running of the Woolwich Ferry, 1938-1939; papers of the London Regional Council and London Civil Defence Region Coordinating Committee, 1938-1939.
Subject files of the London Civil Defence Region, 1939-1945, relating to bridges, subways, road repairs, river defences, gas installations, sewers, water and gas mains, war debris disposal, plant and materials, water supply, mobile cranes, hurricane lamps, electricity, decontamination, regional exercises, radio security, unexploded bombs, rehousing homeless people, mutual assistance arrangements, invasion defences, labour surveys and dumps for debris disposal; papers of the Technical Advisory Committee on Civil Defence (London Regional Engineers and Surveyors), 1939-1945; papers of the Coordination of Road Repairs Groups, 1939-1944; notes and documents gathered in preparation for a history of the wartime activities of the Chief Engineer's Department (this book was not written).
Home Security Circulars, 1941-1945; Home Security Regional Circulars, 1940-1945; London Region Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Regions Operations Circulars, 1939-1945; Air Raid Precautions Service equipment bulletins, memoranda, handbooks and training manuals, 1937-1945; Provisional Code for Air Raid Shelters, 1939; various publications relating to air raid precautions and emergency measures, 1939-1945.
London Civil Defence Region situation reports, 1940-1945; daily situation reports from various LCC departments, 1939-1945; situation reports on the state of London drainage, bridges, gas mains, railway lines, cables and mains, 1940-1945; weekly summaries of roads obstructed, 1940-1945; analysis of situation reports, 1941-1944; Group Engineer log books, 1940-1948; log books of Road Repairs Coordinating Branch of the London Civil Defence Region, 1940-1945; log of Thames flood prevention emergency repairs, 1940-1945.
LCC/CE/WAR/01: Air raid precautions; LCC/CE/WAR/02: London Civil Defence Region; LCC/CE/WAR/03: Circulars and Handbooks; LCC/CE/WAR/04: Reports; LCC/CE/WAR/05: Log books.
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The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Published
Records of the London County Council Children's Department comprising individual case files of children in care. Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some of these files are closed under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Case files arranged individually.
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CH/C [1965] Collection 153.3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Children's Department comprising individual case files of children in care. Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some of these files are closed under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Case files arranged individually.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Children in care Disadvantaged groups Disadvantaged children Residential child care Social welfare Child welfare Child care services People People by age group Children (age group) Health services Care Care of children Social services LCC , London County Council x London County Council Children's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Published
Records of the London County Council Children's Department relating to places of detention including rules and regulations for the management and running of special schools, industrial schools and approved schools, 1909-1949; papers regarding the management of approved schools, 1910-1955; research into juvenile delinquency, 1949-1953; papers regarding the treatment of juvenile offenders including reports and conference papers, 1924-1956; papers regarding juvenile courts, 1933-1963; papers from London Juvenile Courts Consultative Committee meetings, 1933-1964; papers regarding the evacuation of approved schools and remand schools during the Second World War, 1939-1945; copies of legislation relevant to the work of Children's Services, 1947-1963; papers regarding remand homes, 1933-1964; papers regarding approved schools, 1909-1965; papers regarding special services, including neglected children, psychological reports, mentally disabled children and adolescents with sexually transmitted diseases, 1927-1964; aftercare procedures, 1923-1958; Home Office circulars and statistics, 1934-1965; Home Office directory of approved schools, remand homes and special reception centres, 1965.
General registers of cases, including registers of industrial school pupils, 1923-1933; registers of reformatory school pupils, 1919-1935; registers of approved schools, 1935-1945; registers of cases at juvenile court, 1910-1959.
Records of Ardale Approved School, Essex, 1935-1965, including minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee and photographs.
Records of Cumberlow Lodge Approved School and Remand Home, South Norwood, 1930-1965, including papers regarding rewards and punishment, after-care and an investigation into the school; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; admission and discharge registers; inspection reports; punishment books and log books.
Records of Gisburne House Industrial (later Approved) School, Watford, 1912-1956, including correspondence; papers regarding staffing; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; registers of admission and discharge; after care registers; inspection reports; log books, diaries and punishment book.
Records of Mayford Approved School and Mythe House, Woking, 1904-1965, including history of school; inspection reports; school magazines; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; register of leavers; log book and financial accounts.
Records of Mile Oak Approved School, Portslade, near Brighton, 1903-1965, including inspection reports; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; admission and discharge registers and report books.
Records of Pentonville Road Remand Home, 1910-1929, including admission and discharge registers; letter books and register of children.
Records of Ponton Road Remand Home, Battersea, 1910-1941, including admission and discharge registers; log books and minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee.
Records of Stamford House Remand Home, Shepherd's Bush, 1931-1965, including rules; policies; complaints; papers relating to Second World War evacuation; excursions and social activities; psychiatric services; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; registers of admission and discharge; daily report books and financial accounts.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
LCC/CH/D/01-15: General files relating to places of detention; LCC/CH/D/ARD-STA: Records of individual places of detention.
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CH/D 1903-1965 Collection 22.98 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Children's Department relating to places of detention including rules and regulations for the management and running of special schools, industrial schools and approved schools, 1909-1949; papers regarding the management of approved schools, 1910-1955; research into juvenile delinquency, 1949-1953; papers regarding the treatment of juvenile offenders including reports and conference papers, 1924-1956; papers regarding juvenile courts, 1933-1963; papers from London Juvenile Courts Consultative Committee meetings, 1933-1964; papers regarding the evacuation of approved schools and remand schools during the Second World War, 1939-1945; copies of legislation relevant to the work of Children's Services, 1947-1963; papers regarding remand homes, 1933-1964; papers regarding approved schools, 1909-1965; papers regarding special services, including neglected children, psychological reports, mentally disabled children and adolescents with sexually transmitted diseases, 1927-1964; aftercare procedures, 1923-1958; Home Office circulars and statistics, 1934-1965; Home Office directory of approved schools, remand homes and special reception centres, 1965.
General registers of cases, including registers of industrial school pupils, 1923-1933; registers of reformatory school pupils, 1919-1935; registers of approved schools, 1935-1945; registers of cases at juvenile court, 1910-1959.
Records of Ardale Approved School, Essex, 1935-1965, including minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee and photographs.
Records of Cumberlow Lodge Approved School and Remand Home, South Norwood, 1930-1965, including papers regarding rewards and punishment, after-care and an investigation into the school; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; admission and discharge registers; inspection reports; punishment books and log books.
Records of Gisburne House Industrial (later Approved) School, Watford, 1912-1956, including correspondence; papers regarding staffing; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; registers of admission and discharge; after care registers; inspection reports; log books, diaries and punishment book.
Records of Mayford Approved School and Mythe House, Woking, 1904-1965, including history of school; inspection reports; school magazines; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; register of leavers; log book and financial accounts.
Records of Mile Oak Approved School, Portslade, near Brighton, 1903-1965, including inspection reports; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; admission and discharge registers and report books.
Records of Pentonville Road Remand Home, 1910-1929, including admission and discharge registers; letter books and register of children.
Records of Ponton Road Remand Home, Battersea, 1910-1941, including admission and discharge registers; log books and minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee.
Records of Stamford House Remand Home, Shepherd's Bush, 1931-1965, including rules; policies; complaints; papers relating to Second World War evacuation; excursions and social activities; psychiatric services; photographs; minutes and presented papers of the Managing Committee; registers of admission and discharge; daily report books and financial accounts.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
LCC/CH/D/01-15: General files relating to places of detention; LCC/CH/D/ARD-STA: Records of individual places of detention.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Cumberlow Lodge Approved School and Remand Home Ardale Approved School Children's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Prisons Reformatory schools Children in care Penal sanctions Detention centres Disadvantaged groups Youth detention centres Disadvantaged children People People by age group Children (age group) Educational institutions Schools Industrial schools Educational sciences Educational psychology Child psychology Residential child care Administration of justice Courts Juvenile courts Social welfare Child welfare Child care services Health services Care Care of children Social problems Delinquency Juvenile delinquency Gisburne House Industrial School x Gisburne House Approved School Mayford Approved School Mile Oak Approved School Pentonville Road Remand Home Ponton Road Remand Home Stamford House Remand Home Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Shepherd's Bush Hammersmith and Fulham Watford Hertfordshire Woking Surrey South Norwood Croydon Portslade Brighton and Hove East Sussex Battersea Penal institutions Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Published
Records of the London County Council Children's Department relating to nurseries, children's homes and residential schools, hostels and family homes; comprising records of individual institutions, including admission and discharge registers, inspection reports, photographs, minutes of the Managing Committee, log books, punishment books, financial accounts, school magazines and other records relating to the day to day running of the institutions.
The institutions include:
Ashford Residential school
Beechholme Residential School (formerly Banstead District School)
The Cliffs Residential Nursery, Dawlish, Devon
Britwell Boys' Hostel and Britwell Family Homes
Westlea Hostel and Boreham Wood Estate Family Homes
Downs Hospital For Children (later Downs Residential Nursery), Sutton
Gorsefield Residential Nursery and Harlow Family Homes
Gresham Place Residential Nursery and Croydon Small Homes
Harecombe Manor and Hollyshaw Residential Nurseries
Henniker House Children's Receiving Home
The Hollies Children's Home (formerly Lamorbey), Sidcup
Hornchurch Children's Home and Harold Hill Family Homes
Hutton Residential School and Ongar Residential School and Family Homes at Aveley and Basildon Estates
Ingleton House After Care Hostel for Boys
Ladywell Residential Nursery, Lewisham
22 Lansdowne Avenue and Langley and Britwell Family Homes
Langley House Reception Home and The Pagoda Children's Home
Larchwood Residential Nursery and Crawley Family Homes
Liskeard Lodge Reception Home and The Pagoda After-Care Hostels
Margaret Mcmillan House
Nanhurst and Annesley House Residential Nurseries and Tudor Lodge
Oak Hall Residential Nursery School
Oranmore Residential Nursery and The Gables Residential Nursery
Penbury Grove Residential Nursery, Penn, Bucks
3 The Ridgeway and Islington and Hackney Small Homes
Saint Margaret's Residential Nursery and Abercorn Place Residential Nursery
Shirley Oaks Children's Home, Croydon (formerly Shirley Residential School)
Stowlangtoft Hall Residential Nursery
Tudor Lodge Residential Nursery and Wandsworth Small and Family Homes
25 Westleigh Avenue and Paddington and Frogmore Small Homes
Wood Vale Children's Home, West Norwood (formerly Norwood Children's Home and Hospital)
Earlsfield House, Wandsworth
Easneye and Widbury Residential Nurseries and Stevenage Family Homes
Fairmile Hatch and Oakdale Residential Nurseries.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
LCC/CH/E/ASH-WOO: Records of individual institutions.
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 2006 (B06/138).
LCC/CH/E 1900-1981 Collection 14.28 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 2006 (B06/138).
Records of the London County Council Children's Department relating to nurseries, children's homes and residential schools, hostels and family homes; comprising records of individual institutions, including admission and discharge registers, inspection reports, photographs, minutes of the Managing Committee, log books, punishment books, financial accounts, school magazines and other records relating to the day to day running of the institutions.
The institutions include:
Ashford Residential school
Beechholme Residential School (formerly Banstead District School)
The Cliffs Residential Nursery, Dawlish, Devon
Britwell Boys' Hostel and Britwell Family Homes
Westlea Hostel and Boreham Wood Estate Family Homes
Downs Hospital For Children (later Downs Residential Nursery), Sutton
Gorsefield Residential Nursery and Harlow Family Homes
Gresham Place Residential Nursery and Croydon Small Homes
Harecombe Manor and Hollyshaw Residential Nurseries
Henniker House Children's Receiving Home
The Hollies Children's Home (formerly Lamorbey), Sidcup
Hornchurch Children's Home and Harold Hill Family Homes
Hutton Residential School and Ongar Residential School and Family Homes at Aveley and Basildon Estates
Ingleton House After Care Hostel for Boys
Ladywell Residential Nursery, Lewisham
22 Lansdowne Avenue and Langley and Britwell Family Homes
Langley House Reception Home and The Pagoda Children's Home
Larchwood Residential Nursery and Crawley Family Homes
Liskeard Lodge Reception Home and The Pagoda After-Care Hostels
Margaret Mcmillan House
Nanhurst and Annesley House Residential Nurseries and Tudor Lodge
Oak Hall Residential Nursery School
Oranmore Residential Nursery and The Gables Residential Nursery
Penbury Grove Residential Nursery, Penn, Bucks
3 The Ridgeway and Islington and Hackney Small Homes
Saint Margaret's Residential Nursery and Abercorn Place Residential Nursery
Shirley Oaks Children's Home, Croydon (formerly Shirley Residential School)
Stowlangtoft Hall Residential Nursery
Tudor Lodge Residential Nursery and Wandsworth Small and Family Homes
25 Westleigh Avenue and Paddington and Frogmore Small Homes
Wood Vale Children's Home, West Norwood (formerly Norwood Children's Home and Hospital)
Earlsfield House, Wandsworth
Easneye and Widbury Residential Nurseries and Stevenage Family Homes
Fairmile Hatch and Oakdale Residential Nurseries.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
LCC/CH/E/ASH-WOO: Records of individual institutions.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Educational institutions Schools Nursery schools Children in care Disadvantaged groups Disadvantaged children Residential child care Childrens homes Social welfare Child welfare Child care services People People by age group Children (age group) Health services Care Care of children Social services Children LCC , London County Council x London County Council Children's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Essex Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire Devon Sussex Childhood Europe Age groups Age distribution
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
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The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Published
Records of the London County Council Children's Department comprising general files relating to various subjects including copies of statutes affecting children; bye laws passed by the LCC; reports regarding changes under the Local Government Act 1929; schools transferred to the LCC in 1930; evacuation and return of children from residential schools and homes during Second World War; boarding out; entertainments, holidays and holiday camps; transfer of Poor Law institutions and responsibilites to the LCC; the Interdepartmental Committee on sex instruction in residential schools; adoption of children and registration of adoption societies; deaths of children in care; the Roman Catholic Liaison Committee; preventative work; children neglected or ill treated in their own homes; homeless families; handicapped and mentally defective children; children in care; fostering and foster homes; statistics; 'Aunts and Uncles' scheme; cooperation with the police; young unmarried mothers; transfer of care services from the LCC to the boroughs; training of nursery students; spiritual ministrations; inspection of homes; Children's Department bulletins and circulars; pamphlets and leaflets about the work of the service.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
52 boxes. Please see detailed catalogue for listing.
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CH/M 1824-1965 Collection 8.55 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The 1948 Act required the Council to find foster carers where possible. When this was neither practical nor desirable a child was placed in a children's home. When the Children's Service was established there were 24 children's homes and nurseries. 7 of these homes were very large and had been built by the Boards of Guardians. The Service pursued three aims: that homes were to be modernised by rebuilding and adaptation, that all children should be removed as quickly as possible from unsatisfactory establishments, and that new, smaller homes should be built to facilitate the closing of the out of date largeer homes. The LCC also developed several specialised establishments, with highly qualified staff, for children presenting acute difficulties of behaviour. By 1964 there were 160 homes under the care of the Service, including nurseries for under-fives, hostels for young wage earners still in care and homes for short stay children. Procedures in the homes were also changed. Children were sent to local schools and encouraged to bring friends back to the home. Parents were invited to visit frequently. Local adults could act as 'uncles and aunts' to otherwise friendless children. Clubs, out of school activities and house magazines flourished.
The Children's Service was required to make available to juvenile courts information on the health, character and school records of all children appearing before the court. The LCC was obliged to provide remand homes for children who appeared at juvenile court, where young people awaiting a court appearance were held in safe custody. They were also used as observation centres, where psychiatrists could observe the children and provide the court with information about reasons for their behaviour and suggest the most appropriate school for the child.
In 1930 the Council decided to consent to the adoption of suitable children in its care. In 1958 the Council appointed 2 adoption officers, who came to be recognised as expert advisers on all matters connected to adoption.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Children's Department comprising general files relating to various subjects including copies of statutes affecting children; bye laws passed by the LCC; reports regarding changes under the Local Government Act 1929; schools transferred to the LCC in 1930; evacuation and return of children from residential schools and homes during Second World War; boarding out; entertainments, holidays and holiday camps; transfer of Poor Law institutions and responsibilites to the LCC; the Interdepartmental Committee on sex instruction in residential schools; adoption of children and registration of adoption societies; deaths of children in care; the Roman Catholic Liaison Committee; preventative work; children neglected or ill treated in their own homes; homeless families; handicapped and mentally defective children; children in care; fostering and foster homes; statistics; 'Aunts and Uncles' scheme; cooperation with the police; young unmarried mothers; transfer of care services from the LCC to the boroughs; training of nursery students; spiritual ministrations; inspection of homes; Children's Department bulletins and circulars; pamphlets and leaflets about the work of the service.
Please note that because of the sensitive and personal nature of the information some files are closed. Please see the detailed catalogue for further information.
52 boxes. Please see detailed catalogue for listing.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Childrens homes Foster care People People by age group Children (age group) Family Kinship Parents Mothers Single mothers Law Legislation Child welfare legislation Children Act 1948 c43 Health education Sex education Child care services Social welfare Child welfare Adoption Health services Care Care of children Residential child care Disadvantaged children Disadvantaged groups Disabled children Disabled persons Children in care LCC , London County Council x London County Council Children's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to civil defence, including papers relating to: air raid precautions and civil defence, 1935-1947; financial arrangements for air raid precautions and civil defence, 1936-1948; the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, 1936-1947; use of school ambulances by the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, 1939-1943; emergency fire brigade arrangements, 1934-1945, including accommodation, staffing, water supplies, maps, appliances, the River Service, salvage arrangements, disciplinary code, collective representation and war gratuities; the unification of the London Fire Brigade and London Auxiliary Fire Service, 1940-1946; National Fire Service, 1941-1947, including detailed liaison arrangements with the LCC; emergency hospital service, 1935-1946, including the Civil Nursing Reserve; the Evacuation Scheme, 1938-1947; the Rescue Service, 1938-1947, including accommodation and depots, equipment, staffing, disciplinary code, reorganisation and co-ordination with repair squads; the Rest Centre Service, 1939-1947; War Debris Survey and Disposal Service, 1942-1948; proposed merger of Rescue and Debris Services, 1942-1944; fire prevention and fire watching, 1940-1945, including stirrup pumps, Clearance of Lofts Order and Fire prevention (Business Premises) Order; repair of highways, 1939-1947; organisation of civil defence 1936-1945, including allocation of responsibilities between London County Council and Metropolitan Borough Councils, Regional Co-ordinating Committee, Joint Committee of Officers of LCC and Metropolitan Borough Councils, Civil Defence Act, 1939 and regional and group organisation; decontamination and cleansing, 1938-1945; the main drainage system and gas mains, 1936-1946; bridges, tunnels and ferries, 1936-1947; structural protection and air raid shelters at housing estates, schools, hospitals, County Hall and other LCC premises, 1938-1946; air raid shelters, 1937-1949; requisitioning of property, 1938-1946; transport arrangements, 1938-1948; personal protective equipment and protective clothing, 1938-1945, including respirators, ear plugs, steel helmets and uniforms; equipment, 1938-1947, including hand-lamps, anti-gas equipment and disposal of surplus equipment; training, 1936-1947, including Civilian Anti-gas School, instructors' equipment and fire fighting courses; Civil Defence personnel, 1939-1947, including rates of pay and conditions of service, employment of conscientious objectors, employment of aliens, statistics of personnel killed or injured in duty, training for post-war work, demobilisation and award of Defence Medal and war gratuities; Women's Voluntary Services, 1938-1949; artists' record of civil defence activities in London, 1940-1942; Civil Defence recruitment publicity campaigns, 1938-1941; wartime arrangements for LCC staff and services, 1937-1947; removal of iron railings for scrap, 1941-1947; honours and awards, 1940-1945; air raid warning arrangements, 1938-1945; blackout arrangements and lighting restrictions, 1938-1945; unexploded bombs, mines and rockets, 1939-1946; Emergency Communications Corps and Dispatch Rider Service, 1938-1946; Invasion Defence Scheme, 1942-1944; scheme for evacuation of non-essential civilian population from coastal areas, 1941-1943; recommendations for awards for gallantry, 1940-1945.
Daily Situation Reports for the London Civil Defence Region, 1940-1945; London Civil Defence Region Intelligence Reports, 1941-1942; reports on air raid fires, 1940-1941; papers relating to war damage, 1939-1947, including damage to LCC properties.
Home Security Circulars, 1940-1944; Ministry of Health Circulars, 1939-1948; London Civil Defence Region London Region Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Region Operations Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Region Operations Memoranda, 1940-1945; London Civil Defence Region Regional Training Notes, 1942-1945; Air Raid Precautions Service (ARP) Memoranda, Handbooks, and Training Manuals, 1936-1944; Public Information Leaflets relating to air raid precautions, 1939-1941; information leaflets and posters relating to gas attacks, catering during wartime, demolition and clearance, road repairs, rescue training, 1937-1943.
County Hall Fire Picket Log books, 1940-1945; County Hall Fire Picket Log book, Incident book and record of tests of alarm circuits, 1940-1944; "A Short Account of the Services of the London County Council during the War of 1939-45", prepared by the Clerk of the Council in connection with the Pictorial Record of the Council's work during the War, 194- and Emergency Pay and Identity Book issued to LCC staff, 194-.
LCC/CL/CD/1: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/CD/2: Reports on air raids and war damage; LCC/CL/CD/3: Government circulars, memoranda, instructions, handbooks and booklets; LCC/CL/CD/4: General.
For other London County Council papers relating to civil defence and wartime emergency measures see LCC/AR/CD, LCC/AR/WAR, LCC/CE/WAR, LCC/EO/WAR, LCC/FB/WAR, LCC/PH/WAR.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession received in 1995 (ACC/3468).
LCC/CL/CD 1935-1949 Collection 10 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession received in 1995 (ACC/3468).
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to civil defence, including papers relating to: air raid precautions and civil defence, 1935-1947; financial arrangements for air raid precautions and civil defence, 1936-1948; the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, 1936-1947; use of school ambulances by the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, 1939-1943; emergency fire brigade arrangements, 1934-1945, including accommodation, staffing, water supplies, maps, appliances, the River Service, salvage arrangements, disciplinary code, collective representation and war gratuities; the unification of the London Fire Brigade and London Auxiliary Fire Service, 1940-1946; National Fire Service, 1941-1947, including detailed liaison arrangements with the LCC; emergency hospital service, 1935-1946, including the Civil Nursing Reserve; the Evacuation Scheme, 1938-1947; the Rescue Service, 1938-1947, including accommodation and depots, equipment, staffing, disciplinary code, reorganisation and co-ordination with repair squads; the Rest Centre Service, 1939-1947; War Debris Survey and Disposal Service, 1942-1948; proposed merger of Rescue and Debris Services, 1942-1944; fire prevention and fire watching, 1940-1945, including stirrup pumps, Clearance of Lofts Order and Fire prevention (Business Premises) Order; repair of highways, 1939-1947; organisation of civil defence 1936-1945, including allocation of responsibilities between London County Council and Metropolitan Borough Councils, Regional Co-ordinating Committee, Joint Committee of Officers of LCC and Metropolitan Borough Councils, Civil Defence Act, 1939 and regional and group organisation; decontamination and cleansing, 1938-1945; the main drainage system and gas mains, 1936-1946; bridges, tunnels and ferries, 1936-1947; structural protection and air raid shelters at housing estates, schools, hospitals, County Hall and other LCC premises, 1938-1946; air raid shelters, 1937-1949; requisitioning of property, 1938-1946; transport arrangements, 1938-1948; personal protective equipment and protective clothing, 1938-1945, including respirators, ear plugs, steel helmets and uniforms; equipment, 1938-1947, including hand-lamps, anti-gas equipment and disposal of surplus equipment; training, 1936-1947, including Civilian Anti-gas School, instructors' equipment and fire fighting courses; Civil Defence personnel, 1939-1947, including rates of pay and conditions of service, employment of conscientious objectors, employment of aliens, statistics of personnel killed or injured in duty, training for post-war work, demobilisation and award of Defence Medal and war gratuities; Women's Voluntary Services, 1938-1949; artists' record of civil defence activities in London, 1940-1942; Civil Defence recruitment publicity campaigns, 1938-1941; wartime arrangements for LCC staff and services, 1937-1947; removal of iron railings for scrap, 1941-1947; honours and awards, 1940-1945; air raid warning arrangements, 1938-1945; blackout arrangements and lighting restrictions, 1938-1945; unexploded bombs, mines and rockets, 1939-1946; Emergency Communications Corps and Dispatch Rider Service, 1938-1946; Invasion Defence Scheme, 1942-1944; scheme for evacuation of non-essential civilian population from coastal areas, 1941-1943; recommendations for awards for gallantry, 1940-1945.
Daily Situation Reports for the London Civil Defence Region, 1940-1945; London Civil Defence Region Intelligence Reports, 1941-1942; reports on air raid fires, 1940-1941; papers relating to war damage, 1939-1947, including damage to LCC properties.
Home Security Circulars, 1940-1944; Ministry of Health Circulars, 1939-1948; London Civil Defence Region London Region Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Region Operations Circulars, 1939-1945; London Civil Defence Region Operations Memoranda, 1940-1945; London Civil Defence Region Regional Training Notes, 1942-1945; Air Raid Precautions Service (ARP) Memoranda, Handbooks, and Training Manuals, 1936-1944; Public Information Leaflets relating to air raid precautions, 1939-1941; information leaflets and posters relating to gas attacks, catering during wartime, demolition and clearance, road repairs, rescue training, 1937-1943.
County Hall Fire Picket Log books, 1940-1945; County Hall Fire Picket Log book, Incident book and record of tests of alarm circuits, 1940-1944; "A Short Account of the Services of the London County Council during the War of 1939-45", prepared by the Clerk of the Council in connection with the Pictorial Record of the Council's work during the War, 194- and Emergency Pay and Identity Book issued to LCC staff, 194-.
LCC/CL/CD/1: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/CD/2: Reports on air raids and war damage; LCC/CL/CD/3: Government circulars, memoranda, instructions, handbooks and booklets; LCC/CL/CD/4: General.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For other London County Council papers relating to civil defence and wartime emergency measures see LCC/AR/CD, LCC/AR/WAR, LCC/CE/WAR, LCC/EO/WAR, LCC/FB/WAR, LCC/PH/WAR.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Air raid damage State security Defence Defence policy Preparations for invasion Emergency services Fire services Warfare Gas warfare Health services Emergency health services Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Safety Disaster prevention Emergency planning Civil defence Air raid precautions Military engineering Military strategy War planning War damage War International conflicts Military equipment Transport infrastructure LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London Civil Defence Region Air Raid Precautions Service London England UK Western Europe Europe Equipment Military science Social sciences
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Papers of the London County Council Clerk's Department Ceremonial Officer including bound volumes containing the principal documents for each ceremonial occasion, 1889-1935; correspondence relating to ceremonial events, 1897-1935; bound volumes containing principal documents and correspondence for each ceremonial occasion, 1935-1962; bound volumes of pamphlets relating to ceremonies, 1893-1952, including opening ceremonies, dedications and unveilings for parks, gardens, memorials, libraries, Blackwall Tunnel, Tower Bridge, Greenwich Tunnel, schools, housing estates and the tramway system, and also for visits from dignitaries, displays, award ceremonies and exhibitions; order of proceedings leaflets, 1890-1956; examples of admission tickets to opening and other ceremonies, 1886-1960.
LCC/CL/CER/1: Record of events; LCC/CL/CER/2: Correspondence; LCC/CL/CER/3: Pamphlets; LCC/CL/CER/4: General.
Duplicate copies of the ceremonial pamphlets are available in the LMA Library.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/CER 1886-1962 Collection 5.22 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Papers of the London County Council Clerk's Department Ceremonial Officer including bound volumes containing the principal documents for each ceremonial occasion, 1889-1935; correspondence relating to ceremonial events, 1897-1935; bound volumes containing principal documents and correspondence for each ceremonial occasion, 1935-1962; bound volumes of pamphlets relating to ceremonies, 1893-1952, including opening ceremonies, dedications and unveilings for parks, gardens, memorials, libraries, Blackwall Tunnel, Tower Bridge, Greenwich Tunnel, schools, housing estates and the tramway system, and also for visits from dignitaries, displays, award ceremonies and exhibitions; order of proceedings leaflets, 1890-1956; examples of admission tickets to opening and other ceremonies, 1886-1960.
LCC/CL/CER/1: Record of events; LCC/CL/CER/2: Correspondence; LCC/CL/CER/3: Pamphlets; LCC/CL/CER/4: General.
Available for general access.
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English
Fit
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Duplicate copies of the ceremonial pamphlets are available in the LMA Library.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Leisure Leisure time activities Cultural events Periodicals Pamphlets Information sciences Communications media Publications Cultural action Cultural activities Visits Exhibitions Cultural exhibitions LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Blackwall Tower Hamlets London England UK Western Europe Greenwich (district) Greenwich Poplar Europe
Available for general access.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Children's Committee, comprising general papers relating to Juvenile Delinquency, 1947-1964 and papers regarding the effect of the London Government Bill and Act, 1963 on the Children's Service, 1960-1965.
LCC/CL/CH/1/1-2: Juvenile delinquency; LCC/CL/CH/1/3-4: London Government Bill and Act, 1963.
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/CH 1947-1965 Collection 0.16 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Children's Committee, comprising general papers relating to Juvenile Delinquency, 1947-1964 and papers regarding the effect of the London Government Bill and Act, 1963 on the Children's Service, 1960-1965.
LCC/CL/CH/1/1-2: Juvenile delinquency; LCC/CL/CH/1/3-4: London Government Bill and Act, 1963.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For the London County Council Children's Department see LCC/CH/C, LCC/CH/D, LCC/CH/E and LCC/CH/M.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Child care services Law Legislation Local government legislation London Government Act 1963 c33 People People by age group Children (age group) Social problems Delinquency Juvenile delinquency Child welfare Social welfare LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Children's Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Chairman of the Council Secretariat including papers regarding the King George VI Foundation, 1953-1960; the King George VI National Memorial Fund, 1952-1960; the Lord Mayor's National Air Raid Distress Fund, 1947-1954; the Lord Mayor's National Flood and Tempest Distress Fund, 1953; the Lord Mayor's National Thanksgiving Fund, 1950-1956; the Hammersmith Flyover opening ceremony, 1961; the Hyde Park Corner Improvements opening ceremony, 1962; the opening ceremony of the new Narrow Street Bridge, Stepney, 1962; Coronation arrangements Organising Committee, 1953; Coronation arrangements Ceremonial functions, 1953 and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio and television programmes, 1948-1962.
LCC/CL/CHMN/01/001-005: Charities; LCC/CL/CHMN/01/006-010: Ceremonies; LCC/CL/CHMN/01/011: BBC.
For records relating to the Lord Mayor see COL/MH/LM. For bridge and road improvements see the Chief Engineer's Department LCC/CE/RB.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/CHMN 1947-1962 Collection 0.16 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Chairman of the Council Secretariat including papers regarding the King George VI Foundation, 1953-1960; the King George VI National Memorial Fund, 1952-1960; the Lord Mayor's National Air Raid Distress Fund, 1947-1954; the Lord Mayor's National Flood and Tempest Distress Fund, 1953; the Lord Mayor's National Thanksgiving Fund, 1950-1956; the Hammersmith Flyover opening ceremony, 1961; the Hyde Park Corner Improvements opening ceremony, 1962; the opening ceremony of the new Narrow Street Bridge, Stepney, 1962; Coronation arrangements Organising Committee, 1953; Coronation arrangements Ceremonial functions, 1953 and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio and television programmes, 1948-1962.
LCC/CL/CHMN/01/001-005: Charities; LCC/CL/CHMN/01/006-010: Ceremonies; LCC/CL/CHMN/01/011: BBC.
Available for general access.
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Fit
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For records relating to the Lord Mayor see COL/MH/LM. For bridge and road improvements see the Chief Engineer's Department LCC/CE/RB.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council George VI , 1895-1952 , King of Great Britain and Ireland Elizabeth II , b 1926 , Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Disaster relief Construction engineering Civil engineering Road construction Road engineering Associations Organizations Charitable organisations Charities Transport infrastructure Bridges Radio Radio programmes Broadcasting Television Television programmes Social welfare Charity Coronations (events) Coronation of Elizabeth II (1953) Clerk's Department , London County Council The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London BBC , British Broadcasting Corporation x British Broadcasting Corporation Hammersmith and Fulham London England UK Western Europe Hammersmith Tower Hamlets Stepney Europe Nonprofit organizations
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Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Council Clerk including papers relating to London County Council elections, 1889-1952; papers relating to Council procedures, 1908-1960; papers relating to Members' Expenses, 1946-1952; papers relating to special and commemorative meetings of the Council, 1941-1965, including the last meeting of the Council and papers relating to the reorganisation of local government in Greater London, 1957-1963.
London County Council Pocket Books containing information on Members of the Council, Cabinet, LCC Committees, Parliamentary Representatives for London, Police and Magistrates Courts officials, Central Criminal Court officials and Coroners, District Surveyors, List of Parks, Gardens, Open Spaces, Bridges, pumping stations and so on and list of LCC staff with salaries, rules and conditions of service, 1890-1939; LCC Election Poll Book, giving results of first four elections, 1889-1898; maps showing polling districts for LCC elections, 1961; lists of LCC members, 1889-1943; returns of attendances of members, 1889-1965; LCC election posters, 1889-1913; Members Handbooks, listing members and their addresses and the Committees on which they were serving, 1889-1965 and Rota cards, giving programme of meetings of Council, committees and sub-committees, 1889-1965.
LCC/CL/COUN/1: General; LCC/CL/COUN/2: Pocket books, handbooks and posters.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/COUN 1889-1965 Collection 2.2 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Council Clerk including papers relating to London County Council elections, 1889-1952; papers relating to Council procedures, 1908-1960; papers relating to Members' Expenses, 1946-1952; papers relating to special and commemorative meetings of the Council, 1941-1965, including the last meeting of the Council and papers relating to the reorganisation of local government in Greater London, 1957-1963.
London County Council Pocket Books containing information on Members of the Council, Cabinet, LCC Committees, Parliamentary Representatives for London, Police and Magistrates Courts officials, Central Criminal Court officials and Coroners, District Surveyors, List of Parks, Gardens, Open Spaces, Bridges, pumping stations and so on and list of LCC staff with salaries, rules and conditions of service, 1890-1939; LCC Election Poll Book, giving results of first four elections, 1889-1898; maps showing polling districts for LCC elections, 1961; lists of LCC members, 1889-1943; returns of attendances of members, 1889-1965; LCC election posters, 1889-1913; Members Handbooks, listing members and their addresses and the Committees on which they were serving, 1889-1965 and Rota cards, giving programme of meetings of Council, committees and sub-committees, 1889-1965.
LCC/CL/COUN/1: General; LCC/CL/COUN/2: Pocket books, handbooks and posters.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Guidebooks Local authorities County councils Communication process Group communication Meetings Government Public administration Local government Local government electoral arrangements Elections Local elections Internal politics Electoral systems Constituencies People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Clerks of the counties Guides Books Publications Communications media Information sciences County council members Conferences LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The General Strike of 1926 was the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) called the strike to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners. It took place over nine days, from 4 May to 12 May 1926.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Emergency Committee, comprising papers relating to the 1926 General Strike including Government circulars; LCC circulars; special bulletins broadcast by the Government; LCC notices for inclusion in broadcast bulletins and a letter file.
5 files: LCC/CL/EMER/01/001-005.
For papers relating to the General Strike, 1926, see SC/PHL/02/0951 (photographs), LCC/EO/GEN/01/064-067 (LCC Education Officer files) and ACC/1297/MET/10 (London Transport files).
The National Archives at Kew holds Cabinet papers relating to the General Strike, reference CAB.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/EMER 1926 Collection 0.16 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The General Strike of 1926 was the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) called the strike to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners. It took place over nine days, from 4 May to 12 May 1926.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Emergency Committee, comprising papers relating to the 1926 General Strike including Government circulars; LCC circulars; special bulletins broadcast by the Government; LCC notices for inclusion in broadcast bulletins and a letter file.
5 files: LCC/CL/EMER/01/001-005.
Available for general access.
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English
Fit
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For papers relating to the General Strike, 1926, see SC/PHL/02/0951 (photographs), LCC/EO/GEN/01/064-067 (LCC Education Officer files) and ACC/1297/MET/10 (London Transport files).
The National Archives at Kew holds Cabinet papers relating to the General Strike, reference CAB.
See Morris, M., The General Strike (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976) or Florey, R.A. , The General Strike of 1926 (London, New York: Calder, 1981). For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council Broadcasting Political movements Protest movements General Strike (1926) Communications media Publications Publication formats Circulars Clerk's Department , London County Council Emergency Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Information sciences Europe
Available for general access.
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council (LCC) Clerk's Department relating to the Establishment Committee (staffing, management, accommodation and organisational matters). Papers on a variety of staffing matters including: female staff, 1906-1955, including the employment of married women and equal pay; Poor Law staff transferred to the LCC, 1930-1931; National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Administrative, Technical and Clerical Services, 1919-1952; trade unions, 1914-1955; reduction in pay scales during the 1930 economic crisis, 1930-1933; recruitment and promotion arrangements, 1934-1955; register of appointments to the permanent staff, 1927-1949; employment of ex-servicemen, 1948-1954; the 1944 Disabled Persons Employment Act, 1943-1951; sick leave, sick pay and medical examinations, 1902-1955; staff training, 1936-1955; discipline, 1916-1955; acceptance by staff of gifts and gratuities, 1900-1955; legal actions against the Council or its staff, 1930-1954; statistics of staff numbers and salaries, 1932-1955; staffing within each LCC Department, 1902-1965; social workers, 1954-1965; duties of chief officers, 1920-1954; Departmental organisation and staffing, 1889-1911; annual revision of salaries, 1890-1914 and transfer of functions to metropolitan borough councils, 1933-1960; transfer of functions under the 1946 National Health Service Act, 1947-1953; policy and structure changes, 1957-1963.
Papers relating to London County Council buildings including County Hall, 1893-1963; the South Bank Exhibition Site, 1949-1952; the LCC Staff Sports Club Sports ground, 1936-1959; buildings of historic interest in LCC occupation, 1905-1952, including Prince Henry's Room, 17 Fleet Street; general survey of establishments transferred from the Poor Law authorities, 1930.
Papers relating to the First World War, 1914-1918, including Government circulars, newspaper cuttings, Armistice, increase in rates of pay during the war, conscientious objectors and prisoners of war. Papers relating to the Second World War, 1938-1952, including disposition of Council's staff under wartime conditions, provision of steel air raid shelters, air raid precautions at Council offices, cover points and first aid arrangements at County Hall, release of medical staff to the Forces, Women's Land Army, Air Training Corps, call-up of women for national service, evacuation scheme, Emergency Hospital Scheme, Rescue Service, payment of salaries and wages during emergency, LCC Emergency Headquarters, reserve depots, War casualties register, conscientious objectors, blackout arrangements, clothes rationing and coupons, sickness due to war injuries and war service injuries, London Debris Disposal Service, Rest Centre Service, Auxiliary Fire Service, National Fire Service, Londoners' Meals Service, readiness in case of invasion, protection of pavement lights and skylights, dispersal of central office staff, loyalties and reliability of 'alien' staff, Home Guard, County Hall Fire Picket, claims for compensation for personal injuries and loss of property and fire-watching arrangements.
Also examination papers for administrative, clerical, typing and other appointments, 1898-1964; blank application forms used for various staff appointments, 1889-1948; lists of candidates for senior and special appointments, with précis of qualifications and testimonials, 1889-1910; original applications for staff appointments, 1889-1959.
LCC/CL/ESTAB/1: General; LCC/CL/ESTAB/2: LCC buildings; LCC/CL/ESTAB/3: Wartime Files; LCC/CL/ESTAB/4: Applications and examinations.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/ESTAB 1889-1965 Collection 15.45 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council (LCC) Clerk's Department relating to the Establishment Committee (staffing, management, accommodation and organisational matters). Papers on a variety of staffing matters including: female staff, 1906-1955, including the employment of married women and equal pay; Poor Law staff transferred to the LCC, 1930-1931; National Joint Council for Local Authorities' Administrative, Technical and Clerical Services, 1919-1952; trade unions, 1914-1955; reduction in pay scales during the 1930 economic crisis, 1930-1933; recruitment and promotion arrangements, 1934-1955; register of appointments to the permanent staff, 1927-1949; employment of ex-servicemen, 1948-1954; the 1944 Disabled Persons Employment Act, 1943-1951; sick leave, sick pay and medical examinations, 1902-1955; staff training, 1936-1955; discipline, 1916-1955; acceptance by staff of gifts and gratuities, 1900-1955; legal actions against the Council or its staff, 1930-1954; statistics of staff numbers and salaries, 1932-1955; staffing within each LCC Department, 1902-1965; social workers, 1954-1965; duties of chief officers, 1920-1954; Departmental organisation and staffing, 1889-1911; annual revision of salaries, 1890-1914 and transfer of functions to metropolitan borough councils, 1933-1960; transfer of functions under the 1946 National Health Service Act, 1947-1953; policy and structure changes, 1957-1963.
Papers relating to London County Council buildings including County Hall, 1893-1963; the South Bank Exhibition Site, 1949-1952; the LCC Staff Sports Club Sports ground, 1936-1959; buildings of historic interest in LCC occupation, 1905-1952, including Prince Henry's Room, 17 Fleet Street; general survey of establishments transferred from the Poor Law authorities, 1930.
Papers relating to the First World War, 1914-1918, including Government circulars, newspaper cuttings, Armistice, increase in rates of pay during the war, conscientious objectors and prisoners of war. Papers relating to the Second World War, 1938-1952, including disposition of Council's staff under wartime conditions, provision of steel air raid shelters, air raid precautions at Council offices, cover points and first aid arrangements at County Hall, release of medical staff to the Forces, Women's Land Army, Air Training Corps, call-up of women for national service, evacuation scheme, Emergency Hospital Scheme, Rescue Service, payment of salaries and wages during emergency, LCC Emergency Headquarters, reserve depots, War casualties register, conscientious objectors, blackout arrangements, clothes rationing and coupons, sickness due to war injuries and war service injuries, London Debris Disposal Service, Rest Centre Service, Auxiliary Fire Service, National Fire Service, Londoners' Meals Service, readiness in case of invasion, protection of pavement lights and skylights, dispersal of central office staff, loyalties and reliability of 'alien' staff, Home Guard, County Hall Fire Picket, claims for compensation for personal injuries and loss of property and fire-watching arrangements.
Also examination papers for administrative, clerical, typing and other appointments, 1898-1964; blank application forms used for various staff appointments, 1889-1948; lists of candidates for senior and special appointments, with précis of qualifications and testimonials, 1889-1910; original applications for staff appointments, 1889-1959.
LCC/CL/ESTAB/1: General; LCC/CL/ESTAB/2: LCC buildings; LCC/CL/ESTAB/3: Wartime Files; LCC/CL/ESTAB/4: Applications and examinations.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
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Fit, some documents are fragile. Microfilm is available.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Examination papers Architecture Buildings Administrative buildings County halls Local government Law Legislation Disability legislation Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944 c10 Employment Employment policy World War Two (1939-1945) Conditions of employment Working conditions Wars (events) World wars (events) World War One (1914-1918) Government Public administration Health services administration Organization and administration Personnel management Recruitment People People by occupation Personnel Written examinations Examinations Student evaluation Educational evaluation Historic buildings Historic properties Immovable cultural property Cultural property Cultural heritage Wages Job applications LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Fire Brigade Committee. General papers on a variety of subjects, 1865-1956, including fire alarms, fire telephones and exchange telephone lines, automatic fire alarms, malicious false alarms, annual displays, air raid precautions, the Auxiliary Fire Service, exhibitions, Coronation arrangements (1937), film and photograph service, cost of the Fire Brigade, inventions affecting Fire Brigade equipment, smoke helmets and breathing apparatus, hydrants, water supply, fire prevention, fire stations, serious fires and other incidents, fires on tube railways, the River Service, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigades in Great Britain, the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services, legislation affecting fire brigades, Fire Service organisation, the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council Joint Fire Prevention Committee, radio and telephone communications, London Fire Brigade publicity (press cuttings and fire prevention film), Fire Brigade circulars, staffing and medals and awards.
LCC/CL/FB/1: Committee Clerk's general papers (177 files).
See LCC/FB for papers of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department. See also LFE for the London Fire Engine Establishment and LFCDA for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/FB 1865-1956 Collection 3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Fire Brigade Committee. General papers on a variety of subjects, 1865-1956, including fire alarms, fire telephones and exchange telephone lines, automatic fire alarms, malicious false alarms, annual displays, air raid precautions, the Auxiliary Fire Service, exhibitions, Coronation arrangements (1937), film and photograph service, cost of the Fire Brigade, inventions affecting Fire Brigade equipment, smoke helmets and breathing apparatus, hydrants, water supply, fire prevention, fire stations, serious fires and other incidents, fires on tube railways, the River Service, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigades in Great Britain, the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention, the Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services, legislation affecting fire brigades, Fire Service organisation, the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council Joint Fire Prevention Committee, radio and telephone communications, London Fire Brigade publicity (press cuttings and fire prevention film), Fire Brigade circulars, staffing and medals and awards.
LCC/CL/FB/1: Committee Clerk's general papers (177 files).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
See LCC/FB for papers of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department. See also LFE for the London Fire Engine Establishment and LFCDA for the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Fire stations Disasters Accidents Fires Safety devices Warning devices Political systems Monarchy Coronation Coronation of George VI (1937) Emergency services Fire services People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Fire fighters Civil defence Air raid precautions Safety Safety measures Fire prevention Public buildings Buildings Architecture Defence Equipment LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe State security Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Finance Committee, 1889-1964, including the Committee Clerk's general papers on loans to Metropolitan Borough Councils; equalisation of rates; county rate precepts; conference papers; relevant legislation including the Rating and Valuation Act; annual budget speeches; rating and valuation of various properties including schools, Crown property and transport property. Also reports and returns including annual estimates; returns of the Council's investments; District Auditor's reports; annual returns of London Debt; annual returns of local expenditure and revenue and report on the effect of the centralisation of local expenditure.
LCC/CL/FIN/01: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/FIN/02: Reports and returns.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/FIN 1889-1964 Collection 1.34 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Finance Committee, 1889-1964, including the Committee Clerk's general papers on loans to Metropolitan Borough Councils; equalisation of rates; county rate precepts; conference papers; relevant legislation including the Rating and Valuation Act; annual budget speeches; rating and valuation of various properties including schools, Crown property and transport property. Also reports and returns including annual estimates; returns of the Council's investments; District Auditor's reports; annual returns of London Debt; annual returns of local expenditure and revenue and report on the effect of the centralisation of local expenditure.
LCC/CL/FIN/01: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/FIN/02: Reports and returns.
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Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Budgets Budgetary control Fiscal policy Taxation Local taxation Finance Financial administration Accounting Financial statements Expenditure Government Public administration Local government Community charge Valuation LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Finance Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
General papers of the London County Council Clerk's Department, 1721-1965, including reports by the Clerk of the County Council on general subjects and staff matters; instructions, orders and memoranda for the Clerks of the Council Departments; Committee and General letter books, consisting of carbon copies of outgoing letters conveying Committee (and Council) decisions to outside persons; registers of documents sealed with the Council's seal; register of penal notices and other documents signed by the Clerk of the Council; register of plans presented by committees to County Council; Sealed Orders and other statutory documents; Compulsory Purchase Orders; Bye laws Sealed Orders; sealed directions under Town and Country Planning Orders; Sealed Orders Building Preservation Orders; Sealed Completion Certificates under various private Improvement Acts and Sealed Tree Preservation Orders. Also deeds, leases, conveyances, assignments and mortgages for Council land and properties.
Reports by the Clerk of the County Council: LCC/CL/GEN/1; Departmental Instructions, Orders and Memoranda: LCC/CL/GEN/2; Committee and General Letter Books: LCC/CL/GEN/3; Registers of sealed documents: LCC/CL/GEN/4; Sealed Orders and other statutory documents: LCC/CL/GEN/5; Standing Orders: LCC/CL/GEN/06; History of the London County Council 1889 - 1965: LCC/CL/GEN/07; Council Deeds: LCC/CL/GEN/08.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accessions of deeds received between 1953 and 1971 (AC/53/005, AC/55/050, AC/56/065 and AC/71/030).
On 20 April 1942, the Civil Defence and General Purposes Committee decided not to retain Vols 1 to 515 (1889 to 1926) of the Committee letter books but to dispose of them as part of the wartime paper salvage campaign.
LCC/CL/GEN 1721-1965 Collection 25.17 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
On 20 April 1942, the Civil Defence and General Purposes Committee decided not to retain Vols 1 to 515 (1889 to 1926) of the Committee letter books but to dispose of them as part of the wartime paper salvage campaign.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accessions of deeds received between 1953 and 1971 (AC/53/005, AC/55/050, AC/56/065 and AC/71/030).
General papers of the London County Council Clerk's Department, 1721-1965, including reports by the Clerk of the County Council on general subjects and staff matters; instructions, orders and memoranda for the Clerks of the Council Departments; Committee and General letter books, consisting of carbon copies of outgoing letters conveying Committee (and Council) decisions to outside persons; registers of documents sealed with the Council's seal; register of penal notices and other documents signed by the Clerk of the Council; register of plans presented by committees to County Council; Sealed Orders and other statutory documents; Compulsory Purchase Orders; Bye laws Sealed Orders; sealed directions under Town and Country Planning Orders; Sealed Orders Building Preservation Orders; Sealed Completion Certificates under various private Improvement Acts and Sealed Tree Preservation Orders. Also deeds, leases, conveyances, assignments and mortgages for Council land and properties.
Reports by the Clerk of the County Council: LCC/CL/GEN/1; Departmental Instructions, Orders and Memoranda: LCC/CL/GEN/2; Committee and General Letter Books: LCC/CL/GEN/3; Registers of sealed documents: LCC/CL/GEN/4; Sealed Orders and other statutory documents: LCC/CL/GEN/5; Standing Orders: LCC/CL/GEN/06; History of the London County Council 1889 - 1965: LCC/CL/GEN/07; Council Deeds: LCC/CL/GEN/08.
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Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Visual materials Plans Information sources Documents Primary documents Seals (law) Urban development Town and country planning Planning control Compulsory purchase orders Government Public administration Local government People People by occupation Personnel Registers Property ownership Civil law Legal systems Law LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe Property law
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Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the General Purposes Committee, 1889-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including: advertisements, aerodromes, aircraft, air pollution, airports, the Central Unemployed Body, the Metropolitan Water Board, the Advisory Committee for London Regional Planning, the London War Pension Committee, the Thames Conservancy Board, building control, bye law proposals, care of illegitimate children, care of children neglected or ill treated in their own homes, the Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration, control of clubs and all-night cafes, Fair Wages Clause in contracts, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Sadlers Wells Opera School, the Coronation (1911), the Coronation (1937), the Coronation (1953), delegation of powers to Metropolitan Borough Councils, employment of disabled ex-servicemen, Thames flood prevention, inquiry into homelessness, the Joint Committee of members and school keepers, the Joint Committee of members and staff, legislative proposals, licensing planning in London Area, London County Council (General Powers) Bill, London markets, National Health Service, National Insurance Acts, Petty Sessional Divisions and Justices Clerks, Quarter Sessions, redevelopment of South Bank, staff, street trading, the Town and Country Planning Act 1959, the Trade Union Joint negotiating Committee for LCC Staff, Second World War damage, lists of rates of wages and hours of labour recognised and obtained by trades unions, the Port of London Authority, gifts to and from the Council, bequests to the Council, free legal advice centres and the "Cutty Sark".
Papers relating to the arts and arts venues, 1913-1965, including Alexandra Park and Palace, the Advisory Body on Art Acquisition, the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Commonwealth Arts Festival, the Crystal Palace, the Festival Gardens, the Festival of Britain 1951, Holland House, Kenwood House, municipal theatres (the Old Vic and Sadlers Wells), the Museum of London, the National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall, the South Bank Development, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Central School of Arts and Crafts, Covent Garden Opera House, London Festival Ballet and London Music Guild. Also daily summaries of press comment on preparations for the Festival of Britain, 1951.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/GP/1; Special Development and the Arts, LCC/CL/GP/2.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/GP 1889-1965 Collection 7.12 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the General Purposes Committee, 1889-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including: advertisements, aerodromes, aircraft, air pollution, airports, the Central Unemployed Body, the Metropolitan Water Board, the Advisory Committee for London Regional Planning, the London War Pension Committee, the Thames Conservancy Board, building control, bye law proposals, care of illegitimate children, care of children neglected or ill treated in their own homes, the Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration, control of clubs and all-night cafes, Fair Wages Clause in contracts, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Sadlers Wells Opera School, the Coronation (1911), the Coronation (1937), the Coronation (1953), delegation of powers to Metropolitan Borough Councils, employment of disabled ex-servicemen, Thames flood prevention, inquiry into homelessness, the Joint Committee of members and school keepers, the Joint Committee of members and staff, legislative proposals, licensing planning in London Area, London County Council (General Powers) Bill, London markets, National Health Service, National Insurance Acts, Petty Sessional Divisions and Justices Clerks, Quarter Sessions, redevelopment of South Bank, staff, street trading, the Town and Country Planning Act 1959, the Trade Union Joint negotiating Committee for LCC Staff, Second World War damage, lists of rates of wages and hours of labour recognised and obtained by trades unions, the Port of London Authority, gifts to and from the Council, bequests to the Council, free legal advice centres and the "Cutty Sark".
Papers relating to the arts and arts venues, 1913-1965, including Alexandra Park and Palace, the Advisory Body on Art Acquisition, the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Commonwealth Arts Festival, the Crystal Palace, the Festival Gardens, the Festival of Britain 1951, Holland House, Kenwood House, municipal theatres (the Old Vic and Sadlers Wells), the Museum of London, the National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall, the South Bank Development, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Central School of Arts and Crafts, Covent Garden Opera House, London Festival Ballet and London Music Guild. Also daily summaries of press comment on preparations for the Festival of Britain, 1951.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/GP/1; Special Development and the Arts, LCC/CL/GP/2.
Available for general access.
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English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Thames Conservancy Board , Corporation of London x Thames Conservators x Thames Water Authority Metropolitan Water Board Central Committee for the Unemployed Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Festival of Britain (1951) Arts Cultural policy Arts policy Safety Disaster prevention Flood control Water resources management Flood defences Water supply Architecture Buildings Recreational buildings Theatres Political systems Monarchy Coronation Coronation of George VI (1937) Government Public administration Local government Local authorities Borough councils Administration of justice Courts Cultural resources Cultural facilities Cultural centres Dance Ballet Employment Unemployment Coronation of Elizabeth II (1953) Coronations (events) Coronation of George V (1911) Health services Care Care of children National Health Service Port of London Authority , Corporation of London Arts Council of Great Britain , 1945-1994 Commonwealth Arts Festival The Crystal Palace Festival of Britain , 1951 Kenwood House Sadlers Wells Theatre The Museum of London , Corporation of London x London Museum x Guildhall Museum Royal Festival Hall , 1951 London Philharmonic Orchestra London Festival Ballet The National Theatre General Purposes Committee , London County Council Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration London England UK Western Europe Festivals Europe Cultural events Leisure time activities Leisure
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Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The London County Council committees relating to highways were:
Highways Committee - 1889-1939
Highways and Main Drainage Committee - 1939-1940
Town Planning Committee - 1940-1950
Roads Committee - 1950-1965
In addition to its functions in relation to highways, to the tramways, to bridges and tunnels (after the disbandment of the Bridges Committee) and the passenger steamboat service (1905-07), the Highways Committee was also responsible for the Councils activities in regard to the electricity undertakings. These included the early attempts to secure municipalisation and later the statutory provisions for regulation of the industry.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to highways, 1882-1966, including papers relating to the establishment of an electricity supply in London, including charges, laying of mains and Battersea Power Station; papers relating to roads including proposals, legislation affecting roads, motorways and road improvements; papers relating to individual road schemes; papers relating to Thames crossings including weak bridges, railway bridges, tunnels, embankments, the Blackwall Tunnel, the Woolwich Free Ferry, the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Albert Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Putney Bridge, Wandsworth Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge.
Electricity supply: LCC/CL/HIG/1; Roads, bridges and tunnels: LCC/CL/HIG/2.
For other London County Council committees concerned with roads, see LCC/CL/IMP and LCC/CL/MD.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/HIG 1882-1966 Collection 6.5 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The London County Council committees relating to highways were:
Highways Committee - 1889-1939
Highways and Main Drainage Committee - 1939-1940
Town Planning Committee - 1940-1950
Roads Committee - 1950-1965
In addition to its functions in relation to highways, to the tramways, to bridges and tunnels (after the disbandment of the Bridges Committee) and the passenger steamboat service (1905-07), the Highways Committee was also responsible for the Councils activities in regard to the electricity undertakings. These included the early attempts to secure municipalisation and later the statutory provisions for regulation of the industry.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to highways, 1882-1966, including papers relating to the establishment of an electricity supply in London, including charges, laying of mains and Battersea Power Station; papers relating to roads including proposals, legislation affecting roads, motorways and road improvements; papers relating to individual road schemes; papers relating to Thames crossings including weak bridges, railway bridges, tunnels, embankments, the Blackwall Tunnel, the Woolwich Free Ferry, the Rotherhithe Tunnel, Albert Bridge, Charing Cross Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge, Lambeth Bridge, Putney Bridge, Wandsworth Bridge, Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge.
Electricity supply: LCC/CL/HIG/1; Roads, bridges and tunnels: LCC/CL/HIG/2.
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For other London County Council committees concerned with roads, see LCC/CL/IMP and LCC/CL/MD.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Europe Western Europe UK England London Highways and Main Drainage Committee , London County Council Roads Committee , London County Council Town Planning Committee , London County Council Highways Committee , London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Electricity Roads Tunnels Motorways Underwater tunnels Civil engineering Construction engineering Road engineering Vehicles Road construction Vessels Boats Ferries Energy policy Energy supply Electricity supply Transport Transport planning Transport infrastructure Bridges Enterprises Public enterprises Public utilities Electricity utilities Engineering Maintenance Road maintenance
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Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with housing were:
Housing of the Working Classes Committee (1889-1891)
Public Health and Housing Committee (1891-1896)
Housing of the Working Classes Committee (1896-1920)
Housing Committee (1920-1934)
Housing and Public Health Committee (1934-1947)
Housing Committee (1947-1965).
The County of London Plan, published in 1943, designated various sites were as 'areas of comprehensive redevelopment', such as Poplar, Stepney, Bermondsey, Elephant and Castle and Knightsbridge Green. In these areas the Council wanted to achieve better living conditions by regrouping commerce and industry close to railways, canals and docks and providing schools, local shopping, entertainment, open spaces and other social services while maintaining a traditional sense of community. In other areas traffic problems would be addressed with new roads.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to committees concerned with housing. Committee Clerk's papers relating to various subjects including: housing after the war, 1917-1919; housing policy, 1919-1947; slum clearance, 1928-1939; housing development programme; repair of war-damaged houses, 1941-1946; legal decisions relating to housing, 1929-1946; letters and circulars from Ministry of Health and other Government Departments, 1919-1925; housing conferences and congresses, 1936-1946; garden cities and satellite towns, 1925-1939; overcrowding survey and other papers relating to overcrowding, 1926-1936; working class housing in London outside LCC area, 1929-1933; proposed sites for new out of county cottage estates, 1930-1947; advance preparation of sites for post-war housing, 1942-1947; planning of dwellings, 1924-1945; steel houses, 1924-1926; timber houses, 1928-1931; housing of special categories of tenants such as the aged, the disabled and single women, 1934-1944; provision of services including gas and electricity, 1920-1942; community centres on housing estates, 1934-1945; housing estate management and maintenance, 1921-1940; housing by private enterprise, 1930-1938; employment of private architects, 1935-1946; Housing Associations, 1934-1950; open spaces on housing estates, 1936-1957.
Printed papers on a variety of topics including: housing, 1889-1913; housing schemes, 1889-1893; returns of new housing accommodation for the working classes, 1902-1919; municipal lodging houses, 1890-1903; hostels for single men and women in employment, 1958-1965; problem families and homeless families, 1960-1964; Bermondsey Comprehensive Development Area, 1947-1960; Covent Garden Market Area, 1963-1964; Elephant and Castle Comprehensive Development Area, 1956-1967; Stepney-Poplar Comprehensive Development Area, 1960-1965; Lee Valley, 1963-1964; new type dwellings, 1951-1965; erection of high buildings, 1933-1958; works of art for housing estates, 1957-1959; coal supply in London, 1939 and 1942.
Committee Clerk's Papers on individual estates (these files were preserved as examples when those relating to other estates were destroyed). Estates include:
Becontree Estate, Essex
Bellingham Estate, Lewisham
Boreham Wood Estate, Hertfordshire
Chingford Estate, Essex
Clarendon Street Area, Paddington
Debden Estate, Essex
Downham Estate, Lewisham and Bromley
Eversholt Street Estate, Saint Pancras
Hainault Estate, Essex
Hanwell Estate, Ealing
Harold Hill Estate, Essex
Headstone Lane Estate, Harrow
Langley Estate, Slough, Buckinghamshire
Lansbury Estate, Poplar and Stepney
Larkhall Estate, Clapham, Wandsworth
Linden Grove Estate, Camberwell
Merstham Estate, Surrey
Oxhey Estate, Hertfordshire
Roehampton Estate, Wandsworth
Saint Helier Estate, Surrey
Saint Paul's Cray Estate, Kent
Saint Vincent's Estate, Poplar and Stepney
Sheerwater Estate, Woking, Surrey
Tulse Hill Estate, Lambeth
Watling Estate, Edgware
White City Estate, Hammersmith
White Hart Lane Estate, Tottenham
Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington
Edenbridge Estate, Kent
Pepys Estate, Deptford
Thamesmead, Woolwich and Erith
Alton Estate, Wandsworth
Aveley Estate, Essex
Farnborough, Hampshire and Roundshaw Estate (Croydon Airport Site), Surrey.
LCC/CL/HSG/1: Committee Clerk's General papers; LCC/CL/HSG/2: Committee Clerk's Papers on individual estates.
For more London County Council records relating to housing see LCC/AR/CB (LCC Architect's Department Council Buildings); LCC/AR/TP (LCC Architect's Department Town Planning); LCC/HSG (LCC Housing Department).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/HSG 1889-1965 Collection 5.38 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with housing were:
Housing of the Working Classes Committee (1889-1891)
Public Health and Housing Committee (1891-1896)
Housing of the Working Classes Committee (1896-1920)
Housing Committee (1920-1934)
Housing and Public Health Committee (1934-1947)
Housing Committee (1947-1965).
The County of London Plan, published in 1943, designated various sites were as 'areas of comprehensive redevelopment', such as Poplar, Stepney, Bermondsey, Elephant and Castle and Knightsbridge Green. In these areas the Council wanted to achieve better living conditions by regrouping commerce and industry close to railways, canals and docks and providing schools, local shopping, entertainment, open spaces and other social services while maintaining a traditional sense of community. In other areas traffic problems would be addressed with new roads.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to committees concerned with housing. Committee Clerk's papers relating to various subjects including: housing after the war, 1917-1919; housing policy, 1919-1947; slum clearance, 1928-1939; housing development programme; repair of war-damaged houses, 1941-1946; legal decisions relating to housing, 1929-1946; letters and circulars from Ministry of Health and other Government Departments, 1919-1925; housing conferences and congresses, 1936-1946; garden cities and satellite towns, 1925-1939; overcrowding survey and other papers relating to overcrowding, 1926-1936; working class housing in London outside LCC area, 1929-1933; proposed sites for new out of county cottage estates, 1930-1947; advance preparation of sites for post-war housing, 1942-1947; planning of dwellings, 1924-1945; steel houses, 1924-1926; timber houses, 1928-1931; housing of special categories of tenants such as the aged, the disabled and single women, 1934-1944; provision of services including gas and electricity, 1920-1942; community centres on housing estates, 1934-1945; housing estate management and maintenance, 1921-1940; housing by private enterprise, 1930-1938; employment of private architects, 1935-1946; Housing Associations, 1934-1950; open spaces on housing estates, 1936-1957.
Printed papers on a variety of topics including: housing, 1889-1913; housing schemes, 1889-1893; returns of new housing accommodation for the working classes, 1902-1919; municipal lodging houses, 1890-1903; hostels for single men and women in employment, 1958-1965; problem families and homeless families, 1960-1964; Bermondsey Comprehensive Development Area, 1947-1960; Covent Garden Market Area, 1963-1964; Elephant and Castle Comprehensive Development Area, 1956-1967; Stepney-Poplar Comprehensive Development Area, 1960-1965; Lee Valley, 1963-1964; new type dwellings, 1951-1965; erection of high buildings, 1933-1958; works of art for housing estates, 1957-1959; coal supply in London, 1939 and 1942.
Committee Clerk's Papers on individual estates (these files were preserved as examples when those relating to other estates were destroyed). Estates include:
Becontree Estate, Essex
Bellingham Estate, Lewisham
Boreham Wood Estate, Hertfordshire
Chingford Estate, Essex
Clarendon Street Area, Paddington
Debden Estate, Essex
Downham Estate, Lewisham and Bromley
Eversholt Street Estate, Saint Pancras
Hainault Estate, Essex
Hanwell Estate, Ealing
Harold Hill Estate, Essex
Headstone Lane Estate, Harrow
Langley Estate, Slough, Buckinghamshire
Lansbury Estate, Poplar and Stepney
Larkhall Estate, Clapham, Wandsworth
Linden Grove Estate, Camberwell
Merstham Estate, Surrey
Oxhey Estate, Hertfordshire
Roehampton Estate, Wandsworth
Saint Helier Estate, Surrey
Saint Paul's Cray Estate, Kent
Saint Vincent's Estate, Poplar and Stepney
Sheerwater Estate, Woking, Surrey
Tulse Hill Estate, Lambeth
Watling Estate, Edgware
White City Estate, Hammersmith
White Hart Lane Estate, Tottenham
Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington
Edenbridge Estate, Kent
Pepys Estate, Deptford
Thamesmead, Woolwich and Erith
Alton Estate, Wandsworth
Aveley Estate, Essex
Farnborough, Hampshire and Roundshaw Estate (Croydon Airport Site), Surrey.
LCC/CL/HSG/1: Committee Clerk's General papers; LCC/CL/HSG/2: Committee Clerk's Papers on individual estates.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For more London County Council records relating to housing see LCC/AR/CB (LCC Architect's Department Council Buildings); LCC/AR/TP (LCC Architect's Department Town Planning); LCC/HSG (LCC Housing Department).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Reconstruction Postwar reconstruction Housing provision Hostels Housing policy Disadvantaged groups Poor Homeless Government Public administration Local government Local authorities Housing authorities Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing construction Community development Community centres Organizations Associations Housing associations Urban development Urban planning Housing development plans Restoration Cultural property preservation Council housing Housing needs Housing maintenance LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Kent England UK Western Europe London Surrey Essex Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire Hampshire Europe Town and country planning
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Improvements Committee, and also of the Bridges Committee (1889-1906) and the Corporate Property Committee (1889-1904) whose functions largely passed to the Improvements Committee on their closure.
Committee Clerk's general papers, 1883-1931, relating to a variety of subjects including the Land Transfer Act, 1897, leasehold redemption policies, auction of surplus land, tramways, arbitration proceedings, "London Street Improvements" pamphlet by Henry Clarke, Improvements Committee Chairman, 1892, LCC (Improvements) Bill 1897: minutes of evidence, speeches, and papers; LCC (Improvements) Bill 1900: minutes of evidence, speeches, and papers. Also papers relating to individual road improvements and widening schemes, and papers relating to the construction and maintenance of individual bridges, embankments and tunnels. Please consult the detailed catalogue for a full list.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/IMP/1/1-195.
For other London County Council Committees relating to roads, bridges and tunnels see LCC/CL/HIG, LCC/CL/MD and LCC/CE/RB.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/IMP 1883-1931 Collection 2.87 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Improvements Committee, and also of the Bridges Committee (1889-1906) and the Corporate Property Committee (1889-1904) whose functions largely passed to the Improvements Committee on their closure.
Committee Clerk's general papers, 1883-1931, relating to a variety of subjects including the Land Transfer Act, 1897, leasehold redemption policies, auction of surplus land, tramways, arbitration proceedings, "London Street Improvements" pamphlet by Henry Clarke, Improvements Committee Chairman, 1892, LCC (Improvements) Bill 1897: minutes of evidence, speeches, and papers; LCC (Improvements) Bill 1900: minutes of evidence, speeches, and papers. Also papers relating to individual road improvements and widening schemes, and papers relating to the construction and maintenance of individual bridges, embankments and tunnels. Please consult the detailed catalogue for a full list.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/IMP/1/1-195.
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For other London County Council Committees relating to roads, bridges and tunnels see LCC/CL/HIG, LCC/CL/MD and LCC/CE/RB.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Construction engineering Civil engineering Road engineering Road construction Tunnels Underwater tunnels Road transport Tramways Transport Transport planning Bridges Transport infrastructure Roads Engineering Maintenance Road maintenance Built works Embankments LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Improvements Committee , London County Council Bridges Committee , London County Council Corporate Property Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Land Charges section, comprising sampled volumes of searches in respect of town planning, statutory orders, highways, housing, environmental health matters and so on relating to specific properties, 1926-1965. The volumes containing the first search, the ten-thousandth search, the fifty-thousandth search and every fifty-thousandth search thereafter, has been preserved as an indication of Council practice.
19 volumes.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/LCH 1926-1965 Collection 0.95 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Land Charges section, comprising sampled volumes of searches in respect of town planning, statutory orders, highways, housing, environmental health matters and so on relating to specific properties, 1926-1965. The volumes containing the first search, the ten-thousandth search, the fifty-thousandth search and every fifty-thousandth search thereafter, has been preserved as an indication of Council practice.
19 volumes.
Available for general access.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Property legislation Land value Agricultural economics Land economics Land ownership Legislation Law LCC , London County Council x London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Leader of the Council's Secretariat, including papers from Town Planning conferences, 1960-1965; papers relating to the Architect's Department and the Valuer's Department, 1945-1965; papers relating to the Roads Committee, including conference papers, 1960-1964; papers relating to the Housing Committee, including conference papers, 1960-1965; papers relating to civil defence, 1948-1963; Trades Union Joint Negotiating Committee, 1964-1965 and papers relating to the reorganisation of London government, 1959-1965.
Records relating to the arts including Royal Festival Hall conferences, 1948-1963; papers regarding the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1948-1963; papers regarding Ballet Rambert, Festival Ballet and Ballet Trust, 1963-1967; papers regarding the Commonwealth Arts Festival and papers relating to the South Bank and support of the arts, 1947-1963.
20 files: LCC/CL/LEA/01/001-020.
For records of the Architect's Department see LCC/AR. For records relating to town planning see LCC/AR/TP. For records relating to housing see LCC/HSG.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/LEA 1947-1967 Collection 1 linear metre LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Leader of the Council's Secretariat, including papers from Town Planning conferences, 1960-1965; papers relating to the Architect's Department and the Valuer's Department, 1945-1965; papers relating to the Roads Committee, including conference papers, 1960-1964; papers relating to the Housing Committee, including conference papers, 1960-1965; papers relating to civil defence, 1948-1963; Trades Union Joint Negotiating Committee, 1964-1965 and papers relating to the reorganisation of London government, 1959-1965.
Records relating to the arts including Royal Festival Hall conferences, 1948-1963; papers regarding the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1948-1963; papers regarding Ballet Rambert, Festival Ballet and Ballet Trust, 1963-1967; papers regarding the Commonwealth Arts Festival and papers relating to the South Bank and support of the arts, 1947-1963.
20 files: LCC/CL/LEA/01/001-020.
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For records of the Architect's Department see LCC/AR. For records relating to town planning see LCC/AR/TP. For records relating to housing see LCC/HSG.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Artists Architects Dance Ballet Urban development Town and country planning Labour relations Trade unions Performing arts Music Orchestras Government Public administration Local government Arts policy Cultural policy Defence Civil defence LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe State security Europe Musical performers Performers
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Local Government, Records and Museums Committee, 1884-1938. Committee Clerk's general papers including "The Unification of London - Summary of the observations and recommendations of Royal Commissions and Special Committees as to the Government of the Metropolis and short Account of Bills introduced for the Reform of London, 1837-1884"; reports relating to the reform of London Local Government; transfer of powers from the London County Council to vestries and District Boards of Works (after 1900, Metropolitan Borough Councils); papers regarding the Royal Commission on London Government; papers regarding the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and the Relief of Distress; proposed abolition of Poor Law authorities and their supersession by county councils and county borough councils; papers regarding Quarter Sessions for the County of London, the Central Criminal Court, London County Court Districts and Metropolitan Police Courts; papers regarding electoral reform; proposals to adjust or extend various county boundaries; amalgamation of various parishes; amalgamation of various Poor Law Unions; statistics regarding new metropolitan borough areas following the London Government Act, 1899; LCC inquiries and Public Local Inquiries; orders of Local Government Board; papers regarding rating, valuation and local taxation; LCC expenditure; returns of licensed premises; returns of baths and wash-houses and papers regarding elections and electoral registration.
Orders in Council concerning Boundary Changes, including orders to establish metropolitan boroughs and maps showing boundary changes effected by Orders in Council establishing metropolitan boroughs.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/LOC/1; Orders In Council Concerning Boundary Changes: LCC/CL/LOC/2.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/LOC 1884-1938 Collection 8.3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Local Government, Records and Museums Committee, 1884-1938. Committee Clerk's general papers including "The Unification of London - Summary of the observations and recommendations of Royal Commissions and Special Committees as to the Government of the Metropolis and short Account of Bills introduced for the Reform of London, 1837-1884"; reports relating to the reform of London Local Government; transfer of powers from the London County Council to vestries and District Boards of Works (after 1900, Metropolitan Borough Councils); papers regarding the Royal Commission on London Government; papers regarding the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and the Relief of Distress; proposed abolition of Poor Law authorities and their supersession by county councils and county borough councils; papers regarding Quarter Sessions for the County of London, the Central Criminal Court, London County Court Districts and Metropolitan Police Courts; papers regarding electoral reform; proposals to adjust or extend various county boundaries; amalgamation of various parishes; amalgamation of various Poor Law Unions; statistics regarding new metropolitan borough areas following the London Government Act, 1899; LCC inquiries and Public Local Inquiries; orders of Local Government Board; papers regarding rating, valuation and local taxation; LCC expenditure; returns of licensed premises; returns of baths and wash-houses and papers regarding elections and electoral registration.
Orders in Council concerning Boundary Changes, including orders to establish metropolitan boroughs and maps showing boundary changes effected by Orders in Council establishing metropolitan boroughs.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/LOC/1; Orders In Council Concerning Boundary Changes: LCC/CL/LOC/2.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Law Legislation Local government legislation London Government Act 1899 c14 Local authorities Borough councils Administration of justice Courts Poor Law union Administration Organisation and management Administrative structure Commissions (organizations) Royal commissions Local government boundaries Government Public administration Local government Local government electoral arrangements County councils Parishes Administrative units LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Local Government, Records and Museums Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with Main Drainage, Rivers and Flood Prevention were:
Main Drainage Committee, 1889-1934
Rivers Committee, 1894-1909
Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committee, 1934-1942
Housing and Public Health Committee, 1942-1947
Housing Committee, 1947-1950
Rivers and Drainage Committee, 1950-1965
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with main drainage, rivers and flood prevention. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: atmospheric pollution and fogs in London, 1902-1906; smoke nuisance legislation, 1904-1932; sewage treatment and disposal, 1903-1946; drainage and sewerage of the Lee Valley, 1901-1938; out-of-County drainage through Beckenham, Bexley, Croydon, East Ham and West Ham, 1919-1943; Eltham Relief Sewer, 1937-1939; King's Scholars' Pond Sewer, 1912-1934; ventilation of sewers, 1907-1935; land drainage, 1928-1964; main drainage, 1889-1913.
Royal Commission on Land Drainage, Drainage of the Thames Valley and Thames Floods Prevention, 1932-1934; Thames flood prevention, 1928-1965; storm water flooding, 1919-1946; buildings on low-lying land, 1931-1965; Thames Conservancy Board report on Flooding of Urban and Agricultural Districts in the Thames Valley, 1947; legal position of LCC relating to flood prevention, 1928-1961; proposed Thames Flood Barrage and Barrier, 1936-1966; embankments, 1950-1964; flood prevention works, 1937-1965; flooding in Kensington and West London, 1960-1965; rivers including the Beverley and Pyl Brooks, 1931-1955, the Graveney, 1925-1962, the River Lea (or Lee), 1928-1963, the Ravensbourne, 1943-1964, the Wandle, 1928-1965; the condition of the River Thames, including correspondence with Port of London Authority, 1929-1946; Thames and Lee Conservancies, 1893-1900; Lee Conservancy, 1893-1900.
Bridges including the Albert Bridge, 1951-1965, Battersea Bridge, 1950-1964, Chelsea Bridge, 1951-1962; Hammersmith Bridge, 1950-1965; Lambeth Bridge, 1951-1964, Putney Bridge, 1950-1960, Vauxhall Bridge, 1951-1965, Wandsworth Bridge, 1954-1963, Waterloo Bridge, 1950-1965, Westminster Bridge, 1952-1965; effect on bridges of abandonment of tramways, 1950-1955; tunnels, 1950-1965; Woolwich Free Ferry, 1933-1965; bye laws relating to ferries and tunnels, 1950-1965; Thames Steamboat Service, 1894-1932; Greenwich Pier, 1950-1952.
Port of London, 1872-1908; printed reports and minutes of evidence, Royal Commission on Port of London, 1900-1902; Port of London Bill sessional papers, 1903-1904; maps of Port of London and of River Thames from London Bridge to Warden Point, 1900-1907; Port of London Authority river pollution jurisdiction, 1962-1964.
Greater London Council Joint Committee: Working Party "E" (Drainage, sewerage, flood prevention, etc services transferable to the GLC), 1964-1965.
LCC/CL/HMD/1/1-130: Committee Clerk's General papers.
For London County Council records relating to sewers and drainage, see LCC/CE/MD, for tunnels and ferries see LCC/CE/RB. Records of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation are at CLA/036-037.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/MD 1872-1965 Collection 3.34 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with Main Drainage, Rivers and Flood Prevention were:
Main Drainage Committee, 1889-1934
Rivers Committee, 1894-1909
Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committee, 1934-1942
Housing and Public Health Committee, 1942-1947
Housing Committee, 1947-1950
Rivers and Drainage Committee, 1950-1965
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with main drainage, rivers and flood prevention. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: atmospheric pollution and fogs in London, 1902-1906; smoke nuisance legislation, 1904-1932; sewage treatment and disposal, 1903-1946; drainage and sewerage of the Lee Valley, 1901-1938; out-of-County drainage through Beckenham, Bexley, Croydon, East Ham and West Ham, 1919-1943; Eltham Relief Sewer, 1937-1939; King's Scholars' Pond Sewer, 1912-1934; ventilation of sewers, 1907-1935; land drainage, 1928-1964; main drainage, 1889-1913.
Royal Commission on Land Drainage, Drainage of the Thames Valley and Thames Floods Prevention, 1932-1934; Thames flood prevention, 1928-1965; storm water flooding, 1919-1946; buildings on low-lying land, 1931-1965; Thames Conservancy Board report on Flooding of Urban and Agricultural Districts in the Thames Valley, 1947; legal position of LCC relating to flood prevention, 1928-1961; proposed Thames Flood Barrage and Barrier, 1936-1966; embankments, 1950-1964; flood prevention works, 1937-1965; flooding in Kensington and West London, 1960-1965; rivers including the Beverley and Pyl Brooks, 1931-1955, the Graveney, 1925-1962, the River Lea (or Lee), 1928-1963, the Ravensbourne, 1943-1964, the Wandle, 1928-1965; the condition of the River Thames, including correspondence with Port of London Authority, 1929-1946; Thames and Lee Conservancies, 1893-1900; Lee Conservancy, 1893-1900.
Bridges including the Albert Bridge, 1951-1965, Battersea Bridge, 1950-1964, Chelsea Bridge, 1951-1962; Hammersmith Bridge, 1950-1965; Lambeth Bridge, 1951-1964, Putney Bridge, 1950-1960, Vauxhall Bridge, 1951-1965, Wandsworth Bridge, 1954-1963, Waterloo Bridge, 1950-1965, Westminster Bridge, 1952-1965; effect on bridges of abandonment of tramways, 1950-1955; tunnels, 1950-1965; Woolwich Free Ferry, 1933-1965; bye laws relating to ferries and tunnels, 1950-1965; Thames Steamboat Service, 1894-1932; Greenwich Pier, 1950-1952.
Port of London, 1872-1908; printed reports and minutes of evidence, Royal Commission on Port of London, 1900-1902; Port of London Bill sessional papers, 1903-1904; maps of Port of London and of River Thames from London Bridge to Warden Point, 1900-1907; Port of London Authority river pollution jurisdiction, 1962-1964.
Greater London Council Joint Committee: Working Party "E" (Drainage, sewerage, flood prevention, etc services transferable to the GLC), 1964-1965.
LCC/CL/HMD/1/1-130: Committee Clerk's General papers.
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For London County Council records relating to sewers and drainage, see LCC/CE/MD, for tunnels and ferries see LCC/CE/RB. Records of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation are at CLA/036-037.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
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Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the New and Expanding Towns Committee, 1943-1965, including Committee Clerk's general papers including New Towns and Expanding Towns policy; New Towns and Expanding Towns programme; general correspondence; papers relating to industry for expanding towns; London Industrial Liaison Committee; papers relating to the large-scale expansion of urban authorities and progress reports.
Papers relating to individual towns including:
Andover, Hampshire
Ashford, Kent
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Aylesham, Kent
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Hartley and Longfield, Kent
Haverhill, Suffolk
Hereford, Herefordshire
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Luton, Bedfordshire
Nantwich, Cheshire
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Ringwood, Hampshire
Sandwich, Kent
Sawston, Cambridgeshire
Swindon, Wiltshire
Tadley, Hampshire
Thetford, Norfolk
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Witham, Essex.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/NT/1.
See also LCC/AR/TP (Architect's Department Town Planning).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/NT 1943-1965 Collection 3.17 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the New and Expanding Towns Committee, 1943-1965, including Committee Clerk's general papers including New Towns and Expanding Towns policy; New Towns and Expanding Towns programme; general correspondence; papers relating to industry for expanding towns; London Industrial Liaison Committee; papers relating to the large-scale expansion of urban authorities and progress reports.
Papers relating to individual towns including:
Andover, Hampshire
Ashford, Kent
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Aylesham, Kent
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Hartley and Longfield, Kent
Haverhill, Suffolk
Hereford, Herefordshire
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Luton, Bedfordshire
Nantwich, Cheshire
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Ringwood, Hampshire
Sandwich, Kent
Sawston, Cambridgeshire
Swindon, Wiltshire
Tadley, Hampshire
Thetford, Norfolk
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Witham, Essex.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/NT/1.
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See also LCC/AR/TP (Architect's Department Town Planning).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The Standing Orders of Parliament required plans and books of reference to be deposited with the clerk of the peace. After 1930 they were deposited with the clerk of the county council.
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Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the passage of Bills in Parliament. Plans deposited with Parliament, 1890-1965, showing bridges, street improvements, parks and open spaces, tramways, road widening, fire stations, offices, courts, mortuaries, markets, subways and tunnels, embankments, aqueducts, water works and reservoirs, housing, railways, schools, electricity supply, public baths, hospitals, post offices, memorials, Festival of Britain sites, burial grounds and pipelines.
Also plans of polling districts superimposed onto the 1894-1896 edition London and Middlesex Ordnance Survey maps; and London Tramways extensions, 1883, superimposed onto maps of London and Kent.
LCC/CL/PARL/1: Plans under Bills promoted by the London County Council; LCC/CL/PARL/2: Plans with LCC and non-LCC promoted bills; LCC/CL/PARL/3: Plans under bills promoted by bodies other than the LCC; LCC/CL/PARL/4: Books of reference associated with parliamentary deposited plans; LCC/CL/PARL/05: Plans of polling districts; LCC/CL/PARL/06: London Tramways Extension.
For more plans of LCC buildings please see the Architect's Department, reference LCC/AR/PP.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/PARL 1890-1965 Collection 7.3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
The Standing Orders of Parliament required plans and books of reference to be deposited with the clerk of the peace. After 1930 they were deposited with the clerk of the county council.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the passage of Bills in Parliament. Plans deposited with Parliament, 1890-1965, showing bridges, street improvements, parks and open spaces, tramways, road widening, fire stations, offices, courts, mortuaries, markets, subways and tunnels, embankments, aqueducts, water works and reservoirs, housing, railways, schools, electricity supply, public baths, hospitals, post offices, memorials, Festival of Britain sites, burial grounds and pipelines.
Also plans of polling districts superimposed onto the 1894-1896 edition London and Middlesex Ordnance Survey maps; and London Tramways extensions, 1883, superimposed onto maps of London and Kent.
LCC/CL/PARL/1: Plans under Bills promoted by the London County Council; LCC/CL/PARL/2: Plans with LCC and non-LCC promoted bills; LCC/CL/PARL/3: Plans under bills promoted by bodies other than the LCC; LCC/CL/PARL/4: Books of reference associated with parliamentary deposited plans; LCC/CL/PARL/05: Plans of polling districts; LCC/CL/PARL/06: London Tramways Extension.
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For more plans of LCC buildings please see the Architect's Department, reference LCC/AR/PP.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Accommodation Housing Council housing Law Legislation Parliamentary bills Educational institutions Schools Open spaces Maps Parks Architectural plans Health services Medical institutions Visual materials Plans Building plans Leisure Leisure time activities Cultural events Festivals Festival of Britain (1951) Building standards Building design Construction engineering Hospitals Waterworks Industrial facilities Transport infrastructure LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe Facilities
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
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Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Public Control Committee, 1879-1965, including papers relating to: legislation; Quarterly reports of Chief Gas Examiner and Reports of Appeals concerning Gas Supply; overhead wires; telephones; Sunday observance; control of clubs and coffee bars; bottle parties; entertainments licensing; theatres and music halls; occasional licences; Sunday opening of theatres and music halls; Sunday cinematograph; entertainments variations in form of permission; fees for entertainments licences; smoking in places of public entertainment and in cinemas; improprieties in performances; nudity on the stage; music and dancing licences; All-in Wrestling; the Cinematograph Act, 1909; use of non-inflammable film; eye strain in cinemas; admittance of children to cinemas; fires and panics in cinemas; registration of charities under the Charities Act, 1960; Working Party on Vehicle Registration and Licensing and Driving Licensing; health, welfare and safety in public places; licensing of employment agencies and licensing of massage establishments.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/PC/1.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/PC 1879-1965 Collection 1.58 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Public Control Committee, 1879-1965, including papers relating to: legislation; Quarterly reports of Chief Gas Examiner and Reports of Appeals concerning Gas Supply; overhead wires; telephones; Sunday observance; control of clubs and coffee bars; bottle parties; entertainments licensing; theatres and music halls; occasional licences; Sunday opening of theatres and music halls; Sunday cinematograph; entertainments variations in form of permission; fees for entertainments licences; smoking in places of public entertainment and in cinemas; improprieties in performances; nudity on the stage; music and dancing licences; All-in Wrestling; the Cinematograph Act, 1909; use of non-inflammable film; eye strain in cinemas; admittance of children to cinemas; fires and panics in cinemas; registration of charities under the Charities Act, 1960; Working Party on Vehicle Registration and Licensing and Driving Licensing; health, welfare and safety in public places; licensing of employment agencies and licensing of massage establishments.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/PC/1.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Business practice and regulation Licensing of businesses Leisure Leisure time activities Clubs Finance Fiscal policy Taxation Law Vehicle licensing Legislation Licensing legislation Social problems Addiction Smoking Architecture Buildings Recreational buildings Theatres Music theatres Safety Safety measures Fire prevention Communication policy Communication control Censorship Business management Management Sunday observance Customs and traditions Cultural heritage Licensing (alcohol) Licensing Licensing of public houses Cinemas LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Public Control Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with public health:
Sanitary and Special Purposes Committee, 1889-1891
Public Health and Housing Committee, 1891-1896
Public Health Committee, 1896-1930
Central Public Health Committee, 1929-1934
Hospital and Medical Services Committee, 1934-1948
Housing and Public Health Committee, 1934-1948
Health Committee, 1948-1965
Asylums Committee, 1889-1914
Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee, 1914-1922
Mental Hospitals Committee, 1922-1948
Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration, 1932-1964
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with public health, 1876-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: hospital stewards and clerical staff; massage staff; medical artist and photographer; pathological laboratory staff; pharmacists; radiographers; veterinary surgeon for the Public Control Department; hospital laundries; statistics of patients and staff at hospital; epileptic hospitals; Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot; Norwood Children's Hospital; Princess Mary's Hospital for Children, Margate; Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup; River Hospitals (Joyce Green Hospital, Orchard Hospital and Long Reach Hospital, Dartford and Southern Hospital, Dartford); emergency arrangements for small-pox treatment; St Benedict's Hospital, Tooting; St James' Hospital, Balham plastic surgery unit and central dental workshop; medical education facilities in LCC hospitals; Hammersmith post-graduate Medical School; venereal disease clinics; spiritual ministration in hospitals and institutions; District Nursing; domiciliary midwifery service; Invalid Meals for London; rag and bone dealers; seamen's lodging houses; food and drugs (including milk); National Health Service Act, 1946; alcoholism; domestic home help service; Health Centres and group practices; maternity and child welfare; distribution of welfare foods; ante-natal care; welfare of children in hospitals; preventive mental health education; services for children with impaired hearing; mentally sub-normal children; problem families; chiropody; day nurseries; child minder service; health education; dental treatment and laboratories; tuberculosis; closure of tuberculosis hospitals; chest clinics rehabilitation of the tuberculous; vaccination and immunisation; infectious and endemic diseases; vital and health statistics; mental health statistics; co-operation between hospital, local authority and general practitioner services; liaison with Regional Hospital Boards; family planning clinics; fluoridation of London water supply; polio-myelitis; effect on Health Committee of reorganisation of local government in Greater London; Woodberry Down Health Centre; London Ambulance Service; return of Sanitary Officers and Staff; Licensing Sessions for Slaughterhouses, Cowhouses and Knackers' Yards; bye laws under Public Health Act, 1891; offensive trades; lodging houses; infectious diseases; vagrancy; flies and vermin; removal of dust and refuse; disinfection; factories, workshops and bakeries; cemeteries and burial grounds and cremation; London County Asylums; conference on measles and verminous conditions in London; papers of the Working party on transfer of Personal Health Services to London Boroughs.
LCC/CL/PH/1: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/PH/2: Working party on transfer of Personal Health Services to London Boroughs.
See also London County Council Public Health department (LCC/PH).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/PH 1876-1965 Collection 5.45 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Committees concerned with public health:
Sanitary and Special Purposes Committee, 1889-1891
Public Health and Housing Committee, 1891-1896
Public Health Committee, 1896-1930
Central Public Health Committee, 1929-1934
Hospital and Medical Services Committee, 1934-1948
Housing and Public Health Committee, 1934-1948
Health Committee, 1948-1965
Asylums Committee, 1889-1914
Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee, 1914-1922
Mental Hospitals Committee, 1922-1948
Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration, 1932-1964
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with public health, 1876-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of topics including: hospital stewards and clerical staff; massage staff; medical artist and photographer; pathological laboratory staff; pharmacists; radiographers; veterinary surgeon for the Public Control Department; hospital laundries; statistics of patients and staff at hospital; epileptic hospitals; Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot; Norwood Children's Hospital; Princess Mary's Hospital for Children, Margate; Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup; River Hospitals (Joyce Green Hospital, Orchard Hospital and Long Reach Hospital, Dartford and Southern Hospital, Dartford); emergency arrangements for small-pox treatment; St Benedict's Hospital, Tooting; St James' Hospital, Balham plastic surgery unit and central dental workshop; medical education facilities in LCC hospitals; Hammersmith post-graduate Medical School; venereal disease clinics; spiritual ministration in hospitals and institutions; District Nursing; domiciliary midwifery service; Invalid Meals for London; rag and bone dealers; seamen's lodging houses; food and drugs (including milk); National Health Service Act, 1946; alcoholism; domestic home help service; Health Centres and group practices; maternity and child welfare; distribution of welfare foods; ante-natal care; welfare of children in hospitals; preventive mental health education; services for children with impaired hearing; mentally sub-normal children; problem families; chiropody; day nurseries; child minder service; health education; dental treatment and laboratories; tuberculosis; closure of tuberculosis hospitals; chest clinics rehabilitation of the tuberculous; vaccination and immunisation; infectious and endemic diseases; vital and health statistics; mental health statistics; co-operation between hospital, local authority and general practitioner services; liaison with Regional Hospital Boards; family planning clinics; fluoridation of London water supply; polio-myelitis; effect on Health Committee of reorganisation of local government in Greater London; Woodberry Down Health Centre; London Ambulance Service; return of Sanitary Officers and Staff; Licensing Sessions for Slaughterhouses, Cowhouses and Knackers' Yards; bye laws under Public Health Act, 1891; offensive trades; lodging houses; infectious diseases; vagrancy; flies and vermin; removal of dust and refuse; disinfection; factories, workshops and bakeries; cemeteries and burial grounds and cremation; London County Asylums; conference on measles and verminous conditions in London; papers of the Working party on transfer of Personal Health Services to London Boroughs.
LCC/CL/PH/1: Committee Clerk's general papers; LCC/CL/PH/2: Working party on transfer of Personal Health Services to London Boroughs.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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See also London County Council Public Health department (LCC/PH).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Queen Mary's Hospital x The Queen's Hospital , 1917-1929 Princess Mary's Hospital for Children x East Cliff House Convalescent Home , 1898-1919 x Princess Mary's Convalescent Home , 1919-1921 Norwood Hospital x Norwood Cottage Hospital , 1882-1953 Heatherwood Hospital , Ascot Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare Venereal diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Agronomy Actinomycetales infections Pest control Medical centres Health statistics Licensing Medical institutions Infectious diseases Smallpox People Personnel People by occupation Health policy Food control Food safety Public health Health Medical profession Hospital staff Medical personnel Nursing Midwifery Health services Hospitals Pathology Diseases Tuberculosis Medical sciences Dentistry Dental care Law Legislation Health and welfare legislation Public health legislation Joyce Green Hospital x Joyce Green Smallpox Hospital St Benedict's Hospital , Tooting St James' Hospital x St James' Infirmary , 1909-1922 National Health Service Sanitary and Special Purposes Committee , London County Council Public Health and Housing Committee , London County Council Public Health Committee , London County Council Central Public Health Committee , London County Council Hospital and Medical Services Committee , London County Council Housing and Public Health Committee , London County Council Health Committee , London County Council Asylums Committee , London County Council Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee , London County Council Mental Hospitals Committee , London County Council Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Mrs Basil Holmes, apparently inspired by Rocque's plan of London (1742-1745), noticed how many burial grounds and churchyards were marked upon it which no longer seemed to exist. Her early investigations were printed in 1884 in the First Annual Report of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association. In 1894 the LCC instructed its Parks Committee to make a return of all the burial grounds existing in the County of London, with their size, ownership and condition. Mrs Holmes offered to undertake the work and began in February 1895. By June she had submitted a report accompanied by 60 sheets of 25": 1 mile Ordnance Survey plans, however only 56 of these have survived. She found 362 burial grounds in all, 41 of which were in her day still in use and 90 had become public gardens and playgrounds.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Parks Committee, 1888-1970. Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including allotments for the unemployed; agriculture and food production in parks; London Development Plan proposals affecting parks and open spaces; entertainments in parks; fairs; the Circuses and Performing Animals Defence League; Festival of Britain arrangements in parks; Green Belt including legislation, requisitioned lands and papers regarding specific Green Belt areas; temporary housing on open spaces; preservation of London Squares; memorials in parks; playgrounds and playing fields; press notices and publicity concerning activities in parks; railings; requisitioned land; sculptures and open air sculpture exhibitions; grey squirrels; Parks staff; swimming baths; town planning in relation to parks and open spaces; transfer of powers to metropolitan borough councils; victory celebrations; protection of wild birds; Parks bye-laws and regulations; gifts of memorial seats and other items, and tree preservation.
Papers relating to individual parks including Battersea Park (including the Festival Gardens); Blackheath; Crystal Palace; Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich; Hackney Marsh; Hainault Forest; Hampstead Heath; Holland Park; Kenwood House and Park; Marble Hill House, Twickenham and Richmond Hill; Parliament Hill; Streatham Common; Tooting Common; Victoria Embankment Gardens; Victoria Park; Woolwich Common; Wormwood Scrubs; Bethlem Hospital grounds (now Imperial War Museum); Burgess Park (North Camberwell Open Space) and Lee Valley.
Ordnance Survey maps of London (1867-1875 edition) annotated by Mrs Basil Holmes as part of her investigation into London burial grounds and churchyards. The sites of burial grounds are colour coded: those in use - blue; disused - green and those converted into public recreation grounds - green with a red border.
General papers: LCC/CL/PK/1; Individual parks: LCC/CL/PK/2; Burial Grounds: LCC/CL/PK/03.
For parks and open spaces managed by the Corporation of London, including Epping Forest, see CLA/077-078.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/PK 1888-1970 Collection 5.68 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Mrs Basil Holmes, apparently inspired by Rocque's plan of London (1742-1745), noticed how many burial grounds and churchyards were marked upon it which no longer seemed to exist. Her early investigations were printed in 1884 in the First Annual Report of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association. In 1894 the LCC instructed its Parks Committee to make a return of all the burial grounds existing in the County of London, with their size, ownership and condition. Mrs Holmes offered to undertake the work and began in February 1895. By June she had submitted a report accompanied by 60 sheets of 25": 1 mile Ordnance Survey plans, however only 56 of these have survived. She found 362 burial grounds in all, 41 of which were in her day still in use and 90 had become public gardens and playgrounds.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Parks Committee, 1888-1970. Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including allotments for the unemployed; agriculture and food production in parks; London Development Plan proposals affecting parks and open spaces; entertainments in parks; fairs; the Circuses and Performing Animals Defence League; Festival of Britain arrangements in parks; Green Belt including legislation, requisitioned lands and papers regarding specific Green Belt areas; temporary housing on open spaces; preservation of London Squares; memorials in parks; playgrounds and playing fields; press notices and publicity concerning activities in parks; railings; requisitioned land; sculptures and open air sculpture exhibitions; grey squirrels; Parks staff; swimming baths; town planning in relation to parks and open spaces; transfer of powers to metropolitan borough councils; victory celebrations; protection of wild birds; Parks bye-laws and regulations; gifts of memorial seats and other items, and tree preservation.
Papers relating to individual parks including Battersea Park (including the Festival Gardens); Blackheath; Crystal Palace; Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich; Hackney Marsh; Hainault Forest; Hampstead Heath; Holland Park; Kenwood House and Park; Marble Hill House, Twickenham and Richmond Hill; Parliament Hill; Streatham Common; Tooting Common; Victoria Embankment Gardens; Victoria Park; Woolwich Common; Wormwood Scrubs; Bethlem Hospital grounds (now Imperial War Museum); Burgess Park (North Camberwell Open Space) and Lee Valley.
Ordnance Survey maps of London (1867-1875 edition) annotated by Mrs Basil Holmes as part of her investigation into London burial grounds and churchyards. The sites of burial grounds are colour coded: those in use - blue; disused - green and those converted into public recreation grounds - green with a red border.
General papers: LCC/CL/PK/1; Individual parks: LCC/CL/PK/2; Burial Grounds: LCC/CL/PK/03.
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For parks and open spaces managed by the Corporation of London, including Epping Forest, see CLA/077-078.
Mrs Basil Holmes: The London Burial Grounds (London 1896) LMA library reference: [25.5 HOL]
Mrs Basil Holmes: Return of Burial Grounds in the County of London (1895) LMA library reference: [25.5 LCC pamphlets] . For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Open spaces Parks Rural areas Green belts Built works Public squares Enterprises Public enterprises Public utilities Burial grounds Churchyards Gardens Leisure Leisure time activities Cultural events Fairs (entertainment) Land use Allotments Recreational facilities Sports facilities Swimming pools Public open spaces Wildlife conservation Nature conservation Natural heritage Playgrounds Playing fields Performing arts Circuses LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Parks Committee , London County Council Festival of Britain , 1951 London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department Press Officer relating to tourism in London, 1954-1965, including papers of the Advisory Committee for a Sculpture Exhibition, 1954; and papers regarding aid to outside bodies including the British Travel and Holidays Association, the London Publicity Committee and the London Tourist Board.
LCC/CL/PO/01/001: Sculpture exhibition; LCC/CL/PO/002-006: Aid to outside bodies.
For other records relating to London Tourism see LSPU/PPG: files of the Greater London Council Planning Studies group on Tourism, and GLC/DG: files of the Director General's Department, Greater London Council.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/PO 1954-1965 Collection 0.16 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department Press Officer relating to tourism in London, 1954-1965, including papers of the Advisory Committee for a Sculpture Exhibition, 1954; and papers regarding aid to outside bodies including the British Travel and Holidays Association, the London Publicity Committee and the London Tourist Board.
LCC/CL/PO/01/001: Sculpture exhibition; LCC/CL/PO/002-006: Aid to outside bodies.
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For other records relating to London Tourism see LSPU/PPG: files of the Greater London Council Planning Studies group on Tourism, and GLC/DG: files of the Director General's Department, Greater London Council.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council Tourism Publicity Advertising Communication process Mass communication Public information Cultural property presentation Access and interpretation Public awareness Promotion of tourism Exhibitions Cultural exhibitions Clerk's Department , London County Council London Publicity Committee London Tourist Board British Travel and Holidays Association London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Special Committees, comprising general papers of the Advisory Committee on the Design of Consumer Goods, 1945-1951; general papers and reports of the Survey of London (Joint Publishing) Committee, 1911-1952; papers of the Special Committee on the Unemployed regarding the recruitment of workers for the construction of arterial roads in Essex and Kent; general papers of the Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration, 1932-1961.
Arranged by individual committee.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/SPC 1911-1961 Collection 0.33 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Special Committees, comprising general papers of the Advisory Committee on the Design of Consumer Goods, 1945-1951; general papers and reports of the Survey of London (Joint Publishing) Committee, 1911-1952; papers of the Special Committee on the Unemployed regarding the recruitment of workers for the construction of arterial roads in Essex and Kent; general papers of the Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration, 1932-1961.
Arranged by individual committee.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Consumer goods Design (arts) Disadvantaged groups Unemployed Construction engineering Civil engineering Road engineering Road construction Church of England Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration Kent England UK Western Europe London Essex Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
London County Council Committees relating to building regulation and town planning were:
Building Acts Committee (1889-1935)
Town Planning Committee (1923-1935)
Town Planning and Building Regulation Committee (1935-1940)
Town Planning Committee (1940-1965)
Special Committee on Building Control (1920-1921)
Advisory Committee on Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930 (1931-35)
Advisory Committee on the Control of the Construction of Buildings in London (1957-1958)
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with building regulation and town planning, 1903-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including reports on the position of town planning in Greater London; Town Planning Schemes Numbers 1- 19; the County of London Plan, 1943; proposed building bye-laws; conferences with Metropolitan Borough Councils regarding street naming; subsidence at Plumstead, Woolwich; appeals against decisions of District Surveyors; London Building Acts; dangerous structures; District Surveyors Examination Board; means of escape in case of fire; regulation of signs, hoardings and sky signs; Advisory Committee on the Control of Construction of Buildings in London and map showing District Surveyors' districts.
Papers relating to the Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1951, including instrument of approval of the Minister of Housing and Local Government, sealed amendments to the Plan and Town Maps, surveys, written statements, analysis and modifications submitted under the Plan. Papers relating to the First review of the Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1961, including proposals for alterations to Town Maps, special building surveys and bulk density surveys and written statements. Also orders for the naming, renaming or renumbering of streets.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/TP/1; Orders, schemes, directions and other statutory documents: LCC/CL/TP2.
See also Architect's Department London Building Acts: LCC/AR/BA and Architect's Department Town Planning: LCC/AR/TP.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/TP 1903-1965 Collection 8.02 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
London County Council Committees relating to building regulation and town planning were:
Building Acts Committee (1889-1935)
Town Planning Committee (1923-1935)
Town Planning and Building Regulation Committee (1935-1940)
Town Planning Committee (1940-1965)
Special Committee on Building Control (1920-1921)
Advisory Committee on Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930 (1931-35)
Advisory Committee on the Control of the Construction of Buildings in London (1957-1958)
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to Committees concerned with building regulation and town planning, 1903-1965. Committee Clerk's general papers on a variety of subjects including reports on the position of town planning in Greater London; Town Planning Schemes Numbers 1- 19; the County of London Plan, 1943; proposed building bye-laws; conferences with Metropolitan Borough Councils regarding street naming; subsidence at Plumstead, Woolwich; appeals against decisions of District Surveyors; London Building Acts; dangerous structures; District Surveyors Examination Board; means of escape in case of fire; regulation of signs, hoardings and sky signs; Advisory Committee on the Control of Construction of Buildings in London and map showing District Surveyors' districts.
Papers relating to the Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1951, including instrument of approval of the Minister of Housing and Local Government, sealed amendments to the Plan and Town Maps, surveys, written statements, analysis and modifications submitted under the Plan. Papers relating to the First review of the Administrative County of London Development Plan, 1961, including proposals for alterations to Town Maps, special building surveys and bulk density surveys and written statements. Also orders for the naming, renaming or renumbering of streets.
Committee Clerk's General Papers: LCC/CL/TP/1; Orders, schemes, directions and other statutory documents: LCC/CL/TP2.
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See also Architect's Department London Building Acts: LCC/AR/BA and Architect's Department Town Planning: LCC/AR/TP.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Building Acts Committee , London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Town and country planning Planning control Building regulations Safety Fire safety Geodynamics Land subsidence Tectonics People People by occupation County surveyors Surveyors Legislation Law Town and country planning legislation Geography Geographical data Addresses (locations) Urban development Urban planning Communication policy Advertising control Town Planning Committee , London County Council Town Planning and Building Regulation Committee , London County Council Special Committee on Building Control , London County Council Advisory Committee on Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930 , London County Council Advisory Committee on the Control of the Construction of Buildings in London , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Water Committee, 1721-1920, including Local and General Acts of Parliament relating to the Chelsea Waterworks Company, East London Waterworks Company, Grand Junction Waterworks Company, Kent Waterworks Company, Lambeth Waterworks Company, New River Company, Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company and West Middlesex Waterworks Company; Local and General Acts of Parliament relating to water undertakings; financial accounts of metropolitan water companies, including analysis and report; agreements by water companies on 1st March 1880 for sale of their undertakings to a proposed new public trust to be set up with Parliamentary authority; water supply matters; municipal waterworks outside London; Royal Commission on Metropolitan Water Supply and Royal Commission on Water Supply; analysis of quality and pollution of water supplies; proposed new regulations for London Water Companies; London Water Bill, 1902; arbitration proceedings; maps and plans of individual waterworks; maps showing areas of supply, boundaries, and so on; annual and monthly reports on the composition and quality of daily samples of water supplied to London during the year; annual reports of the Water Examiner appointed under the Metropolis Water Act 1871; report by LCC Engineer on the London Water Supply from the Thames and Lea; annual reports of the Metropolitan Water Board; reports on chemical and bacteriological examination of London Water supplies and Metropolitan Water Board reports on research work.
Bolton's London Water Supply, revised edition by Philip A Scratchley, 1888; The Metropolitan Water Supply by H.C. Richards and W.H.C. Payne, 1891; The Position of the London Water Companies by H.L.Cripps, 1892; The Bacteriology of Water, First and Second Reports to the Water Research Committee of the Royal Society by Professors P.F. Frankland and Marshall Ward, 1892-1893; The Bacteriology of Water, Third Report, 1894 and London Water Supply by H.C. Richards and W.H.C. Payne, 1899.
Printed papers and reports: LCC/CL/WAT/1/1-106.
For records of the Metropolitan Water Board see ACC/3306, ACC/3818, ACC/2558 and LMA/4064.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/WAT 1721-1920 Collection 3.57 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to the Water Committee, 1721-1920, including Local and General Acts of Parliament relating to the Chelsea Waterworks Company, East London Waterworks Company, Grand Junction Waterworks Company, Kent Waterworks Company, Lambeth Waterworks Company, New River Company, Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company and West Middlesex Waterworks Company; Local and General Acts of Parliament relating to water undertakings; financial accounts of metropolitan water companies, including analysis and report; agreements by water companies on 1st March 1880 for sale of their undertakings to a proposed new public trust to be set up with Parliamentary authority; water supply matters; municipal waterworks outside London; Royal Commission on Metropolitan Water Supply and Royal Commission on Water Supply; analysis of quality and pollution of water supplies; proposed new regulations for London Water Companies; London Water Bill, 1902; arbitration proceedings; maps and plans of individual waterworks; maps showing areas of supply, boundaries, and so on; annual and monthly reports on the composition and quality of daily samples of water supplied to London during the year; annual reports of the Water Examiner appointed under the Metropolis Water Act 1871; report by LCC Engineer on the London Water Supply from the Thames and Lea; annual reports of the Metropolitan Water Board; reports on chemical and bacteriological examination of London Water supplies and Metropolitan Water Board reports on research work.
Bolton's London Water Supply, revised edition by Philip A Scratchley, 1888; The Metropolitan Water Supply by H.C. Richards and W.H.C. Payne, 1891; The Position of the London Water Companies by H.L.Cripps, 1892; The Bacteriology of Water, First and Second Reports to the Water Research Committee of the Royal Society by Professors P.F. Frankland and Marshall Ward, 1892-1893; The Bacteriology of Water, Third Report, 1894 and London Water Supply by H.C. Richards and W.H.C. Payne, 1899.
Printed papers and reports: LCC/CL/WAT/1/1-106.
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For records of the Metropolitan Water Board see ACC/3306, ACC/3818, ACC/2558 and LMA/4064.
For the background to the abortive attempt by the London County Council to secure the municipalisation of water supply undertakings, see the note on page 329 of the hand list of LCC Minutes and Papers and pages 622 - 627 of History of the London County Council, 1889 - 1939 by Gibbon and Bell, LMA Library reference 18.0.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Water Committee , London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Industrial facilities Waterworks Water resources management Water supply Water Drinking water Public law Water law Water chemistry Environmental degradation Pollution Water pollution Pollutants Water pollutants Enterprises Companies Utility companies Water companies Water quality Water analysis Chelsea Waterworks Company East London Waterworks Company Grand Junction Waterworks Company Kent Waterworks Company Lambeth Waterworks Company New River Company Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company West Middlesex Waterworks Company London England UK Western Europe Europe Facilities
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The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Published
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to public assistance, social welfare and welfare committees, including papers relating to training colonies for able-bodied men including Dunton Farm and Hollesley Bay, 1929-1942; papers relating to non-residential training centres, 1903-1945; papers relating to Almoners and almoners' staff, 1930-1948; papers regarding the reorganisation of public assistance administration in local areas, 1934-1935; payment of lunacy fees to relieving officers, 1932-1934; papers relating to Mother and Baby Homes, 1951-1963; papers relating to the welfare of the blind, 1949-1964; papers relating to workshops for the blind, 1948-1965; papers relating to a car badge scheme for disabled drivers, 1961-1963; papers regarding charges for accommodation at welfare establishments, 1949-1965; papers relating to evicted, neglected or ill-treated children, 1961-1964; papers relating to homeless families, including short stay accommodation and statistics, 1953-1965; general papers on the liaison between Health and Welfare Services, 1951-1965; analysis of the effect on the Welfare Committee of the London local government reorganisation, 1957-1965; papers regarding the welfare of old people, including provision of meals, 1949-1965; papers of the Central Consultative Committee on the Welfare of Old People, 1951-1964; papers relating to refugees and others in special need, 1956-1961; papers on the registration of private welfare homes, 1949-1965; statistics relating to welfare services, 1962-1965; resettlement of tuberculous persons, 1949-1962 and papers on Reception Centres for persons without a settled way of living, 1948-1964.
61 files: LCC/CL/WEL/01/1-61
See also the Children's Department (LCC/CH) and the Welfare Department (LCC/WE). For more records relating to the Hollesley Bay Colony see the records of the Central Committee for the Unemployed (CUB).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CL/WEL 1903-1965 Collection 1.33 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council delegated administrative matters to its committees, both standing committees and a number of special committees appointed for specific purposes. The committees met frequently, either weekly or fortnightly, while the Council met weekly. Committee reports requiring decision by the Council were dealt with weekly, and each committee reported to the Council every 6 months. In addition the Council also had representatives on many bodies such as industrial councils, school governing bodies and charitable foundations. For the purpose of carrying out the services of the Council, the staff is organised into departments, each of which is under the responsibility of a chief officer.
The Clerk of the Council was the chief administrative officer of the Council, acting as the clerk of the Council itself as well as the various committees. Additional important duties of the Clerk's Department included the maintenance of the library for members of the Council at City Hall, the preparation of general publications and the responsibility for general work including records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Clerk's Department relating to public assistance, social welfare and welfare committees, including papers relating to training colonies for able-bodied men including Dunton Farm and Hollesley Bay, 1929-1942; papers relating to non-residential training centres, 1903-1945; papers relating to Almoners and almoners' staff, 1930-1948; papers regarding the reorganisation of public assistance administration in local areas, 1934-1935; payment of lunacy fees to relieving officers, 1932-1934; papers relating to Mother and Baby Homes, 1951-1963; papers relating to the welfare of the blind, 1949-1964; papers relating to workshops for the blind, 1948-1965; papers relating to a car badge scheme for disabled drivers, 1961-1963; papers regarding charges for accommodation at welfare establishments, 1949-1965; papers relating to evicted, neglected or ill-treated children, 1961-1964; papers relating to homeless families, including short stay accommodation and statistics, 1953-1965; general papers on the liaison between Health and Welfare Services, 1951-1965; analysis of the effect on the Welfare Committee of the London local government reorganisation, 1957-1965; papers regarding the welfare of old people, including provision of meals, 1949-1965; papers of the Central Consultative Committee on the Welfare of Old People, 1951-1964; papers relating to refugees and others in special need, 1956-1961; papers on the registration of private welfare homes, 1949-1965; statistics relating to welfare services, 1962-1965; resettlement of tuberculous persons, 1949-1962 and papers on Reception Centres for persons without a settled way of living, 1948-1964.
61 files: LCC/CL/WEL/01/1-61
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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See also the Children's Department (LCC/CH) and the Welfare Department (LCC/WE). For more records relating to the Hollesley Bay Colony see the records of the Central Committee for the Unemployed (CUB).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Unemployed Pathology Diseases Tuberculosis Elderly Migrants Refugees People People by roles Homeless people Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Physically disabled Blind Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Residential care homes Actinomycetales infections LCC , London County Council x London County Council Clerk's Department , London County Council Welfare Committee , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
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The Comptroller of the London County Council was responsible for the finances and accounts of the Council, and offered financial advice to the Committees.
The Comptrollers were:
1889: A Gunn (transferred from the Metropolitan Board of Works)
1893: Sir Harry Haward
1920: HW Stovold
1933: FG Bowers
1937: AR Wood
1949: G Miles
1956: F Holland
1964: WL Abernethy
Published
Records of the London County Council Comptroller, 1870-1971.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including financial arrangements for the transfer of education services from the School Board for London to the London County Council; sale of Thames steamboats following discontinuance of the service; procedures for dealing with drowned human bodies; collections for the Belgian and Serbian Children's Clothing Fund; local bonds for housing; rating of site values; annual maintenance estimates; education maintenance estimates; precepts and county rates; registers of County and Main Drainage Contributions and Equalisation Charges; Equalisation Fund; Fire Insurance Companies' contributions; returns made by insurance companies and associated correspondence; annual tables showing contributions due from each insurance company; loans sanctioned for other authorities and loans advanced to other authorities; loans advanced to, or sanctioned for, Vestries and District Boards of Works, Metropolitan Borough Councils, the School Board for London, the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Boards of Guardians; register of applications from borough councils for loans; weekly cash papers; financial statements accompanying minutes of Council proceedings; invoices received for the Works account; wages books (kept as specimens); LCC Stock and Bills; returns of LCC investments; Government grants and relations with the central government; Commercial audit; First World War economy measures and savings campaigns; average weekly cost of maintenance per patient or inmate for each hospital and institution; Superannuation and Provident Fund; analysis of expenditure and receipts; Joint Select Committee on Local Government Acts Financial Adjustments; papers relating to Parliamentary Bills; London Passenger Transport Board; booklet "Pounds, Shillings and Pence - A few Notes about the Comptroller's Department, 1948"; Royal Commission on the Port of London.
Ledgers and accounting records including Capital ledgers for education; Capital accounts (excluding Joint Improvements) ledgers; Capital accounts (Classification Book) payments; Capital accounts ledger of receipts; Capital accounts ledger of payments; Joint Improvements account ledger; register of Joint Improvements; Total account ledgers; Tramways account ledgers; Aggregate accounts; Superannuation and Provident Fund Investments ledger; Investments Transactions journals
Registers of staff transferred from the Poor Law authorities on 1 April 1930 (showing details of dates of birth and appointment, pay, allowances and emoluments and superannuation and other deductions), including Bermondsey Board of Guardians, Bethnal Green Board of Guardians, Camberwell Board of Guardians, Chelsea Board of Guardians, City of London Board of Guardians, Fulham Board of Guardians, Greenwich Board of Guardians, Hackney Board of Guardians, Hammersmith Board of Guardians, Hampstead Board of Guardians, Holborn Board of Guardians, Islington Board of Guardians, Kensington Board of Guardians, Lambeth Board of Guardians, Lewisham Board of Guardians, Paddington Board of Guardians, Poplar Board of Guardians, Saint Marylebone Board of Guardians, Saint Pancras Board of Guardians, Shoreditch Board of Guardians, Southwark Board of Guardians, Stepney Board of Guardians, Wandsworth Board of Guardians, City of Westminster Board of Guardians and Woolwich Board of Guardians; Poor Law School District Boards; Metropolitan Asylums Board; Central Unemployed Body for London and Mental Hospitals.
General: LCC/CO/GEN/1; Annual Maintenance Estimates: LCC/CO/GEN/2; Precepts and County Rates Made: LCC/CO/GEN/3; Fire Insurance Companies' Contributions: LCC/CO/GEN/4; Loans sanctioned for other authorities and loans advanced to other authorities: LCC/CO/GEN/5; Weekly cash papers: LCC/CO/GEN/6; Miscellaneous Finance: LCC/CO/GEN/7; Ledgers and Accounting Records: LCC/CO/GEN/8; Registers of staff transferred from the Poor Law authorities: LCC/CO/GEN/9.
The records of Boards of Guardians (various references); Poor Law School District Boards (various references); the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) and the Central Unemployed Body for London (reference CUB) are held at the London Metropolitan Archives, please consult the catalogues for more information.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/CO/GEN 1870-1971 Collection 26.47 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Comptroller of the London County Council was responsible for the finances and accounts of the Council, and offered financial advice to the Committees.
The Comptrollers were:
1889: A Gunn (transferred from the Metropolitan Board of Works)
1893: Sir Harry Haward
1920: HW Stovold
1933: FG Bowers
1937: AR Wood
1949: G Miles
1956: F Holland
1964: WL Abernethy
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Comptroller, 1870-1971.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including financial arrangements for the transfer of education services from the School Board for London to the London County Council; sale of Thames steamboats following discontinuance of the service; procedures for dealing with drowned human bodies; collections for the Belgian and Serbian Children's Clothing Fund; local bonds for housing; rating of site values; annual maintenance estimates; education maintenance estimates; precepts and county rates; registers of County and Main Drainage Contributions and Equalisation Charges; Equalisation Fund; Fire Insurance Companies' contributions; returns made by insurance companies and associated correspondence; annual tables showing contributions due from each insurance company; loans sanctioned for other authorities and loans advanced to other authorities; loans advanced to, or sanctioned for, Vestries and District Boards of Works, Metropolitan Borough Councils, the School Board for London, the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Boards of Guardians; register of applications from borough councils for loans; weekly cash papers; financial statements accompanying minutes of Council proceedings; invoices received for the Works account; wages books (kept as specimens); LCC Stock and Bills; returns of LCC investments; Government grants and relations with the central government; Commercial audit; First World War economy measures and savings campaigns; average weekly cost of maintenance per patient or inmate for each hospital and institution; Superannuation and Provident Fund; analysis of expenditure and receipts; Joint Select Committee on Local Government Acts Financial Adjustments; papers relating to Parliamentary Bills; London Passenger Transport Board; booklet "Pounds, Shillings and Pence - A few Notes about the Comptroller's Department, 1948"; Royal Commission on the Port of London.
Ledgers and accounting records including Capital ledgers for education; Capital accounts (excluding Joint Improvements) ledgers; Capital accounts (Classification Book) payments; Capital accounts ledger of receipts; Capital accounts ledger of payments; Joint Improvements account ledger; register of Joint Improvements; Total account ledgers; Tramways account ledgers; Aggregate accounts; Superannuation and Provident Fund Investments ledger; Investments Transactions journals
Registers of staff transferred from the Poor Law authorities on 1 April 1930 (showing details of dates of birth and appointment, pay, allowances and emoluments and superannuation and other deductions), including Bermondsey Board of Guardians, Bethnal Green Board of Guardians, Camberwell Board of Guardians, Chelsea Board of Guardians, City of London Board of Guardians, Fulham Board of Guardians, Greenwich Board of Guardians, Hackney Board of Guardians, Hammersmith Board of Guardians, Hampstead Board of Guardians, Holborn Board of Guardians, Islington Board of Guardians, Kensington Board of Guardians, Lambeth Board of Guardians, Lewisham Board of Guardians, Paddington Board of Guardians, Poplar Board of Guardians, Saint Marylebone Board of Guardians, Saint Pancras Board of Guardians, Shoreditch Board of Guardians, Southwark Board of Guardians, Stepney Board of Guardians, Wandsworth Board of Guardians, City of Westminster Board of Guardians and Woolwich Board of Guardians; Poor Law School District Boards; Metropolitan Asylums Board; Central Unemployed Body for London and Mental Hospitals.
General: LCC/CO/GEN/1; Annual Maintenance Estimates: LCC/CO/GEN/2; Precepts and County Rates Made: LCC/CO/GEN/3; Fire Insurance Companies' Contributions: LCC/CO/GEN/4; Loans sanctioned for other authorities and loans advanced to other authorities: LCC/CO/GEN/5; Weekly cash papers: LCC/CO/GEN/6; Miscellaneous Finance: LCC/CO/GEN/7; Ledgers and Accounting Records: LCC/CO/GEN/8; Registers of staff transferred from the Poor Law authorities: LCC/CO/GEN/9.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The records of Boards of Guardians (various references); Poor Law School District Boards (various references); the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) and the Central Unemployed Body for London (reference CUB) are held at the London Metropolitan Archives, please consult the catalogues for more information.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Information sources Documents Financial records Statements of account Investment Financial administration Accounting Financial statements Expenditure Local taxation Public finance Insurance Fiscal policy Public expenditure Taxation Community charge Government Public administration Local government Local boards Poor Law boards of guardians Finance Financing Loans People People by occupation Personnel Pensions Social security Social services Accounts ledgers Accounts LCC , London County Council x London County Council Comptroller of the Council's Department , London County Council School Board for London MAB , Metropolitan Asylums Board x Metropolitan Asylums Board Central Unemployed Body for London London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith and Kensington areas:
Ackmar Road School
Addison Gardens
Allen Street
The Ashburnham School
Avondale Park
Barlby Road
Bassein Park Road
Beaufort House
Brackenbury Road
Branston Street
Brompton National
Brook Green
Brunel Secondary School
Buckingham Terrace
Campden Institute of Home Training
Campden Hill School
Captain Marryatt Infants School
Carlyle
Chelsea Post Office Messenger Classes
Chelsea Pupil Teachers
Chelsea Secondary
Cobbold Road
Cooks Ground
Coverdale Road
Elizabethan Free
Everington Street
Finlay Street
Flora Gardens
Fulham Central
Fulham Palace Road
Gloucester Grove
Haarlem Road
Halford
Hammersmith Lit
Holland Road
Hortensia Road
Isaac Newton School
Kenmont Gardens
Kingswood Road School
Lancaster Road
Langford Road
Latimer Road
Latymer Foundation
Livingstone Primary
Macmurdo Road
Milson Road
Munster Road
New Kings Road
North End Road
North Kensington (Central)
Old Oak
Our Lady Of Victories
Oxford Gardens
Park Walk Primary School
Parsons Green Secondary
Peterborough
Portobello Road
Queensmill Road
Saint Charles Roman Catholic
Saint Clements Road
Saint Helens Church of England School
Saint John
Saint Luke
Saint Matthew
Saint Quintin Park
Saint Stephens
Saint Thomas
Saunders Road
Sherbrooke Road
Sirdar Road
Sloane
Star Road School
Townmead Road
Varna Hall
Victoria School
Walton Street
Waterside
Wendell Park
West Kensington (Central) School
Westville Infants School
William Street School
Wornington Road
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV1/ACK-WOR).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/DIV01 1872-1981 Collection 42.57 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith and Kensington areas:
Ackmar Road School
Addison Gardens
Allen Street
The Ashburnham School
Avondale Park
Barlby Road
Bassein Park Road
Beaufort House
Brackenbury Road
Branston Street
Brompton National
Brook Green
Brunel Secondary School
Buckingham Terrace
Campden Institute of Home Training
Campden Hill School
Captain Marryatt Infants School
Carlyle
Chelsea Post Office Messenger Classes
Chelsea Pupil Teachers
Chelsea Secondary
Cobbold Road
Cooks Ground
Coverdale Road
Elizabethan Free
Everington Street
Finlay Street
Flora Gardens
Fulham Central
Fulham Palace Road
Gloucester Grove
Haarlem Road
Halford
Hammersmith Lit
Holland Road
Hortensia Road
Isaac Newton School
Kenmont Gardens
Kingswood Road School
Lancaster Road
Langford Road
Latimer Road
Latymer Foundation
Livingstone Primary
Macmurdo Road
Milson Road
Munster Road
New Kings Road
North End Road
North Kensington (Central)
Old Oak
Our Lady Of Victories
Oxford Gardens
Park Walk Primary School
Parsons Green Secondary
Peterborough
Portobello Road
Queensmill Road
Saint Charles Roman Catholic
Saint Clements Road
Saint Helens Church of England School
Saint John
Saint Luke
Saint Matthew
Saint Quintin Park
Saint Stephens
Saint Thomas
Saunders Road
Sherbrooke Road
Sirdar Road
Sloane
Star Road School
Townmead Road
Varna Hall
Victoria School
Walton Street
Waterside
Wendell Park
West Kensington (Central) School
Westville Infants School
William Street School
Wornington Road
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV1/ACK-WOR).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Hammersmith and Fulham Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books London England UK Western Europe Hammersmith Chelsea Kensington Kensington and Chelsea Fulham Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras and Westminster areas:
Aldenham Street School
All Souls School
Amberley Road School
Argyle School
Barrett Street
Beethoven Street School
Bellfield School
Bell Street School
Birley House School
Bravington Road School
Brecknock School
Brookfield Secondary School
Buckingham Terrace/Gate
Burdett Coutts and Townsend Foundation
Burghley Road School
Camden Street School
Campbell Street School
Cantlowe Road School
Capland Street School
Charing Cross Road School
Christ Chapel School
Christ Church School
Christchurch School
Coram Fields School
Cosway Street School
Cromer Street School
Curzon Street School
Ebury Secondary School
Emmanuel School
Essendine Road School
Exmouth Street School
Gateforth Street School
Gateway School
Grays Yard School
Great College Street School
Harben Secondary School
Harmood Street School
Harrow Road School
Haverstock Hill School
Holly Court Open Air School
Holy Trinity School
Holy Trinity with Saint Paul's School
Horseferry Road School
James Street School
Kensal House School
Kilburn Lane School
King Street School
Kingsgate Road School
Manchester Street School
Mansfield Road School
Marlborough Road School
Medburn School
Mill Bank School
Moberly School
Netherwood Street School
Netley Street School
New Jerusalem School
Nightingale Street School
North Paddington School
Paddington Technical Institute
Poland Street School
Portman Chapel School
Princess Road School
Prospect Terrace School
Pulteney Street School
Queens Crescent School
Queens Gardens School
Ranelagh Road School
Regent Street School
Rhyl Street School
Richmond Street (Roman Catholic) School
Robert Louis Stevenson School
Ryland School
Saint Aloysius' School
Saint Andrew's School
Chester Road School, Dartmouth Park Hill, N19
Saint Anne's School, Soho
Saint Anselm's School
Saint Augustine Church of England School
Saint Clement Danes School
Saint Dominic's Roman Catholic School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint George The Martyr
Saint Georges Row School
Saint George's School
Saint James' Roman Catholic School
Saint John's School, Kensal Green
Saint John's School, Edgware Road
Saint Johns Wood School
Saint Luke's School
Saint Margaret's School
Saint Mark's School, Hamilton Terrace
Saint Mark's School, Marylebone Road
Saint Martins-In-The-Fields School
Saint Mary's School, Paddington Green
Saint Mary's School, Soho
Saint Mary Magdalene School
Saint Marylebone Grammar School
Saint Marylebone School
Saint Matthew's School
Saint Michael's School, Star Street
Saint Michael's School, Pimlico
Saint Pancras School
Saint Paul Bentinck School
Saint Paul School, East Street
Saint Paul's School, Pimlico
Saint Paul's School, Wilton Place
Saint Vincent's Roman Catholic School
Stanhope Street School
Stanley School
Stanley Central School
Stephen Street School
Tavistock Place School
Thanet Street Church of England School
Upper Marylebone School
Warwick Senior School
West Central District Post Office
Wesleyan College
Westminster Day Continuation School
Westminster Jew's School
Westminster Practising School
Westminster Technical School
Whitfield Street
Wilberforce School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV2/ALD-WIL).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further records aqcuired in 1954, 1996 and 2000 (AC/54/051, ACC/3753, B00/089).
LCC/EO/DIV02 1862-1980 Collection 45.7 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further records aqcuired in 1954, 1996 and 2000 (AC/54/051, ACC/3753, B00/089).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras and Westminster areas:
Aldenham Street School
All Souls School
Amberley Road School
Argyle School
Barrett Street
Beethoven Street School
Bellfield School
Bell Street School
Birley House School
Bravington Road School
Brecknock School
Brookfield Secondary School
Buckingham Terrace/Gate
Burdett Coutts and Townsend Foundation
Burghley Road School
Camden Street School
Campbell Street School
Cantlowe Road School
Capland Street School
Charing Cross Road School
Christ Chapel School
Christ Church School
Christchurch School
Coram Fields School
Cosway Street School
Cromer Street School
Curzon Street School
Ebury Secondary School
Emmanuel School
Essendine Road School
Exmouth Street School
Gateforth Street School
Gateway School
Grays Yard School
Great College Street School
Harben Secondary School
Harmood Street School
Harrow Road School
Haverstock Hill School
Holly Court Open Air School
Holy Trinity School
Holy Trinity with Saint Paul's School
Horseferry Road School
James Street School
Kensal House School
Kilburn Lane School
King Street School
Kingsgate Road School
Manchester Street School
Mansfield Road School
Marlborough Road School
Medburn School
Mill Bank School
Moberly School
Netherwood Street School
Netley Street School
New Jerusalem School
Nightingale Street School
North Paddington School
Paddington Technical Institute
Poland Street School
Portman Chapel School
Princess Road School
Prospect Terrace School
Pulteney Street School
Queens Crescent School
Queens Gardens School
Ranelagh Road School
Regent Street School
Rhyl Street School
Richmond Street (Roman Catholic) School
Robert Louis Stevenson School
Ryland School
Saint Aloysius' School
Saint Andrew's School
Chester Road School, Dartmouth Park Hill, N19
Saint Anne's School, Soho
Saint Anselm's School
Saint Augustine Church of England School
Saint Clement Danes School
Saint Dominic's Roman Catholic School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint George The Martyr
Saint Georges Row School
Saint George's School
Saint James' Roman Catholic School
Saint John's School, Kensal Green
Saint John's School, Edgware Road
Saint Johns Wood School
Saint Luke's School
Saint Margaret's School
Saint Mark's School, Hamilton Terrace
Saint Mark's School, Marylebone Road
Saint Martins-In-The-Fields School
Saint Mary's School, Paddington Green
Saint Mary's School, Soho
Saint Mary Magdalene School
Saint Marylebone Grammar School
Saint Marylebone School
Saint Matthew's School
Saint Michael's School, Star Street
Saint Michael's School, Pimlico
Saint Pancras School
Saint Paul Bentinck School
Saint Paul School, East Street
Saint Paul's School, Pimlico
Saint Paul's School, Wilton Place
Saint Vincent's Roman Catholic School
Stanhope Street School
Stanley School
Stanley Central School
Stephen Street School
Tavistock Place School
Thanet Street Church of England School
Upper Marylebone School
Warwick Senior School
West Central District Post Office
Wesleyan College
Westminster Day Continuation School
Westminster Jew's School
Westminster Practising School
Westminster Technical School
Whitfield Street
Wilberforce School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV2/ALD-WIL).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 UK England London Hampstead Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Western Europe Paddington St Marylebone Camden St Pancras Marylebone City of Westminster Westminster Mary-le-bone Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Finsbury, Holborn and Islington areas:
All Saints School
Anglers' Gardens School
Baltic Street School
Cottenham Road School
Denmark Terrace School
Drayton Park School
Duncombe Road School
Ecclesbourne Road School
Barnsbury Central School
Barnsbury Secondary School
Bath Street School
Bishop Gifford School
Bloomsbury School
Blundell Street School
Britannia Row School
Buckingham Street School
Canonbury Road School
Central Street School
Chequer Street School
Christchurch School
Claylands Road School
Christopher Hatton School
Compton Primary School
Finsbury Park Secondary School
Forster School
Gifford Street School
Grafton Road School
Hanover Street School
Harborough
Hargrave Park School
Highbury Wesleyan School
Highbury Hill High
Holloway Literary Institute
Hugh Myddleton School
Hugh Myddleton Central
Hungerford Road School
Isledon Secondary School
Jack Ashley School
Laycock Secondary School
Laystall Street School
South Macclesfield Street Infant School
Matthias Road School
Moreland Street School
Offord Road School
Penton Grove School
Pooles Park School
Popham Road School
Princeton Street School
Queenshead Street School
Richard Street School
Rising Hill Street School
Romilly Road School
Rosebery Avenue School
Rotherfield Street School
Saint Andrews School
Saint Barnabas School
Saint Clements' School
Saint Giles in the Fields School
Saint James' School
Saint John's Lane School
Saint Josephs Roman Catholic School, Highgate Hill
Saint Josephs Roman Catholic School, Bunhill Row
Saint Luke's School
Saint Mark's School
Saint Matthew's School
Saint Paul's School, Dove Road
Saint Paul's School, Dorset Street
Shelburne Road School
Sebbon Street School
Shepperton Road School
Southampton Street School
Thornhill Road School
Tollington Park School
Upper Hornsey Road School
Vernon Square School
Westbourne Road School
White Lion Street School
Whittington School
Winchester Street School
Windsor Street School
Yerbury Road School
York Road
York Way School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV3/ALL-YOR).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further records acquired in 1954, 1998 and 1999 (AC/54/078, B98/046, B98/207, B99/066).
LCC/EO/DIV03 1862-1983 Collection 35.27 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further records acquired in 1954, 1998 and 1999 (AC/54/078, B98/046, B98/207, B99/066).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Finsbury, Holborn and Islington areas:
All Saints School
Anglers' Gardens School
Baltic Street School
Cottenham Road School
Denmark Terrace School
Drayton Park School
Duncombe Road School
Ecclesbourne Road School
Barnsbury Central School
Barnsbury Secondary School
Bath Street School
Bishop Gifford School
Bloomsbury School
Blundell Street School
Britannia Row School
Buckingham Street School
Canonbury Road School
Central Street School
Chequer Street School
Christchurch School
Claylands Road School
Christopher Hatton School
Compton Primary School
Finsbury Park Secondary School
Forster School
Gifford Street School
Grafton Road School
Hanover Street School
Harborough
Hargrave Park School
Highbury Wesleyan School
Highbury Hill High
Holloway Literary Institute
Hugh Myddleton School
Hugh Myddleton Central
Hungerford Road School
Isledon Secondary School
Jack Ashley School
Laycock Secondary School
Laystall Street School
South Macclesfield Street Infant School
Matthias Road School
Moreland Street School
Offord Road School
Penton Grove School
Pooles Park School
Popham Road School
Princeton Street School
Queenshead Street School
Richard Street School
Rising Hill Street School
Romilly Road School
Rosebery Avenue School
Rotherfield Street School
Saint Andrews School
Saint Barnabas School
Saint Clements' School
Saint Giles in the Fields School
Saint James' School
Saint John's Lane School
Saint Josephs Roman Catholic School, Highgate Hill
Saint Josephs Roman Catholic School, Bunhill Row
Saint Luke's School
Saint Mark's School
Saint Matthew's School
Saint Paul's School, Dove Road
Saint Paul's School, Dorset Street
Shelburne Road School
Sebbon Street School
Shepperton Road School
Southampton Street School
Thornhill Road School
Tollington Park School
Upper Hornsey Road School
Vernon Square School
Westbourne Road School
White Lion Street School
Whittington School
Winchester Street School
Windsor Street School
Yerbury Road School
York Road
York Way School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV3/ALL-YOR).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Camden London England UK Western Europe Holborn Islington (district) Islington Finsbury Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington areas:
All Saints School
Baileys Lane School
Bay Street School
Berger Road School
Berkshire Road School
Brunswick Street School
Canal Road School
Cassland Road School
Catherine Street School
Chatham Gardens School
Church Street School
Clapton Park School
College Lane School
Craven Park School
Crondall Street School
Curtain Road School
Dalston Wesleyan School
Daniel Defoe
Daubeney Road School
Eleanor Road School
Enfield Road School
Fellows Street School
Gainsborough Road School
Gayhurst Road School
Glyn Road School
Gopsall Street School
Hackney Pupil Teachers School
Haggerston Road School
Hamond Square School
High Street School
Holy Trinity School
Homerton Parochial School
Homerton Row School
Laburnum Street School
Lamb Lane School
Lauriston School
Laysterne School
Lea Marsh School
London Fields School
Maidstone Street School
Mandeville Street School
Morning Lane School
Napier Street School
Northwold Road School
Oldfield Road School
Princess May Road School
Queens Road School
Redvers Street School
Rushmore Road School
Scawfell Street School
Scrutton Street School
Shacklewell School
Shap Street School
Shoreditch Central School
Sidney Road School
Sigdon Road School
South Hackney Central School
Saint Barnabas School
Saint Columba's School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint John Church of England School
Saint Johns Road School
Saint Mary Haggerston School
Saint Paul's School
Saint Peter's School
Saint Thomas' School
Stormont House School
The Whitmore School
Tottenham Road School
Triangle School
Trinity Place
Upton House School
Wellington Road School
Wellington Street School
Wenlock Road School
Wilton Road School
Wilton Way School
Windsor Road School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV04/ALL-WIN).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/DIV04 1863-1977 Collection 17.85 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington areas:
All Saints School
Baileys Lane School
Bay Street School
Berger Road School
Berkshire Road School
Brunswick Street School
Canal Road School
Cassland Road School
Catherine Street School
Chatham Gardens School
Church Street School
Clapton Park School
College Lane School
Craven Park School
Crondall Street School
Curtain Road School
Dalston Wesleyan School
Daniel Defoe
Daubeney Road School
Eleanor Road School
Enfield Road School
Fellows Street School
Gainsborough Road School
Gayhurst Road School
Glyn Road School
Gopsall Street School
Hackney Pupil Teachers School
Haggerston Road School
Hamond Square School
High Street School
Holy Trinity School
Homerton Parochial School
Homerton Row School
Laburnum Street School
Lamb Lane School
Lauriston School
Laysterne School
Lea Marsh School
London Fields School
Maidstone Street School
Mandeville Street School
Morning Lane School
Napier Street School
Northwold Road School
Oldfield Road School
Princess May Road School
Queens Road School
Redvers Street School
Rushmore Road School
Scawfell Street School
Scrutton Street School
Shacklewell School
Shap Street School
Shoreditch Central School
Sidney Road School
Sigdon Road School
South Hackney Central School
Saint Barnabas School
Saint Columba's School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint John Church of England School
Saint Johns Road School
Saint Mary Haggerston School
Saint Paul's School
Saint Peter's School
Saint Thomas' School
Stormont House School
The Whitmore School
Tottenham Road School
Triangle School
Trinity Place
Upton House School
Wellington Road School
Wellington Street School
Wenlock Road School
Wilton Road School
Wilton Way School
Windsor Road School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV04/ALL-WIN).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Stoke Newington London England UK Western Europe Shoreditch Hackney (district) Hackney Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar and Stepney areas:
All Hallows School
All Saints (National) School
All Saints
Alton Street
Approach Road Wesleyan School
Atley Road
Ben Jonson
Berner Street
Bishop Challener Secondary Boys
Blakesley Street
Bonner Lane School
Bow Creek School
Bow Chapel (Wesleyan) School
Bow Secondary School (Girls)
Bow Road School
Bow Brook School
Brewhouse Lane School
Bruce Road School
Burdett Road School
Cephas Street Secondary School
Christian Street School
Coleman Street Ward School
Columbia Road School
Commercial Street School
Cranbrook Road School
Cubitt Town
Culloden School
Cyril Jackson School
Dalgleish Street School
Daniel Street School
Davenant School
Dempsey Street School
Devons Road
Essex Street School
Fairclough Street School
Fairfield Road School
Farrance Street School
Garford Street School
Geere House (Open Air School)
Gill Street School
Glengall Road School
Glengall Secondary School
Globe Terrace School
Grove Road School
Hague Street School
Heckford Street School
High Street School (Bow)
Highway School
Imperial Street School
Isle Of Dogs
Janet Street School
Johnson Street School
Knapp Road School
Lawrence School
London Street School
Lower Chapman Street School
Lowood School
Malmesbury Road School
Mansford Street Secondary School
Marner Street School
Martin Frobisher Secondary School
Millwall School
Montieth Road School
Mowlem Street School
New Castle Street
Nichol Street School
Nicholas Gibson School
Northey Street School
Oban Street School Bromley
Ocean Street
Old Ford School
Olga Street School
Our Lady Roman Catholic School
Poplar Juvenile Unemployment Centre
Portman Place School
Pritchards Road School
Redmans Road School
Ricardo Street School
Robert Montifiore School
Rochelle Street School
Roman Road School
Rutland Street School
Saint Bartholomew's School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint Georges In The East Central School
Saint Josephs School
Saint Jude School
Saint Leonard's Road School
Saint Mathias Church of England School
Saint Paul's Road School
Saint Paul's School
Saint Saviour's School
Senrab Street School
Settles Street School
Single Street School
Sir John Cass (Foundation)
Smeed Road School
Somerford Street School
South Grove
Stafford Road School
Stepney Jewish School
Stewart Headlam School
Teesdale Street School
Thomas Street School
Thomas Street Central School
Tidey Street School
Tollett Street School
Tower Hamlets
Trafalgar Square
Tredegar Road, Bow
Turin Street School
Upper North Street School
Virginia Road School
Wellington Road School (Way)
Wilmot Street School
Wolverley Street School
Wood Close School
Woolmore Street School
Wrights Road
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV05/ALL-WRI).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1985 (ACC/2218).
LCC/EO/DIV05 1863-1983 Collection 38.37 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1985 (ACC/2218).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar and Stepney areas:
All Hallows School
All Saints (National) School
All Saints
Alton Street
Approach Road Wesleyan School
Atley Road
Ben Jonson
Berner Street
Bishop Challener Secondary Boys
Blakesley Street
Bonner Lane School
Bow Creek School
Bow Chapel (Wesleyan) School
Bow Secondary School (Girls)
Bow Road School
Bow Brook School
Brewhouse Lane School
Bruce Road School
Burdett Road School
Cephas Street Secondary School
Christian Street School
Coleman Street Ward School
Columbia Road School
Commercial Street School
Cranbrook Road School
Cubitt Town
Culloden School
Cyril Jackson School
Dalgleish Street School
Daniel Street School
Davenant School
Dempsey Street School
Devons Road
Essex Street School
Fairclough Street School
Fairfield Road School
Farrance Street School
Garford Street School
Geere House (Open Air School)
Gill Street School
Glengall Road School
Glengall Secondary School
Globe Terrace School
Grove Road School
Hague Street School
Heckford Street School
High Street School (Bow)
Highway School
Imperial Street School
Isle Of Dogs
Janet Street School
Johnson Street School
Knapp Road School
Lawrence School
London Street School
Lower Chapman Street School
Lowood School
Malmesbury Road School
Mansford Street Secondary School
Marner Street School
Martin Frobisher Secondary School
Millwall School
Montieth Road School
Mowlem Street School
New Castle Street
Nichol Street School
Nicholas Gibson School
Northey Street School
Oban Street School Bromley
Ocean Street
Old Ford School
Olga Street School
Our Lady Roman Catholic School
Poplar Juvenile Unemployment Centre
Portman Place School
Pritchards Road School
Redmans Road School
Ricardo Street School
Robert Montifiore School
Rochelle Street School
Roman Road School
Rutland Street School
Saint Bartholomew's School
Saint Gabriel's School
Saint Georges In The East Central School
Saint Josephs School
Saint Jude School
Saint Leonard's Road School
Saint Mathias Church of England School
Saint Paul's Road School
Saint Paul's School
Saint Saviour's School
Senrab Street School
Settles Street School
Single Street School
Sir John Cass (Foundation)
Smeed Road School
Somerford Street School
South Grove
Stafford Road School
Stepney Jewish School
Stewart Headlam School
Teesdale Street School
Thomas Street School
Thomas Street Central School
Tidey Street School
Tollett Street School
Tower Hamlets
Trafalgar Square
Tredegar Road, Bow
Turin Street School
Upper North Street School
Virginia Road School
Wellington Road School (Way)
Wilmot Street School
Wolverley Street School
Wood Close School
Woolmore Street School
Wrights Road
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV05/ALL-WRI).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Bethnal Green London England UK Western Europe Tower Hamlets Poplar Stepney City of London Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Deptford, Greenwich and Woolwich areas:
Ancona Road School
Blackheath Road School
Bloomfield Road School
Bluecoat School
Borough Road School
Bostall Lane School
Briset Secondary School
Brockley Central School
Brockley Road School
Burnt Ash Hill School
Burrage Grove School
Calvert Road School
Canterbury Road School
Catford Central School
Catherine House School
Charlton Central School
Charlton National School
Charlton Park Open Air School
Childeric Road School
Christ Church School
Church Manor Way School
Clifton Hill School
Clyde Street School
Conway Road School
Creek Road School
Deansfield Road School
Deptford Roman Catholic School
Deptford Park School
Deptford Pupil Teachers School
Dreadnought School
Earl Street School
Edward Street School
Eglington Road
Elfrida School
Elizabeth Street School
Fossdene Secondary School
Fox Hill School
Frankham Street School
Glenister Road School
Goldie Leigh Hospital School
Gordon School
Greening Road School
Greenwich Central School
Greenwich Road School
Griffin Manor School
Grove Street School
Haimo Road
Halstow Road School
Henwick Road School
High Street School
High Street, Plumstead School
Holy Trinity School
Hughes Fields School
Invicta Road School
Kender Street School
Lamorby (Residential School)
Lombard Wall School
Lucas Street School
Manor Lane School
Manorway Primary
Marsh Lane School
Maryon Park
Mulgrave Place School
Oakmere Secondary School
Old Woolwich Road School
Piedmont Road (Special) School
Plum Lane School
Plumstead Road School
Pope Street School
Powis Street School for the Blind
Purrett Road School
Ravensbourne School
Randall Place School
Richmond St Roman Catholic School
Riverway School
Robert Street School
Roper Street
Royal Hill
Saint Ann's Roman Catholic School
Saint John's School
Saint Michael and All Angels School
Saint Thomas Church of England School
Saint Thomas, Sand Street
Sandhurst Road
Sherbington Road School
Shooters Hill School
Slade School
Thomas Doggett School
Timbercroft School
Trafalgar Nursery School
Union Street School
Vicarage Road
Waller Road School
Westhorne School
Wickham Lane School
Wood Street School
Woolwich Pupil Teachers School
Woolwich Central School
Woolwich Church of England School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV06/ANC-WOO).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession acquired in 2006 (B06/064).
LCC/EO/DIV06 1863-1982 Collection 42.55 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession acquired in 2006 (B06/064).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Deptford, Greenwich and Woolwich areas:
Ancona Road School
Blackheath Road School
Bloomfield Road School
Bluecoat School
Borough Road School
Bostall Lane School
Briset Secondary School
Brockley Central School
Brockley Road School
Burnt Ash Hill School
Burrage Grove School
Calvert Road School
Canterbury Road School
Catford Central School
Catherine House School
Charlton Central School
Charlton National School
Charlton Park Open Air School
Childeric Road School
Christ Church School
Church Manor Way School
Clifton Hill School
Clyde Street School
Conway Road School
Creek Road School
Deansfield Road School
Deptford Roman Catholic School
Deptford Park School
Deptford Pupil Teachers School
Dreadnought School
Earl Street School
Edward Street School
Eglington Road
Elfrida School
Elizabeth Street School
Fossdene Secondary School
Fox Hill School
Frankham Street School
Glenister Road School
Goldie Leigh Hospital School
Gordon School
Greening Road School
Greenwich Central School
Greenwich Road School
Griffin Manor School
Grove Street School
Haimo Road
Halstow Road School
Henwick Road School
High Street School
High Street, Plumstead School
Holy Trinity School
Hughes Fields School
Invicta Road School
Kender Street School
Lamorby (Residential School)
Lombard Wall School
Lucas Street School
Manor Lane School
Manorway Primary
Marsh Lane School
Maryon Park
Mulgrave Place School
Oakmere Secondary School
Old Woolwich Road School
Piedmont Road (Special) School
Plum Lane School
Plumstead Road School
Pope Street School
Powis Street School for the Blind
Purrett Road School
Ravensbourne School
Randall Place School
Richmond St Roman Catholic School
Riverway School
Robert Street School
Roper Street
Royal Hill
Saint Ann's Roman Catholic School
Saint John's School
Saint Michael and All Angels School
Saint Thomas Church of England School
Saint Thomas, Sand Street
Sandhurst Road
Sherbington Road School
Shooters Hill School
Slade School
Thomas Doggett School
Timbercroft School
Trafalgar Nursery School
Union Street School
Vicarage Road
Waller Road School
Westhorne School
Wickham Lane School
Wood Street School
Woolwich Pupil Teachers School
Woolwich Central School
Woolwich Church of England School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV06/ANC-WOO).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Education Officer , London County Council Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Greenwich (district) Greenwich Deptford Woolwich Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Camberwell and Lewisham areas:
Abbotshall Road School
Adys Road (Adys House) School
Albany Road School
Albion Street School
Athelney Street
Ballamore Road School
Bellenden Road School
Bermondsey Central School
Boundary Lane School
Brownhill Road School
Camelot Street School
Canterbury Road School
Cobourg Road School
Colls Road School
Coopers Lane School
Cork Street School
Crawford Street School
Credon Road School
Dalmain Road School
D'eynsford Road School
Downderry Road
Downham School
Durham Hill School
East Lane School
Eden Road Wesleyan School
Ennersdale School
Forest Hill Central School
Friern School
Goodrich Road School
Gordonbrock Road School
Green School
Grove Park Secondary School
Haseltine Road School
Hatcham Park School
Heber Road School
Hither Green School
Holbeach Road School
Hollydale Road
Holy Trinity School
Ilderton Road School
Ivydale Road School
Kelvin Grove School
Kilmorie Road School
Leo Street School
Lewisham Bridge School
Lomond Grove School
Lyndhurst Grove School
Mantle Road School
Marvels Lane School
Meeting House Lane Special School
Monson Road School
Nunhead Passage School
Oliver Goldsmith School
Peckham Rye School
Pendragon Road School
Plassy Road School
Rangefield School
Rathfern Road School
Reddins Road School
Ruby Street School
Scarsdale Road School
Southampton Street School
Southampton Way School
Stanley School
Sydenham Hill Road
Torridon Rd School
Trundleys Road Lane School
Upper Grange Road School
Victoria Road (Special) School
Woods Road School
Plassy Road School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV07/ABB-WOO).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession acquired in 1952 (AC/52/026).
LCC/EO/DIV07 1871-1974 Collection 32.1 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession acquired in 1952 (AC/52/026).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Camberwell and Lewisham areas:
Abbotshall Road School
Adys Road (Adys House) School
Albany Road School
Albion Street School
Athelney Street
Ballamore Road School
Bellenden Road School
Bermondsey Central School
Boundary Lane School
Brownhill Road School
Camelot Street School
Canterbury Road School
Cobourg Road School
Colls Road School
Coopers Lane School
Cork Street School
Crawford Street School
Credon Road School
Dalmain Road School
D'eynsford Road School
Downderry Road
Downham School
Durham Hill School
East Lane School
Eden Road Wesleyan School
Ennersdale School
Forest Hill Central School
Friern School
Goodrich Road School
Gordonbrock Road School
Green School
Grove Park Secondary School
Haseltine Road School
Hatcham Park School
Heber Road School
Hither Green School
Holbeach Road School
Hollydale Road
Holy Trinity School
Ilderton Road School
Ivydale Road School
Kelvin Grove School
Kilmorie Road School
Leo Street School
Lewisham Bridge School
Lomond Grove School
Lyndhurst Grove School
Mantle Road School
Marvels Lane School
Meeting House Lane Special School
Monson Road School
Nunhead Passage School
Oliver Goldsmith School
Peckham Rye School
Pendragon Road School
Plassy Road School
Rangefield School
Rathfern Road School
Reddins Road School
Ruby Street School
Scarsdale Road School
Southampton Street School
Southampton Way School
Stanley School
Sydenham Hill Road
Torridon Rd School
Trundleys Road Lane School
Upper Grange Road School
Victoria Road (Special) School
Woods Road School
Plassy Road School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV07/ABB-WOO).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Education Officer , London County Council Camberwell London England UK Western Europe Lewisham (district) Lewisham Southwark Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Bermondsey, Lambeth and Southwark areas:
Akerman Road Special School for the Mentally Defective
All Saints School
Archbishop Sumners School
Avenue Secondary School
Benevolent Society of Saint Patrick
Beresford Street School
Blackfriars School
Caldecot Road School
Charles Dickens School
Christ Church School
Church Street School
Clarence Street School
Cormont Road School
The Cowley School
Crampton Street School
Effra Parade School
English Martyrs Road School
Fair Street School
Faunce Street School
Flint Street School
Fountain Street School
Friar Street School
Galley Wall Road School
Gipsy Road School
Hackford Road School
Harper Street School
Hemp Row School
Heygate Street School
Holland Street School
Holy Trinity Church of England School
Jessop Road School
John Harvard School
John Wesley School
Kennington School
Kennington Road
King And Queen Street School
Lansdowne Place School
Lant Street School
Lawn Lane Myopic School
Laxon Street School
Loughborough Central School
Melior Street (Roman Catholic)
Michael Faraday School
Midway Place School
Mina Road School
Monnow Road School
Nelson Street School
Old Kent Road School (Special)
Pages Walk School
Paragon School
Parkside School
Pocock Street School
Priory Grove School
Riverside Junior School
Rosendale Road School
Rotherhithe New Road
Saint Andrews' School
Saint George's School
Saint John and All Saints
Saint Jude's School
Saint Martins in the Fields High School
Saint Mary the Less School
Saint Mary Magdalen School
Saint Michael School
Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic School
Saint Pauls, Vauxhall
Saint Paul's School (Walworth)
Saint Peter's School
Saint Saviour (Salamanca School)
Saint Saviour's School
Saint Stephen's School
Salters Hill School
Sandford Row School
Santley Street School
Sayer Street School (Myopic)
Snowfields School
Southwark Central School
Springfield School
Stockwell Road School
Sudbourne Road School
Sussex Road School
Turney Road School
Vauxhall Central School
Vauxhall Street School
Venetian Road School
Wadding Street School
Walnut Tree Walk School
Waterloo Road School
Webb Street School
Whitney School
Woodland Road School
Westow Hill School
Westminster Bridge Road School
Weston Street School
Wood Vale School
Wycliffe School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV08/AKE-WYC).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession in 1954 (AC/54/052).
LCC/EO/DIV08 1862-1990 Collection 34.87 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession in 1954 (AC/54/052).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Bermondsey, Lambeth and Southwark areas:
Akerman Road Special School for the Mentally Defective
All Saints School
Archbishop Sumners School
Avenue Secondary School
Benevolent Society of Saint Patrick
Beresford Street School
Blackfriars School
Caldecot Road School
Charles Dickens School
Christ Church School
Church Street School
Clarence Street School
Cormont Road School
The Cowley School
Crampton Street School
Effra Parade School
English Martyrs Road School
Fair Street School
Faunce Street School
Flint Street School
Fountain Street School
Friar Street School
Galley Wall Road School
Gipsy Road School
Hackford Road School
Harper Street School
Hemp Row School
Heygate Street School
Holland Street School
Holy Trinity Church of England School
Jessop Road School
John Harvard School
John Wesley School
Kennington School
Kennington Road
King And Queen Street School
Lansdowne Place School
Lant Street School
Lawn Lane Myopic School
Laxon Street School
Loughborough Central School
Melior Street (Roman Catholic)
Michael Faraday School
Midway Place School
Mina Road School
Monnow Road School
Nelson Street School
Old Kent Road School (Special)
Pages Walk School
Paragon School
Parkside School
Pocock Street School
Priory Grove School
Riverside Junior School
Rosendale Road School
Rotherhithe New Road
Saint Andrews' School
Saint George's School
Saint John and All Saints
Saint Jude's School
Saint Martins in the Fields High School
Saint Mary the Less School
Saint Mary Magdalen School
Saint Michael School
Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic School
Saint Pauls, Vauxhall
Saint Paul's School (Walworth)
Saint Peter's School
Saint Saviour (Salamanca School)
Saint Saviour's School
Saint Stephen's School
Salters Hill School
Sandford Row School
Santley Street School
Sayer Street School (Myopic)
Snowfields School
Southwark Central School
Springfield School
Stockwell Road School
Sudbourne Road School
Sussex Road School
Turney Road School
Vauxhall Central School
Vauxhall Street School
Venetian Road School
Wadding Street School
Walnut Tree Walk School
Waterloo Road School
Webb Street School
Whitney School
Woodland Road School
Westow Hill School
Westminster Bridge Road School
Weston Street School
Wood Vale School
Wycliffe School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV08/AKE-WYC).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Lambeth (district) Lambeth London England UK Western Europe Bermondsey Southwark (district) Southwark Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Battersea and Wandsworth areas:
Aristotle Road Secondary School
All Saints School
Basnett Road School
Battersea Park Road School
Bolingbroke Road School
Bonneville Road School
Brandlehow Road School
Broadwater School
Cavendish Road School
Chesterton Primary School
Clapham Manor School
Defoe School
Deodar Road School
Derington Road School
Eardley School
Eltringham Street School
Ensham Central Mixed School
Ethelburga Street School
Fircroft Road School
Fountain Road
Furzedown School
Garratt Lane School
Gideon Road School
Graveney School
Haselrigge Road School
Hearnville Road School
Hillbrook Secondary School
Hitherfield Road School
Holden Street School
Honeywell Road School
Huntingfield Road School
John Burgess School
Larkhall Lane School
Lavender Hill School
Magdalen Road School
Mantua Street School
Mitcham Lane School
New Park Road
New Road School
Oldridge Road School
Plough Road School
Our Lady Of The Angels
Putney Church of England School
Ravenstone School
Raywood Street School
Richard Atkins School
Riversdale School
Royal Victoria Patriotic School
Saint Anne's National School
Saint George's School
Saint John's School
Saint Mark's School
Saint Mary Putney School
Sellincourt Road School
Shillington Street School
Sleaford Street School
Springwell House School
Surrey Lane School
Stonehouse Street
Swaffield Road School
Telferscot Road School
Wandle School
Wandsworth and Battersea School
Wandsworth Technical Institute
Winstanley Road School
Wix's Lane School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV09/ARI-WIX).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accessions in 1997 (B97/145, B97/146, B97/148, B97/160).
LCC/EO/DIV09 1873-1981 Collection 25.78 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Division One: Chelsea, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington
Division Two: Hampstead, Paddington, Saint Marylebone, Saint Pancras, Westminster
Division Three: Finsbury, Holborn, Islington
Division Four: Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Division Five: Bethnal Green, City of London, Poplar, Stepney
Division Six: Deptford, Greenwich, Woolwich
Division Seven: Camberwell, Lewisham
Division Eight: Bermondsey, Lambeth, Southwark
Division Nine: Battersea, Wandsworth
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accessions in 1997 (B97/145, B97/146, B97/148, B97/160).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department, comprising log books for the following schools in the Battersea and Wandsworth areas:
Aristotle Road Secondary School
All Saints School
Basnett Road School
Battersea Park Road School
Bolingbroke Road School
Bonneville Road School
Brandlehow Road School
Broadwater School
Cavendish Road School
Chesterton Primary School
Clapham Manor School
Defoe School
Deodar Road School
Derington Road School
Eardley School
Eltringham Street School
Ensham Central Mixed School
Ethelburga Street School
Fircroft Road School
Fountain Road
Furzedown School
Garratt Lane School
Gideon Road School
Graveney School
Haselrigge Road School
Hearnville Road School
Hillbrook Secondary School
Hitherfield Road School
Holden Street School
Honeywell Road School
Huntingfield Road School
John Burgess School
Larkhall Lane School
Lavender Hill School
Magdalen Road School
Mantua Street School
Mitcham Lane School
New Park Road
New Road School
Oldridge Road School
Plough Road School
Our Lady Of The Angels
Putney Church of England School
Ravenstone School
Raywood Street School
Richard Atkins School
Riversdale School
Royal Victoria Patriotic School
Saint Anne's National School
Saint George's School
Saint John's School
Saint Mark's School
Saint Mary Putney School
Sellincourt Road School
Shillington Street School
Sleaford Street School
Springwell House School
Surrey Lane School
Stonehouse Street
Swaffield Road School
Telferscot Road School
Wandle School
Wandsworth and Battersea School
Wandsworth Technical Institute
Winstanley Road School
Wix's Lane School
Arranged alphabetically by school name (LCC/EO/DIV09/ARI-WIX).
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Officer , London County Council Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Educational institutions Schools Information sources Documents Education records School log books Wandsworth (district) Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Battersea Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to organisational, financial and general matters, 1871-1965.
General files on a variety of topics including statutes and legal decisions affecting education; the Royal Commission on London Government; Education Bill, 1930; Education Act, 1936; the Pearson and Davidson Committees on Financial Adjustments between Local Education Authorities; Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953; Government grants to local education authorities; financial economies; Board of Education and Ministry of Health circulars and memoranda; educational activities of the City Livery Companies; proposed reforms in educational system; Inspection policy; standards for planning school buildings; Departmental Committee on Playgrounds; provision of new schools and re-organisation of existing schools; General Strike, 1926; criticisms of London educational system; teaching of domestic subjects; policy on corporal punishment; wearing of jewellery by school children; left-handed children; travelling facilities for school children; Cadet Corps in schools; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) educational programmes; children and "A" category films; attendance of school children at entertainments; unsatisfactory school premises and schools requiring major repairs; attendance of school children at ceremonial functions; exhibitions and demonstrations; White Paper on Educational Reconstruction and Education Bill, 1943; holiday journeys and exchanges; working papers for report on "Ten Years of LCC Education, 1904-14"; working papers for report on "Twenty Five Years of LCC Education, 1904-29"; working papers for report on "Fifty Years of LCC Education, 1904-54"; educational reconstruction after the Second World War; Committee on School Libraries; Coronation celebrations, 1911, 1937 and 1953; press releases and brochures relating to school opening ceremonies; Royal Commission on Museums; the Horniman Museum; the Geffrye Museum; the Museum of Costume (Langley-Moore Collection); examination procedure for appointments to LCC administrative and clerical staff; Departmental Committee on Children and the Cinema (Wheare Committee); effect of Hop-picking missions on school attendance.
Papers of Central Consultative Committees of Headmasters and Headmistresses and other Advisory Bodies, including the Special Joint Sub-Committee on Supply Teachers; Special Joint Sub-Committee on difficulties of senior schools; Special Joint Sub-Committee on junior school staffing; Joint Conference on promotion from infant to junior schools; Joint Sub-Committee on School reports; Special Sub-Committee on mobility of teaching staff and Central Standing Joint Conference on Evening Institutes. Also minutes, agendas and papers of the Central Consultative Committees of Headmasters and Headmistresses and their sub-committees and minutes, agendas and papers of the Consultative Committee on Educational Matters, Standing Joint Advisory Committee and Conferences of Chairmen of Education Committees and Chief Education Officers of London and the Home Counties.
Minutes of the Standing Conference of LCC Divisional Education Officers; minutes of meetings of School Inspectors; minutes of Board of Examiners; and minutes of the Conference on Training Girls for Domestic Service.
Reports by the Education Officer, LCC Education Department, to Education Sub-Committees; reports by the Clerk of the Council to the Education Committee and Sub-Committees; reports by the Educational Adviser to Education Committee and Sub-Committees. Reports, including "Survey and Inspection of Non-Provided Schools", 1905; "Effect of the Survey of Non-Provided Schools on the School Accommodation of London" - First report by Executive Officer, 1906; "Some problems of Education in London", 1915; report on the effect of the proposed raising of the school-leaving age, 1930; report on the Three-Year Educational Building and Financial Programme; Conference of Local Education Authorities on School Building, County Hall, January 1961; miscellaneous printed reports on education finance, grants, building programmes and legislation, 1896-1938; programmes and guides to Festivals, exhibitions and other events, 1910-1946. Register of accommodation for LCC Schools and non-provided schools, arranged by electoral divisions.
Directories and handbooks issued by the Education Service. Samples of typical school administrative records, including Stock and Stores Books; Books and Apparatus Stock Books; Needlework Account Books; Needlework Cash Books; Science Apparatus Stock and Stores Books; Registers of Fees and School Disbursements Account Books. Sample question papers set at LCC examinations; question papers and results sheets for various LCC Examinations including examinations for promotion of clerical assistants to the general clerical class, for appointments to the General Typewriting Service and for promotion within the London Fire Brigade; Board of Education Circulars.
General: LCC/EO/GEN/1; Central Consultative Committees: LCC/EO/GEN/2; Consultative Committee Minutes: LCC/EO/GEN/3; Minutes of Meetings of Officers: LCC/EO/GEN/4; Reports (General): LCC/EO/GEN/5; Reports to Education Committee and its Sub-Committees: LCC/EO/GEN/6; Registers: LCC/EO/GEN/7; Directories and handbooks: LCC/EO/GEN/8; Samples of School Records: LCC/EO/GEN/9; Examination papers: LCC/EO/GEN/10.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/GEN 1871-1965 Collection 20.99 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to organisational, financial and general matters, 1871-1965.
General files on a variety of topics including statutes and legal decisions affecting education; the Royal Commission on London Government; Education Bill, 1930; Education Act, 1936; the Pearson and Davidson Committees on Financial Adjustments between Local Education Authorities; Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1953; Government grants to local education authorities; financial economies; Board of Education and Ministry of Health circulars and memoranda; educational activities of the City Livery Companies; proposed reforms in educational system; Inspection policy; standards for planning school buildings; Departmental Committee on Playgrounds; provision of new schools and re-organisation of existing schools; General Strike, 1926; criticisms of London educational system; teaching of domestic subjects; policy on corporal punishment; wearing of jewellery by school children; left-handed children; travelling facilities for school children; Cadet Corps in schools; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) educational programmes; children and "A" category films; attendance of school children at entertainments; unsatisfactory school premises and schools requiring major repairs; attendance of school children at ceremonial functions; exhibitions and demonstrations; White Paper on Educational Reconstruction and Education Bill, 1943; holiday journeys and exchanges; working papers for report on "Ten Years of LCC Education, 1904-14"; working papers for report on "Twenty Five Years of LCC Education, 1904-29"; working papers for report on "Fifty Years of LCC Education, 1904-54"; educational reconstruction after the Second World War; Committee on School Libraries; Coronation celebrations, 1911, 1937 and 1953; press releases and brochures relating to school opening ceremonies; Royal Commission on Museums; the Horniman Museum; the Geffrye Museum; the Museum of Costume (Langley-Moore Collection); examination procedure for appointments to LCC administrative and clerical staff; Departmental Committee on Children and the Cinema (Wheare Committee); effect of Hop-picking missions on school attendance.
Papers of Central Consultative Committees of Headmasters and Headmistresses and other Advisory Bodies, including the Special Joint Sub-Committee on Supply Teachers; Special Joint Sub-Committee on difficulties of senior schools; Special Joint Sub-Committee on junior school staffing; Joint Conference on promotion from infant to junior schools; Joint Sub-Committee on School reports; Special Sub-Committee on mobility of teaching staff and Central Standing Joint Conference on Evening Institutes. Also minutes, agendas and papers of the Central Consultative Committees of Headmasters and Headmistresses and their sub-committees and minutes, agendas and papers of the Consultative Committee on Educational Matters, Standing Joint Advisory Committee and Conferences of Chairmen of Education Committees and Chief Education Officers of London and the Home Counties.
Minutes of the Standing Conference of LCC Divisional Education Officers; minutes of meetings of School Inspectors; minutes of Board of Examiners; and minutes of the Conference on Training Girls for Domestic Service.
Reports by the Education Officer, LCC Education Department, to Education Sub-Committees; reports by the Clerk of the Council to the Education Committee and Sub-Committees; reports by the Educational Adviser to Education Committee and Sub-Committees. Reports, including "Survey and Inspection of Non-Provided Schools", 1905; "Effect of the Survey of Non-Provided Schools on the School Accommodation of London" - First report by Executive Officer, 1906; "Some problems of Education in London", 1915; report on the effect of the proposed raising of the school-leaving age, 1930; report on the Three-Year Educational Building and Financial Programme; Conference of Local Education Authorities on School Building, County Hall, January 1961; miscellaneous printed reports on education finance, grants, building programmes and legislation, 1896-1938; programmes and guides to Festivals, exhibitions and other events, 1910-1946. Register of accommodation for LCC Schools and non-provided schools, arranged by electoral divisions.
Directories and handbooks issued by the Education Service. Samples of typical school administrative records, including Stock and Stores Books; Books and Apparatus Stock Books; Needlework Account Books; Needlework Cash Books; Science Apparatus Stock and Stores Books; Registers of Fees and School Disbursements Account Books. Sample question papers set at LCC examinations; question papers and results sheets for various LCC Examinations including examinations for promotion of clerical assistants to the general clerical class, for appointments to the General Typewriting Service and for promotion within the London Fire Brigade; Board of Education Circulars.
General: LCC/EO/GEN/1; Central Consultative Committees: LCC/EO/GEN/2; Consultative Committee Minutes: LCC/EO/GEN/3; Minutes of Meetings of Officers: LCC/EO/GEN/4; Reports (General): LCC/EO/GEN/5; Reports to Education Committee and its Sub-Committees: LCC/EO/GEN/6; Registers: LCC/EO/GEN/7; Directories and handbooks: LCC/EO/GEN/8; Samples of School Records: LCC/EO/GEN/9; Examination papers: LCC/EO/GEN/10.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Educational grants Education Act 1936 c41 Educational buildings School buildings Law Legislation Educational legislation Education Act 1944 c31 Educational management School inspections Educational institutions Schools Educational finance Economics of education Educational development Educational reform Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) People People by occupation Personnel Educational personnel Teachers Teaching materials Audiovisual aids Educational television School punishment Corporal punishment Education Museums LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council BBC , British Broadcasting Corporation x British Broadcasting Corporation Horniman Museum and Gardens The Geffrye Museum London England UK Western Europe School discipline Europe Educational environment
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
When the Council became a local education authority in 1904 the provision of further education was a permissive power, not a duty. However the Education Committee continued the practice of the former Technical Education Board of the Council of making grants in aid of institutions on which the Council was represented, as well as providing and maintaining institutions of its own.
After the end of the Second World War there was a remarkable increase in the number of students released by their employers to take courses at day colleges or technical colleges. The day colleges (formerly called day continuation schools) started in 1922. Their curriculum provided an extension of general education, together with some vocational work where appropriate. The Council's numerous evening institutes also provided a wide variety of courses both vocational and non-vocational for many thousands of Londoners.
Employers released that efficiency was increased by further education, and it became common for young workers in many trades and industries to attend a technical college for one day a week or for longer periods for vocational courses. Sandwich courses were developed whereby employees could be released for periods of about six months a time to work towards nationally recognised qualifications.
In 1947 the Council raised the status of its commercial institutes to that of the technical colleges and schools of art. They were renamed colleges of commerce. Their curriculum included courses for students engaged in banking, insurance, and other branches of commerce, with professional courses in law, languages and local government.
For many years before the Second World War the Council helped youth clubs by providing accommodation, instruction and equipment. In 1940 the Council established recreational evening institutes, and the London Youth Committee and borough youth committees were formed to co-ordinate youth work and form youth clubs. The Council also ran a youth employment service, providing guidance to school leavers.
The Council maintained a close and cordial association with the University of London. In addition to the granting of awards to students proceeding to the University, the Council made grants towards the general cost of the University and for special projects. The Council ran a scholarship scheme inspired by the principle that no eligible candidate should be debarred from higher education through lack of means to pay for it. A system of maintenance grants based on parental income was instituted for pupils of 15 to 18 years of age, and a variety of awards were made available for advanced courses in preparation for university degrees, for the professions and for vocational courses.
Other institutions and ancillary features made significant contributions to the London educational system. Among these the Council's schools of art achieved a deservedly high reputation.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to Higher and Further education, 1885-1975. General files on a variety of topics including: Technical Institutes and Polytechnics; reductions in educational expenditure, fees; Further Education Building programme; Art Schools and Industry Conference; refugee students; transfer of scholars from secondary to junior technical schools; the Education Act, 1936; trade schools for girls; assistance to apprentices; Regional Co-ordination in the field of technical education Conference; the University of London; papers regarding training for specific trades; HM Inspector's Reports on training for specific trades; origins and general history of Day Continuation Schools; adult education; continued education of unemployed boys and girls; evening classes; proposed correspondence courses; education for members of the Armed Forces; juvenile organisations in London; London Youth Committee; Borough Youth Committees; training of blind, deaf and disabled persons; schools and the youth service; training ships and barges; juvenile delinquency; World Assembly of Youth; grants; National Certificates in Commerce endorsed by Board of Education; physical education as part of evening institute courses; teaching nursing and health subjects; classes in HM Prisons; the Further Education Scheme; Navy training schemes; links between secondary and further education; correspondence with cartoonist Bert Thomas regarding evening class publicity; the Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Committee); the National Advisory Council on Art Education; Jubilee celebrations of Fifty Years of Evening Institutes; recreational institutes; broadcasting of education programmes by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Youth Officers and Youth Clubs; annual further education statistics and Inspectors Reports on evening institutes.
Minutes, agendas, reports and papers of various Consultative Committees and Conferences, including the Regional Advisory Council for Higher Technological Education; the Regional Academic Board; the Conference on Technical Education; the Association of Principals of LCC Institutes; the London Youth Committee; Borough Youth Committees; the Federation of London Men's Institutes; the Federation of London General Institutes, the National Advisory Council for Industry and Commerce and Consultative Committees and sub-committees on various classes and courses including book production, furnishing trades, goldsmiths', silversmiths', jewellers' and allied trades, commercial insurance, national insurance, needle trade, civil engineering, electrical engineering, management studies, mechanical and production engineering, garment trade, photography, cookery, waiters, printing and allied trades and the tailoring trade. Also minutes of Sub-Committees and bodies regarding the management of technical institutes, and minutes of Managers of Evening Institutes.
Papers relating to scholarships including senior county awards; trade scholarships; special places at junior technical institutes and trade schools; scholarships for central school pupils; scholarship holders and military service (First World War); Major County Awards; Davenant Exhibitions; Goldsmiths' Company Exhibitions; Kitchener Scholarships; Merchant Taylors Fund Scholarships; organ and choral scholarship at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Robert Blair Fellowships in Applied Science and Technology; scholarships to the Royal College of Art.
Records of individual technical institutes and schools of art, including papers relating to: curricula, lectures, awards, reports, inspections, Committee papers, policies, building works, scholarships, co-operation with commercial firms, arrangements during the Second World War, replacement of obsolete equipment, Governing Bodies, maintenance and block grants, financial accounts and administration.
Reports, including report on Block Maintenance Grants to Polytechnics and other Aided Technical Institutes; Survey Reports on Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; LCC Inspectors' reports on Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; Annual Accounts of Aided Technical Institutions; reports on Education, Commerce and Industry; Technical Education in the Engineering Trades; Recovery of Cost of Out-County Students at Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; report on Eight Years of Technical Education and Continuation Schools; report on re-organisation of Evening Schools; statistics of Evening Institutes; report of the Section of the Education Committee appointed to consider the question of Apprenticeships; reports on the Manufacture of Gauges and the Training of Munitions Workers in Certain London Technical Institutions during the First World War; University of London - Report of Commission to Consider the Draft Charter for the Proposed Gresham University in London; University Colleges in Great Britain - Grants in Aid - Report to the Treasury by T.H. Warren and Professor G.D. Liveing. Also reports and registers of individual Technical Establishments and Evening Institutes.
Papers relating to County Awards including sample sets of case-papers regarding training of the blind; sample of case-papers regarding Senior County Awards; sample of case-papers regarding Major County Awards and sample of case-papers Declaration of Financial Circumstances of a recognised student beginning a course in a University Department of Education.
Prospectuses, handbills and syllabuses for LCC technical institutes, LCC Schools of Art, LCC Trade Schools, LCC Evening Commercial Institutes, LCC Commercial Colleges and Literary Institutes, LCC aided institutions and LCC evening class centres.
General: LCC/EO/HFE/1; Conferences of advisory and consultative bodies: LCC/EO/HFE/2; Scholarships: LCC/EO/HFE/3; Individual technical institutes and schools of art: LCC/EO/HFE/4; Individual non-LCC maintained establishments: LCC/EO/HFE/5; Minutes of Consultative Committees and Conferences: LCC/EO/HFE/6; Minutes of Sub-Committees and bodies re management of technical institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/7; Minutes of Managers of Evening Institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/8; Reports: LCC/EO/HFE/9; Reports and Registers of individual Technical Establishments and Evening Institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/10; Case Papers of County Awards: LCC/EO/HFE/11; Miscellaneous: LCC/EO/HFE/12; Prospectuses of Technical Establishments, Evening Institutes and Aided Institutions: LCC/EO/HFE/13.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Futher accession received in 1998 (B98/120).
LCC/EO/HFE 1885-1975 Collection 34.53 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
When the Council became a local education authority in 1904 the provision of further education was a permissive power, not a duty. However the Education Committee continued the practice of the former Technical Education Board of the Council of making grants in aid of institutions on which the Council was represented, as well as providing and maintaining institutions of its own.
After the end of the Second World War there was a remarkable increase in the number of students released by their employers to take courses at day colleges or technical colleges. The day colleges (formerly called day continuation schools) started in 1922. Their curriculum provided an extension of general education, together with some vocational work where appropriate. The Council's numerous evening institutes also provided a wide variety of courses both vocational and non-vocational for many thousands of Londoners.
Employers released that efficiency was increased by further education, and it became common for young workers in many trades and industries to attend a technical college for one day a week or for longer periods for vocational courses. Sandwich courses were developed whereby employees could be released for periods of about six months a time to work towards nationally recognised qualifications.
In 1947 the Council raised the status of its commercial institutes to that of the technical colleges and schools of art. They were renamed colleges of commerce. Their curriculum included courses for students engaged in banking, insurance, and other branches of commerce, with professional courses in law, languages and local government.
For many years before the Second World War the Council helped youth clubs by providing accommodation, instruction and equipment. In 1940 the Council established recreational evening institutes, and the London Youth Committee and borough youth committees were formed to co-ordinate youth work and form youth clubs. The Council also ran a youth employment service, providing guidance to school leavers.
The Council maintained a close and cordial association with the University of London. In addition to the granting of awards to students proceeding to the University, the Council made grants towards the general cost of the University and for special projects. The Council ran a scholarship scheme inspired by the principle that no eligible candidate should be debarred from higher education through lack of means to pay for it. A system of maintenance grants based on parental income was instituted for pupils of 15 to 18 years of age, and a variety of awards were made available for advanced courses in preparation for university degrees, for the professions and for vocational courses.
Other institutions and ancillary features made significant contributions to the London educational system. Among these the Council's schools of art achieved a deservedly high reputation.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Futher accession received in 1998 (B98/120).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to Higher and Further education, 1885-1975. General files on a variety of topics including: Technical Institutes and Polytechnics; reductions in educational expenditure, fees; Further Education Building programme; Art Schools and Industry Conference; refugee students; transfer of scholars from secondary to junior technical schools; the Education Act, 1936; trade schools for girls; assistance to apprentices; Regional Co-ordination in the field of technical education Conference; the University of London; papers regarding training for specific trades; HM Inspector's Reports on training for specific trades; origins and general history of Day Continuation Schools; adult education; continued education of unemployed boys and girls; evening classes; proposed correspondence courses; education for members of the Armed Forces; juvenile organisations in London; London Youth Committee; Borough Youth Committees; training of blind, deaf and disabled persons; schools and the youth service; training ships and barges; juvenile delinquency; World Assembly of Youth; grants; National Certificates in Commerce endorsed by Board of Education; physical education as part of evening institute courses; teaching nursing and health subjects; classes in HM Prisons; the Further Education Scheme; Navy training schemes; links between secondary and further education; correspondence with cartoonist Bert Thomas regarding evening class publicity; the Committee on Higher Education (Robbins Committee); the National Advisory Council on Art Education; Jubilee celebrations of Fifty Years of Evening Institutes; recreational institutes; broadcasting of education programmes by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Youth Officers and Youth Clubs; annual further education statistics and Inspectors Reports on evening institutes.
Minutes, agendas, reports and papers of various Consultative Committees and Conferences, including the Regional Advisory Council for Higher Technological Education; the Regional Academic Board; the Conference on Technical Education; the Association of Principals of LCC Institutes; the London Youth Committee; Borough Youth Committees; the Federation of London Men's Institutes; the Federation of London General Institutes, the National Advisory Council for Industry and Commerce and Consultative Committees and sub-committees on various classes and courses including book production, furnishing trades, goldsmiths', silversmiths', jewellers' and allied trades, commercial insurance, national insurance, needle trade, civil engineering, electrical engineering, management studies, mechanical and production engineering, garment trade, photography, cookery, waiters, printing and allied trades and the tailoring trade. Also minutes of Sub-Committees and bodies regarding the management of technical institutes, and minutes of Managers of Evening Institutes.
Papers relating to scholarships including senior county awards; trade scholarships; special places at junior technical institutes and trade schools; scholarships for central school pupils; scholarship holders and military service (First World War); Major County Awards; Davenant Exhibitions; Goldsmiths' Company Exhibitions; Kitchener Scholarships; Merchant Taylors Fund Scholarships; organ and choral scholarship at Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Robert Blair Fellowships in Applied Science and Technology; scholarships to the Royal College of Art.
Records of individual technical institutes and schools of art, including papers relating to: curricula, lectures, awards, reports, inspections, Committee papers, policies, building works, scholarships, co-operation with commercial firms, arrangements during the Second World War, replacement of obsolete equipment, Governing Bodies, maintenance and block grants, financial accounts and administration.
Reports, including report on Block Maintenance Grants to Polytechnics and other Aided Technical Institutes; Survey Reports on Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; LCC Inspectors' reports on Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; Annual Accounts of Aided Technical Institutions; reports on Education, Commerce and Industry; Technical Education in the Engineering Trades; Recovery of Cost of Out-County Students at Polytechnics and Technical Institutes; report on Eight Years of Technical Education and Continuation Schools; report on re-organisation of Evening Schools; statistics of Evening Institutes; report of the Section of the Education Committee appointed to consider the question of Apprenticeships; reports on the Manufacture of Gauges and the Training of Munitions Workers in Certain London Technical Institutions during the First World War; University of London - Report of Commission to Consider the Draft Charter for the Proposed Gresham University in London; University Colleges in Great Britain - Grants in Aid - Report to the Treasury by T.H. Warren and Professor G.D. Liveing. Also reports and registers of individual Technical Establishments and Evening Institutes.
Papers relating to County Awards including sample sets of case-papers regarding training of the blind; sample of case-papers regarding Senior County Awards; sample of case-papers regarding Major County Awards and sample of case-papers Declaration of Financial Circumstances of a recognised student beginning a course in a University Department of Education.
Prospectuses, handbills and syllabuses for LCC technical institutes, LCC Schools of Art, LCC Trade Schools, LCC Evening Commercial Institutes, LCC Commercial Colleges and Literary Institutes, LCC aided institutions and LCC evening class centres.
General: LCC/EO/HFE/1; Conferences of advisory and consultative bodies: LCC/EO/HFE/2; Scholarships: LCC/EO/HFE/3; Individual technical institutes and schools of art: LCC/EO/HFE/4; Individual non-LCC maintained establishments: LCC/EO/HFE/5; Minutes of Consultative Committees and Conferences: LCC/EO/HFE/6; Minutes of Sub-Committees and bodies re management of technical institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/7; Minutes of Managers of Evening Institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/8; Reports: LCC/EO/HFE/9; Reports and Registers of individual Technical Establishments and Evening Institutes: LCC/EO/HFE/10; Case Papers of County Awards: LCC/EO/HFE/11; Miscellaneous: LCC/EO/HFE/12; Prospectuses of Technical Establishments, Evening Institutes and Aided Institutions: LCC/EO/HFE/13.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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English
Fit
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Education Committee , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Curriculum Trades (occupations) General technical education Vocational schools Art colleges Higher education institutions Universities Technological institutes Educational systems Adult education Higher education Educational management School inspections Educational institutions Evening schools Schools Educational grants Scholarships Vocational education Commercial education Organizations Associations Youth organizations Economics of education Educational finance Educational fees Educational levels Further education Education Officer , London County Council University of London x London University London Youth Committee , London County Council World Assembly of Youth National Advisory Council on Art Education BBC , British Broadcasting Corporation x British Broadcasting Corporation Regional Advisory Council for Higher Technological Education National Advisory Council for Industry and Commerce London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council was required, as a local education authority, to make provision for nursery schools and nursery classes. In 1939 the Council maintained 5 nursery schools and gave assistance to 18 others maintained by voluntary organisations. By 1963 there were 25 LCC nurseries and 5 voluntary nurseries. The first nursery class in an infants' school was opened in 1936, by 1963 there were 183 nursery classes in infant and primary schools.
Fluctuations in the number of primary school age children in London have caused the Council administrative difficulties over time. In 1946 the number was 205,337, in 1954 283,064 and in 1963 227,849. The LCC development plan for new schools tried to take into account where schools would be needed. The size of classes was a subject of continual concern. An acute shortage of teachers made it difficult to reduce class sizes and in 1963 10.5 percent of classes were oversized according to Ministry of Education guidelines. The Council developed an education programme which expanded on the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic to include developing social activity and the desire for creative achievement. In 1963 the Council approved the provision of a new experimental primary school which would admit pupils from 3 years to 9 years of age, in order to experiment with reducing the anxiety of transition and transfer between three phases of education - nursery, infant and primary.
The Education Act, 1944, introduced secondary education for all children from the age of 11. A scheme became necessary for the transfer of pupils from primary to secondary schools. For the previous 40 years the Council had awarded scholarships tenable at secondary schools. From 1945 every child had to be considered individually for transfer to a secondary school appropriate to his ability and aptitude. The scheme adopted was based on three factors - parental choice, reports from primary school heads, and an examination known as the common entrance test. To assist heads in making their reports a standard record card was introduced in 1949 for recording each pupil's progress, ability and interests. In 1955 a new scheme for transfer was adopted. A test, now known as the Junior Leaving Examination, continued to be used, but more importance was placed on the advice given to parents by the head teacher. Each parent was asked to express an order of choice for 2 schools. Local advisory committees exercised supervision over the scheme and handled appeals from parents. The Junior Leaving Examination was abolished in 1964, replaced by a primary school profile for each pupil recording interests, abilities, attainments and characteristics.
The Council decided that comprehensive schools were the best means of providing secondary education for all, as they were open to children without need for an examination, offered a wide range of studies and promoted social unity among adolescents of all degrees of ability. The London School Plan provided for 64 comprehensive schools, although it was not possible to construct so many new buildings and many schools were opened in adapted older buildings. By 1964 there were 69 comprehensive schools in London. To supplement its secondary school provision the Council continued to reserve a number of places at independent and direct-grant grammar schools, and from 1946 onwards gave assistance towards boarding school educations.
For many years the Council directed its efforts towards the development and provision of a broad and liberal curriculum. A variety of courses to suit individual abilities, aptitudes and interests was introduced. Most schools offered at least one foreign language, some made a special feature of arts and crafts, music, or offering classes to prepare for technical education. Organised games were an essential part of the curriculum, leading the Council to purchase large tracts of land to provide playing fields. Activities outside school were also important, including school trips to places of interest and longer visits outside of London. Centres for rural studies were formed in Surrey, containing full classroom facilities. Cultural trips were also undertaken to the theatre, concert hall or museum.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to pre-primary, primary and secondary education, 1871-1969. General files on a variety of topics including: the government of maintained secondary schools; establishment of system for central schools; report on Senior Elementary Schools by LCC Inspectors; children under school age; nursery schools; Roman Catholic schools; psychological and sociological investigations on London schoolchildren; attendance bye-laws; the raising of school-leaving age; school journeys, trips and exchange visits; educational visits to cultural institutions; educational films; secondary technical education; the organisation of post-primary education; development of comprehensive schools; organisation and grading of maintained schools; Hadow Report on the Education of the Adolescent; Fleming Committee on the Public Schools; examinations; Schools Council for the Curriculum and Examinations; playgrounds; television in schools and audio-visual and other teaching aids; use of calculators; drug taking by schoolchildren; Rural Centres for schools and major out-county playing fields.
Personal papers of Alderman Martin Parr concerning (a) comprehensive education and (b) management of Shoreditch School (of which he was a governor); personal papers of Mr P.E Postgate (School Governor).
Papers relating to the development of the curriculum and school subjects, including arithmetic, citizenship and civics, commercial subjects, technical subjects, Esperanto, French, history, hygiene, health and temperance, modern languages, nature study, needlework, physical education, religious education, science, sex education, speech training, spelling, drama and music.
Papers relating to scholarship awards for entry to secondary schools (before the introduction of compulsory secondary education), including enquiry into the quality of county scholars, eligibility for scholarships, scholarship statistics, Junior County Scholarships, Secondary School Examinations Council, grant regulations, intelligence tests, Charity Schemes, scholarships awarded under Education Officer's wartime delegated powers, papers relating to individual grammar schools with charitable endowed foundations (please see catalogue for full list of the schools).
Minutes and papers of various individual school management bodies, including the governors and local advisory committees of secondary schools supported by the LCC before compulsory secondary education in 1944; Managers of Central Schools; Divisional Committees of the School Board for London; Managers of Elementary Schools; Managers of Elementary Schools after 1904; Managers of Non-Provided Schools and Managers of Nursery Schools (please see catalogue for full list of individual schools).
Sample case files including winners of Junior County Scholarships, Special Place Awards, Junior Technical and Junior Art Scholarships for Boys and Girls and Junior County Scholarships; confidential reports on secondary modern school leavers; boarding school pupils assisted financially by the Council; applications from schools for Supplementary Assistance from Trust Funds. Sample examination papers for Common Entrance Examinations and Junior Leaving Examinations, including mathematics, English and verbal tests.
Specimens of reward cards and certificates awarded for good attendance, punctuality or conduct, completion of courses or exams, good academic performance and specific achievements. Specimens of school work, registers, notebooks, photographs, press cuttings, event programmes, accounts of school trips, drawings, school magazines, textbooks and primers, pupil record books, prospectuses and booklets, exhibition guides, Board of Education handbooks and script of "To Live and Learn", information film for parents explaining the secondary school system.
Inspector's Reports for provided schools, non provided schools, voluntary aided schools, industrial schools and special schools. Also Inspectors' general files relating to: survey of work in commercial subjects, continuation classes, the provision of engineering education in London, survey of music lessons, physical training in evening institutes, educational work in prisons, rural centres, the school meals service and out of county sports centres.
LCC/EO/PS/01: General files; LCC/EO/PS/02: Curriculum; LCC/EO/PS/03: Scholarships; LCC/EO/PS/04-09: Minutes; LCC/EO/PS/10: Examination scripts; LCC/EO/PS/11: Reward cards; LCC/EO/PS/12: Inspection Reports; LCC/EO/PS/13: Charitable foundations.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1955 (AC/55/011).
LCC/EO/PS 1871-1969 Collection 49.85 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council was required, as a local education authority, to make provision for nursery schools and nursery classes. In 1939 the Council maintained 5 nursery schools and gave assistance to 18 others maintained by voluntary organisations. By 1963 there were 25 LCC nurseries and 5 voluntary nurseries. The first nursery class in an infants' school was opened in 1936, by 1963 there were 183 nursery classes in infant and primary schools.
Fluctuations in the number of primary school age children in London have caused the Council administrative difficulties over time. In 1946 the number was 205,337, in 1954 283,064 and in 1963 227,849. The LCC development plan for new schools tried to take into account where schools would be needed. The size of classes was a subject of continual concern. An acute shortage of teachers made it difficult to reduce class sizes and in 1963 10.5 percent of classes were oversized according to Ministry of Education guidelines. The Council developed an education programme which expanded on the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic to include developing social activity and the desire for creative achievement. In 1963 the Council approved the provision of a new experimental primary school which would admit pupils from 3 years to 9 years of age, in order to experiment with reducing the anxiety of transition and transfer between three phases of education - nursery, infant and primary.
The Education Act, 1944, introduced secondary education for all children from the age of 11. A scheme became necessary for the transfer of pupils from primary to secondary schools. For the previous 40 years the Council had awarded scholarships tenable at secondary schools. From 1945 every child had to be considered individually for transfer to a secondary school appropriate to his ability and aptitude. The scheme adopted was based on three factors - parental choice, reports from primary school heads, and an examination known as the common entrance test. To assist heads in making their reports a standard record card was introduced in 1949 for recording each pupil's progress, ability and interests. In 1955 a new scheme for transfer was adopted. A test, now known as the Junior Leaving Examination, continued to be used, but more importance was placed on the advice given to parents by the head teacher. Each parent was asked to express an order of choice for 2 schools. Local advisory committees exercised supervision over the scheme and handled appeals from parents. The Junior Leaving Examination was abolished in 1964, replaced by a primary school profile for each pupil recording interests, abilities, attainments and characteristics.
The Council decided that comprehensive schools were the best means of providing secondary education for all, as they were open to children without need for an examination, offered a wide range of studies and promoted social unity among adolescents of all degrees of ability. The London School Plan provided for 64 comprehensive schools, although it was not possible to construct so many new buildings and many schools were opened in adapted older buildings. By 1964 there were 69 comprehensive schools in London. To supplement its secondary school provision the Council continued to reserve a number of places at independent and direct-grant grammar schools, and from 1946 onwards gave assistance towards boarding school educations.
For many years the Council directed its efforts towards the development and provision of a broad and liberal curriculum. A variety of courses to suit individual abilities, aptitudes and interests was introduced. Most schools offered at least one foreign language, some made a special feature of arts and crafts, music, or offering classes to prepare for technical education. Organised games were an essential part of the curriculum, leading the Council to purchase large tracts of land to provide playing fields. Activities outside school were also important, including school trips to places of interest and longer visits outside of London. Centres for rural studies were formed in Surrey, containing full classroom facilities. Cultural trips were also undertaken to the theatre, concert hall or museum.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1955 (AC/55/011).
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to pre-primary, primary and secondary education, 1871-1969. General files on a variety of topics including: the government of maintained secondary schools; establishment of system for central schools; report on Senior Elementary Schools by LCC Inspectors; children under school age; nursery schools; Roman Catholic schools; psychological and sociological investigations on London schoolchildren; attendance bye-laws; the raising of school-leaving age; school journeys, trips and exchange visits; educational visits to cultural institutions; educational films; secondary technical education; the organisation of post-primary education; development of comprehensive schools; organisation and grading of maintained schools; Hadow Report on the Education of the Adolescent; Fleming Committee on the Public Schools; examinations; Schools Council for the Curriculum and Examinations; playgrounds; television in schools and audio-visual and other teaching aids; use of calculators; drug taking by schoolchildren; Rural Centres for schools and major out-county playing fields.
Personal papers of Alderman Martin Parr concerning (a) comprehensive education and (b) management of Shoreditch School (of which he was a governor); personal papers of Mr P.E Postgate (School Governor).
Papers relating to the development of the curriculum and school subjects, including arithmetic, citizenship and civics, commercial subjects, technical subjects, Esperanto, French, history, hygiene, health and temperance, modern languages, nature study, needlework, physical education, religious education, science, sex education, speech training, spelling, drama and music.
Papers relating to scholarship awards for entry to secondary schools (before the introduction of compulsory secondary education), including enquiry into the quality of county scholars, eligibility for scholarships, scholarship statistics, Junior County Scholarships, Secondary School Examinations Council, grant regulations, intelligence tests, Charity Schemes, scholarships awarded under Education Officer's wartime delegated powers, papers relating to individual grammar schools with charitable endowed foundations (please see catalogue for full list of the schools).
Minutes and papers of various individual school management bodies, including the governors and local advisory committees of secondary schools supported by the LCC before compulsory secondary education in 1944; Managers of Central Schools; Divisional Committees of the School Board for London; Managers of Elementary Schools; Managers of Elementary Schools after 1904; Managers of Non-Provided Schools and Managers of Nursery Schools (please see catalogue for full list of individual schools).
Sample case files including winners of Junior County Scholarships, Special Place Awards, Junior Technical and Junior Art Scholarships for Boys and Girls and Junior County Scholarships; confidential reports on secondary modern school leavers; boarding school pupils assisted financially by the Council; applications from schools for Supplementary Assistance from Trust Funds. Sample examination papers for Common Entrance Examinations and Junior Leaving Examinations, including mathematics, English and verbal tests.
Specimens of reward cards and certificates awarded for good attendance, punctuality or conduct, completion of courses or exams, good academic performance and specific achievements. Specimens of school work, registers, notebooks, photographs, press cuttings, event programmes, accounts of school trips, drawings, school magazines, textbooks and primers, pupil record books, prospectuses and booklets, exhibition guides, Board of Education handbooks and script of "To Live and Learn", information film for parents explaining the secondary school system.
Inspector's Reports for provided schools, non provided schools, voluntary aided schools, industrial schools and special schools. Also Inspectors' general files relating to: survey of work in commercial subjects, continuation classes, the provision of engineering education in London, survey of music lessons, physical training in evening institutes, educational work in prisons, rural centres, the school meals service and out of county sports centres.
LCC/EO/PS/01: General files; LCC/EO/PS/02: Curriculum; LCC/EO/PS/03: Scholarships; LCC/EO/PS/04-09: Minutes; LCC/EO/PS/10: Examination scripts; LCC/EO/PS/11: Reward cards; LCC/EO/PS/12: Inspection Reports; LCC/EO/PS/13: Charitable foundations.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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English
Fit
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Educational management School inspections Educational grants Scholarships Grammar schools Nursery schools Church schools Teaching methods School visits Field trips (schools) Educational evaluation Student evaluation Examinations Educational institutions Schools Secondary schools Comprehensive schools Educational environment School discipline School rewards Infant schools Primary schools Curriculum LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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In 1945 the Ministry of Education issued regluations determining which disabilities required special educational treatment, namely, "the blind, the partially sighted, the deaf, the partially deaf, the diabetic, the delicate, the educationally sub-normal, the epileptic, the maladjusted, the physically disabled and those with speech defects".
Not all disabled children needed to be educated in special schools. Children with partial hearing, who formerly attended special schools, were able after 1947 to attend special units in ordinary primary schools, and in 1959 arrangements were made for the attendance of partially hearing children at secondary schools. Similarly, of children with defective sight, only the most severely handicapped needed to attend special schools. Arrangements were made for the transportation of children from home to school, and if a child was so severely handicapped that travel to school was not feasible arrangements were made for education in hospital or at home. Children with cerebral palsy were provided with special classes, to which they were taken by ambulance.
The curriculum of the special schools was designed to give a basic education similar to that in ordinary schools. Children were encouraged to disregard their disability and to look upon themselves as normal. They went to the rural centres, on school journeys, and on educational visits, and had their share of concerts and other cultural activities. There were special medical care and treatment to facilitate the education of the deaf and the blind.
For children whose behaviour pointed to emotional disturbance, there were child-guidance clinics, of which the Council maintained seven, others being provided by hospital authorities. The Council was the first local education authority to appoint its own psychologist to investigate cases of special difficulty. This work was later undertaken by a team of educational specialists attached to the inspectorate. In 1962 the Council opened a special class providing therapy and education for young psychotic and autistic children. The Council was the first authority in the country to give financial assistance to the special home tuition groups run by the Society for Autistic Children.
Special schools also included industrial, reformatory and truant schools for juvenile delinquents or children found vagrant.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to special schools, 1854-1977, including: Acts and Regulations relating to mental deficiency; ascertainment and notification of mentally defective children; the organisation of emergency special schools in London during the Second World War; acquisition of country properties for use as residential schools; sex instruction in residential schools; blind and defective children formerly dealt with under Poor Law powers; use of school ambulances for physically defective pupils; corporal punishment in transferred residential schools and homes; the Education (Institution Children) Act, 1923; scholarships for physically defective children; scholarships for myopic pupils; scholarships for partially blind children; domestic training for blind and partially blind girls; diet at residential schools and homes; reservations for the handicapped at Government holiday camps; visit of 200 London delicate children to Adelboden, Switzerland; wireless sets and gramophones for special and industrial schools; Joint Parliamentary Advisory Council concerning physically defective children; Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration; Building Programme for special schools; Regional Conferences on Special Schools; Meetings of Heads of Boarding Special Schools; visit of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to John Ruskin School for partially-sighted children; visit to special schools in Belgium and Holland by Council officers; sickness at residential schools; residential school nurses; further education of handicapped children; enuresis (bed-wetting); cost of maintenance of special schools; juvenile delinquency and statistics. Also general papers relating to individual institutions, including photographs and histories.
Minutes of the Managing Committees of various industrial, reformatory and truant schools, children's homes, residential schools for deprived children, residential open-air schools, residential schools for children with mental or physical disability, day special schools and reformatory schools. Registers of admission and discharge, log-books, punishment books for various reformatory schools, residential schools and children's homes; and annual reports and inspection reports for various schools (please see catalogue for full list of the schools).
Specimens of progress record books for deaf children; sample of case papers for children reported on under the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-1927; sample of case-papers for children reported on under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944; specimen sets of case-papers for handicapped children placed in residential schools; sample school leavers case sheets for Educational Special Needs schools under the Mental Health Act, 1959; and diagrammatic record of incidence of cases of infectious diseases at residential schools.
LCC/EO/SS/01: General; LCC/EO/SS/02-06: Minutes; LCC/EO/SS/07: Registers; LCC/EO/SS/08: Reports; LCC/EO/SS/09: Financial.
LCC/CH/D: London County Council Children's Department relating to places of detention such as industrial schools and reformatory schools.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/SS 1854-1977 Collection 16.9 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1945 the Ministry of Education issued regluations determining which disabilities required special educational treatment, namely, "the blind, the partially sighted, the deaf, the partially deaf, the diabetic, the delicate, the educationally sub-normal, the epileptic, the maladjusted, the physically disabled and those with speech defects".
Not all disabled children needed to be educated in special schools. Children with partial hearing, who formerly attended special schools, were able after 1947 to attend special units in ordinary primary schools, and in 1959 arrangements were made for the attendance of partially hearing children at secondary schools. Similarly, of children with defective sight, only the most severely handicapped needed to attend special schools. Arrangements were made for the transportation of children from home to school, and if a child was so severely handicapped that travel to school was not feasible arrangements were made for education in hospital or at home. Children with cerebral palsy were provided with special classes, to which they were taken by ambulance.
The curriculum of the special schools was designed to give a basic education similar to that in ordinary schools. Children were encouraged to disregard their disability and to look upon themselves as normal. They went to the rural centres, on school journeys, and on educational visits, and had their share of concerts and other cultural activities. There were special medical care and treatment to facilitate the education of the deaf and the blind.
For children whose behaviour pointed to emotional disturbance, there were child-guidance clinics, of which the Council maintained seven, others being provided by hospital authorities. The Council was the first local education authority to appoint its own psychologist to investigate cases of special difficulty. This work was later undertaken by a team of educational specialists attached to the inspectorate. In 1962 the Council opened a special class providing therapy and education for young psychotic and autistic children. The Council was the first authority in the country to give financial assistance to the special home tuition groups run by the Society for Autistic Children.
Special schools also included industrial, reformatory and truant schools for juvenile delinquents or children found vagrant.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to special schools, 1854-1977, including: Acts and Regulations relating to mental deficiency; ascertainment and notification of mentally defective children; the organisation of emergency special schools in London during the Second World War; acquisition of country properties for use as residential schools; sex instruction in residential schools; blind and defective children formerly dealt with under Poor Law powers; use of school ambulances for physically defective pupils; corporal punishment in transferred residential schools and homes; the Education (Institution Children) Act, 1923; scholarships for physically defective children; scholarships for myopic pupils; scholarships for partially blind children; domestic training for blind and partially blind girls; diet at residential schools and homes; reservations for the handicapped at Government holiday camps; visit of 200 London delicate children to Adelboden, Switzerland; wireless sets and gramophones for special and industrial schools; Joint Parliamentary Advisory Council concerning physically defective children; Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration; Building Programme for special schools; Regional Conferences on Special Schools; Meetings of Heads of Boarding Special Schools; visit of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to John Ruskin School for partially-sighted children; visit to special schools in Belgium and Holland by Council officers; sickness at residential schools; residential school nurses; further education of handicapped children; enuresis (bed-wetting); cost of maintenance of special schools; juvenile delinquency and statistics. Also general papers relating to individual institutions, including photographs and histories.
Minutes of the Managing Committees of various industrial, reformatory and truant schools, children's homes, residential schools for deprived children, residential open-air schools, residential schools for children with mental or physical disability, day special schools and reformatory schools. Registers of admission and discharge, log-books, punishment books for various reformatory schools, residential schools and children's homes; and annual reports and inspection reports for various schools (please see catalogue for full list of the schools).
Specimens of progress record books for deaf children; sample of case papers for children reported on under the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913-1927; sample of case-papers for children reported on under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944; specimen sets of case-papers for handicapped children placed in residential schools; sample school leavers case sheets for Educational Special Needs schools under the Mental Health Act, 1959; and diagrammatic record of incidence of cases of infectious diseases at residential schools.
LCC/EO/SS/01: General; LCC/EO/SS/02-06: Minutes; LCC/EO/SS/07: Registers; LCC/EO/SS/08: Reports; LCC/EO/SS/09: Financial.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Generally fit, some volume of minutes and registers have been microfilmed.
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LCC/CH/D: London County Council Children's Department relating to places of detention such as industrial schools and reformatory schools.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Boarding schools Learning Learning disabilities Physically disabled Educational institutions Schools Special schools Disabled children Social welfare Child welfare Residential child care Childrens homes Education of the deaf Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Mentally disabled Formal education Special education Education of the blind Social problems Delinquency Juvenile delinquency Reformatory schools Education School punishment Corporal punishment LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council Church of England Advisory Committee on Spiritual Ministration London England UK Western Europe School discipline Europe Educational environment
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The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
In 1919, the Standing Joint Committee on Scales of Salary for Teachers in Public Elementary Schools was established at the request of the President of the Board of Education 'to secure the orderly and progressive solution of the salary question in Public Elementary Schools on a national basis and its correlation with a solution of the salary problem in Secondary Schools'. Similar committees were subsequently established concerned with the salaries of teachers in secondary schools and those teaching in technical schools. The first Burnham report of 1919 established a provisional minimum scale for elementary school teachers payable from January 1920. This initial stage was followed in 1921 by four standard scales of salary allocated by areas, which were to operate for four years. Negotiations for scales of salary to operate following the four year settlement ended in disagreement and was finally decided by arbitration, Lord Burnham acting as arbiter. Four new scales were formulated as well as some re-allocation scales for individual authorities.
The committees became known as the Burnham Committees after the chairman Lord Burnham, and following his death in 1933 the title was officially adopted.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to staff, 1881-1968.
Subject and policy files relating to the Burnham Committees, including the Elementary Committee, Secondary Committee, Technical Committee, Standing Joint Committees (Elementary, Secondary and Technical), Local Education Authorities Panel, papers relating to revision of salaries and papers relating to arbitration proceedings.
Subject and policy files relating to teaching staff, including papers on student teacherships; the eligibility of aliens; assessment machinery for promotion of teachers; teachers failing to pass the certificate examination; employment of conscientious objectors; shortage of Infants' school teachers; married women teachers; staffing of elementary schools; staffing of schools in poor and difficult districts; qualifications required for teachers of commercial subjects in central schools; distribution and training of music teachers; supply teachers; women teachers in boys' departments; appointment of Head Teachers; environmental conditions of teachers and children; interchange of staff and exchanges abroad; recruitment and employment of teachers; supervision of meals and teacher training colleges.
Subject and policy files relating to non-teaching staff including the LCC Education Officer and his staff; the Chief Inspector and inspectors of schools; the Children's care service; health visitors and the School Health Service; social workers; school inquiry officers; the Play Centre Service; and administrative and clerical staff.
Registers of teachers and other staff working at LCC and non-provided schools; registers of applicants for employment; registers of pupil teachers, salary registers and registers of unattached teachers. Pamphlets "The Teaching Profession - How to become a Teacher in a London School" (1921) and "Willingly to School: An Introduction to the Work of the Education Officer's Department" (1952).
Also album of photographs of members of the Education (Executive) Dept in 1908 presented to Mr. (later Sir) Robert Blair on occasion of his Silver Wedding, 1908, including photographs of Philippa Fawcett, principal assistant in charge of secondary schools, and Elizabeth Burgwin, child care pioneer.
LCC/EO/STA/01: Burnham Committee; LCC/EO/STA/02: Teachers; LCC/EO/STA/03: Non teaching staff; LCC/EO/STA/04: Registers; LCC/EO/STA/05: Printed material and photographs.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/STA 1881-1968 Collection 14.88 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Education Committee of the London County Council consisted of 35 members of the Council and a number of co-opted members who were invited to serve on the Committee because of their experience in the educational field. The Committee was divided into smaller sub-committees, each with a specific focus, for example the Further Education Sub-Committee concerned itself with the policy and management of all after school-age education. The Education Officer and his staff carried out the decisions of the Committees and acted as their advisers.
To avoid over-centralisation, London was divided into 9 divisions, each consisting of about three of the metropolitan boroughs. Every division had a local office, the headquarters of the divisional officer who was the representative of the Education Officer. School inspectors were also based at the divisional office.
In 1919, the Standing Joint Committee on Scales of Salary for Teachers in Public Elementary Schools was established at the request of the President of the Board of Education 'to secure the orderly and progressive solution of the salary question in Public Elementary Schools on a national basis and its correlation with a solution of the salary problem in Secondary Schools'. Similar committees were subsequently established concerned with the salaries of teachers in secondary schools and those teaching in technical schools. The first Burnham report of 1919 established a provisional minimum scale for elementary school teachers payable from January 1920. This initial stage was followed in 1921 by four standard scales of salary allocated by areas, which were to operate for four years. Negotiations for scales of salary to operate following the four year settlement ended in disagreement and was finally decided by arbitration, Lord Burnham acting as arbiter. Four new scales were formulated as well as some re-allocation scales for individual authorities.
The committees became known as the Burnham Committees after the chairman Lord Burnham, and following his death in 1933 the title was officially adopted.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to staff, 1881-1968.
Subject and policy files relating to the Burnham Committees, including the Elementary Committee, Secondary Committee, Technical Committee, Standing Joint Committees (Elementary, Secondary and Technical), Local Education Authorities Panel, papers relating to revision of salaries and papers relating to arbitration proceedings.
Subject and policy files relating to teaching staff, including papers on student teacherships; the eligibility of aliens; assessment machinery for promotion of teachers; teachers failing to pass the certificate examination; employment of conscientious objectors; shortage of Infants' school teachers; married women teachers; staffing of elementary schools; staffing of schools in poor and difficult districts; qualifications required for teachers of commercial subjects in central schools; distribution and training of music teachers; supply teachers; women teachers in boys' departments; appointment of Head Teachers; environmental conditions of teachers and children; interchange of staff and exchanges abroad; recruitment and employment of teachers; supervision of meals and teacher training colleges.
Subject and policy files relating to non-teaching staff including the LCC Education Officer and his staff; the Chief Inspector and inspectors of schools; the Children's care service; health visitors and the School Health Service; social workers; school inquiry officers; the Play Centre Service; and administrative and clerical staff.
Registers of teachers and other staff working at LCC and non-provided schools; registers of applicants for employment; registers of pupil teachers, salary registers and registers of unattached teachers. Pamphlets "The Teaching Profession - How to become a Teacher in a London School" (1921) and "Willingly to School: An Introduction to the Work of the Education Officer's Department" (1952).
Also album of photographs of members of the Education (Executive) Dept in 1908 presented to Mr. (later Sir) Robert Blair on occasion of his Silver Wedding, 1908, including photographs of Philippa Fawcett, principal assistant in charge of secondary schools, and Elizabeth Burgwin, child care pioneer.
LCC/EO/STA/01: Burnham Committee; LCC/EO/STA/02: Teachers; LCC/EO/STA/03: Non teaching staff; LCC/EO/STA/04: Registers; LCC/EO/STA/05: Printed material and photographs.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Fawcett , Philippa Garrett , 1868-1948 , mathematician and civil servant Government Public administration Health services administration Organization and administration Personnel management Educational institutions Schools Teacher recruitment Educational efficiency Economics of education Teacher supply Teachers Teaching profession Teacher conditions of employment Teacher wages People People by occupation Personnel Educational personnel Paraprofessional educational personnel Burgwin , Elizabeth Miriam , 1850-1940 , child care pioneer Blair , Sir , Robert , 1859-1935 , Knight , educational administrator LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council Burnham Committee London England UK Western Europe Europe
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When the London County Council became a local education authority it became the largest employer of teachers in the country. In 1902 it had established the London Day Training College in association with the University of London. In 1932 this College passed to the control of the University and became the Institute of Education. The Council founded six emergency training colleges after the Second World War. These colleges were meant to help solve some of the urgent post war problems, offering a one-year course of training, and were closed by 1951.
The decision of the Minister of Education in 1957 to extend the course of teacher training from two to three years led to expansion in the provision of places. Several training colleges in London were enlarged and a new day-training college for mature students (Sidney Webb College) was opened in 1961. In the same year the Council undertook responsibility for the maintenance of two voluntary colleges, one specialising in physical education and the other in training for primary education. By 1964 the Council was administering nine training colleges, all of them constituent colleges of the University of London Institute of Education.
It became clear from 1960 onwards that despite the increased numbers coming from training colleges, the shortage of primary school teachers was likely to become even more acute, largely because the earlier average age of marriage was causing women teachers to leave the profession in greater numbers. The increased birth-rate from 1954 onwards also accentuated the demand for primary teachers. The Council therefore took the initiative in seeking primary school staff from other sources, and started a series of short courses designed to attract into primary teaching married women graduates who had no teaching experience. At about the same time a vigorous publicity campaign was launched by the Council to increase the use of part-time teachers in primary and secondary schools. The Council's efforts met with considerable success, and in the recruitment of part-time teachers other local education authorities followed this example.
The Froebel Society for the Promotion of the Kindergarten System was founded in 1874 in order to provide courses of training for nursery teachers and a recognition and inspection facility for nursery schools. In 1887 the Society created a separate body, the National Froebel Union, in order to validate examinations and set standards for the Froebel Teacher's Certificate. In 1938 the two bodies united to form the National Froebel Foundation.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to teacher training, 1903-1976.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including the Departmental Committee on the Training of Teachers; relations between the Universities and Training Colleges; the Central Consultative Committee of Headmasters and Headmistresses; training of art teachers; training of teachers of the blind; training of teachers of building; training of teachers of the deaf; training of domestic economy teachers; training of teachers of educationally sub-normal children; physical training in LCC Training Colleges; arrangements during the Second World War; Emergency Training Colleges; Senior County Teachers' Scholarships; statistics; National Froebel Union (later Foundation); University of Cambridge Certificate of Education; grants regulations; supply and training of teachers for technical colleges; introduction of the three-year teacher training course.
Subject files relating to individual LCC Training Colleges and individual Training Colleges not maintained by the LCC, including papers on buildings, equipment, expansions, reorganisations and closures, staffing, establishment of courses, arrangements and evacuation during Second World War, transfer of colleges to University of London, correspondence, syllabi, pamphlets, prospectuses, college magazines, policies, grants and fees, inspections, Governor's meeting minutes, Students' Union meeting minutes, Staff-Student Consultative Committee minutes, Staff Meetings and Academic Board meeting minutes (please see catalogue for full list of the individual colleges).
Also sample sets of applicants' case-papers for the Loan Fund for Prospective Teachers; sample sets of personal files of Training College students; reports from Annual Conferences of Teachers; handbooks from the Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project; sample certificates and student report and record books; National Froebel Union regulations, examination papers and reports of examiners; 'The Government of Maintained Training Colleges', LCC pamphlet (1953).
LCC/EO/TRA/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/EO/TRA/02-03: Training Colleges; LCC/EO/TRA/04: Minutes; LCC/EO/TRA/05: General.
The Archive of the Institute of Education, University of London, can be contacted at 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL. The National Froebel Foundation Archive is held at Roehampton University Archives and Special Collections, University Library, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 5SZ.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/TRA 1903-1976 Collection 9.18 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
When the London County Council became a local education authority it became the largest employer of teachers in the country. In 1902 it had established the London Day Training College in association with the University of London. In 1932 this College passed to the control of the University and became the Institute of Education. The Council founded six emergency training colleges after the Second World War. These colleges were meant to help solve some of the urgent post war problems, offering a one-year course of training, and were closed by 1951.
The decision of the Minister of Education in 1957 to extend the course of teacher training from two to three years led to expansion in the provision of places. Several training colleges in London were enlarged and a new day-training college for mature students (Sidney Webb College) was opened in 1961. In the same year the Council undertook responsibility for the maintenance of two voluntary colleges, one specialising in physical education and the other in training for primary education. By 1964 the Council was administering nine training colleges, all of them constituent colleges of the University of London Institute of Education.
It became clear from 1960 onwards that despite the increased numbers coming from training colleges, the shortage of primary school teachers was likely to become even more acute, largely because the earlier average age of marriage was causing women teachers to leave the profession in greater numbers. The increased birth-rate from 1954 onwards also accentuated the demand for primary teachers. The Council therefore took the initiative in seeking primary school staff from other sources, and started a series of short courses designed to attract into primary teaching married women graduates who had no teaching experience. At about the same time a vigorous publicity campaign was launched by the Council to increase the use of part-time teachers in primary and secondary schools. The Council's efforts met with considerable success, and in the recruitment of part-time teachers other local education authorities followed this example.
The Froebel Society for the Promotion of the Kindergarten System was founded in 1874 in order to provide courses of training for nursery teachers and a recognition and inspection facility for nursery schools. In 1887 the Society created a separate body, the National Froebel Union, in order to validate examinations and set standards for the Froebel Teacher's Certificate. In 1938 the two bodies united to form the National Froebel Foundation.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to teacher training, 1903-1976.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including the Departmental Committee on the Training of Teachers; relations between the Universities and Training Colleges; the Central Consultative Committee of Headmasters and Headmistresses; training of art teachers; training of teachers of the blind; training of teachers of building; training of teachers of the deaf; training of domestic economy teachers; training of teachers of educationally sub-normal children; physical training in LCC Training Colleges; arrangements during the Second World War; Emergency Training Colleges; Senior County Teachers' Scholarships; statistics; National Froebel Union (later Foundation); University of Cambridge Certificate of Education; grants regulations; supply and training of teachers for technical colleges; introduction of the three-year teacher training course.
Subject files relating to individual LCC Training Colleges and individual Training Colleges not maintained by the LCC, including papers on buildings, equipment, expansions, reorganisations and closures, staffing, establishment of courses, arrangements and evacuation during Second World War, transfer of colleges to University of London, correspondence, syllabi, pamphlets, prospectuses, college magazines, policies, grants and fees, inspections, Governor's meeting minutes, Students' Union meeting minutes, Staff-Student Consultative Committee minutes, Staff Meetings and Academic Board meeting minutes (please see catalogue for full list of the individual colleges).
Also sample sets of applicants' case-papers for the Loan Fund for Prospective Teachers; sample sets of personal files of Training College students; reports from Annual Conferences of Teachers; handbooks from the Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project; sample certificates and student report and record books; National Froebel Union regulations, examination papers and reports of examiners; 'The Government of Maintained Training Colleges', LCC pamphlet (1953).
LCC/EO/TRA/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/EO/TRA/02-03: Training Colleges; LCC/EO/TRA/04: Minutes; LCC/EO/TRA/05: General.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The Archive of the Institute of Education, University of London, can be contacted at 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL. The National Froebel Foundation Archive is held at Roehampton University Archives and Special Collections, University Library, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 5SZ.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Secondary teacher education Educational institutions Schools Higher education institutions Vocational schools Teacher education schools Preprimary teacher education Primary teacher education People People by occupation Personnel Educational personnel Teachers Technical teacher education Educational personnel training Teacher education Special teacher education Education LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council Froebel Society University of London Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project London England UK Western Europe Europe
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Plans and preparations for the evacuation of civilian populations from vulnerable areas had been made well before the war. London was regarded as the main target, and the general belief was that hostilities would start with an immediate series of heavy aerial bombardments. During the Munich crisis of September 1938 about 4000 children from nursery and special schools were sent by ambulance to camps and residential schools outside London. They were brought back within a month, the crisis having passed. This experience was to prove useful.
In January 1939 a special evacuation division of the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education, with the help of officers of the Council, made detailed plans. Schoolchildren, children under five with their mothers, expectant mothers, and blind adults were treated as priority classes. Transport was planned for moving a million and a quarter people from London. In August 1939 the Council announced that 600,000 people had been evacuated without mishap. By Christmas 1939 no serious air attacks had occurred, and a large number of the evacuees had returned to London. In June 1940, with the increasing threat of air-raids, the exodus from London recommenced, although this time the priority classes were encouraged to make their own arrangements; free travel vouchers were issued and billeting allowances paid. The constant problem was to check the drift back to London whenever there was a lull in the raids, to be followed by another exodus when the air raids started again.
The evacuation encountered many difficulties and criticisms. It did, however, undoubtedly save the lives of thousands of children. The London children and the residents of the countryside were brought into sudden and closer awareness of each other. The way of life of the slum dwellers was startlingly revealed, giving added impetus to the movement for a reconstruction of London to provide better living conditions for its citizens.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to emergency wartime measures, including evacuation, 1908-1954.
Subject and policy files relating to evacuation including historical record of the evacuation operation up to 1943; statutory basis of evacuation scheme; acceleration of civil defence measures; Air Raid Defence League; correspondence with other metropolitan authorities; correspondence with authorities in reception areas; circular letters to schools; Government publications on evacuation; inter-departmental conferences; circulars issued by local education authorities in the reception areas; tests and rehearsals; signals and messages; reports by Inspectors on emergency re-assembly; statistics; staffing and organisation; care and use of gas masks; identification measures and equipment; education of evacuated children; propaganda drive and possibility of compulsory evacuation; communal activities for evacuated women; aliens evacuated to restricted areas; employment of school children on harvest work; railway facilities for visits by parents to the reception areas; visits by relatives in cases of sickness or death; 1940 Scheme for provision of boots and clothing; subsistence allowances for teachers and other staff; billeting arrangements; recovery of expenses from parents in some circumstances; Plan IV, the second large-scale evacuation operation in June 1940; Plan V, the 'trickle' evacuation after June 1940; Plan VI, the large-scale evacuation on advent of heavy bombing; Plan VII, the evacuation of homeless children with their parents; Children's Overseas Reception Scheme; special scheme for evacuation of certain coastal areas; the 'Rivulet' evacuation operation in case of resumption of aerial attacks, put into effect in July 1944 after commencement of fly-bomb raids; refugee students; Christmas parties in the reception areas, Christmas Treats Fund; Advisory Committee on Evacuation of School children (Ministry of Health); Education Officer's Advisory Committee on Evacuation; Confidential Bulletins (Secretariat File); transport arrangements; criticisms of the evacuation arrangements; 'The Schools in Wartime', Board of Education Memoranda numbers 1 to 35; Board of Education circulars; Ministry of Health circulars; LCC Evacuation Bulletins; BBC broadcast talks and announcements concerning evacuation; anecdotes from evacuation period; closing down of evacuation scheme; return arrangements on close-down of evacuation scheme; administration in the reception areas; correspondence relating to the 'Official History of World War II' Education volume.
Subject and policy files relating to the evacuation of special categories of evacuees (special schools, nursery schools, mothers and under-fives, open air schools, mentally disabled children, approved schools and remand homes, diabetic children, hospital schools, blind persons, refugee children, aged and infirm persons, Jewish school children, expectant mothers), including holiday camps used for special evacuees; circular letter concerning evacuation arrangements for special parties; juvenile delinquency on the part of London evacuees; reports by medical inspectors on physically and mentally defective children in evacuation camps; evacuation to Northern Ireland; evacuation to Ireland; and winding up of evacuation scheme for special parties and nurseries.
Subject and policy files on schools remaining in London, including air raid circulars issued to schools during the First World War; census of children in London; children returning to London; steps taken to check drift back to London; weekly estimates of children in London; re-opening of schools in London; emergency schools in London; re-imposition of compulsory attendance; reports by inspectors on school conditions during the period of "flying-bomb" attacks; air raid precautions in schools; adaptations in school premises to provide first aid posts; use of school premises by the Civil Defence services; damage to schools and post-war reconstruction; war production work in technical institutions; war-time day nurseries and play centres; report on the standard of attainment at wartime elementary schools in London; victory celebrations.
Photographs and press cuttings relating to the evacuation of children and schools; school diaries and log books; school magazines; posters (double crown size) connected with various aspects of the evacuation scheme; Directory of London Schools in the Reception Areas; outline map showing distribution of London's evacuated school children; transport schedules prepared by Divisional Dispersals Officers; Ministry of Health handbook on billeting and welfare for the use of Chief Billeting Officers; 'The Schools in Wartime', booklet published by Ministry of Education; publicity material.
LCC/EO/WAR/01: Evacuation general papers; LCC/EO/WAR/02: Special categories of evacuees; LCC/EO/WAR/03: Schools in London; LCC/EO/WAR/04: Photographs and press cuttings; LCC/EO/WAR/05: Miscellaneous.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/WAR 1908-1954 Collection 11.37 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
Plans and preparations for the evacuation of civilian populations from vulnerable areas had been made well before the war. London was regarded as the main target, and the general belief was that hostilities would start with an immediate series of heavy aerial bombardments. During the Munich crisis of September 1938 about 4000 children from nursery and special schools were sent by ambulance to camps and residential schools outside London. They were brought back within a month, the crisis having passed. This experience was to prove useful.
In January 1939 a special evacuation division of the Ministry of Health and the Board of Education, with the help of officers of the Council, made detailed plans. Schoolchildren, children under five with their mothers, expectant mothers, and blind adults were treated as priority classes. Transport was planned for moving a million and a quarter people from London. In August 1939 the Council announced that 600,000 people had been evacuated without mishap. By Christmas 1939 no serious air attacks had occurred, and a large number of the evacuees had returned to London. In June 1940, with the increasing threat of air-raids, the exodus from London recommenced, although this time the priority classes were encouraged to make their own arrangements; free travel vouchers were issued and billeting allowances paid. The constant problem was to check the drift back to London whenever there was a lull in the raids, to be followed by another exodus when the air raids started again.
The evacuation encountered many difficulties and criticisms. It did, however, undoubtedly save the lives of thousands of children. The London children and the residents of the countryside were brought into sudden and closer awareness of each other. The way of life of the slum dwellers was startlingly revealed, giving added impetus to the movement for a reconstruction of London to provide better living conditions for its citizens.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to emergency wartime measures, including evacuation, 1908-1954.
Subject and policy files relating to evacuation including historical record of the evacuation operation up to 1943; statutory basis of evacuation scheme; acceleration of civil defence measures; Air Raid Defence League; correspondence with other metropolitan authorities; correspondence with authorities in reception areas; circular letters to schools; Government publications on evacuation; inter-departmental conferences; circulars issued by local education authorities in the reception areas; tests and rehearsals; signals and messages; reports by Inspectors on emergency re-assembly; statistics; staffing and organisation; care and use of gas masks; identification measures and equipment; education of evacuated children; propaganda drive and possibility of compulsory evacuation; communal activities for evacuated women; aliens evacuated to restricted areas; employment of school children on harvest work; railway facilities for visits by parents to the reception areas; visits by relatives in cases of sickness or death; 1940 Scheme for provision of boots and clothing; subsistence allowances for teachers and other staff; billeting arrangements; recovery of expenses from parents in some circumstances; Plan IV, the second large-scale evacuation operation in June 1940; Plan V, the 'trickle' evacuation after June 1940; Plan VI, the large-scale evacuation on advent of heavy bombing; Plan VII, the evacuation of homeless children with their parents; Children's Overseas Reception Scheme; special scheme for evacuation of certain coastal areas; the 'Rivulet' evacuation operation in case of resumption of aerial attacks, put into effect in July 1944 after commencement of fly-bomb raids; refugee students; Christmas parties in the reception areas, Christmas Treats Fund; Advisory Committee on Evacuation of School children (Ministry of Health); Education Officer's Advisory Committee on Evacuation; Confidential Bulletins (Secretariat File); transport arrangements; criticisms of the evacuation arrangements; 'The Schools in Wartime', Board of Education Memoranda numbers 1 to 35; Board of Education circulars; Ministry of Health circulars; LCC Evacuation Bulletins; BBC broadcast talks and announcements concerning evacuation; anecdotes from evacuation period; closing down of evacuation scheme; return arrangements on close-down of evacuation scheme; administration in the reception areas; correspondence relating to the 'Official History of World War II' Education volume.
Subject and policy files relating to the evacuation of special categories of evacuees (special schools, nursery schools, mothers and under-fives, open air schools, mentally disabled children, approved schools and remand homes, diabetic children, hospital schools, blind persons, refugee children, aged and infirm persons, Jewish school children, expectant mothers), including holiday camps used for special evacuees; circular letter concerning evacuation arrangements for special parties; juvenile delinquency on the part of London evacuees; reports by medical inspectors on physically and mentally defective children in evacuation camps; evacuation to Northern Ireland; evacuation to Ireland; and winding up of evacuation scheme for special parties and nurseries.
Subject and policy files on schools remaining in London, including air raid circulars issued to schools during the First World War; census of children in London; children returning to London; steps taken to check drift back to London; weekly estimates of children in London; re-opening of schools in London; emergency schools in London; re-imposition of compulsory attendance; reports by inspectors on school conditions during the period of "flying-bomb" attacks; air raid precautions in schools; adaptations in school premises to provide first aid posts; use of school premises by the Civil Defence services; damage to schools and post-war reconstruction; war production work in technical institutions; war-time day nurseries and play centres; report on the standard of attainment at wartime elementary schools in London; victory celebrations.
Photographs and press cuttings relating to the evacuation of children and schools; school diaries and log books; school magazines; posters (double crown size) connected with various aspects of the evacuation scheme; Directory of London Schools in the Reception Areas; outline map showing distribution of London's evacuated school children; transport schedules prepared by Divisional Dispersals Officers; Ministry of Health handbook on billeting and welfare for the use of Chief Billeting Officers; 'The Schools in Wartime', booklet published by Ministry of Education; publicity material.
LCC/EO/WAR/01: Evacuation general papers; LCC/EO/WAR/02: Special categories of evacuees; LCC/EO/WAR/03: Schools in London; LCC/EO/WAR/04: Photographs and press cuttings; LCC/EO/WAR/05: Miscellaneous.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 War War damage Air raid damage Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) People People by roles Civilians Educational institutions Schools Civil defence Air raid precautions Military engineering Warfare Air warfare Aerial bombardment Migration Evacuation International conflicts Defence Education LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council Ministry of Health Ministry of Education Board of Education London England UK Western Europe State security Europe
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The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The Avondale Project was a pilot scheme to attach an adviser or "counsellor" to schools to advise pupils in their last year of attendance and to maintain contact with them during their first years at work. It commenced at Avondale Park School, Notting Hill before being extended to other schools.
Published
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to welfare services and children's care, 1888-1970.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including children's care work; report of Children's Care Organisers and Divisional Superintendents on Unemployment and Distress in the early stages of the First World War; London Juvenile Advisory Committee; employment of children and juveniles; cleansing of verminous children; dietary and clinical investigation into nutritional standard of Bethnal Green school children by the Rowett Research Institute (Carnegie Trust); provision of hot mid-day meals in schools; Children's Play Centres Fund; after-care of school leavers; children's care organisers; proposed integration of children's care service and school inquiry service; Association of Children's Care Organisers; Association of Social Workers; the Young People's Advisory Service Avondale Project; Children's Country Holiday Fund; Youth Employment Service; Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906; School Meals Service; Bateson Report on the employment of children as film actors, in theatrical work and in ballet; smoking and health; Child Guidance Clinic, Maudsley Hospital.
Minutes of the Children's Care Committees of individual LCC schools and minutes of Local Associations of Children's Care Committees. Registers of infringements and prosecutions regarding the employment of children under Education Act, 1921; Summons Books for infringements of school attendance requirements; minutes of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Children's Care Service.
LCC/EO/WEL/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/EO/WEL/02-03: Minutes; LCC/EO/WEL/04: Registers; LCC/EO/WEL/05: Miscellaneous.
See also the London County Council Children's Department (reference: LCC/CH) and the London County Council Welfare Department (reference: LCC/WE).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/EO/WEL 1888-1970 Collection 5.3 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Children's Service of the London County Council (LCC) was responsible for 4 groups of deprived children: those placed in care by their parents, those brought before juvenile court and then sent to approved schools or placed in care, those being adopted and those with foster parents. In 1929 the Local Government Act gave the functions of the poor law authorities to the LCC. The Council began to develop child services, but the Second World War interrupted this process. After the war a conception of a new form of organisation was beginning to emerge.
The 1948 Children's Act vested central control of children's services in the Home Secretary; the county councils were made children's authorities, and each was required to appoint a children's Committee and a children's officer. The LCC set up its Children's Committee in December 1948. The first children's officer was appointed in April 1949. The LCC had the duty to receive into care any child in the County, under the age of 17, whose parents or guardians were temporarily or permanently prevented from providing for them properly. Having received a child into care the Council was required to "further his best interests and afford him opportunity for the proper development of his character and abilities".
The Avondale Project was a pilot scheme to attach an adviser or "counsellor" to schools to advise pupils in their last year of attendance and to maintain contact with them during their first years at work. It commenced at Avondale Park School, Notting Hill before being extended to other schools.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Education Officer's Department relating to welfare services and children's care, 1888-1970.
Subject and policy files on a variety of topics including children's care work; report of Children's Care Organisers and Divisional Superintendents on Unemployment and Distress in the early stages of the First World War; London Juvenile Advisory Committee; employment of children and juveniles; cleansing of verminous children; dietary and clinical investigation into nutritional standard of Bethnal Green school children by the Rowett Research Institute (Carnegie Trust); provision of hot mid-day meals in schools; Children's Play Centres Fund; after-care of school leavers; children's care organisers; proposed integration of children's care service and school inquiry service; Association of Children's Care Organisers; Association of Social Workers; the Young People's Advisory Service Avondale Project; Children's Country Holiday Fund; Youth Employment Service; Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906; School Meals Service; Bateson Report on the employment of children as film actors, in theatrical work and in ballet; smoking and health; Child Guidance Clinic, Maudsley Hospital.
Minutes of the Children's Care Committees of individual LCC schools and minutes of Local Associations of Children's Care Committees. Registers of infringements and prosecutions regarding the employment of children under Education Act, 1921; Summons Books for infringements of school attendance requirements; minutes of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Children's Care Service.
LCC/EO/WEL/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/EO/WEL/02-03: Minutes; LCC/EO/WEL/04: Registers; LCC/EO/WEL/05: Miscellaneous.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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See also the London County Council Children's Department (reference: LCC/CH) and the London County Council Welfare Department (reference: LCC/WE).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Student welfare School meals Labour Child labour Educational institutions Schools Social welfare Child welfare Child care services Law Legislation Educational legislation Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 c57 Employment Youth employment Youth unemployment Health education Smoking education Education LCC , London County Council x London County Council Education Committee , London County Council Education Officer , London County Council Young People's Advisory Service Youth Employment Service Maudsley Hospital London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Published
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department, 1822-1965, including subject and policy files on general topics including correspondence on question whether horses can smell fire and locate scene of outbreaks; participation by Brigade in International Horse Shows; surprise inspections of stations by the Chief Officer; passing of information on fires to firms of fire assessors; the funerals of Sir Eyre Massey Shaw and Sir Lionel Wells; drills and competitions; Women's Fire Protection Force; emergency arrangements during the 1926 General Strike; pamphlet on National Fire Brigades Association; International Fire Exhibition, Paris; mutual arrangements between brigades for extinguishing fires; London Fire Brigade Questions and Answers Book; liaison with press; displays and demonstrations at exhibitions and events; London Fire Brigade Museum; reorganisation of the Brigade (1934); visits by officers to foreign fire brigades; the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention; Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services (Riverdale Committee); Fire Brigades Act, 1938; insurance companies' contributions towards the cost of the Brigade; Central Advisory Council for Fire Services; press cuttings; transfer of Fire Services from National Fire Service to local authorities after Second World War.
Subject and policy files regarding fires and special services, including papers on: fires aboard ships; fires on tramcars; fires in dance halls, factories, workshops, warehouses, Government and LCC buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, massage establishments, chimneys, hotels, clubs, lodging houses, restaurants, fried fish shops, places of public entertainment, houses, flats, tenements, schools, colleges, churches, church halls, University buildings, wharves, docks, gasworks, gas mains, departmental stores, shops and retail markets; fires involving explosives; static electricity as a cause of fire; reports on serious fires; legal right of Brigade to enter premises on fire; Society for the Protection of Life from Fire; special services including gas escapes, lift accidents, railway accidents and pumping operations during flooding; fires of doubtful origin or caused by arson and incendiaries; City fire inquests; lives lost at fires; electrical hazards at fires; organisation at large fires; oil fires; fires and panics; special reports on individual fires; fires involving celluloid; reports on fires by fire prevention officers; register of fires and other incidents attended by the Brigade Control Unit.
Subject and policy files regarding appliances and equipment including land steamers, horses and stabling, motor vehicles, motor pumps, Merryweather's pumps, escape vans and turntable ladders, electrical turntable ladders, foam tender, fireboats "Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma", "Massey Shaw" and "Raidwood", smoke helmets, respirators and breathing apparatus, chemical fire extinguishers, fire escapes, asbestos protective equipment, air foam. Also Stores Ledgers and registers of accidents to vehicles and appliances.
Subject and policy files relating to communications including street fire alarms, fire alarm telegraph systems, fire telephones, malicious false alarms, automatic fire alarms, radiotelephony, messages, Watch-room and Control Room procedures, teleprinters, radio installations, list of automatic fire alarms and fire telephones connected to each station.
Subject and policy files relating to fire prevention, including tests of fireproof flooring; inspection of public, government and Council buildings; fire precautions at various buildings including hospitals; petroleum storage; petrol fires on barges; celluloid risks; explosives; electric high voltage and neon signs; household fire protection rules; revised fire drill rules for schools; automatic sprinkler installation; foam installations to deal with petrol and oil fires; automatic drencher installations; means of escape in case of fire; Advisory Committee on the Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930; fire prevention arrangements on ships and Tube railways; Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order, 1941.
Subject and policy files relating to water supplies including liaison with Metropolitan Water Board in cases of water shortage at fires; hydrants and hydrant tablets; maps showing locations of hydrants; hydrant registers. Subject and policy files relating to Fire Brigade buildings, particularly London Fire Brigade Headquarters at Albert Embankment.
Original fire reports, containing detailed reports concerning individual calls to fires, including false alarms, including: address of fire, occupiers of premises, business or trade carried on, where fire started, particulars of fire, times of calls, method of extinguishing fire, fire appliances in attendance and fire station called. Also daily return of fire calls, compiled under section 31 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act, 1865, which required the Fire Brigade to supply each fire insurance company with a daily return of fires occurring in the Metropolis. The information generally duplicates that of the fire reports.
General reports and publications, including Memoir of James Braidwood; pamphlets and order of proceedings; handbooks; lectures; reports; articles; guidebooks; memoranda, orders and instructions; order books, statistics and log books. Also photographs.
LCC/FB/GEN/01: General; LCC/FB/GEN/02: Fires and special services; LCC/FB/GEN/03: Appliances and equipment; LCC/FB/GEN/04: Communications; LCC/FB/GEN/05: Fire prevention; LCC/FB/GEN/06: Water supplies; LCC/FB/GEN/07: Accommodation; LCC/FB/GEN/08: Fire reports; LCC/FB/GEN/09: Daily returns; LCC/FB/GEN/10: Reports; LCC/FB/GEN/11: Miscellaneous.
For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/FB/GEN 1822-1965 Collection 8.55 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department, 1822-1965, including subject and policy files on general topics including correspondence on question whether horses can smell fire and locate scene of outbreaks; participation by Brigade in International Horse Shows; surprise inspections of stations by the Chief Officer; passing of information on fires to firms of fire assessors; the funerals of Sir Eyre Massey Shaw and Sir Lionel Wells; drills and competitions; Women's Fire Protection Force; emergency arrangements during the 1926 General Strike; pamphlet on National Fire Brigades Association; International Fire Exhibition, Paris; mutual arrangements between brigades for extinguishing fires; London Fire Brigade Questions and Answers Book; liaison with press; displays and demonstrations at exhibitions and events; London Fire Brigade Museum; reorganisation of the Brigade (1934); visits by officers to foreign fire brigades; the Royal Commission on Fire Brigades and Fire Prevention; Departmental Committee on Fire Brigade Services (Riverdale Committee); Fire Brigades Act, 1938; insurance companies' contributions towards the cost of the Brigade; Central Advisory Council for Fire Services; press cuttings; transfer of Fire Services from National Fire Service to local authorities after Second World War.
Subject and policy files regarding fires and special services, including papers on: fires aboard ships; fires on tramcars; fires in dance halls, factories, workshops, warehouses, Government and LCC buildings, hospitals, nursing homes, massage establishments, chimneys, hotels, clubs, lodging houses, restaurants, fried fish shops, places of public entertainment, houses, flats, tenements, schools, colleges, churches, church halls, University buildings, wharves, docks, gasworks, gas mains, departmental stores, shops and retail markets; fires involving explosives; static electricity as a cause of fire; reports on serious fires; legal right of Brigade to enter premises on fire; Society for the Protection of Life from Fire; special services including gas escapes, lift accidents, railway accidents and pumping operations during flooding; fires of doubtful origin or caused by arson and incendiaries; City fire inquests; lives lost at fires; electrical hazards at fires; organisation at large fires; oil fires; fires and panics; special reports on individual fires; fires involving celluloid; reports on fires by fire prevention officers; register of fires and other incidents attended by the Brigade Control Unit.
Subject and policy files regarding appliances and equipment including land steamers, horses and stabling, motor vehicles, motor pumps, Merryweather's pumps, escape vans and turntable ladders, electrical turntable ladders, foam tender, fireboats "Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma", "Massey Shaw" and "Raidwood", smoke helmets, respirators and breathing apparatus, chemical fire extinguishers, fire escapes, asbestos protective equipment, air foam. Also Stores Ledgers and registers of accidents to vehicles and appliances.
Subject and policy files relating to communications including street fire alarms, fire alarm telegraph systems, fire telephones, malicious false alarms, automatic fire alarms, radiotelephony, messages, Watch-room and Control Room procedures, teleprinters, radio installations, list of automatic fire alarms and fire telephones connected to each station.
Subject and policy files relating to fire prevention, including tests of fireproof flooring; inspection of public, government and Council buildings; fire precautions at various buildings including hospitals; petroleum storage; petrol fires on barges; celluloid risks; explosives; electric high voltage and neon signs; household fire protection rules; revised fire drill rules for schools; automatic sprinkler installation; foam installations to deal with petrol and oil fires; automatic drencher installations; means of escape in case of fire; Advisory Committee on the Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930; fire prevention arrangements on ships and Tube railways; Fire Prevention (Business Premises) Order, 1941.
Subject and policy files relating to water supplies including liaison with Metropolitan Water Board in cases of water shortage at fires; hydrants and hydrant tablets; maps showing locations of hydrants; hydrant registers. Subject and policy files relating to Fire Brigade buildings, particularly London Fire Brigade Headquarters at Albert Embankment.
Original fire reports, containing detailed reports concerning individual calls to fires, including false alarms, including: address of fire, occupiers of premises, business or trade carried on, where fire started, particulars of fire, times of calls, method of extinguishing fire, fire appliances in attendance and fire station called. Also daily return of fire calls, compiled under section 31 of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act, 1865, which required the Fire Brigade to supply each fire insurance company with a daily return of fires occurring in the Metropolis. The information generally duplicates that of the fire reports.
General reports and publications, including Memoir of James Braidwood; pamphlets and order of proceedings; handbooks; lectures; reports; articles; guidebooks; memoranda, orders and instructions; order books, statistics and log books. Also photographs.
LCC/FB/GEN/01: General; LCC/FB/GEN/02: Fires and special services; LCC/FB/GEN/03: Appliances and equipment; LCC/FB/GEN/04: Communications; LCC/FB/GEN/05: Fire prevention; LCC/FB/GEN/06: Water supplies; LCC/FB/GEN/07: Accommodation; LCC/FB/GEN/08: Fire reports; LCC/FB/GEN/09: Daily returns; LCC/FB/GEN/10: Reports; LCC/FB/GEN/11: Miscellaneous.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
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Generally fit. Fire Reports 1889-1937 are in heavy volumes that require 2 people to lift, please make an advance appointment if you wish to view these items.
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For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
For detailed accounts of the history of the London Fire Brigade, see: London's Fire Brigades - W. Eric Jackson (Longman's 1966) and A History of the British Fire Service - G. V Blackstone (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957). For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 England London Society for the Protection of Life from Fire x Metropolitan Fire Brigade London Fire Engine Establishment x Metropolitan Fire Brigade x London Fire Brigade Fire Brigade Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Braidwood , James , 1800-1861 , fire officer Wells , Sir , Lionel de Lautour , 1859-1929 , fire officer Shaw , Sir , Eyre Massey , 1828-1908 , fire officer Architecture Buildings Public buildings Fire stations Damage Water resources management Fire damage Water supply Arson Crime Fires Accidents Disasters Safety devices Warning devices Emergency services Fire safety Fire services Transport Vehicles Emergency vehicles Fire engines Political movements Protest movements People General Strike (1926) People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Safety Fire fighters Safety measures Fire prevention Finance Insurance Fire insurance UK Western Europe Europe
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The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Published
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department relating to staffing, 1866-1945.
Subject and policy files on staffing matters, including petitions concerning pay; duties of pilots in the River Service; salary of Chief Officer; rates of pay; arbitration before the Industrial Court on question of free medical treatment for firemen; retirements and resignations; appointments; Sub-Officers Staff Committee; Station Officers Staff Committee; trade union membership; pension arrangements; allowances for dependants of men killed on duty; medical treatment of firemen; medals and decorations; Departmental Committee on the Hours, Pay and Conditions of Service of Firemen (Middlebrook Committee); discipline policy and procedure; personnel statistics.
Subject and policy files relating to training including examinations for promotion; educational classes for firemen; drill instructions and diagrams; technical examinations; lectures by Fire Brigade staff; training and promotion schemes.
Also informative booklets used for recruiting purposes; 'The Fire Service Drill Book' (first edition, 1949); minutes of meetings of Fire Brigade Departmental Committee of the LCC Staff Association; register of disciplinary cases; register of candidates for enrolment in the Brigade; record sheets of regular London Fire Brigade personnel serving at date of nationalisation in 1941, register listing alphabetically all London Fire Brigade regular personnel absorbed into the National Fire Service in 1941 with their dates of subsequent discharge, and printed notice for information of prospective recruits.
LCC/FB/STA/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/FB/STA/02: Training; LCC/FB/STA/03: General.
For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/FB/STA 1866-1945 Collection 0.67 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department relating to staffing, 1866-1945.
Subject and policy files on staffing matters, including petitions concerning pay; duties of pilots in the River Service; salary of Chief Officer; rates of pay; arbitration before the Industrial Court on question of free medical treatment for firemen; retirements and resignations; appointments; Sub-Officers Staff Committee; Station Officers Staff Committee; trade union membership; pension arrangements; allowances for dependants of men killed on duty; medical treatment of firemen; medals and decorations; Departmental Committee on the Hours, Pay and Conditions of Service of Firemen (Middlebrook Committee); discipline policy and procedure; personnel statistics.
Subject and policy files relating to training including examinations for promotion; educational classes for firemen; drill instructions and diagrams; technical examinations; lectures by Fire Brigade staff; training and promotion schemes.
Also informative booklets used for recruiting purposes; 'The Fire Service Drill Book' (first edition, 1949); minutes of meetings of Fire Brigade Departmental Committee of the LCC Staff Association; register of disciplinary cases; register of candidates for enrolment in the Brigade; record sheets of regular London Fire Brigade personnel serving at date of nationalisation in 1941, register listing alphabetically all London Fire Brigade regular personnel absorbed into the National Fire Service in 1941 with their dates of subsequent discharge, and printed notice for information of prospective recruits.
LCC/FB/STA/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/FB/STA/02: Training; LCC/FB/STA/03: General.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
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For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
For detailed accounts of the history of the London Fire Brigade, see: London's Fire Brigades - W. Eric Jackson (Longman's 1966) and A History of the British Fire Service - G. V Blackstone (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957). For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Social behaviour Social norms Awards Medals Social services Social security Pensions Ethics Moral concepts Discipline Emergency services Employee discipline Fire services People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Fire fighters Conditions of employment Working conditions Government Public administration Health services administration Organization and administration Personnel management Wages Care of dependants Care Health services Training LCC , London County Council x London County Council Fire Brigade Department , London County Council London Fire Engine Establishment x Metropolitan Fire Brigade x London Fire Brigade National Fire Service x Auxiliary Fire Service London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Published
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department relating to emergency wartime measures, 1914-1949, including subject and policy files on the First World War History of the Brigade; First World War air raid measures; experiments to test the efficacy of dry-powder fire extinguishers against incendiary bombs; fire protection for munitions factories; coal and food rationing; war badges for off-duty wear by firemen of military age; employment of disabled ex-servicemen; medals and decorations awarded to Brigade staff (uniformed and non-uniformed) on war service; interwar consideration of air raid precautions; fire-fighting during air attacks; press cuttings on air raid precautions; auxiliary fire stations; air raid warning signals; unexploded bombs and shells; Fire Service Information Bulletins; co-operation between military and civil authorities; Ministry of Information Official Bulletins; duties of fire brigades in case of invasion; National Fire Service (London Area) Regulations, 1941; nationalisation of fire services on 18 August 1941; situation reports; decontamination; emergency vehicles; River Service; Emergency Water supplies; communications in wartime; observation posts; anti-gas and incendiary bomb control training; Auxiliary Fire Service recruitment; liaison arrangements with London Salvage Corps; honours and awards for gallantry; reports on individual air raids (in and out of London); long range rockets.
Original air raid fire reports, First World War, and original reports on incidents due to enemy action, Second World War. Daily returns of air raid fire calls, First World War and Second World War. Situation reports, Second World War.
"Fire Over London: The Story of the London Fire Service"; London Auxiliary Fire Service informative leaflets used for recruiting purposes; National Fire Service (England and Wales) Directory; London Civil Defence Region Directories; Directory of London Fire Brigade and London Auxiliary Fire Service Stations and Sub-Stations; registers of B Class auxiliaries (the fire-fighting category) enrolled in the Auxiliary Fire Service from 1938; Press Cuttings Book; London Auxiliary Fire Service Routine Orders.
London Fire Region (LFR) files, including messages received at night in the Regional Control Room; LFR Newsletters; air raids on Portsmouth and Southampton; incendiary bombs; Fire Service vehicles; Water Relaying Units; women auxiliaries; Regional Fire Officer duties; Regional Fire Headquarters staff; twice daily situation reports (London Civil Defence Region); Regional Fire Control Room Occurrence Book; London Fire Region Twice-daily Situation Reports; Home Office Daily Air Raid Intelligence Reports; Home Office Weekly Summary of Air Raid Intelligence; Home Office Detailed Reports on individual fires; training films; monthly returns of personnel and appliances in each outer-London brigade; medals, decorations and honours; underground control room; conferences; protection of fire stations against bombing and poison gas; aircraft crash fires; reporting of casualties.
LCC/FB/WAR/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/FB/WAR/02: Air raid fire reports; LCC/FB/WAR/03: Returns of air raid fire calls; LCC/FB/WAR/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/FB/WAR/LFR: London Fire Region files.
For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/FB/WAR 1914-1949 Collection 2.48 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council, on its creation in 1889, assumed responsibility for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade maintained by its predecessor, the Metropolitan Board of Works. On 15 August 1904 the name of the brigade was changed to the London Fire Brigade by virtue of Section 46 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904.
As part of the Second World War emergency organisation, a Regional Fire Officer with a small staff was appointed to co-ordinate the work of fire brigades in the Greater London area. From 18 August 1941 to 31 March 1948, under emergency legislation, the Brigade and the wartime London Auxiliary Fire Service, in common with the brigades of other local authorities, were merged into a National Fire Service under the direction of the Home Office. The Council resumed control of the Brigade from 1 April 1948.
1833: London Fire Engine Establishment began to operate, being a union of brigades formerly run by individual insurance companies.
1836: Society for the Protection of Life from Fire set up, a voluntary society maintaining and manning fire escapes at a number of stations throughout London.
1865: Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act placing responsibility for extinguishing fires and protecting life and property upon MBW. Thus on 1 Jan 1866 Metropolitan Fire Brigade came into existence, commanded by Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (the new brigade was combination of two bodies described above)
1866: London Salvage Corps established by leading insurance companies to protect property rather than life at metropolitan conflagrations.
1889: LCC take over Metropolitan Fire Brigade
1904: Name changed to London Fire Brigade.
1938: Threat of war leads to formation of Auxiliary Fire Service to augment existing brigade; equipment and finance provided by Home Office, training and day to day management closely supervised by London Fire Brigade.
1941: National Fire Service created to unify fire services of entire country; London became one of 11 regions of this Service, the London Fire Brigade and Auxiliary Fire Service being superseded.
1947: Fire Services Act - responsibility for fire brigades placed upon County Councils and County Boroughs nationally.
1948 1 April: London Fire Brigade resumed operations.
1948 1 April: Middlesex County Fire Service came into operation. Before war fire services in county of Middlesex were responsibility of Urban District and Borough authorities, and at an earlier date parish vestries occasionally provided fire engines for local fires.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Fire Brigade Department relating to emergency wartime measures, 1914-1949, including subject and policy files on the First World War History of the Brigade; First World War air raid measures; experiments to test the efficacy of dry-powder fire extinguishers against incendiary bombs; fire protection for munitions factories; coal and food rationing; war badges for off-duty wear by firemen of military age; employment of disabled ex-servicemen; medals and decorations awarded to Brigade staff (uniformed and non-uniformed) on war service; interwar consideration of air raid precautions; fire-fighting during air attacks; press cuttings on air raid precautions; auxiliary fire stations; air raid warning signals; unexploded bombs and shells; Fire Service Information Bulletins; co-operation between military and civil authorities; Ministry of Information Official Bulletins; duties of fire brigades in case of invasion; National Fire Service (London Area) Regulations, 1941; nationalisation of fire services on 18 August 1941; situation reports; decontamination; emergency vehicles; River Service; Emergency Water supplies; communications in wartime; observation posts; anti-gas and incendiary bomb control training; Auxiliary Fire Service recruitment; liaison arrangements with London Salvage Corps; honours and awards for gallantry; reports on individual air raids (in and out of London); long range rockets.
Original air raid fire reports, First World War, and original reports on incidents due to enemy action, Second World War. Daily returns of air raid fire calls, First World War and Second World War. Situation reports, Second World War.
"Fire Over London: The Story of the London Fire Service"; London Auxiliary Fire Service informative leaflets used for recruiting purposes; National Fire Service (England and Wales) Directory; London Civil Defence Region Directories; Directory of London Fire Brigade and London Auxiliary Fire Service Stations and Sub-Stations; registers of B Class auxiliaries (the fire-fighting category) enrolled in the Auxiliary Fire Service from 1938; Press Cuttings Book; London Auxiliary Fire Service Routine Orders.
London Fire Region (LFR) files, including messages received at night in the Regional Control Room; LFR Newsletters; air raids on Portsmouth and Southampton; incendiary bombs; Fire Service vehicles; Water Relaying Units; women auxiliaries; Regional Fire Officer duties; Regional Fire Headquarters staff; twice daily situation reports (London Civil Defence Region); Regional Fire Control Room Occurrence Book; London Fire Region Twice-daily Situation Reports; Home Office Daily Air Raid Intelligence Reports; Home Office Weekly Summary of Air Raid Intelligence; Home Office Detailed Reports on individual fires; training films; monthly returns of personnel and appliances in each outer-London brigade; medals, decorations and honours; underground control room; conferences; protection of fire stations against bombing and poison gas; aircraft crash fires; reporting of casualties.
LCC/FB/WAR/01: Subject and policy files; LCC/FB/WAR/02: Air raid fire reports; LCC/FB/WAR/03: Returns of air raid fire calls; LCC/FB/WAR/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/FB/WAR/LFR: London Fire Region files.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For records of the London Fire Brigade Widows and Orphans Fund 1906-1980 see ref ACC/730, for the London Fire Engine Establishment see ref LFE. For the Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1866-1889 see records of the Metropolitan Board of Works (ref MBW). For Middlesex County Fire Service 1948-1965 see Middlesex County Council (ref MCC).
For the Auxiliary Fire Service 1938-1941 and National Fire Service 1941-1948 see also records at the National Archives.
For detailed accounts of the history of the London Fire Brigade, see: London's Fire Brigades - W. Eric Jackson (Longman's 1966) and A History of the British Fire Service - G. V Blackstone (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1957). For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 London Civil Defence Region National Fire Service x Auxiliary Fire Service London Fire Engine Establishment x Metropolitan Fire Brigade x London Fire Brigade Fire Brigade Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Damage Fire damage International conflicts War War damage Air raid damage Disasters Accidents Fires Fire services Emergency services Defence State security Transport Vehicles Emergency vehicles Fire engines World War Two (1939-1945) Safety Disaster prevention Emergency planning People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Fire fighters Civil defence Air raid precautions War planning Military strategy Military engineering Warfare Air warfare Aerial bombardment Wars (events) World wars (events) World War One (1914-1918) London England UK Western Europe Europe Southampton Hampshire Portsmouth Military science Social sciences
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The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Published
Records of the London County Council Housing Department relating to finance, 1908-1934, including estimates for the Becontree Estate and Old Oak Estate; loan sanctions for local housing operations by Bermondsey Borough Council, Poplar Borough Council, Wandsworth Borough Council and Woolwich Borough Council; subsidy registers, containing copies of reports and Council minutes fixing rents and giving estimated financial results, lists of houses subject to special conditions and copies of completion certificates, for the Becontree Estate, Castelnau Estate, Wormholt Estate, White Hart Lane Estate and Downham Estate.
LCC/HSG/FIN/01: Loan sanctions; LCC/HSG/FIN/02: Subsidy registers.
For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/HSG/FIN 1908-1934 Collection 0.95 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Housing Department relating to finance, 1908-1934, including estimates for the Becontree Estate and Old Oak Estate; loan sanctions for local housing operations by Bermondsey Borough Council, Poplar Borough Council, Wandsworth Borough Council and Woolwich Borough Council; subsidy registers, containing copies of reports and Council minutes fixing rents and giving estimated financial results, lists of houses subject to special conditions and copies of completion certificates, for the Becontree Estate, Castelnau Estate, Wormholt Estate, White Hart Lane Estate and Downham Estate.
LCC/HSG/FIN/01: Loan sanctions; LCC/HSG/FIN/02: Subsidy registers.
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For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Tower Hamlets Western Europe UK England London Lewisham Downham Housing Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Government Public administration Local government Local authorities Housing authorities Council housing Organizations Associations Housing associations Housing provision Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing policy Housing finance Haringey Wormholt Park Hammersmith and Fulham Castelnau Richmond upon Thames Bermondsey Tottenham Hertfordshire Wandsworth (district) Wandsworth Becontree Barking and Dagenham Poplar Southwark Greenwich Woolwich Europe
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The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Published
Records of the London County Council Housing Department, 1845-1971, including subject and policy files regarding the Becontree Estate; Old Oak Estate; National Housing and Town Planning Council; visits to estates and to the Housing Department Chart Room; correspondence; rents; Norbury Estate; Roehampton Estate Tenants Association; Watling Estate; White Hart Lane Estate, Tottenham and the Bellingham Estate.
Selection of reports relating to the Housing of the Working Classes, bound into volumes; annual reports of the Housing Committee; Housing Manager's annual reports and statistical tables; Workmen's Trains: report of the case of LCC and others versus Great Eastern Railway Company and others before the Railway and Canal Commission of the High Court; evidence from the Inquiry into the Whitecross Street Scheme; Housing notebook containing particulars of the Council's Estates and Dwellings; lecture "Working Class Dwellings - the Rebuilding of the Boundary Street Estate" by Owen Fleming, assistant architect to LCC; lecture "Overcrowded London" by R.M Beachcroft, LCC alderman; speech "A Remedy for Overcrowding in London" by Henry Jephson; lecture "Slum Areas in London" by Cecil B Levita, chairman of the LCC Housing Committee; LCC Housing Progress Handbook.
Plans and details of Standard Types of LCC Housing Accommodation; Acts of Parliament relating to housing functions and lodging houses; plans referred to in schemes made under the Housing of the Working Classes Act; map and guide to LCC housing estates; samples of tenant's handbooks; Code of Instructions for the Guidance of Superintendents of Estates; rent books and tenancy file of a model tenant on the Downham Estate; large poster inviting applications for tenancy of LCC dwellings, listing all estates with details of accommodation and rents; samples of completed application forms for tenancy of Council houses and flats.
LCC/HSG/GEN/01: General; LCC/HSG/GEN/02: Reports; LCC/HSG/GEN/03: Estates; LCC/HSG/GEN/PP: Plans. For convenience, records relating to the housing function are listed here, irrespectively of their creation during the Department's separate existence or during the periods of merger with the Valuer's Department.
For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/HSG/GEN 1845-1971 Collection 8.55 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Housing Department, 1845-1971, including subject and policy files regarding the Becontree Estate; Old Oak Estate; National Housing and Town Planning Council; visits to estates and to the Housing Department Chart Room; correspondence; rents; Norbury Estate; Roehampton Estate Tenants Association; Watling Estate; White Hart Lane Estate, Tottenham and the Bellingham Estate.
Selection of reports relating to the Housing of the Working Classes, bound into volumes; annual reports of the Housing Committee; Housing Manager's annual reports and statistical tables; Workmen's Trains: report of the case of LCC and others versus Great Eastern Railway Company and others before the Railway and Canal Commission of the High Court; evidence from the Inquiry into the Whitecross Street Scheme; Housing notebook containing particulars of the Council's Estates and Dwellings; lecture "Working Class Dwellings - the Rebuilding of the Boundary Street Estate" by Owen Fleming, assistant architect to LCC; lecture "Overcrowded London" by R.M Beachcroft, LCC alderman; speech "A Remedy for Overcrowding in London" by Henry Jephson; lecture "Slum Areas in London" by Cecil B Levita, chairman of the LCC Housing Committee; LCC Housing Progress Handbook.
Plans and details of Standard Types of LCC Housing Accommodation; Acts of Parliament relating to housing functions and lodging houses; plans referred to in schemes made under the Housing of the Working Classes Act; map and guide to LCC housing estates; samples of tenant's handbooks; Code of Instructions for the Guidance of Superintendents of Estates; rent books and tenancy file of a model tenant on the Downham Estate; large poster inviting applications for tenancy of LCC dwellings, listing all estates with details of accommodation and rents; samples of completed application forms for tenancy of Council houses and flats.
LCC/HSG/GEN/01: General; LCC/HSG/GEN/02: Reports; LCC/HSG/GEN/03: Estates; LCC/HSG/GEN/PP: Plans. For convenience, records relating to the housing function are listed here, irrespectively of their creation during the Department's separate existence or during the periods of merger with the Valuer's Department.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Council housing Land management Estate management People People by roles Tenants Government Public administration Local government Local authorities Housing authorities Housing construction Social stratification Social class Working class Organizations Associations Housing associations Finance Fees Rent Urban development Urban planning Housing development plans Housing provision Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing needs Slums Visual materials Plans Building plans Housing maintenance Property LCC , London County Council x London County Council Housing Department , London County Council Wandsworth London England UK Western Europe Whitecross Street Islington Downham Lewisham Hackney Roehampton Surrey Norbury Croydon Boundary Street Shoreditch Haringey Tottenham Hertfordshire Becontree Barking and Dagenham Bellingham Land economics Europe Agricultural economics Housing policy Town and country planning
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The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Published
Housing Estate Plans from the London County Council Housing Department, 1950-1965, for the following estates:
Ainsworth Estate, Hampstead
Albion Street Areas, Bermondsey
Ashburton Estate, Chartfield Avenue, Wandsworth
Avebury Estate, Turin Street Site, Bethnal Green
Avery Hill, Woolwich
Barn Elms Park Site, Wandsworth
Baxter Grove Areas, Islington
Baylis Road, Lambeth
Beckenham Hill Road, Lewisham
Bellingham Estate Extension, Lewisham
Besson Street Area, Deptford
Blessington Road Site, Lewisham
Boreham Wood Estate, Hertfordshire
Regal Cinema Site, Bromley High Street and Bow Road, Poplar
Bricknall Place areas, Lambeth
Broadway Site, Hackney
Bromley Road Extension, Lewisham
Brook Lane Site, Greenwich
Browning Estate, Townley Street Site, Southwark
Burdett Estate Extension, Stepney
Burlington Road Site, Fulham
Butterswick Cottages, Hammersmith
Campbell House Site, Woolwich
Carnbrook Road Site, Greenwich
Caroline Estate Extension, Hammersmith
Castle House, Woolwich
Cherry Garden Site, Bermondsey
Church Crescent, Hackney
Colebrook Row Area, Islington
Cordelia Street, Poplar
Creek Road Site, Lewisham
Dartmouth Road Site, Lewisham
Dodson Street Site, Southwark
Dove Row Extension, Shoreditch
East Dulwich Estate Extension, Camberwell
East India Dock Road Site
Eastman Street Site, Bethnal Green
Elmington Estate
Ember Street Site, Bermondsey
Fayland Estate, Wandsworth
Finchley Road Development, Hampstead
Flamstead Estate Extension, Greenwich
Frampton Park, Hackney
Gauden Road Site, Wandsworth
Giffrin Street Site Extension Reginald Road site, Deptford
Glamis Road Site, Stepney
Grove Street site, Deptford
Hawgood Street site, Poplar
Heathside Estate, Greenwich
Hedgers Grove, Hackney
Heston Street Area, Deptford
Hilgrove Estate, Finchley Road, Hampstead
Hilldrop Estate, Islington
Hillside Gardens Estate Extension, Wandsworth
Hobson's Place, Stepney
Jackman Street site, Hackney
Jamaica Road site, Bermondsey
Kender Street Area, Deptford
Kidbrooke Park Estate Extension, Greenwich
King Henry Street, Islington
Lancaster Street site, Southwark
Lansbury Estate, Stepney and Poplar
Lant Street site, Southwark
Lawson Street Development, Southwark
Lindley Estate, Camberwell
Loampit Vale site, Lewisham
Long Lane Areas, Bermondsey
Longstaff Estate, Wandsworth
Loughborough Street, Lambeth
Lurgan Avenue Area, Fulham
Malay Street Area, Stepney
Maple Court, Acacia Grove, New Malden
Mardyke Street Area, Southwark
Maxey Road site, Woolwich
Mill Gardens Area, Lewisham
Milne Estate Extension, Woolwich
Ocean Street site, Skidmore Street, Stepney
Patmore Street site, Battersea
Pearscroft Road, Fulham
Pennyfields, Poplar
Pitsea Street site, Stepney
Polthorne Street Area, Woolwich
Poplar High Street, Poplar
Priory site, Wandsworth
Prospect Estate, Farnborough, Hampshire
Raglan Street Area, Saint Pancras
Rapley Place, Bethnal Green
Ravensbourne Estate, Lewisham
Roehampton High Street site, Wandsworth
Rowlett Street, Poplar
Ruskin Park Estate Extension, Camberwell
Saint George-in-the-East Hospital site, Stepney
Saint Katherine's Way (Matilda House), Stepney
Saint Luke's Housing Development, Old Street, Finsbury
Saint Martin's Estate, Upper Tulse Hill Lambeth
Saint Peter's Hospital site, Stepney
Samuda's Wharf Site, Poplar
Southend Lane Site, Lewisham
Stockwell Gardens, Lambeth
Stockwell Lane, Lambeth
Stockwell Road Development, Lambeth
Streatham Hill, Wandsworth
Sydenham Hill Site, Lewisham
Tabard Garden Extension, Southwark
Teesdale estate, Bethnal Green
Trafalgar Road Site, Greenwich
Tyers Street Site, Lambeth
Tyson Road Site, Lewisham
Vauxhall Gardens Extension, Tate Street Site, Lambeth
Wager Street Site, Stepney
Wapping Estate Extension, Stepney
Watermead Estate Extension, Lewisham
Watson's Street, Deptford
Welshpool Street Site, Hackney
Weston Rise Site, Finsbury
Whetstone Road Site, Greenwich
White City Estate, Hammersmith
Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington
York Hill Site, Lambeth
Zangwill Road Sites, Greenwich
Plans arranged alphabetically by housing estate.
For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/HSG/PP 1950-1965 Collection 3.9 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council's functions in relation to housing were originally exercised by the Valuer but were separated in 1901 to form an independent Department under a Housing Manager. In 1919, the greatly increased work involved in the preparation and development of new schemes led to the appointment of a Director of Housing responsible both for development planning and for the management of estates, the former Housing Manager at this stage becoming a subordinate officer under him. In 1921, the Department as a whole was again merged with that of the Valuer. This position continued until 1 April 1954 when a separate Department was again created under a Director of Housing. Originally designated Housing Management Department, it was renamed Housing Department in 1960. The Housing Department's work was focussed mainly on slum clearance, the construction of new housing estates both inside London and out of county, and the post-war provision of emergency housing.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Housing Estate Plans from the London County Council Housing Department, 1950-1965, for the following estates:
Ainsworth Estate, Hampstead
Albion Street Areas, Bermondsey
Ashburton Estate, Chartfield Avenue, Wandsworth
Avebury Estate, Turin Street Site, Bethnal Green
Avery Hill, Woolwich
Barn Elms Park Site, Wandsworth
Baxter Grove Areas, Islington
Baylis Road, Lambeth
Beckenham Hill Road, Lewisham
Bellingham Estate Extension, Lewisham
Besson Street Area, Deptford
Blessington Road Site, Lewisham
Boreham Wood Estate, Hertfordshire
Regal Cinema Site, Bromley High Street and Bow Road, Poplar
Bricknall Place areas, Lambeth
Broadway Site, Hackney
Bromley Road Extension, Lewisham
Brook Lane Site, Greenwich
Browning Estate, Townley Street Site, Southwark
Burdett Estate Extension, Stepney
Burlington Road Site, Fulham
Butterswick Cottages, Hammersmith
Campbell House Site, Woolwich
Carnbrook Road Site, Greenwich
Caroline Estate Extension, Hammersmith
Castle House, Woolwich
Cherry Garden Site, Bermondsey
Church Crescent, Hackney
Colebrook Row Area, Islington
Cordelia Street, Poplar
Creek Road Site, Lewisham
Dartmouth Road Site, Lewisham
Dodson Street Site, Southwark
Dove Row Extension, Shoreditch
East Dulwich Estate Extension, Camberwell
East India Dock Road Site
Eastman Street Site, Bethnal Green
Elmington Estate
Ember Street Site, Bermondsey
Fayland Estate, Wandsworth
Finchley Road Development, Hampstead
Flamstead Estate Extension, Greenwich
Frampton Park, Hackney
Gauden Road Site, Wandsworth
Giffrin Street Site Extension Reginald Road site, Deptford
Glamis Road Site, Stepney
Grove Street site, Deptford
Hawgood Street site, Poplar
Heathside Estate, Greenwich
Hedgers Grove, Hackney
Heston Street Area, Deptford
Hilgrove Estate, Finchley Road, Hampstead
Hilldrop Estate, Islington
Hillside Gardens Estate Extension, Wandsworth
Hobson's Place, Stepney
Jackman Street site, Hackney
Jamaica Road site, Bermondsey
Kender Street Area, Deptford
Kidbrooke Park Estate Extension, Greenwich
King Henry Street, Islington
Lancaster Street site, Southwark
Lansbury Estate, Stepney and Poplar
Lant Street site, Southwark
Lawson Street Development, Southwark
Lindley Estate, Camberwell
Loampit Vale site, Lewisham
Long Lane Areas, Bermondsey
Longstaff Estate, Wandsworth
Loughborough Street, Lambeth
Lurgan Avenue Area, Fulham
Malay Street Area, Stepney
Maple Court, Acacia Grove, New Malden
Mardyke Street Area, Southwark
Maxey Road site, Woolwich
Mill Gardens Area, Lewisham
Milne Estate Extension, Woolwich
Ocean Street site, Skidmore Street, Stepney
Patmore Street site, Battersea
Pearscroft Road, Fulham
Pennyfields, Poplar
Pitsea Street site, Stepney
Polthorne Street Area, Woolwich
Poplar High Street, Poplar
Priory site, Wandsworth
Prospect Estate, Farnborough, Hampshire
Raglan Street Area, Saint Pancras
Rapley Place, Bethnal Green
Ravensbourne Estate, Lewisham
Roehampton High Street site, Wandsworth
Rowlett Street, Poplar
Ruskin Park Estate Extension, Camberwell
Saint George-in-the-East Hospital site, Stepney
Saint Katherine's Way (Matilda House), Stepney
Saint Luke's Housing Development, Old Street, Finsbury
Saint Martin's Estate, Upper Tulse Hill Lambeth
Saint Peter's Hospital site, Stepney
Samuda's Wharf Site, Poplar
Southend Lane Site, Lewisham
Stockwell Gardens, Lambeth
Stockwell Lane, Lambeth
Stockwell Road Development, Lambeth
Streatham Hill, Wandsworth
Sydenham Hill Site, Lewisham
Tabard Garden Extension, Southwark
Teesdale estate, Bethnal Green
Trafalgar Road Site, Greenwich
Tyers Street Site, Lambeth
Tyson Road Site, Lewisham
Vauxhall Gardens Extension, Tate Street Site, Lambeth
Wager Street Site, Stepney
Wapping Estate Extension, Stepney
Watermead Estate Extension, Lewisham
Watson's Street, Deptford
Welshpool Street Site, Hackney
Weston Rise Site, Finsbury
Whetstone Road Site, Greenwich
White City Estate, Hammersmith
Woodberry Down Estate, Stoke Newington
York Hill Site, Lambeth
Zangwill Road Sites, Greenwich
Plans arranged alphabetically by housing estate.
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For more records relating to LCC housing estates please see the Chief Engineer's records (LCC/CE), the Architect's Department records (LCC/AR), the Valuation Department records (LCC/VA) and the Clerk's Department records (LCC/CL/HSG).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The Legal and Parliamentary Department of the London County Council monitored bills before Parliament and considered their ramifications for the work of the LCC. They also prepared petitions opposing or supporting bills and put forward proposals for legislation to be put forward by the LCC.
Published
Records of the London County Council Legal and Parliamentary Department, 1867-1948, including Parliamentary Sessional papers (Bills and Acts) relevant to aspects of London governance, including water supply, gas supply, tramways, metage and duties, housing, electricity supply, post offices, places of entertainment, telegraphs, parks and open spaces, police and fire services, bridges and tunnels, hospitals and healthcare, railways, markets, education and schools, River Thames, local government, London County Council, construction and building, town planning and finance.
Also reports by LCC officers, including the Chief Engineer, Architect and Parliamentary Agent, on Bills before Parliament, including bills relating to railways and other schemes affecting London; bills, private bills and provisional orders affecting London and proposals for legislation to be promoted by LCC.
LCC/LP/01: Parliamentary Session papers; LCC/LP/02: Sessional reports.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/LP 1867-1948 subfonds 36.23 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Legal and Parliamentary Department of the London County Council monitored bills before Parliament and considered their ramifications for the work of the LCC. They also prepared petitions opposing or supporting bills and put forward proposals for legislation to be put forward by the LCC.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Legal and Parliamentary Department, 1867-1948, including Parliamentary Sessional papers (Bills and Acts) relevant to aspects of London governance, including water supply, gas supply, tramways, metage and duties, housing, electricity supply, post offices, places of entertainment, telegraphs, parks and open spaces, police and fire services, bridges and tunnels, hospitals and healthcare, railways, markets, education and schools, River Thames, local government, London County Council, construction and building, town planning and finance.
Also reports by LCC officers, including the Chief Engineer, Architect and Parliamentary Agent, on Bills before Parliament, including bills relating to railways and other schemes affecting London; bills, private bills and provisional orders affecting London and proposals for legislation to be promoted by LCC.
LCC/LP/01: Parliamentary Session papers; LCC/LP/02: Sessional reports.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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Each county has a Lord Lieutenant as the royal representative. He is concerned with the auxiliary and cadet forces. On his recommendation new justices of the peace are appointed. The counties also have their sheriffs appointed by the monarch to see to the assembling of juries and the carrying out of the judgements of the courts. Commissions of the peace are issued, county justices are appointed, and courts of quarter sessions are regularly held for the trial of cases.
When the County of London was formed in 1888 it was given its own Lord Lieutenant and sheriff, commission of the peace and quarter sessions. The Act of Parliament stated that "all enactments, laws and usages with respect to counties in England and Wales, and to sheriffs, justices and quarter sessions shall so far as circumstances admit, apply to the County of London". The exception was the City of London which already had its own sheriffs, commission of the peace and quarter sessions, while the functions of the Lord Lieutenant were carried out by a group of commissioners presided over by the Lord Mayor.
The Lords Lieutenant of the County of London, appointed by the Sovereign under the provisions of the Militia Act, 1882, were as follows:
1889-1899 Hugh Lupus, 1st Duke of Westminster
1900-1912 Alexander William George, 1st Duke of Fife
1912-1944 Robert Offley Ashburton, 1st Marquess of Crewe
1944-1949 Gerald, 7th Duke of Wellington
1949-1950 Archibald Percival, 1st Earl Wavell
1950-1957 Alan Francis, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
1957-1965 Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (who also continued as Lord Lieutenant of Greater London until 1966).
Shortly after the appointment of Lord Crewe, the Clerk of the London County Council, Sir Laurence Gomme, was approached to accept additionally the post of Clerk to the Lieutenancy and to act also as Clerk to the London Justices Advisory Committee, the body responsible for advising the Lord Lieutenant of the names of persons suitable to be recommended by him to the Lord Chancellor for appointment as Justices of the Peace for the County of London. The London County Council concurred in the proposed arrangement (Council Minutes, 11 February 1913, at pages 247-248). It became the practice for each successive Clerk of the Council to be appointed to these positions.
Published
Records of the London County Council relating to the Lieutenancy of the County of London, 1888-1967, including outgoing letter books; ceremonial presentation by the Lord Lieutenant of Medals of the Order of the British Empire and the King's Police Medal; Deputy Lieutenants Roll with copies of certificates of qualification to serve; procedure for appointment of Deputy Lieutenants and correspondence with prospective appointees; the Association of Lieutenants of Counties; notification of appointments of Special Constables; Lieutenancy dinners; participation by Lord Lieutenant in recruiting campaigns for the Territorial Army and other auxiliary forces; participation by Lord Lieutenant in appeals on behalf of social and charitable bodies; the London Justices Advisory Committee; the appointment of Justices; applications for appointment as Justices; appointment of Juvenile Court Justices; transfer of Justices between Divisions and Counties; Justices appointed by the Lord Chancellor without prior consultation; Royal Commission on the Selection of Justices of the Peace; complaints concerning Justices; emergency appointments to the Bench; resignations of Justices; appointment of women as Justices; correspondence on individual candidates for appointment as Justices, maps of boroughs showing distribution of home addresses of Justices; Deputy Lieutenants' Sub-Committee.
LCC/LTCY/01: General papers.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/LTCY 1888-1967 subfonds 4.33 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
Each county has a Lord Lieutenant as the royal representative. He is concerned with the auxiliary and cadet forces. On his recommendation new justices of the peace are appointed. The counties also have their sheriffs appointed by the monarch to see to the assembling of juries and the carrying out of the judgements of the courts. Commissions of the peace are issued, county justices are appointed, and courts of quarter sessions are regularly held for the trial of cases.
When the County of London was formed in 1888 it was given its own Lord Lieutenant and sheriff, commission of the peace and quarter sessions. The Act of Parliament stated that "all enactments, laws and usages with respect to counties in England and Wales, and to sheriffs, justices and quarter sessions shall so far as circumstances admit, apply to the County of London". The exception was the City of London which already had its own sheriffs, commission of the peace and quarter sessions, while the functions of the Lord Lieutenant were carried out by a group of commissioners presided over by the Lord Mayor.
The Lords Lieutenant of the County of London, appointed by the Sovereign under the provisions of the Militia Act, 1882, were as follows:
1889-1899 Hugh Lupus, 1st Duke of Westminster
1900-1912 Alexander William George, 1st Duke of Fife
1912-1944 Robert Offley Ashburton, 1st Marquess of Crewe
1944-1949 Gerald, 7th Duke of Wellington
1949-1950 Archibald Percival, 1st Earl Wavell
1950-1957 Alan Francis, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
1957-1965 Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (who also continued as Lord Lieutenant of Greater London until 1966).
Shortly after the appointment of Lord Crewe, the Clerk of the London County Council, Sir Laurence Gomme, was approached to accept additionally the post of Clerk to the Lieutenancy and to act also as Clerk to the London Justices Advisory Committee, the body responsible for advising the Lord Lieutenant of the names of persons suitable to be recommended by him to the Lord Chancellor for appointment as Justices of the Peace for the County of London. The London County Council concurred in the proposed arrangement (Council Minutes, 11 February 1913, at pages 247-248). It became the practice for each successive Clerk of the Council to be appointed to these positions.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council relating to the Lieutenancy of the County of London, 1888-1967, including outgoing letter books; ceremonial presentation by the Lord Lieutenant of Medals of the Order of the British Empire and the King's Police Medal; Deputy Lieutenants Roll with copies of certificates of qualification to serve; procedure for appointment of Deputy Lieutenants and correspondence with prospective appointees; the Association of Lieutenants of Counties; notification of appointments of Special Constables; Lieutenancy dinners; participation by Lord Lieutenant in recruiting campaigns for the Territorial Army and other auxiliary forces; participation by Lord Lieutenant in appeals on behalf of social and charitable bodies; the London Justices Advisory Committee; the appointment of Justices; applications for appointment as Justices; appointment of Juvenile Court Justices; transfer of Justices between Divisions and Counties; Justices appointed by the Lord Chancellor without prior consultation; Royal Commission on the Selection of Justices of the Peace; complaints concerning Justices; emergency appointments to the Bench; resignations of Justices; appointment of women as Justices; correspondence on individual candidates for appointment as Justices, maps of boroughs showing distribution of home addresses of Justices; Deputy Lieutenants' Sub-Committee.
LCC/LTCY/01: General papers.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Lieutenancy records Territorial army People by roles Lord Lieutenants Legal profession personnel Magistrates Justices of the Peace People People by occupation Personnel Emergency services personnel Police personnel Special constables State security Armed forces Reserve armed forces Organizations Military organizations Documents Information sources Quarter sessions Courts Administration of justice LCC , London County Council x London County Council Lieutenancy of the County of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council, from its inception, followed the practice which had obtained under the Metropolitan Board of Works of preserving virtually all the documents which were before a committee or sub-committee at its meetings (not merely the more important reports, etc circulated with the agenda papers) and binding them in a series of volumes running parallel to the series of volumes of signed minutes. Except in the case of meetings of the Council itself and its Education and Public Assistance Committees (whose minutes were saleable to the public), no considerable body of background information tended to be incorporated in the minutes themselves and the attention of students is accordingly drawn to the desirability of consulting the presented papers of committees and sub-committees in conjunction with their study of the minutes.
Presented papers are normally bound chronologically, meeting by meeting and, within a meeting, follow the order of item numbers in the minutes, the item number usually being endorsed on the presented document in its top right-hand corner. Separate indexes from those associated with the minutes are not therefore called for.
The following are the exceptions to the system described above;-
a) There are no presented papers for certain minor special and ad hoc committees and sub-committees.
(b) Certain classes of plans and drawings were not retained by the Committee Clerks but were permitted to be returned to the department of origin.
(c) Certain plans and drawings of too large a size to be bound in with the presented papers are separately stored.
(d) The system of presented paper was not applied to the Education Committee and it sub-committees until September, 1940. The important reports, etc circulated before the meetings will, ever be found bound in with the agendas papers.
(e) The presented papers of the Asylums Committee up to the end of 1919 and some of its sub-committees up to somewhat later dates were sent for salvage during the Second World War.
(f) The presented papers of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee and the Public Health and Housing Committee between March, 1889 and December 1906 are bound subject by subject and not chronologically. From 1907, the normal chronological system is followed.
(g) The presented papers of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee between March 1889 and October 1909 are bound theatre by theatre and not chronologically with six additional volumes bound subject by subject. From October 1909, the normal chronological system is followed.
Published
Minutes and presented papers of meetings of the London County Council, 1889-1965. Also minutes and presented papers of London County Council Committees and Sub-Committees, as follows:
Air Raid Precautions Committee
Appeals Committee
Asylums Committee
Bridges Committee
Building Acts Committee
Central Public Health and Medical Services Committee
Children's Committee
Civil Defence Committee
Contagious Diseases Committee
Corporate Property and Endowments Committee
Education Committee
Emergency Committee
Entertainments Committee
Establishments Committee
Evacuation Committee
Finance Committee
Fire Brigade Committee
General Purposes Committee
Health Committee
Highways Committee
Historical Buildings and Records Committee
Housing Committee
Improvements Committee
Industrial Schools Committee
Inebriates Committee
Local Government Committee
Main Drainage Committee
Midwives Committee
New and Expanding Towns Committee
Parks and Open Spaces Committee
Parks (special entertainments) Committee
Parliamentary Committee
Public Assistance Committee
Public Control Committee
Public Health Committee
Restaurants and Catering Committee
Rivers Committee
Roads Committee
Smallholdings Committee
Stores Committee
Theatres Committee
Town Planning Committee
Water Supply Committee
Welfare Committee
Welfare of the Blind Committee
Works Committee
Please note that copies of these minutes and papers are on open access in the Information Area.
LCC/MIN/1-47: Committee Minutes arranged alphabetically by Committee name.
Further papers connected with Committees can be found in the papers of the Clerks Department (LCC/CL).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/MIN-1 1889-1965 subfonds 642.08 linear metres (combined extent of LCC/MIN-1 and LCC/MIN-2) LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council, from its inception, followed the practice which had obtained under the Metropolitan Board of Works of preserving virtually all the documents which were before a committee or sub-committee at its meetings (not merely the more important reports, etc circulated with the agenda papers) and binding them in a series of volumes running parallel to the series of volumes of signed minutes. Except in the case of meetings of the Council itself and its Education and Public Assistance Committees (whose minutes were saleable to the public), no considerable body of background information tended to be incorporated in the minutes themselves and the attention of students is accordingly drawn to the desirability of consulting the presented papers of committees and sub-committees in conjunction with their study of the minutes.
Presented papers are normally bound chronologically, meeting by meeting and, within a meeting, follow the order of item numbers in the minutes, the item number usually being endorsed on the presented document in its top right-hand corner. Separate indexes from those associated with the minutes are not therefore called for.
The following are the exceptions to the system described above;-
a) There are no presented papers for certain minor special and ad hoc committees and sub-committees.
(b) Certain classes of plans and drawings were not retained by the Committee Clerks but were permitted to be returned to the department of origin.
(c) Certain plans and drawings of too large a size to be bound in with the presented papers are separately stored.
(d) The system of presented paper was not applied to the Education Committee and it sub-committees until September, 1940. The important reports, etc circulated before the meetings will, ever be found bound in with the agendas papers.
(e) The presented papers of the Asylums Committee up to the end of 1919 and some of its sub-committees up to somewhat later dates were sent for salvage during the Second World War.
(f) The presented papers of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee and the Public Health and Housing Committee between March, 1889 and December 1906 are bound subject by subject and not chronologically. From 1907, the normal chronological system is followed.
(g) The presented papers of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee between March 1889 and October 1909 are bound theatre by theatre and not chronologically with six additional volumes bound subject by subject. From October 1909, the normal chronological system is followed.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Minutes and presented papers of meetings of the London County Council, 1889-1965. Also minutes and presented papers of London County Council Committees and Sub-Committees, as follows:
Air Raid Precautions Committee
Appeals Committee
Asylums Committee
Bridges Committee
Building Acts Committee
Central Public Health and Medical Services Committee
Children's Committee
Civil Defence Committee
Contagious Diseases Committee
Corporate Property and Endowments Committee
Education Committee
Emergency Committee
Entertainments Committee
Establishments Committee
Evacuation Committee
Finance Committee
Fire Brigade Committee
General Purposes Committee
Health Committee
Highways Committee
Historical Buildings and Records Committee
Housing Committee
Improvements Committee
Industrial Schools Committee
Inebriates Committee
Local Government Committee
Main Drainage Committee
Midwives Committee
New and Expanding Towns Committee
Parks and Open Spaces Committee
Parks (special entertainments) Committee
Parliamentary Committee
Public Assistance Committee
Public Control Committee
Public Health Committee
Restaurants and Catering Committee
Rivers Committee
Roads Committee
Smallholdings Committee
Stores Committee
Theatres Committee
Town Planning Committee
Water Supply Committee
Welfare Committee
Welfare of the Blind Committee
Works Committee
Please note that copies of these minutes and papers are on open access in the Information Area.
LCC/MIN/1-47: Committee Minutes arranged alphabetically by Committee name.
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Further papers connected with Committees can be found in the papers of the Clerks Department (LCC/CL).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council, from its inception, followed the practice which had obtained under the Metropolitan Board of Works of preserving virtually all the documents which were before a committee or sub-committee at its meetings (not merely the more important reports, etc circulated with the agenda papers) and binding them in a series of volumes running parallel to the series of volumes of signed minutes. Except in the case of meetings of the Council itself and its Education and Public Assistance Committees (whose minutes were saleable to the public), no considerable body of background information tended to be incorporated in the minutes themselves and the attention of students is accordingly drawn to the desirability of consulting the presented papers of committees and sub-committees in conjunction with their study of the minutes.
Presented papers are normally bound chronologically, meeting by meeting and, within a meeting, follow the order of item numbers in the minutes, the item number usually being endorsed on the presented document in its top right-hand corner. Separate indexes from those associated with the minutes are not therefore called for.
The following are the exceptions to the system described above;-
a) There are no presented papers for certain minor special and ad hoc committees and sub-committees.
(b) Certain classes of plans and drawings were not retained by the Committee Clerks but were permitted to be returned to the department of origin.
(c) Certain plans and drawings of too large a size to be bound in with the presented papers are separately stored.
(d) The system of presented paper was not applied to the Education Committee and it sub-committees until September, 1940. The important reports, etc circulated before the meetings will, ever be found bound in with the agendas papers.
(e) The presented papers of the Asylums Committee up to the end of 1919 and some of its sub-committees up to somewhat later dates were sent for salvage during the Second World War.
(f) The presented papers of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee and the Public Health and Housing Committee between March, 1889 and December 1906 are bound subject by subject and not chronologically. From 1907, the normal chronological system is followed.
(g) The presented papers of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee between March 1889 and October 1909 are bound theatre by theatre and not chronologically with six additional volumes bound subject by subject. From October 1909, the normal chronological system is followed.
Published
Minutes and presented papers of London County Council special and joint committees, 1889-1965, as follows:
Allegations (Council Officials) Committee
Special Committee on the Establishment of an Ambulance Service
Special Committee on Building Control
Advisory Committee on the Control on the Construction of Buildings in London
Charing Cross Bridge Advisory Committee
Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration
Special Committee on Contracts
Special Joint Committee on the provision of Coroner's Courts and Mortuaries
Council Chamber and Offices Committee
Special Committee on the transfer of County Business
County Hall Luncheon Club Committee
County Rate Committee
Departmental Committees on the Organisation and Working of LCC Departments
Special Committee on the Office of Deputy Chairman of the Council
Advisory Committee on the Design of Consumer Goods
Special Committee on Finance Bill, 1914
Special Committee on Fire Insurance
Greater London Regional Planning Committee
Meetings of Heads of Departments
Special Committee on Health Administration in London
Hospitals Committee
Interim Panel
Juveniles Committee
Lack of Employment Conference
Joint Committee on the working of the Leyton tramways
Loan Fund for Prospective Teachers
Special Committee on Local Expenditure
Local Pension Committee
Special Committee on Locomotion and Transport in London
London Air Terminal
Advisory Committee on the Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930
Special Committee on London Electricity Supply
Special Committee on changes in London Local Government
Special Committee on London Government
London War Pensions Committee
Special Joint Committee on the Control of lunatics, imbeciles and infectious poor
Advisory Committee on combined medical appointments in Division 9 of the LCC Public Health Department
Members and Staff Committee
Joint Committee of Members and School-keepers
Special Committee of Inquiry into certain matters of administration in the Mental Hospitals Department
Sub-committee of the Provisional LCC appointed to confer with a Committee of the Metropolitan Board of Works
Special Committee on the provision of New Offices
Officers (Education) Superannuation Committee
Conference on Open Spaces for recreational purposes
Special Committee on the Organisation of the Council's Service
Poor Law Committee
Procedure Committee
Richmond Hill (Preservation of View) Executive Committee
Committee of Inquiry on Sadlers Wells
Special Committee on Staff Appeals
Conference on regulations in connection with Streets and Street traffic
Special Committee on the allocation of the cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes
Survey of London (Joint Publishing) Committee
Teacher's Superannuation Committee
Special Committee on Technical Education
Special Committee on Thames Bridges
Joint Committee on Thames Flood Prevention
Special Committee on Traffic
Tramways Committee
Special Joint Sub-committee on the Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Maidstone and the London Water Supply
Special Committee on the Unemployment
Special Committee on the Valuation of Land
Special Committee on the War Estimates
Special Committee on the Works Department
Please note that copies of these minutes and papers are on open access in the Information Area.
LCC/MIN/48-111: Committee minutes arranged alphabetically by Committee name.
Further papers connected with Committees can be found in the papers of the Clerks Department (LCC/CL).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/MIN-2 1889-1965 subfonds 642.08 linear metres (combined extent of MIN-1 and MIN-2) TBA
The London County Council, from its inception, followed the practice which had obtained under the Metropolitan Board of Works of preserving virtually all the documents which were before a committee or sub-committee at its meetings (not merely the more important reports, etc circulated with the agenda papers) and binding them in a series of volumes running parallel to the series of volumes of signed minutes. Except in the case of meetings of the Council itself and its Education and Public Assistance Committees (whose minutes were saleable to the public), no considerable body of background information tended to be incorporated in the minutes themselves and the attention of students is accordingly drawn to the desirability of consulting the presented papers of committees and sub-committees in conjunction with their study of the minutes.
Presented papers are normally bound chronologically, meeting by meeting and, within a meeting, follow the order of item numbers in the minutes, the item number usually being endorsed on the presented document in its top right-hand corner. Separate indexes from those associated with the minutes are not therefore called for.
The following are the exceptions to the system described above;-
a) There are no presented papers for certain minor special and ad hoc committees and sub-committees.
(b) Certain classes of plans and drawings were not retained by the Committee Clerks but were permitted to be returned to the department of origin.
(c) Certain plans and drawings of too large a size to be bound in with the presented papers are separately stored.
(d) The system of presented paper was not applied to the Education Committee and it sub-committees until September, 1940. The important reports, etc circulated before the meetings will, ever be found bound in with the agendas papers.
(e) The presented papers of the Asylums Committee up to the end of 1919 and some of its sub-committees up to somewhat later dates were sent for salvage during the Second World War.
(f) The presented papers of the Housing of the Working Classes Committee and the Public Health and Housing Committee between March, 1889 and December 1906 are bound subject by subject and not chronologically. From 1907, the normal chronological system is followed.
(g) The presented papers of the Theatres and Music Halls Committee between March 1889 and October 1909 are bound theatre by theatre and not chronologically with six additional volumes bound subject by subject. From October 1909, the normal chronological system is followed.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Minutes and presented papers of London County Council special and joint committees, 1889-1965, as follows:
Allegations (Council Officials) Committee
Special Committee on the Establishment of an Ambulance Service
Special Committee on Building Control
Advisory Committee on the Control on the Construction of Buildings in London
Charing Cross Bridge Advisory Committee
Church of England Advisory Board on Spiritual Ministration
Special Committee on Contracts
Special Joint Committee on the provision of Coroner's Courts and Mortuaries
Council Chamber and Offices Committee
Special Committee on the transfer of County Business
County Hall Luncheon Club Committee
County Rate Committee
Departmental Committees on the Organisation and Working of LCC Departments
Special Committee on the Office of Deputy Chairman of the Council
Advisory Committee on the Design of Consumer Goods
Special Committee on Finance Bill, 1914
Special Committee on Fire Insurance
Greater London Regional Planning Committee
Meetings of Heads of Departments
Special Committee on Health Administration in London
Hospitals Committee
Interim Panel
Juveniles Committee
Lack of Employment Conference
Joint Committee on the working of the Leyton tramways
Loan Fund for Prospective Teachers
Special Committee on Local Expenditure
Local Pension Committee
Special Committee on Locomotion and Transport in London
London Air Terminal
Advisory Committee on the Amendment of the London Building Act, 1930
Special Committee on London Electricity Supply
Special Committee on changes in London Local Government
Special Committee on London Government
London War Pensions Committee
Special Joint Committee on the Control of lunatics, imbeciles and infectious poor
Advisory Committee on combined medical appointments in Division 9 of the LCC Public Health Department
Members and Staff Committee
Joint Committee of Members and School-keepers
Special Committee of Inquiry into certain matters of administration in the Mental Hospitals Department
Sub-committee of the Provisional LCC appointed to confer with a Committee of the Metropolitan Board of Works
Special Committee on the provision of New Offices
Officers (Education) Superannuation Committee
Conference on Open Spaces for recreational purposes
Special Committee on the Organisation of the Council's Service
Poor Law Committee
Procedure Committee
Richmond Hill (Preservation of View) Executive Committee
Committee of Inquiry on Sadlers Wells
Special Committee on Staff Appeals
Conference on regulations in connection with Streets and Street traffic
Special Committee on the allocation of the cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes
Survey of London (Joint Publishing) Committee
Teacher's Superannuation Committee
Special Committee on Technical Education
Special Committee on Thames Bridges
Joint Committee on Thames Flood Prevention
Special Committee on Traffic
Tramways Committee
Special Joint Sub-committee on the Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Maidstone and the London Water Supply
Special Committee on the Unemployment
Special Committee on the Valuation of Land
Special Committee on the War Estimates
Special Committee on the Works Department
Please note that copies of these minutes and papers are on open access in the Information Area.
LCC/MIN/48-111: Committee minutes arranged alphabetically by Committee name.
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Further papers connected with Committees can be found in the papers of the Clerks Department (LCC/CL).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Health Public health Roads Streets Health services Hospitals Transport Road transport Tramways Fiscal policy Taxation Local taxation Disasters Natural disasters Floods Government Public administration Local government Social services Social security Poor Law Organisation and management Administration Administrative structure Committees Transport infrastructure Bridges Urban development Urban planning Finance Insurance Fire insurance People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Emergency services Ambulance services Unemployment Employment Teachers Educational personnel Medical institutions Office buildings Buildings Architecture Coroners courts Courts Administration of justice Electricity supply Energy supply Energy policy Pensions Health policy Health administration Open spaces LCC , London County Council x London County Council London England UK Western Europe Thames, river Europe Disasters (by type) Town and country planning
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This collection comprises plans and maps produced by the London County Council, the Metropolitan Board of Works and other associated official bodies. The plans are generally duplicates or 'strays' which have become divorced from their departmental context. Before transfer to the Archive the plans were brought together in one records room at County Hall.
Published
Plans and maps produced by various departments of the London County Council and the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1867-1965, including plans of bridges, memorials, County Hall, exhibition, fire brigade stations, housing estates, embankments, parks, sewers, water supply, railways, tramways, tube railways, electricity supply, gas supply, schools, and institutions. Maps relating to local government functions such as boundaries of metropolitan boroughs and parishes, district surveyors and town planning. Plans and maps relating to the Royal Commission of the Port of London, the Royal Commission on London Traffic and the Royal Commission on London Transport.
Also portable photometer readings of illuminated power at various sites across London, made by the Chemical and Gas Departments of the Metropolitan Board of Works and then the London County Council. A photometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of light, or for comparing the intensities of light from different sources.
Please note that a full index of these plans is available in hard copy in the LMA Information Area.
A subject arrangement has been chosen for ease of access, e.g. bridges, parks, utilities. Within each subject the plans are arranged either alphabetically or chronologically.
For plans presented to Committees see LCC/PP.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/MISC/P 1867-1965 Collection 27.87 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
This collection comprises plans and maps produced by the London County Council, the Metropolitan Board of Works and other associated official bodies. The plans are generally duplicates or 'strays' which have become divorced from their departmental context. Before transfer to the Archive the plans were brought together in one records room at County Hall.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Plans and maps produced by various departments of the London County Council and the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1867-1965, including plans of bridges, memorials, County Hall, exhibition, fire brigade stations, housing estates, embankments, parks, sewers, water supply, railways, tramways, tube railways, electricity supply, gas supply, schools, and institutions. Maps relating to local government functions such as boundaries of metropolitan boroughs and parishes, district surveyors and town planning. Plans and maps relating to the Royal Commission of the Port of London, the Royal Commission on London Traffic and the Royal Commission on London Transport.
Also portable photometer readings of illuminated power at various sites across London, made by the Chemical and Gas Departments of the Metropolitan Board of Works and then the London County Council. A photometer is an instrument for measuring the intensity of light, or for comparing the intensities of light from different sources.
Please note that a full index of these plans is available in hard copy in the LMA Information Area.
A subject arrangement has been chosen for ease of access, e.g. bridges, parks, utilities. Within each subject the plans are arranged either alphabetically or chronologically.
Available for general access.
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For plans presented to Committees see LCC/PP.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Maps Organisation and management Administration Administrative structure Commissions (organizations) Royal commissions Visual materials Plans Building plans Government Public administration Local government MBW , Metropolitan Board of Works x Metropolitan Board of Works LCC , London County Council x London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Although the animal population of the county dwindled to a very small figure as the urbanisation and growth of London continued, it continued to be necessary for the Council to employ two lay inspectors of animal diseases, who were principally concerned with the very large number of animals coming into London by road and rail, mostly for slaughter. Circuses and other entertainments in London were regularly visited when performing animals were exhibited. This inspection was to ensure that the exhibition and training of the animals was not accompanied by cruelty. The Council arranged for veterinary surgeons to visit riding stables in London annually to report on the conditions of the horses kept. In 1963 there were nineteen riding establishments in London and a total of about 140 horses let out on hire.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to diseases of animals and regulation of performing animals, 1892-1963, including files on foot and mouth disease; anthrax; glanders (a contagious disease in horses); parasitic mange; rabies and hydrophobia; sheep scab; sheep pox; Johne's Disease (wasting condition of cattle); fowl pest; the Report of the Committee on the Slaughtering of Livestock, 1932; the Departmental Committee of Inquiry into Cruelty to British Wild Animals; Interdepartmental Committee on Slaughterhouses; importation of dogs and cats orders; transit of animals orders; animals (sea-transport) orders; destruction of carcases; overcrowding of animals in railway trucks; transit of unfit animals by rail and road; the Control of Dogs Orders and Dogs Act, 1906; Exported Cattle Protection Order, 1957; Protection of Animals Act, 1911; Pet Animals Act, 1951; Animals Boarding Establishments Act, 1963; Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876; Protection of Birds Act, 1954; the Markets (Protection of Animals) Order, 1964; Animal (Cruel Poisons) Act, 1962. Also registers compiled under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act, 1925.
LCC/PC/ANI/01: General files; LCC/PC/ANI/02: Registers.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/ANI 1892-1963 Collection 1.08 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Although the animal population of the county dwindled to a very small figure as the urbanisation and growth of London continued, it continued to be necessary for the Council to employ two lay inspectors of animal diseases, who were principally concerned with the very large number of animals coming into London by road and rail, mostly for slaughter. Circuses and other entertainments in London were regularly visited when performing animals were exhibited. This inspection was to ensure that the exhibition and training of the animals was not accompanied by cruelty. The Council arranged for veterinary surgeons to visit riding stables in London annually to report on the conditions of the horses kept. In 1963 there were nineteen riding establishments in London and a total of about 140 horses let out on hire.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to diseases of animals and regulation of performing animals, 1892-1963, including files on foot and mouth disease; anthrax; glanders (a contagious disease in horses); parasitic mange; rabies and hydrophobia; sheep scab; sheep pox; Johne's Disease (wasting condition of cattle); fowl pest; the Report of the Committee on the Slaughtering of Livestock, 1932; the Departmental Committee of Inquiry into Cruelty to British Wild Animals; Interdepartmental Committee on Slaughterhouses; importation of dogs and cats orders; transit of animals orders; animals (sea-transport) orders; destruction of carcases; overcrowding of animals in railway trucks; transit of unfit animals by rail and road; the Control of Dogs Orders and Dogs Act, 1906; Exported Cattle Protection Order, 1957; Protection of Animals Act, 1911; Pet Animals Act, 1951; Animals Boarding Establishments Act, 1963; Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876; Protection of Birds Act, 1954; the Markets (Protection of Animals) Order, 1964; Animal (Cruel Poisons) Act, 1962. Also registers compiled under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act, 1925.
LCC/PC/ANI/01: General files; LCC/PC/ANI/02: Registers.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Animal diseases Animals Domestic animals Animal welfare Law Legislation Animal welfare legislation Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 c77 Leisure Leisure time activities Animal shows Agricultural products Animal products Livestock Architecture Buildings Commercial buildings Abattoirs Zoology Animal health Regulation Business practice and regulation Business management Management Captive animals Butchery Occupations Wild animals Performing arts Circuses LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
War charities and charities for the blind were not allowed to make any appeal to the public for donations or subscriptions in money or in kind unless they were registered by a local authority. The requirement to register was extended in 1948 to all charities for disabled persons. Registered charities had to comply with certain statutory provisions designed to promote good management.
In 1963 there were registered with the Council 87 war charities and 103 charities for the disabled. Some were small charities operating in a particular district of London, others were large national organisations whose administrative offices happened to be in London.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the registration of charities, 1897-1965, including general files on the War Charities Act, 1916; charities for the blind; the Blind Persons Act, 1920; the Departmental Committee on Collecting Charities, 1925 and Collecting Charities (Regulation) Bill, 1929; charities previously administered by Boards of Guardians and Metropolitan Asylums Board; War Charities Act, 1940 and the National Assistance Act, 1948.
Schemes for the administration of charities approved by the Charity Commissioners, including reports made to the Charity Commissioners; 'A Digest of Endowed Charities in the Administrative County of London made by the Charity Commission', printed by order of the House of Commons, and copies of Sealed Schemes made by the Charity Commissioners.
Registers of charities under the War Charities Act, 1916; Blind Persons Act, 1920 and War Charities Act, 1940. Also files of correspondence between the LCC and the Charity Commissioners relating to non-educational endowed charities.
LCC/PC/CHA/01: General; LCC/PC/CHA/02: Schemes for administration approved by the Charity Commissioners; LCC/PC/CHA/03: Registers; LCC/PC/CHA/04: War charities.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/CHA 1897-1965 Collection 7.1 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
War charities and charities for the blind were not allowed to make any appeal to the public for donations or subscriptions in money or in kind unless they were registered by a local authority. The requirement to register was extended in 1948 to all charities for disabled persons. Registered charities had to comply with certain statutory provisions designed to promote good management.
In 1963 there were registered with the Council 87 war charities and 103 charities for the disabled. Some were small charities operating in a particular district of London, others were large national organisations whose administrative offices happened to be in London.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the registration of charities, 1897-1965, including general files on the War Charities Act, 1916; charities for the blind; the Blind Persons Act, 1920; the Departmental Committee on Collecting Charities, 1925 and Collecting Charities (Regulation) Bill, 1929; charities previously administered by Boards of Guardians and Metropolitan Asylums Board; War Charities Act, 1940 and the National Assistance Act, 1948.
Schemes for the administration of charities approved by the Charity Commissioners, including reports made to the Charity Commissioners; 'A Digest of Endowed Charities in the Administrative County of London made by the Charity Commission', printed by order of the House of Commons, and copies of Sealed Schemes made by the Charity Commissioners.
Registers of charities under the War Charities Act, 1916; Blind Persons Act, 1920 and War Charities Act, 1940. Also files of correspondence between the LCC and the Charity Commissioners relating to non-educational endowed charities.
LCC/PC/CHA/01: General; LCC/PC/CHA/02: Schemes for administration approved by the Charity Commissioners; LCC/PC/CHA/03: Registers; LCC/PC/CHA/04: War charities.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Business practice and regulation Regulation War Charities Act 1916 c43 Charity Commissioners order Information sources Documents Charity records Charity Commissioners scheme Legislation Law Charities legislation War Charities Act 1940 c31 Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Physically disabled Blind Social welfare Charity Business management Management LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council MAB , Metropolitan Asylums Board x Metropolitan Asylums Board Charity Commission London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926, enabled a coroner in certain cases to dispense with the formality of an inquest. This provision greatly reduced the number of inquests. It became possible, as coronerships fell vacant, to reduce the number of coroners' districts. In 1932 the number of coroners in London was seven. In 1956 the number of coroners and coroner's districts in London was reduced to three. At one time there were thirty places in London at which inquests were held. The reorganisation of districts made it possible to reduce the number of coroners' courts in London to seven. London coroners held 2,010 inquests in 1963. More than 12,000 deaths, or 30% of all deaths occurring in London that year, were reported to them, but, after inquiries and post-mortem examinations, the coroners were able to deal with more than 10,000 cases without needing to hold an inquest.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Coroners, 1889-1965, including general files relating to the Departmental Committee on Coroners Law and Practice; the Departmental Committee on Coroners; the Coroners' (Amendment) Act, 1926; the Human Tissue Bill; the Suicide Bill; the Committee on Consumer Protection and Consumer Protection Bill; proposals for amendment of law relating to coroners; coroners' qualifications; articles and booklets on the office of coroner; coroners' statistics; cremation regulations; custody of coroners' records; pathologists and toxicologists; fees and payments, both to the coroner and by the coroner; removal of bodies; undertaking of funerals; employment of council's officers as expert witnesses; reorganizations of districts; reorganisation under London Government Act, 1963; proposals to set up one or more post mortem centres in London; unusual cases and inquests; deaths due to poisoning; inquests following motor bus and tram accidents, coal gas poisonings and demolition of buildings; deaths from drowning and removal of drowned bodies; deaths occasioned by starvation; deaths due to tetanus; incidents relating to unprotected fire-grates; accidents through window cleaning; inquests held as a result of air raids (First World War); fire inquests and treasure trove.
Papers relating to staffing, including general papers on the positions of coroner, deputy coroner, assistant deputy coroner and mortuary keeper; papers relating to appointments, including procedures and files on individual appointments; papers regarding salaries, pensions and expense allowances; and the personal files of various coroners.
Papers relating to coroner's premises, including individual coroner's courts and mortuaries; general papers relating to mortuaries; maps showing areas covered by individual mortuaries and statistics relating to the use of mortuaries.
LCC/PR/COR/01: General files; LCC/PC/COR/02: Staffing; LCC/PC/COR/03: Premises.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/COR 1889-1965 Collection 3.5 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Coroners (Amendment) Act, 1926, enabled a coroner in certain cases to dispense with the formality of an inquest. This provision greatly reduced the number of inquests. It became possible, as coronerships fell vacant, to reduce the number of coroners' districts. In 1932 the number of coroners in London was seven. In 1956 the number of coroners and coroner's districts in London was reduced to three. At one time there were thirty places in London at which inquests were held. The reorganisation of districts made it possible to reduce the number of coroners' courts in London to seven. London coroners held 2,010 inquests in 1963. More than 12,000 deaths, or 30% of all deaths occurring in London that year, were reported to them, but, after inquiries and post-mortem examinations, the coroners were able to deal with more than 10,000 cases without needing to hold an inquest.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Coroners, 1889-1965, including general files relating to the Departmental Committee on Coroners Law and Practice; the Departmental Committee on Coroners; the Coroners' (Amendment) Act, 1926; the Human Tissue Bill; the Suicide Bill; the Committee on Consumer Protection and Consumer Protection Bill; proposals for amendment of law relating to coroners; coroners' qualifications; articles and booklets on the office of coroner; coroners' statistics; cremation regulations; custody of coroners' records; pathologists and toxicologists; fees and payments, both to the coroner and by the coroner; removal of bodies; undertaking of funerals; employment of council's officers as expert witnesses; reorganizations of districts; reorganisation under London Government Act, 1963; proposals to set up one or more post mortem centres in London; unusual cases and inquests; deaths due to poisoning; inquests following motor bus and tram accidents, coal gas poisonings and demolition of buildings; deaths from drowning and removal of drowned bodies; deaths occasioned by starvation; deaths due to tetanus; incidents relating to unprotected fire-grates; accidents through window cleaning; inquests held as a result of air raids (First World War); fire inquests and treasure trove.
Papers relating to staffing, including general papers on the positions of coroner, deputy coroner, assistant deputy coroner and mortuary keeper; papers relating to appointments, including procedures and files on individual appointments; papers regarding salaries, pensions and expense allowances; and the personal files of various coroners.
Papers relating to coroner's premises, including individual coroner's courts and mortuaries; general papers relating to mortuaries; maps showing areas covered by individual mortuaries and statistics relating to the use of mortuaries.
LCC/PR/COR/01: General files; LCC/PC/COR/02: Staffing; LCC/PC/COR/03: Premises.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Ceremonies Civil ceremonies Funerals Life cycle Death Courts Coroners courts Disasters Accidents Accidental death Administration of justice Legal procedure Judicial review Inquests Medical profession Medical personnel Physicians Pathologists Architecture Buildings Mortuaries Scientific personnel Scientists Toxicologists Law Legislation Burial and cremation legislation Regulation Business practice and regulation Business management Management Coroners Legal profession personnel Personnel People by occupation People Coroners records Documents Information sources LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Medical sciences Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council obtained powers in 1905 for registering agencies for domestic servants and agenices for theatrical performers. Since then the Council's powers were extended and applied to every kind of employment agency and related to fees and charges, the character of the applicant, and the conduct of the agency. With changing social conditions there was a change in the pattern of employment agency business, for example, the number of domestic staff agencies declined. By 1963 there were about 1,200 employment agencies in London. About 400 were theatrical, variety, concert, television, or film actor agencies; about 250 were clerical or secretarial agencies, and there were about 40 nurses agencies. About 200 applications were made each year for licences to start new employment agencies. Most of the applicants had no previous experience and few of the new businesses remained open for more than a year or two.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Employment agencies and the Registration of Theatrical Employers, 1905-1962, including registers of theatrical employers; registers of infringements by employment agencies and theatrical agencies; registers of complaints against employment agencies and theatrical agencies; sample of Public Control Department files on individual employment agencies and theatrical employment agencies; Public Control Department files on cases of special interest; copies of relevant by-laws and regulations; printed lists of applicants for licences.
LCC/PC/EMP/01: Registers; LCC/PC/EMP/02: Sample case files; LCC/PC/EMP/03: Reports.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/EMP 1905-1962 Collection 2.22 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council obtained powers in 1905 for registering agencies for domestic servants and agenices for theatrical performers. Since then the Council's powers were extended and applied to every kind of employment agency and related to fees and charges, the character of the applicant, and the conduct of the agency. With changing social conditions there was a change in the pattern of employment agency business, for example, the number of domestic staff agencies declined. By 1963 there were about 1,200 employment agencies in London. About 400 were theatrical, variety, concert, television, or film actor agencies; about 250 were clerical or secretarial agencies, and there were about 40 nurses agencies. About 200 applications were made each year for licences to start new employment agencies. Most of the applicants had no previous experience and few of the new businesses remained open for more than a year or two.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Employment agencies and the Registration of Theatrical Employers, 1905-1962, including registers of theatrical employers; registers of infringements by employment agencies and theatrical agencies; registers of complaints against employment agencies and theatrical agencies; sample of Public Control Department files on individual employment agencies and theatrical employment agencies; Public Control Department files on cases of special interest; copies of relevant by-laws and regulations; printed lists of applicants for licences.
LCC/PC/EMP/01: Registers; LCC/PC/EMP/02: Sample case files; LCC/PC/EMP/03: Reports.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Employment agencies Cultural administration Cultural organizations Theatrical organizations Management Business management Business practice and regulation Regulation Law Legislation People People by occupation Agents Employment services Employment LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe Organizations
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Places used in London for stage plays, music, dancing, film shows, boxing, or wrestling had to be licensed if they were open to the public. The purpose of licensing was to ensure the safety and suitability of the premises and the entertainment. In general, the Council was the entertainment licensing authority for London, but most West End theatres were licensed for stage plays by the Lord Chamberlain.
Fan dancing, nude posing and strip-tease became increasingly popular during the Second World War. In 1940 the Lord Chamberlain convened a conference to consider the tendency towards impropriety on the stage. At first there was an improvement, but it was not maintained. In 1952 the Council decided to prohibit strip-tease in premises in London licensed for music and dancing. Strip-tease shows continued to be given at bogus clubs in the Soho area. In such clubs there was really no effective restriction on public admission, nor was there any intended. Legal proceedings and fines were not an adequate deterrent and more severe penalties were introduced in the London Government Act, 1963.
The cinema remained the most popular form of entertainment licensed by the Council. There were in 1963 over 150 cinemas in London. Safety arrangements were prescribed in detail and updated as new technology was introduced. The Council also had responsibility for the censorship of films, generally accepting the decisions of the British Board of Film Censors.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the licensing of places of public entertainment, including registers of applications for music, dancing, theatre and other licences, 1898-1900; registers of inspections of theatres and music halls, 1904-1909; printed papers regarding licensing sessions, 1889-1960; printed papers regarding cinema licensing, 1909-1952; printed papers regarding Sunday entertainments, 1903-1935 and Seating plans of London and Suburban Theatres, published by Keith Prowse Ltd., 1921.
LCC/PC/ENT/01: Registers; LCC/PC/ENT/02: Reports; LCC/PC/ENT/03: Seating plans
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/ENT 1889-1960 Collection 1.08 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Places used in London for stage plays, music, dancing, film shows, boxing, or wrestling had to be licensed if they were open to the public. The purpose of licensing was to ensure the safety and suitability of the premises and the entertainment. In general, the Council was the entertainment licensing authority for London, but most West End theatres were licensed for stage plays by the Lord Chamberlain.
Fan dancing, nude posing and strip-tease became increasingly popular during the Second World War. In 1940 the Lord Chamberlain convened a conference to consider the tendency towards impropriety on the stage. At first there was an improvement, but it was not maintained. In 1952 the Council decided to prohibit strip-tease in premises in London licensed for music and dancing. Strip-tease shows continued to be given at bogus clubs in the Soho area. In such clubs there was really no effective restriction on public admission, nor was there any intended. Legal proceedings and fines were not an adequate deterrent and more severe penalties were introduced in the London Government Act, 1963.
The cinema remained the most popular form of entertainment licensed by the Council. There were in 1963 over 150 cinemas in London. Safety arrangements were prescribed in detail and updated as new technology was introduced. The Council also had responsibility for the censorship of films, generally accepting the decisions of the British Board of Film Censors.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the licensing of places of public entertainment, including registers of applications for music, dancing, theatre and other licences, 1898-1900; registers of inspections of theatres and music halls, 1904-1909; printed papers regarding licensing sessions, 1889-1960; printed papers regarding cinema licensing, 1909-1952; printed papers regarding Sunday entertainments, 1903-1935 and Seating plans of London and Suburban Theatres, published by Keith Prowse Ltd., 1921.
LCC/PC/ENT/01: Registers; LCC/PC/ENT/02: Reports; LCC/PC/ENT/03: Seating plans
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English
Fit
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Business management Business practice and regulation Regulation Visual materials Plans Recreational facilities Law Dance halls Legislation Leisure Leisure time activities Entertainment Public entertainment Architecture Buildings Recreational buildings Theatres Music theatres Management Sunday trading Trade (practice) Registration Demography Cinemas LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department, 1845-1966, including subject and policy files on various topics including the Royal Commission on Local Taxation; Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Metropolis) Bill; smoke nuisances, atmospheric pollution, smog and fogs; smoke in Thames tunnels; and electricity generating stations. Annual Reports of the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department and annual reports of the Public Control Committee and of the Inebriates Acts Committee. Other papers including Acts of Parliament relevant to the work of the Public Control Department; notes and instructions for guidance of inspectors; examples of warrants issued to officers authorising them to institute proceedings in the courts; solicitor's reports and legal opinions on public control matters.
LCC/PC/GEN/01: Subject and policy, LCC/PC/GEN/02: Solicitor's reports.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/GEN 1845-1966 Collection 2 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department, 1845-1966, including subject and policy files on various topics including the Royal Commission on Local Taxation; Smoke Nuisance Abatement (Metropolis) Bill; smoke nuisances, atmospheric pollution, smog and fogs; smoke in Thames tunnels; and electricity generating stations. Annual Reports of the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department and annual reports of the Public Control Committee and of the Inebriates Acts Committee. Other papers including Acts of Parliament relevant to the work of the Public Control Department; notes and instructions for guidance of inspectors; examples of warrants issued to officers authorising them to institute proceedings in the courts; solicitor's reports and legal opinions on public control matters.
LCC/PC/GEN/01: Subject and policy, LCC/PC/GEN/02: Solicitor's reports.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Business practice and regulation Regulation Environmental degradation Pollution Air pollution Law Legislation Environmental policy Anti pollution policy Energy policy Energy supply Electricity supply Finance Fiscal policy Taxation Local taxation Environmental management Pollution control Environmental monitoring Business management Management Legal advice LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The original purpose of the Council's powers, obtained in 1915 and 1920, to deal with places where massage, manicure, chiropody, vapour and other baths, and electrical treatment were given, was to ensure that such places were not used for immoral practices. Control was subsequently directed mainly towards ensuring that treatments were given only by people who were suitably qualified.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to massage establishments, 1915-1965, including registers of infringements by massage establishments; registers of licences granted to massage establishments; register of hairdressers registered for massage; register of "special cases"; register of licences refused or revoked; sample of case papers; printed reports relating to massage establishments.
LCC/PC/MASS/01: Registers; LCC/PC/MASS/02: Case papers; LCC/PC/MASS/03: Reports and applications.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/MASS 1915-1965 Collection 0.95 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The original purpose of the Council's powers, obtained in 1915 and 1920, to deal with places where massage, manicure, chiropody, vapour and other baths, and electrical treatment were given, was to ensure that such places were not used for immoral practices. Control was subsequently directed mainly towards ensuring that treatments were given only by people who were suitably qualified.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to massage establishments, 1915-1965, including registers of infringements by massage establishments; registers of licences granted to massage establishments; register of hairdressers registered for massage; register of "special cases"; register of licences refused or revoked; sample of case papers; printed reports relating to massage establishments.
LCC/PC/MASS/01: Registers; LCC/PC/MASS/02: Case papers; LCC/PC/MASS/03: Reports and applications.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
F
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Massage Demography Registration Management Business management Business practice and regulation Regulation People People by occupation Hairdressers Law Legislation Therapy Medical sciences LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council was the authority responsible for the grant of licences to cover the safe keeping of petroleum spirit, petroleum mixture, and carbide of calcium, which is used to produce acetylene. Leaking petrol tanks were located and the leakage stopped before accident could occur. Disused tanks were rendered safe from danger of fire and explosion, and the Council kept records of all disused tanks remaining in the ground.
In addition the Council exercised powers over the storage of inflammable liquids and dangerous businesses such as varnish making, oil boiling and wax polish manufacture. The Council was an authority under the Explosives Acts, but the statutory requirements relating to safety distances made large stores of explosives impractical in London. The Council was principally concerned with the registration and inspection of shops where fireworks were stored.
Duties of control and registration of highly flammable celluloid stores were given to the Council in 1915. Between the two world wars very large stocks of cinematograph film were stored in London, mostly in the Wardour Street area, where film renters' premises were situated. The Council's celluloid inspector had to ensure that the safety precautions laid down in the Act were properly observed. The quantity of celluloid and nitro-cellulose cinematograph film in the county became greatly reduced, and by 1963 there were only about 60 stores registered. The films stored were mostly of historic interest or were used to print safer stock from the original nitro-cellulose films.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the storage of petroleum, celluloid and explosives, 1872-1960, including correspondence with the Home Office as to necessity for an amendment of the Petroleum Acts; report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Petroleum Bill; the London County Council (Celluloid, etc.) Act, 1915 and Code of Practice; report of the Departmental Committee on Celluloid; suggested Legislation for control of storage of manufactured celluloid articles; conferences at the Home Office on adequacy of existing celluloid law; increase in size of cine reels; projectors; Celluloid Storage Committee papers and report; pamphlets and abstracts concerning celluloid; wartime measures for celluloid storage; notices regarding manufactured celluloid articles; fires involving celluloid; Explosives Registers and street index to premises registered for storage of explosives.
LCC/PC/PET/01: General files; LCC/PC/PET/02: Explosives registers; LCC/PC/PET/03: Reports.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/PET 1872-1960 Collection 0.78 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council was the authority responsible for the grant of licences to cover the safe keeping of petroleum spirit, petroleum mixture, and carbide of calcium, which is used to produce acetylene. Leaking petrol tanks were located and the leakage stopped before accident could occur. Disused tanks were rendered safe from danger of fire and explosion, and the Council kept records of all disused tanks remaining in the ground.
In addition the Council exercised powers over the storage of inflammable liquids and dangerous businesses such as varnish making, oil boiling and wax polish manufacture. The Council was an authority under the Explosives Acts, but the statutory requirements relating to safety distances made large stores of explosives impractical in London. The Council was principally concerned with the registration and inspection of shops where fireworks were stored.
Duties of control and registration of highly flammable celluloid stores were given to the Council in 1915. Between the two world wars very large stocks of cinematograph film were stored in London, mostly in the Wardour Street area, where film renters' premises were situated. The Council's celluloid inspector had to ensure that the safety precautions laid down in the Act were properly observed. The quantity of celluloid and nitro-cellulose cinematograph film in the county became greatly reduced, and by 1963 there were only about 60 stores registered. The films stored were mostly of historic interest or were used to print safer stock from the original nitro-cellulose films.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to the storage of petroleum, celluloid and explosives, 1872-1960, including correspondence with the Home Office as to necessity for an amendment of the Petroleum Acts; report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Petroleum Bill; the London County Council (Celluloid, etc.) Act, 1915 and Code of Practice; report of the Departmental Committee on Celluloid; suggested Legislation for control of storage of manufactured celluloid articles; conferences at the Home Office on adequacy of existing celluloid law; increase in size of cine reels; projectors; Celluloid Storage Committee papers and report; pamphlets and abstracts concerning celluloid; wartime measures for celluloid storage; notices regarding manufactured celluloid articles; fires involving celluloid; Explosives Registers and street index to premises registered for storage of explosives.
LCC/PC/PET/01: General files; LCC/PC/PET/02: Explosives registers; LCC/PC/PET/03: Reports.
Available for general access.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Demography Registration Information media Film media Management Business management Business practice and regulation Regulation Law Legislation Fuels Petroleum Safety Safety measures Fire prevention Dangerous materials Explosives LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council Home Office London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The purpose of the Shops Acts, replaced by the Shops Act in 1950, was not only to protect shop assistants but also, by regularising closing hours, to protect shopkeepers against each other. It was the Council's task to make the Acts known to shopkeepers, and to secure the observance of the provisions relating to closing hours, Sunday trading, shop assistants' meal times and holidays, and the hours of employment of young persons.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Shops and Markets, 1886-1965, including papers on the catering trade; sale of fireworks; mock auctions; analysis of statistics of shops and stalls in the county of London; effect of the First and Second World Wars on shops; Consumer Rationing Order, 1941; sale of contraceptives from automatic machines; the Shops Act, 1912 and 1913; Shops (Early Closing) Acts, 1920 and 1921; Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928; Shops Act, 1950; Government Investigation into hours and conditions of Employment in shops and Select Committee on Shop Assistants; Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act, 1936; Fabrics (Misdescription) Act, 1913; Departmental Committee on Hours of Employment of Young Persons in unregulated occupations; Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1938; Covent Garden Market; Billingsgate Fish Market; Deptford Cattle Market; Whitechapel Hay Market; street trading; register of shops for Sunday Trading and examples of posters for public display giving notice of orders, regulations, and so on.
Reports, including Select Committee on Shop Hours Regulation Bill Report, 1886; Select Committee on Shop Hours Bill Report and Special Report, 1892; Departmental Committee on the Shops (Early Closing) Acts 1920 and 1921 Report and Evidence, 1927; Departmental Committee on the Wholesale Food Markets of London Reports, 1920-1921.
LCC/PC/SHO/01: General files; LCC/PC/SHO/02: Registers of shops; LCC/PC/SHO/03: Reports.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/SHO 1886-1965 Collection 1.75 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The purpose of the Shops Acts, replaced by the Shops Act in 1950, was not only to protect shop assistants but also, by regularising closing hours, to protect shopkeepers against each other. It was the Council's task to make the Acts known to shopkeepers, and to secure the observance of the provisions relating to closing hours, Sunday trading, shop assistants' meal times and holidays, and the hours of employment of young persons.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to Shops and Markets, 1886-1965, including papers on the catering trade; sale of fireworks; mock auctions; analysis of statistics of shops and stalls in the county of London; effect of the First and Second World Wars on shops; Consumer Rationing Order, 1941; sale of contraceptives from automatic machines; the Shops Act, 1912 and 1913; Shops (Early Closing) Acts, 1920 and 1921; Shops (Hours of Closing) Act, 1928; Shops Act, 1950; Government Investigation into hours and conditions of Employment in shops and Select Committee on Shop Assistants; Shops (Sunday Trading Restriction) Act, 1936; Fabrics (Misdescription) Act, 1913; Departmental Committee on Hours of Employment of Young Persons in unregulated occupations; Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1938; Covent Garden Market; Billingsgate Fish Market; Deptford Cattle Market; Whitechapel Hay Market; street trading; register of shops for Sunday Trading and examples of posters for public display giving notice of orders, regulations, and so on.
Reports, including Select Committee on Shop Hours Regulation Bill Report, 1886; Select Committee on Shop Hours Bill Report and Special Report, 1892; Departmental Committee on the Shops (Early Closing) Acts 1920 and 1921 Report and Evidence, 1927; Departmental Committee on the Wholesale Food Markets of London Reports, 1920-1921.
LCC/PC/SHO/01: General files; LCC/PC/SHO/02: Registers of shops; LCC/PC/SHO/03: Reports.
Available for general access.
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English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Regulation Commercial premises Shops Occupations Catering Health Health policy Food control Rationing Shops Act 1936 c28 Trade (practice) Retail trade Street trading Youth employment Employment Conditions of employment Working conditions Law Legislation Commercial legislation Shops Act 1950 c28 Government Public administration Health services administration Organization and administration Personnel management Working time Business practice and regulation Business management Management Sunday trading LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Control Department , London County Council Billingsgate Market , Corporation of London Foreign Cattle Market , Markets Committee , Corporation of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
In 1938 the number of vehicle licences issued by the Council was 601,300. In 1962 the number was 999,750, and the license duty had risen from £5 million to £13 million. The introduction of the test of road-worthiness for private cars and motor cycles made it necessary for the Council to be satisfied, before issuing licences, that the legal requirements had been complied with. Tightening of traffic control and regulation of car parking increased requests from traffic authorities for information about registered vehicles and their owners.
About 365,000 driving licences were in force in London in 1938. In 1963 there were over 1,000,000. In 1935 a new compulsory test for all new drivers was introduced, and only a provisional licence was issued before the test was passed. The Council could refuse a licence or revoke an existing licence in cases of disability likely to cause a driver to be dangerous. Additionally the Road Traffic Act, 1962, increased the number of offences for which disqualification was obligatory.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to vehicle registration and driving licences, 1891-1971, including register of fees for daily use of locomotives on the roads under the Locomotive Act 1898; register of motor cars and motor cycles from LT 4001 to LT 4400, 1917-1919; samples of certificates of passing of test of competence to drive; posters for public display giving notice of Local Inquiries concerning the imposition of speed limits under the Motor-Car Act, 1903; sample driving licences, 1910-1966; form of declaration to be completed by applicants for establishment, motor and dog licences, 1910; Report of the Advisory Committee (Ministry of Transport) on the operation of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1921; samples of vehicle registration books and forms; brief historical account of driving licensing from 1903 to 1971; sample books of petrol coupons; map of LCC area showing streets where locomotives can be allowed by day, by night and without restriction and bridges with and without restrictions, under the Locomotive Act, 1898.
LCC/PC/VR/01: Registers; LCC/PC/VR/02: General.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Also further accession in 1955 (AC/55/105).
LCC/PC/VR 1891-1971 Collection 0.36 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
In 1938 the number of vehicle licences issued by the Council was 601,300. In 1962 the number was 999,750, and the license duty had risen from £5 million to £13 million. The introduction of the test of road-worthiness for private cars and motor cycles made it necessary for the Council to be satisfied, before issuing licences, that the legal requirements had been complied with. Tightening of traffic control and regulation of car parking increased requests from traffic authorities for information about registered vehicles and their owners.
About 365,000 driving licences were in force in London in 1938. In 1963 there were over 1,000,000. In 1935 a new compulsory test for all new drivers was introduced, and only a provisional licence was issued before the test was passed. The Council could refuse a licence or revoke an existing licence in cases of disability likely to cause a driver to be dangerous. Additionally the Road Traffic Act, 1962, increased the number of offences for which disqualification was obligatory.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Also further accession in 1955 (AC/55/105).
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to vehicle registration and driving licences, 1891-1971, including register of fees for daily use of locomotives on the roads under the Locomotive Act 1898; register of motor cars and motor cycles from LT 4001 to LT 4400, 1917-1919; samples of certificates of passing of test of competence to drive; posters for public display giving notice of Local Inquiries concerning the imposition of speed limits under the Motor-Car Act, 1903; sample driving licences, 1910-1966; form of declaration to be completed by applicants for establishment, motor and dog licences, 1910; Report of the Advisory Committee (Ministry of Transport) on the operation of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1921; samples of vehicle registration books and forms; brief historical account of driving licensing from 1903 to 1971; sample books of petrol coupons; map of LCC area showing streets where locomotives can be allowed by day, by night and without restriction and bridges with and without restrictions, under the Locomotive Act, 1898.
LCC/PC/VR/01: Registers; LCC/PC/VR/02: General.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council was the weights and measures authority for the County of London (excluding the City) and employed twenty-three duly qualified inspectors and five authorised coal officers. Four area offices were maintained at which a large quantity of very accurate equipment was kept, including standard measures, fine balances, public weighbridges, a weighbridge testing vehicle, and machines for testing and stamping glass measures.
Increases in the sale of prepacked goods had an effect on legislation. Statutory regulations in 1957 made it an offence to sell any prepackaged food, with certain exceptions, unless the wrapper was legibly marked with a true statement of the contents. During the year 1962-1963 the Council's inspectors examined 537,000 articles of food at 14,000 premises.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to weights and measures and gas testing, 1888-1972, including records of Daily Gas Testing; Gas Testing Weekly Returns; reports and conferences relating to gas supply; quarterly reports of the Chief gas examiner; quarterly reports by the LCC chemist and reports regarding the Weights and Measures Acts.
Samples of records including journal of weights, measures, weighing and measuring instruments submitted for verification and fees received by the inspector of weights and measures; journal of fines; certificates of measures verified; certificates of weighing on a public weighbridge; certificates for weighing mechanically propelled vehicles; receipts of glassware for testing; glass-testing book; public notice concerning Publicans' Glass Measures; public notice concerning Sale of Bread; standards and testing of gasholders testing sand-blast machines; papers relating to the re-verification of local standards, scale-beams, and so on with the Board of Trade.
LCC/PC/WM/01: Registers; LCC/PC/WM/02: Reports; LCC/PC/WM/03: Samples of certificates and notices; LCC/PC/WM/04: Standards.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PC/WM 1888-1972 Collection 1.66 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The term 'public control', as used in the Council's organisation, embraced various services of a regulative character, mostly exercised by some form of licensing control. Largely unobtrusive in their operation, and producing no spectacular effects, they were all carried out in the public interest and, in some respects, for the protection of the public or certain sections of it.
Their administration was conditioned by trends in the legislative provisions under which they were operated, by shifts and changes in social usages, and by the development of the Council's policies towards the matters to which they related.
The Council was the weights and measures authority for the County of London (excluding the City) and employed twenty-three duly qualified inspectors and five authorised coal officers. Four area offices were maintained at which a large quantity of very accurate equipment was kept, including standard measures, fine balances, public weighbridges, a weighbridge testing vehicle, and machines for testing and stamping glass measures.
Increases in the sale of prepacked goods had an effect on legislation. Statutory regulations in 1957 made it an offence to sell any prepackaged food, with certain exceptions, unless the wrapper was legibly marked with a true statement of the contents. During the year 1962-1963 the Council's inspectors examined 537,000 articles of food at 14,000 premises.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Control Department relating to weights and measures and gas testing, 1888-1972, including records of Daily Gas Testing; Gas Testing Weekly Returns; reports and conferences relating to gas supply; quarterly reports of the Chief gas examiner; quarterly reports by the LCC chemist and reports regarding the Weights and Measures Acts.
Samples of records including journal of weights, measures, weighing and measuring instruments submitted for verification and fees received by the inspector of weights and measures; journal of fines; certificates of measures verified; certificates of weighing on a public weighbridge; certificates for weighing mechanically propelled vehicles; receipts of glassware for testing; glass-testing book; public notice concerning Publicans' Glass Measures; public notice concerning Sale of Bread; standards and testing of gasholders testing sand-blast machines; papers relating to the re-verification of local standards, scale-beams, and so on with the Board of Trade.
LCC/PC/WM/01: Registers; LCC/PC/WM/02: Reports; LCC/PC/WM/03: Samples of certificates and notices; LCC/PC/WM/04: Standards.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The first registers of voters were lists of those owing land tax, since the right to vote depended on the amount of property a man owned.
It was not until the 1832 Reform Act that the creation of electoral registers became a requirement. At first these were the responsibility of the Quarter Sessions, although from 1888 they were compiled by County Councils and from 1974 by District Councils. The registers mainly list those eligible to vote for parliamentary elections although they often double as lists for local government elections.
Published
Registers of Parliamentary electors and County electors for the County of London, 1890-1965. Also registers of Parochial electors, Ownership electors (persons entitled to vote in those electoral divisions of the County of Middlesex falling in the County of London) and lists of absent voters, including those on military service.
Chronological.
For City of London electoral registers see COL/TCD/ER; for London electoral registers 1987-1998 see PER/B and for Middlesex electoral registers see MR/PER.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. A register for Southwark district was acquired in 2005 (B05/003).
LCC/PER/B 1890-1965 Collection 135.23 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The first registers of voters were lists of those owing land tax, since the right to vote depended on the amount of property a man owned.
It was not until the 1832 Reform Act that the creation of electoral registers became a requirement. At first these were the responsibility of the Quarter Sessions, although from 1888 they were compiled by County Councils and from 1974 by District Councils. The registers mainly list those eligible to vote for parliamentary elections although they often double as lists for local government elections.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. A register for Southwark district was acquired in 2005 (B05/003).
Registers of Parliamentary electors and County electors for the County of London, 1890-1965. Also registers of Parochial electors, Ownership electors (persons entitled to vote in those electoral divisions of the County of Middlesex falling in the County of London) and lists of absent voters, including those on military service.
Chronological.
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For City of London electoral registers see COL/TCD/ER; for London electoral registers 1987-1998 see PER/B and for Middlesex electoral registers see MR/PER.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see "Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council" by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, "The London County Council 1938", LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and "The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services", 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to organisational and general matters, 1867-1967, including copies of relevant Parliamentary legislation; reports on investigations by Council officials; legal cases; papers relating to the introduction of the National Health Service; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of buildings run by the Public Health department; conference and committee papers; statistics; papers relating to various public health issues including refuse disposal, drainage and sewers, air pollution, water supply, water quality and slum clearance. Reports and printed papers relating to public health, including booklets, posters and pamphlets produced by the LCC to advertise and explain their health services.
Papers of Sir Allen Daley (Principal Medical Officer, 1929-1938; Deputy Medical Officer of Health, 1938-1939 and Medical Officer of Health, 1939-1952), consisting of a collection of extracts from medical and other journals, 1912-1938. Papers of Dr J. Letitia D Fairfield, CBE, a Medical Officer and, later, Senior Medical Officer in the Public Health Department, 1911-1948, consisting of memoranda and correspondence arising in the course of her duties, articles written by her and other articles from medical and other journals on subjects of interest in connection with her duties.
Also collection of 360 files relating to the treatment of tuberculosis by the General Public Health Department of the London County Council, 1904-1950. Many of the files are concerned with particular hospitals and sanatoria in England, which specialised in the treatment and rehabilitation of tuberculous patients. The files contain descriptions of the sanatoria, reports of their management, correspondence, financial accounts and details of particular cases. These details include the welfare of patients, as well as arrangements for their travelling expenses. The files also relate to the provision of TB administration in war time, the treatment of service men and their families, and also of refugees. The files contain information relating to the treatment of diseases associated with TB, including lupus, syphilis, silicosis and asbestosis, osteomyetitis and poliomyelitis. Progress in the treatment of TB can be traced in the files relating to the value of treatment in Switzerland, and in the files concerned with Open Air Schools. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of mass radiography as an aid towards the detection of TB at an early stage, and file 360 contains a number of such X-Ray negatives.
LCC/PH/GEN/01: General; LCC/PH/GEN/02: Reports and printed papers; LCC/PH/GEN/03: Personal papers; LCC/PH/GEN/04: Treatment of TB.
See also LCC/CL/PH: CLerks Department files relating to Public Health.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/GEN 1867-1967 Collection 11.23 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to organisational and general matters, 1867-1967, including copies of relevant Parliamentary legislation; reports on investigations by Council officials; legal cases; papers relating to the introduction of the National Health Service; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of buildings run by the Public Health department; conference and committee papers; statistics; papers relating to various public health issues including refuse disposal, drainage and sewers, air pollution, water supply, water quality and slum clearance. Reports and printed papers relating to public health, including booklets, posters and pamphlets produced by the LCC to advertise and explain their health services.
Papers of Sir Allen Daley (Principal Medical Officer, 1929-1938; Deputy Medical Officer of Health, 1938-1939 and Medical Officer of Health, 1939-1952), consisting of a collection of extracts from medical and other journals, 1912-1938. Papers of Dr J. Letitia D Fairfield, CBE, a Medical Officer and, later, Senior Medical Officer in the Public Health Department, 1911-1948, consisting of memoranda and correspondence arising in the course of her duties, articles written by her and other articles from medical and other journals on subjects of interest in connection with her duties.
Also collection of 360 files relating to the treatment of tuberculosis by the General Public Health Department of the London County Council, 1904-1950. Many of the files are concerned with particular hospitals and sanatoria in England, which specialised in the treatment and rehabilitation of tuberculous patients. The files contain descriptions of the sanatoria, reports of their management, correspondence, financial accounts and details of particular cases. These details include the welfare of patients, as well as arrangements for their travelling expenses. The files also relate to the provision of TB administration in war time, the treatment of service men and their families, and also of refugees. The files contain information relating to the treatment of diseases associated with TB, including lupus, syphilis, silicosis and asbestosis, osteomyetitis and poliomyelitis. Progress in the treatment of TB can be traced in the files relating to the value of treatment in Switzerland, and in the files concerned with Open Air Schools. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of mass radiography as an aid towards the detection of TB at an early stage, and file 360 contains a number of such X-Ray negatives.
LCC/PH/GEN/01: General; LCC/PH/GEN/02: Reports and printed papers; LCC/PH/GEN/03: Personal papers; LCC/PH/GEN/04: Treatment of TB.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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See also LCC/CL/PH: CLerks Department files relating to Public Health.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Sanatoria Pathology Diseases Tuberculosis Sewerage Disasters Epidemics Migrants Refugees People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel County officers Radiography Scientific methods Medical radiography Environmental engineering Sanitation Waste disposal Environmental degradation Pollution Air pollution Water resources Drainage Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing needs Slums Health Public health Medical institutions Health services Actinomycetales infections Health policy Disasters (by type) Daley , Sir , (William) Allen , 1887-1969 , Knight , medical officer of health Fairfield , (Josephine) Letitia Denny , 1885-1978 , public health physician and campaigner for social reform LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Health Department , London County Council National Health Service London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to general and special hospitals, 1894-1967, including administrative papers; minutes and papers from meetings of management staff; papers relating to planning; papers relating to the introduction of the National Health Service; papers relating to appropriated hospitals; papers relating to the running of hospitals including nutrition, mortuaries, anaesthetics, operating theatres, nursing, after care, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, chapels and x-ray equipment; papers relating to the treatment of mental patients and statistics.
Papers relating to treatment and research for particular diseases and conditions including cancer; cerebro-spinal fever (meningitis); diabetes; epilepsy; fractures; gastro-intestinal diseases; influenza; jaundice; childbirth; measles; neurological cases; poliomyelitis; puerperal fever; pneumonia; rheumatism; smallpox; tuberculosis; typhus; venereal diseases; anthrax; diphtheria and scarlet fever (scarlatina).
Papers relating to individual LCC hospitals and institutions, including Archway Hospital; Bethnal Green Hospital; Brook Hospital; Colindale Hospital; Dulwich Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital; Fulham Hospital; Goldie Leigh Hospital; Grove Hospital; Hackney Hospital; Hammersmith Hospital; Heatherwood Hospital; Highgate Hospital; King George V Sanatorium, Godalming; Lambeth Hospital; Millfield Convalescent Hospital, Rustington; Northern Hospital; North-Eastern Hospital; North-Western Hospital; Paddington Hospital; Pinewood Sanatorium; Princess Mary's Convalescent Home, Margate; Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton; Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup; River Hospitals (Long Reach Hospital, Joyce Green and Orchard Hospital); Saint Alfege's Hospital; Saint Anne's Home, Herne Bay; Saint Benedict's Hospital, Tooting; Saint Charles Hospital; Saint James' Hospital; Saint John's Hospital; Saint Luke's Hospital, Chelsea; Saint Margaret's Hospital; Saint Mary Abbots Hospital; Saint Mary (Islington) Hospital; Saint Nicholas Hospital; Saint Olave's Hospital; Saint Pancras Hospital and Institution; Saint Peter's Hospital, Whitechapel; Saint Stephen's Hospital; South-Eastern Hospital; Southern Hospital; South-Western Hospital and White Oak Hospital.
Papers of the Departmental Committee on Hospital Students; Departmental Committee on the Pharmacopoeia; Departmental Committee on Fracture Clinics; Departmental Committee on Patients' Property; Departmental Committee on Quarantine and Disinfection; Departmental Committee on the Incidence of Tuberculosis among Nursing Staff; Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and the Ministry of Health Committee on the Cost of Hospitals and other Public Buildings.
Reports and directories including surveys of those hospitals transferred to the LCC in 1930; Joint Survey of Medical Services in the County of London, 1933; LCC Pharmacopoeia; Rules for the Care and Control of Poisons and Medicines in Hospitals and Institutions, 1936, and pamphlets relating to various hospitals and services.
Also registers, 1933-1945, including combined case register and index of patients evacuated from LCC hospitals to Turnberry Emergency Hospital, Ayrshire; register of smallpox cases in London; registers of fever patients.
LCC/PH/HOSP/01: General; LCC/PH/HOSP/02: Treatment of specific diseases; LCC/PH/HOSP/03: Individual hospitals; LCC/PH/HOSP/04: Committee papers; LCC/PH/HOSP/05: Reports and directories; LCC/PH/HOSP/06: Registers.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/HOSP 1894-1967 Collection 11.23 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to general and special hospitals, 1894-1967, including administrative papers; minutes and papers from meetings of management staff; papers relating to planning; papers relating to the introduction of the National Health Service; papers relating to appropriated hospitals; papers relating to the running of hospitals including nutrition, mortuaries, anaesthetics, operating theatres, nursing, after care, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, chapels and x-ray equipment; papers relating to the treatment of mental patients and statistics.
Papers relating to treatment and research for particular diseases and conditions including cancer; cerebro-spinal fever (meningitis); diabetes; epilepsy; fractures; gastro-intestinal diseases; influenza; jaundice; childbirth; measles; neurological cases; poliomyelitis; puerperal fever; pneumonia; rheumatism; smallpox; tuberculosis; typhus; venereal diseases; anthrax; diphtheria and scarlet fever (scarlatina).
Papers relating to individual LCC hospitals and institutions, including Archway Hospital; Bethnal Green Hospital; Brook Hospital; Colindale Hospital; Dulwich Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital; Fulham Hospital; Goldie Leigh Hospital; Grove Hospital; Hackney Hospital; Hammersmith Hospital; Heatherwood Hospital; Highgate Hospital; King George V Sanatorium, Godalming; Lambeth Hospital; Millfield Convalescent Hospital, Rustington; Northern Hospital; North-Eastern Hospital; North-Western Hospital; Paddington Hospital; Pinewood Sanatorium; Princess Mary's Convalescent Home, Margate; Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton; Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup; River Hospitals (Long Reach Hospital, Joyce Green and Orchard Hospital); Saint Alfege's Hospital; Saint Anne's Home, Herne Bay; Saint Benedict's Hospital, Tooting; Saint Charles Hospital; Saint James' Hospital; Saint John's Hospital; Saint Luke's Hospital, Chelsea; Saint Margaret's Hospital; Saint Mary Abbots Hospital; Saint Mary (Islington) Hospital; Saint Nicholas Hospital; Saint Olave's Hospital; Saint Pancras Hospital and Institution; Saint Peter's Hospital, Whitechapel; Saint Stephen's Hospital; South-Eastern Hospital; Southern Hospital; South-Western Hospital and White Oak Hospital.
Papers of the Departmental Committee on Hospital Students; Departmental Committee on the Pharmacopoeia; Departmental Committee on Fracture Clinics; Departmental Committee on Patients' Property; Departmental Committee on Quarantine and Disinfection; Departmental Committee on the Incidence of Tuberculosis among Nursing Staff; Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Tuberculosis and the Ministry of Health Committee on the Cost of Hospitals and other Public Buildings.
Reports and directories including surveys of those hospitals transferred to the LCC in 1930; Joint Survey of Medical Services in the County of London, 1933; LCC Pharmacopoeia; Rules for the Care and Control of Poisons and Medicines in Hospitals and Institutions, 1936, and pamphlets relating to various hospitals and services.
Also registers, 1933-1945, including combined case register and index of patients evacuated from LCC hospitals to Turnberry Emergency Hospital, Ayrshire; register of smallpox cases in London; registers of fever patients.
LCC/PH/HOSP/01: General; LCC/PH/HOSP/02: Treatment of specific diseases; LCC/PH/HOSP/03: Individual hospitals; LCC/PH/HOSP/04: Committee papers; LCC/PH/HOSP/05: Reports and directories; LCC/PH/HOSP/06: Registers.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The question of an ambulance service for street accident cases was first debated by the Council in 1901 but it was not until 1905 that application was made to Parliament for powers to provide such a service. The Bill was rejected by a Committee of the House of Lords but a Metropolitan Ambulances Act was passed in 1909. This Act was permissive only and a long period of debate ensued as to whether the existing services provided by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the Boards of Guardians and the Metropolitan Police were adequate. Finally, in March 1914, the Council decided to provide a street accident Ambulance Service which was placed under the command of the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade. The first station was opened in February 1915 and, by October of that year, the service was in operation in all parts of the County.
On 1 April 1930, when the Council took over the functions of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Boards of Guardians it also took over their ambulance services. A unified London Ambulance Service under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health was then formed from the combination of these services with the Accident Section previously administered by the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to the London Ambulance Service, 1903-1930, including leaflet on facilities provided by the London Ambulance Service with instructions for obtaining the help of the service, 1930; pamphlet "London Ambulance Service - Historical Sketch of the Origins, Development and Present Organisation", 1949; reports on the Ambulance Service, 1892-1939; statistics of use of ambulances attached to fire stations, 1903-1909; inspections of horses and vehicles by the Fire Brigade, 1905-1910. Also daily records of calls received, 1915-1919.
LCC/PH/LAS/01: General; LCC/PH/LAS/02: Calls received.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/LAS 1903-1930 Collection 0.66 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The question of an ambulance service for street accident cases was first debated by the Council in 1901 but it was not until 1905 that application was made to Parliament for powers to provide such a service. The Bill was rejected by a Committee of the House of Lords but a Metropolitan Ambulances Act was passed in 1909. This Act was permissive only and a long period of debate ensued as to whether the existing services provided by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the Boards of Guardians and the Metropolitan Police were adequate. Finally, in March 1914, the Council decided to provide a street accident Ambulance Service which was placed under the command of the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade. The first station was opened in February 1915 and, by October of that year, the service was in operation in all parts of the County.
On 1 April 1930, when the Council took over the functions of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Boards of Guardians it also took over their ambulance services. A unified London Ambulance Service under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health was then formed from the combination of these services with the Accident Section previously administered by the Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to the London Ambulance Service, 1903-1930, including leaflet on facilities provided by the London Ambulance Service with instructions for obtaining the help of the service, 1930; pamphlet "London Ambulance Service - Historical Sketch of the Origins, Development and Present Organisation", 1949; reports on the Ambulance Service, 1892-1939; statistics of use of ambulances attached to fire stations, 1903-1909; inspections of horses and vehicles by the Fire Brigade, 1905-1910. Also daily records of calls received, 1915-1919.
LCC/PH/LAS/01: General; LCC/PH/LAS/02: Calls received.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals and institutions formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Until the Mental Health Act, 1959, the Council's mental health services were administered centrally from hte County Hall. From October 1960 responsibility for the day-to-day operation of mental health services was delegated to the nine divisional health committees, while other aspects of the work remained under direct central control, for example the provision of hostels and day centres, the medical examination of mentally subnormal persons, the obtaining of hospital beds for them, and the giving of medical evidence to courts and tribunals. Administration of training centres passed to the divisional medical officers; but planning, the formulation of policy, general control over admissions, the allocation of industrial work to centres, and the arranging of transport and home teaching were retained as central responsibilities.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to mental health, 1890-1960, including general papers on mental deficiency, diagnosis, mental age tests, venereal disease in relation to mental deficiency, psychological tests and persistent offenders; sample of forms and reports on school children examined for admission to special schools; sample of case cards and papers of mentally sub-normal children; sample of case-papers of lunacy certification cases; sample of case-papers of mental deficiency certification cases; newspaper cuttings relevant to the work of the Asylums Committee and advertisements issued under authority of the Asylums Committee; minutes of the Executive Committee of London Association for the Care of the Mentally Defective and minutes of Meetings of Asylum Officers.
Also registers of patients admitted to LCC asylums, 1895-1904; lists of patients admitted, died and recommended for discharge, Banstead Asylum, 1916-1928, Bexley Asylum, 1913-1928, Cane Hill Asylum, 1916-1928, Claybury Asylum, 1915-1928, Colney Hatch Asylum, 1911-1927, Ewell Colony, 1903-1928, Hanwell Asylum, 1913-1928, Horton Asylum, 1913-1927, Long Grove Asylum, 1916-1927, Manor Asylum, 1913-1927 and West Park Asylum, 1924-1928; list of Contract Patients (London patients in out-County or non-LCC asylums), 1892-1901; register of patients at Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates, 1900-1908-1914; Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates Case History Books, 1900-1914; register of London patients at inebriate reformatories other than Farmfield, 1901-1910; register of London patients at inebriate reformatories of the National Institutions for the Care and Reformation of Inebriate Persons, 1909-1916; register of London patients at the Langho Inebriate Reformatory of the Lancashire Inebriates Act Board, 1910-1914.
LCC/PH/MENT/01: General; LCC/PH/MENT/02: Case papers; LCC/PH/MENT/03: Miscellaneous; LCC/PH/MENT/04: Registers; LCC/PH/MENT/05: Minutes of committees.
For Banstead and Horton Asylums, see reference H22; for Hanwell Asylum see reference H11/HLL and for Colney Hatch Asylum see reference H12/CH. For other asylums and institutes see the records of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) or consult the Hospital Records Database held on the National Archives website.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/MENT 1890-1960 Collection 5.18 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals and institutions formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Until the Mental Health Act, 1959, the Council's mental health services were administered centrally from hte County Hall. From October 1960 responsibility for the day-to-day operation of mental health services was delegated to the nine divisional health committees, while other aspects of the work remained under direct central control, for example the provision of hostels and day centres, the medical examination of mentally subnormal persons, the obtaining of hospital beds for them, and the giving of medical evidence to courts and tribunals. Administration of training centres passed to the divisional medical officers; but planning, the formulation of policy, general control over admissions, the allocation of industrial work to centres, and the arranging of transport and home teaching were retained as central responsibilities.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to mental health, 1890-1960, including general papers on mental deficiency, diagnosis, mental age tests, venereal disease in relation to mental deficiency, psychological tests and persistent offenders; sample of forms and reports on school children examined for admission to special schools; sample of case cards and papers of mentally sub-normal children; sample of case-papers of lunacy certification cases; sample of case-papers of mental deficiency certification cases; newspaper cuttings relevant to the work of the Asylums Committee and advertisements issued under authority of the Asylums Committee; minutes of the Executive Committee of London Association for the Care of the Mentally Defective and minutes of Meetings of Asylum Officers.
Also registers of patients admitted to LCC asylums, 1895-1904; lists of patients admitted, died and recommended for discharge, Banstead Asylum, 1916-1928, Bexley Asylum, 1913-1928, Cane Hill Asylum, 1916-1928, Claybury Asylum, 1915-1928, Colney Hatch Asylum, 1911-1927, Ewell Colony, 1903-1928, Hanwell Asylum, 1913-1928, Horton Asylum, 1913-1927, Long Grove Asylum, 1916-1927, Manor Asylum, 1913-1927 and West Park Asylum, 1924-1928; list of Contract Patients (London patients in out-County or non-LCC asylums), 1892-1901; register of patients at Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates, 1900-1908-1914; Farmfield Reformatory for Female Inebriates Case History Books, 1900-1914; register of London patients at inebriate reformatories other than Farmfield, 1901-1910; register of London patients at inebriate reformatories of the National Institutions for the Care and Reformation of Inebriate Persons, 1909-1916; register of London patients at the Langho Inebriate Reformatory of the Lancashire Inebriates Act Board, 1910-1914.
LCC/PH/MENT/01: General; LCC/PH/MENT/02: Case papers; LCC/PH/MENT/03: Miscellaneous; LCC/PH/MENT/04: Registers; LCC/PH/MENT/05: Minutes of committees.
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For Banstead and Horton Asylums, see reference H22; for Hanwell Asylum see reference H11/HLL and for Colney Hatch Asylum see reference H12/CH. For other asylums and institutes see the records of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) or consult the Hospital Records Database held on the National Archives website.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Horton Hospital x Horton Asylum , 1902-1915 x Horton (County of London) War Hospital , 1915-1918 x Horton Mental Hospital , 1918-1937 and 1949- x War Hospital , 1939-1949 Banstead Hospital x Banstead Asylum , 1877-1918 x Banstead Mental Hospital , 1918-1937 x Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum Asylums Committee , London County Council Public Health Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Health policy Special schools Schools Educational institutions Social problems Psychiatric nursing Nursing Medical sciences Psychiatric hospitals Hospitals Drunkenness Records (documents) Records and correspondence Information sources Public health records Psychiatric records Patients Psychiatric hospital patients Psychiatry Psychopathology Mental diseases Insanity Health Public health Health services Medical institutions Asylums Friern Hospital x Colney Hatch Asylum , 1851-1918 x Colney Hatch Mental Hospital , 1918-1937 x Friern Mental Hospital , 1937-1959 St Bernard's Hospital , 1938-1980 x Middlesex County Asylum, Hanwell , 1831-1889 x London County Asylum, Hanwell , 1889-1917 x London County Mental Hospital , 1918-1928 x Hanwell Mental Hospital , 1929-1937 London England UK Western Europe Langho Blackburn Lancashire Europe
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Health services were transferred from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council, including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
The Council's maternity and child welfare centres provided ante-natal, post-natal and child welfare clinics, motherhood classes, nutrients, medicines and National Welfare Foods. Domiciliary midwives used the ante-natal clinics to examine their patients and book visits. Day nursery services were also provided. The child welfare service provided a diagnostic service for detecting mental and physical handicaps and offered psychiatric care.
In 1948 the Council became responsible for services for the prevention of tuberculosis and the care and after-care of tuberculous persons. Diagnostic and treatment services were transferred to the hospital authorities, but the Council paid parts of the salaries of chest physicians, and hired tuberculosis visitors and handicraft instructors. A BCG vaccination scheme was initiated for school children. Hostels were established for homeless men with tuberculosis who might be an infection risk for others. Diversional therapy classes were held at many chest clinics for patients able to travel. A service for homebound patients was also established. Tuberculosis health visitors saw patients in their homes, advised on diet and hygiene, ascertained home conditions and needs, provide extra nourishment and ensure patients attended clinic.
Before 1948 home helps were provided by boroughs for maternity cases and the sick and infirm. Under the National Health Service Act the Council took over this service and was empowered to provide help to any person who was ill, lying-in, an expectant mother, mentally defective, aged, or a child not over compulsory school age.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to personal health services, 1902-1963, including papers on Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics and Health Centres, including papers of individual clinics and brochure "Health Services and How to Obtain Them" (1958); papers relating to Domiciliary Midwifery Services including notices, rules, lists of certified Midwives, training, historical sketch of the service and the Midwives Bill, 1902; papers relating to day nurseries and home helps, including sample of applications for home helps and report on LCC Home Help Service by the National Institute of Houseworkers; papers regarding chest clinics for the treatment of tuberculosis, including sample of case papers for the boarding out of child tuberculosis patients, papers and case notes of tuberculosis patients, reports relating to tuberculosis and papers of individual chest clinics; papers relating to blind persons, including papers of the Departmental Committee on Welfare of the Blind, reports and schemes undertaken under the Blind Persons Act, 1920, papers on the prevention of blindness and investigation into myopia, the number and general classification of blind persons in London and ophthalmological research.
LCC/PH/PHS/01: Maternity and child welfare clinics; LCC/PH/PHS/02: Midwifery services; LCC/PH/PHS/03: Home helps; LCC/PH/PHS/04: Treatment of tuberculosis; LCC/PH/PHS/05: Blind persons.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/PHS 1902-1963 Collection 2.83 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
Health services were transferred from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council, including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
The Council's maternity and child welfare centres provided ante-natal, post-natal and child welfare clinics, motherhood classes, nutrients, medicines and National Welfare Foods. Domiciliary midwives used the ante-natal clinics to examine their patients and book visits. Day nursery services were also provided. The child welfare service provided a diagnostic service for detecting mental and physical handicaps and offered psychiatric care.
In 1948 the Council became responsible for services for the prevention of tuberculosis and the care and after-care of tuberculous persons. Diagnostic and treatment services were transferred to the hospital authorities, but the Council paid parts of the salaries of chest physicians, and hired tuberculosis visitors and handicraft instructors. A BCG vaccination scheme was initiated for school children. Hostels were established for homeless men with tuberculosis who might be an infection risk for others. Diversional therapy classes were held at many chest clinics for patients able to travel. A service for homebound patients was also established. Tuberculosis health visitors saw patients in their homes, advised on diet and hygiene, ascertained home conditions and needs, provide extra nourishment and ensure patients attended clinic.
Before 1948 home helps were provided by boroughs for maternity cases and the sick and infirm. Under the National Health Service Act the Council took over this service and was empowered to provide help to any person who was ill, lying-in, an expectant mother, mentally defective, aged, or a child not over compulsory school age.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to personal health services, 1902-1963, including papers on Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics and Health Centres, including papers of individual clinics and brochure "Health Services and How to Obtain Them" (1958); papers relating to Domiciliary Midwifery Services including notices, rules, lists of certified Midwives, training, historical sketch of the service and the Midwives Bill, 1902; papers relating to day nurseries and home helps, including sample of applications for home helps and report on LCC Home Help Service by the National Institute of Houseworkers; papers regarding chest clinics for the treatment of tuberculosis, including sample of case papers for the boarding out of child tuberculosis patients, papers and case notes of tuberculosis patients, reports relating to tuberculosis and papers of individual chest clinics; papers relating to blind persons, including papers of the Departmental Committee on Welfare of the Blind, reports and schemes undertaken under the Blind Persons Act, 1920, papers on the prevention of blindness and investigation into myopia, the number and general classification of blind persons in London and ophthalmological research.
LCC/PH/PHS/01: Maternity and child welfare clinics; LCC/PH/PHS/02: Midwifery services; LCC/PH/PHS/03: Home helps; LCC/PH/PHS/04: Treatment of tuberculosis; LCC/PH/PHS/05: Blind persons.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Social welfare Child welfare Child care services Nurseries (child care) Pathology Diseases Tuberculosis Maternity services Care Antenatal care Health services Child health services Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Physically disabled Blind Health Public health Day nurseries Nursery schools Schools Educational institutions Actinomycetales infections Health policy Paramedical personnel Midwives LCC , London County Council x London County Council Public Health Department , London County Council National Institute of Houseworkers London England UK Western Europe Medical personnel Europe Personnel People by occupation People
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The Common Lodging Houses Act 1851 required common lodging houses in London to be registered with the Metropolitan Police and contained many provisions for their regulation. In 1894, the registration powers of the police were transferred to the London County Council by a provisional order of the Local Government Board. The registers maintained by the Metropolitan Police between 1851 and 1894 were subsequently transferred to the Council. The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 gave permissive powers to local authorities to regulate seamen's lodging houses and by-laws made by the Council in 1901 prescribed general standards in this regard and certain additional requirements for houses for which a licence was granted. Licensing was, however, optional and few keepers sought a licence. In 1909 the Council obtained powers requiring the compulsory licensing of seamen's lodging houses which came into effect the following year. In 1933 the Council's functions in relation to both common lodging houses and seamen's lodging houses were transferred to the metropolitan borough councils.
In 1889, the London County Council took over from the Justices the function of licensing slaughterhouses, knackers yards and cowhouses under Section 93 of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862. In 1933, these powers were transferred to the Metropolitan Borough Councils.
The Infant Life Protection Act 1872 was an early attempt to make some provisions for the provision of neglected or 'deprived' children outside the ambit of the Poor Law or the Judiciary. It required foster-parents receiving more than one infant for maintenance in return for money payments to register their houses with the local authority (in London, the Metropolitan Board of Works). The duty of keeping a register passed to the London County Council in 1889 and the Infant Life Protection Act 1897 made it the duty of the authority to enforce the Act. Relatives and guardians of children, hospitals, convalescent homes or institutions 'established for the protection and care of infants and conducted in good faith' were exempted from the provisions of both Acts as well as persons maintaining children under any Act for the relief of the poor. So far as the Council was concerned, the Public Control Committee was responsible for the administration of the Acts and the register was kept by, and the inspectors, served in the Public Control Department. This remained the case after the passing of the Children Act 1908, which extended control to one-child foster houses but, from 1 April 1917, the work was transferred to the Public Health Committee and Department. In the early nineteen-twenties, as an experiment, the work was undertaken by the Lewisham and Greenwich Borough Councils in their areas but, after consultation with the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee, it was decided not to extend or continue the delegation. By the order of the Secretary of State, however, the metropolitan boroughs were later charged with these functions as from 1 April 1933 and the transfer of responsibility was confirmed by the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Part IV of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1915 required lying-in homes to be registered with the Council and gave the Council powers of inspection and regulation which were extended by Part IV of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1921. The Nursing Homes Registration Act 1927 extended control to nursing homes, as well as lying-in homes. These functions were transferred to the London Boroughs on 1st April 1965.
Published
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to registration and licensing functions and the enforcement of legal requirements, 1851-1965, including registers of common lodging houses (some registers transferred from the Metropolitan Police); proceedings at special meetings of the Public Health Committee for the purpose of licensing common lodging houses; register of seamen's lodging houses; register of Police Court proceedings relating to common lodging houses and seamen's lodging houses; Special Licensing Meetings of Public Health Committee relating to Common Lodging Houses; notices and posters for display in lodging houses; registers of Licensed Slaughterhouses; registers of Licensed Cowhouses, registers of Cowkeepers, Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk, register of Premises approved as Dairies; street index to Dairies, Cowsheds, and so on; special meetings of Public Health Committee for licensing slaughterhouses, knackers yards and cowhouses; report by the Medical Officer of Health on the provision of public slaughterhouses; card indexes of foster parents registered under the Children Act 1908; registers of lying-in homes; registers of nursing homes; register of intimations sent to the metropolitan boroughs of infringements of the Offensive Businesses by-laws and registers of complaints of insanitary conditions and action taken thereon.
LCC/PH/REG/01: Lodging Houses; LCC/PH/REG/02: Slaughterhouses and dairies; LCC/PH/REG/03: Foster parents; LCC/PH/REG/04: Nursing homes; LCC/PH/REG/05: Miscellaneous.
See the papers of the Metropolitan Board of Works (reference MBW) for the earlier registers of cowsheds, slaughterhouses and dairies.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/REG 1851-1965 Collection 4.22 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Common Lodging Houses Act 1851 required common lodging houses in London to be registered with the Metropolitan Police and contained many provisions for their regulation. In 1894, the registration powers of the police were transferred to the London County Council by a provisional order of the Local Government Board. The registers maintained by the Metropolitan Police between 1851 and 1894 were subsequently transferred to the Council. The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 gave permissive powers to local authorities to regulate seamen's lodging houses and by-laws made by the Council in 1901 prescribed general standards in this regard and certain additional requirements for houses for which a licence was granted. Licensing was, however, optional and few keepers sought a licence. In 1909 the Council obtained powers requiring the compulsory licensing of seamen's lodging houses which came into effect the following year. In 1933 the Council's functions in relation to both common lodging houses and seamen's lodging houses were transferred to the metropolitan borough councils.
In 1889, the London County Council took over from the Justices the function of licensing slaughterhouses, knackers yards and cowhouses under Section 93 of the Metropolis Management Amendment Act, 1862. In 1933, these powers were transferred to the Metropolitan Borough Councils.
The Infant Life Protection Act 1872 was an early attempt to make some provisions for the provision of neglected or 'deprived' children outside the ambit of the Poor Law or the Judiciary. It required foster-parents receiving more than one infant for maintenance in return for money payments to register their houses with the local authority (in London, the Metropolitan Board of Works). The duty of keeping a register passed to the London County Council in 1889 and the Infant Life Protection Act 1897 made it the duty of the authority to enforce the Act. Relatives and guardians of children, hospitals, convalescent homes or institutions 'established for the protection and care of infants and conducted in good faith' were exempted from the provisions of both Acts as well as persons maintaining children under any Act for the relief of the poor. So far as the Council was concerned, the Public Control Committee was responsible for the administration of the Acts and the register was kept by, and the inspectors, served in the Public Control Department. This remained the case after the passing of the Children Act 1908, which extended control to one-child foster houses but, from 1 April 1917, the work was transferred to the Public Health Committee and Department. In the early nineteen-twenties, as an experiment, the work was undertaken by the Lewisham and Greenwich Borough Councils in their areas but, after consultation with the Metropolitan Boroughs Standing Joint Committee, it was decided not to extend or continue the delegation. By the order of the Secretary of State, however, the metropolitan boroughs were later charged with these functions as from 1 April 1933 and the transfer of responsibility was confirmed by the Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Part IV of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1915 required lying-in homes to be registered with the Council and gave the Council powers of inspection and regulation which were extended by Part IV of the London County Council (General Powers) Act 1921. The Nursing Homes Registration Act 1927 extended control to nursing homes, as well as lying-in homes. These functions were transferred to the London Boroughs on 1st April 1965.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to registration and licensing functions and the enforcement of legal requirements, 1851-1965, including registers of common lodging houses (some registers transferred from the Metropolitan Police); proceedings at special meetings of the Public Health Committee for the purpose of licensing common lodging houses; register of seamen's lodging houses; register of Police Court proceedings relating to common lodging houses and seamen's lodging houses; Special Licensing Meetings of Public Health Committee relating to Common Lodging Houses; notices and posters for display in lodging houses; registers of Licensed Slaughterhouses; registers of Licensed Cowhouses, registers of Cowkeepers, Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk, register of Premises approved as Dairies; street index to Dairies, Cowsheds, and so on; special meetings of Public Health Committee for licensing slaughterhouses, knackers yards and cowhouses; report by the Medical Officer of Health on the provision of public slaughterhouses; card indexes of foster parents registered under the Children Act 1908; registers of lying-in homes; registers of nursing homes; register of intimations sent to the metropolitan boroughs of infringements of the Offensive Businesses by-laws and registers of complaints of insanitary conditions and action taken thereon.
LCC/PH/REG/01: Lodging Houses; LCC/PH/REG/02: Slaughterhouses and dairies; LCC/PH/REG/03: Foster parents; LCC/PH/REG/04: Nursing homes; LCC/PH/REG/05: Miscellaneous.
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See the papers of the Metropolitan Board of Works (reference MBW) for the earlier registers of cowsheds, slaughterhouses and dairies.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The School Health Service developed from 1905. All schoolchildren were inspected by a medical officer at least four times during their school life. Medical and dental treatment was given at school treatment centres managed either directly or by voluntary committees financed by the Council. In addition many special clinics for children were held at London hospitals.
Following the coming into force of Section 13(1)(b) of the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907, the Council in 1909 circularised all suitable London hospitals, clinics and so on, asking for co-operation in the treatment of elementary school children for ringworm, defects of vision, teeth, ears, and so on. In areas where the existing provision was obviously insufficient the Council set up its own centres.
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Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to the School Health Service, 1905-1964, including papers relating to partially-sighted children, medical examination of scholarship candidates, feeding of schoolchildren, sex education in residential schools, medical inspection of schoolchildren, medical and dental treatment of schoolchildren, statistics for annual reports, open air classes, treatment of stammerers and the Joint Working Party on Transfer to the London Boroughs.
Papers of individual hospitals, clinics and treatment centres which provided medical treatment for school children (please consult catalogue for full list). Papers relating to the cleansing of verminous schoolchildren including warm baths in schools, cutting of hair, use of paraffin for cleansing heads, procedures for cleansing, provision of mackintosh capes for cleansing verminous children, cleansing of children in open air schools, procedure for cleansing children when the parents are illiterate, synchronising of cleansing of homes and of children, vermicide experiments and papers of individual cleansing stations and shampoo stations.
Samples of case-papers of children dealt with under the Rheumatism Scheme; report 'The Ascertainment, Care, Education and Training of Educable Mentally Handicapped Children'; report on Social Workers and the Health Visiting Service; report on Psychological Services for Children in London; leaflets 'Health Hints to Parents' (1910) and 'The Health of Schoolchildren' (1912); leaflet of breathing exercises (1922) and samples of School Health Service forms.
LCC/PH/SHS/01: General; LCC/PH/SHS/02: Medical treatment; LCC/PH/SHS/03: Cleansing of verminous children; LCC/PH/SHS/04: Case papers; LCC/PH/SHS/05: Miscellaneous.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/SHS 1905-1964 Collection 3.75 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The School Health Service developed from 1905. All schoolchildren were inspected by a medical officer at least four times during their school life. Medical and dental treatment was given at school treatment centres managed either directly or by voluntary committees financed by the Council. In addition many special clinics for children were held at London hospitals.
Following the coming into force of Section 13(1)(b) of the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907, the Council in 1909 circularised all suitable London hospitals, clinics and so on, asking for co-operation in the treatment of elementary school children for ringworm, defects of vision, teeth, ears, and so on. In areas where the existing provision was obviously insufficient the Council set up its own centres.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to the School Health Service, 1905-1964, including papers relating to partially-sighted children, medical examination of scholarship candidates, feeding of schoolchildren, sex education in residential schools, medical inspection of schoolchildren, medical and dental treatment of schoolchildren, statistics for annual reports, open air classes, treatment of stammerers and the Joint Working Party on Transfer to the London Boroughs.
Papers of individual hospitals, clinics and treatment centres which provided medical treatment for school children (please consult catalogue for full list). Papers relating to the cleansing of verminous schoolchildren including warm baths in schools, cutting of hair, use of paraffin for cleansing heads, procedures for cleansing, provision of mackintosh capes for cleansing verminous children, cleansing of children in open air schools, procedure for cleansing children when the parents are illiterate, synchronising of cleansing of homes and of children, vermicide experiments and papers of individual cleansing stations and shampoo stations.
Samples of case-papers of children dealt with under the Rheumatism Scheme; report 'The Ascertainment, Care, Education and Training of Educable Mentally Handicapped Children'; report on Social Workers and the Health Visiting Service; report on Psychological Services for Children in London; leaflets 'Health Hints to Parents' (1910) and 'The Health of Schoolchildren' (1912); leaflet of breathing exercises (1922) and samples of School Health Service forms.
LCC/PH/SHS/01: General; LCC/PH/SHS/02: Medical treatment; LCC/PH/SHS/03: Cleansing of verminous children; LCC/PH/SHS/04: Case papers; LCC/PH/SHS/05: Miscellaneous.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
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Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to staffing, 1894-1950, including general files relating to medical staff in hospitals and institutions, nursing staff, training of ex-tuberculous patients as nurses, shortage of nurses, recruitment and retention of nurses, training of nurses, report "Staffing London's Hospitals", midwifery training, almoners and psychiatric social workers. Papers relating to the Rushcliffe Committee on Nurses Salaries, and other negotiating Committees including the Inter-Departmental Committee on Nursing Services ("Athlone Committee"), Midwives Salaries Committee, Joint Committee on Salaries, and Wages of Hospital Staffs, Sub-Committee on Almoners and Psychiatric Social Workers, Sub-Committee on Laboratory Technicians, Sub-Committee on Pharmacists, Sub-Committee on Physiotherapists, occupational Therapists and Speech therapists, Sub-Committee on Radiographers, and the Committee on the Salaries of Whole-Time Public Health Medical Officers. Staff directories, reports and memoranda on nursing, and leaflets and brochures for nurse recruitment.
Sample of the 45,000 dossiers of staff employed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board before 1930 and not transferred to the Council; sample of the dossiers of LCC hospital staff. Registers of staff at mental Hospitals, including Banstead Asylum, Cane Hill Asylum, Claybury Asylum, Colney Hatch Asylum, Hanwell Asylum and Horton Asylum.
LCC/PH/STA/01: General; LCC/PH/STA/02: Committees; LCC/PH/STA/03: Reports; LCC/PH/STA/04: Case papers; LCC/PH/STA/05: Registers; LCC/PH/STA/06: Minutes; LCC/PH/STA/07: Posters.
For Banstead and Horton Asylums, see reference H22; for Hanwell Asylum see reference H11/HLL and for Colney Hatch Asylum see reference H12/CH. For other asylums and institutes see the records of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) or consult the Hospital Records Database held on the National Archives website.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PH/STA 1894-1950 Collection 3.7 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to staffing, 1894-1950, including general files relating to medical staff in hospitals and institutions, nursing staff, training of ex-tuberculous patients as nurses, shortage of nurses, recruitment and retention of nurses, training of nurses, report "Staffing London's Hospitals", midwifery training, almoners and psychiatric social workers. Papers relating to the Rushcliffe Committee on Nurses Salaries, and other negotiating Committees including the Inter-Departmental Committee on Nursing Services ("Athlone Committee"), Midwives Salaries Committee, Joint Committee on Salaries, and Wages of Hospital Staffs, Sub-Committee on Almoners and Psychiatric Social Workers, Sub-Committee on Laboratory Technicians, Sub-Committee on Pharmacists, Sub-Committee on Physiotherapists, occupational Therapists and Speech therapists, Sub-Committee on Radiographers, and the Committee on the Salaries of Whole-Time Public Health Medical Officers. Staff directories, reports and memoranda on nursing, and leaflets and brochures for nurse recruitment.
Sample of the 45,000 dossiers of staff employed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board before 1930 and not transferred to the Council; sample of the dossiers of LCC hospital staff. Registers of staff at mental Hospitals, including Banstead Asylum, Cane Hill Asylum, Claybury Asylum, Colney Hatch Asylum, Hanwell Asylum and Horton Asylum.
LCC/PH/STA/01: General; LCC/PH/STA/02: Committees; LCC/PH/STA/03: Reports; LCC/PH/STA/04: Case papers; LCC/PH/STA/05: Registers; LCC/PH/STA/06: Minutes; LCC/PH/STA/07: Posters.
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For Banstead and Horton Asylums, see reference H22; for Hanwell Asylum see reference H11/HLL and for Colney Hatch Asylum see reference H12/CH. For other asylums and institutes see the records of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (reference MAB) or consult the Hospital Records Database held on the National Archives website.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
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Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to Second World War emergency wartime measures, 1938-1948, including general files on the Emergency Hospital Service, the history of the Emergency Hospital Service during the war, air raid precautions in hospitals, emergency medical services in London, organisation of treatment centres, evacuation scheme, and victory celebrations. Circulars, guides and handbooks on health and first aid issued by the Ministry of Health, Army Medical Department, Medical Research Council and various Government departments.
Papers relating to the London Ambulance Service and London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, including general files on emergency arrangements, progress reports, publicity posters and recruiting pamphlets, Special Committee of Inquiry into the Ambulance Service, complaints and criticisms of Ambulance Service, instructions and training notes for ambulance drivers and attendants, organisation of first aid posts, casualties, war damage to ambulance stations and vehicles, staff casualties, recruitment and enrolment of staff, staff welfare, staff management and administration, staff honours and awards, regulations concerning vehicles and message book.
LCC/PH/WAR/01: General; LCC/PH/WAR/02: Ministry of Health circular; LCC/PH/WAR/03: London Ambulance Service.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1953 (AC/53/051).
LCC/PH/WAR 1938-1948 Collection 3.08 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council assumed responsibility for the general hospitals formerly maintained by the Boards of Guardians and the Special hospitals formerly maintained by the Metropolitan Asylums Board with effect from 1 April 1930. These hospitals needed much work to modernise, equip and staff them adequately. The Council made great improvements in hospital accommodation and staffing standards. The nursing service had been improved, medical schools established, and a laboratory service built up. These functions were transferred to the Regional Hospitals Boards and Hospital Management Committees under the National Health Service Acts with effect from 5 July 1948. The Council assisted by providing services of supply, engineering and finance for several months after the transfer, until Council officers could be absorbed into the new organisation.
There was also a transfer from the City and the boroughs to the London County Council of health services including maternity and child welfare, health visiting, home help, vaccination and immunisation, and the care of those with tuberculosis. The Council took over 4,843 lay and professional staff, 70 freehold premises, and 252 tenancy arrangements, as well as adding new services such as home nursing, the provision of health centres and the expansion of the ambulance service. The County was divided into nine divisions, each with a divisional health committee, a divisional medical officer, a nursing officer and an administrative officer.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Further accession received in 1953 (AC/53/051).
Records of the London County Council Public Health Department relating to Second World War emergency wartime measures, 1938-1948, including general files on the Emergency Hospital Service, the history of the Emergency Hospital Service during the war, air raid precautions in hospitals, emergency medical services in London, organisation of treatment centres, evacuation scheme, and victory celebrations. Circulars, guides and handbooks on health and first aid issued by the Ministry of Health, Army Medical Department, Medical Research Council and various Government departments.
Papers relating to the London Ambulance Service and London Auxiliary Ambulance Service, including general files on emergency arrangements, progress reports, publicity posters and recruiting pamphlets, Special Committee of Inquiry into the Ambulance Service, complaints and criticisms of Ambulance Service, instructions and training notes for ambulance drivers and attendants, organisation of first aid posts, casualties, war damage to ambulance stations and vehicles, staff casualties, recruitment and enrolment of staff, staff welfare, staff management and administration, staff honours and awards, regulations concerning vehicles and message book.
LCC/PH/WAR/01: General; LCC/PH/WAR/02: Ministry of Health circular; LCC/PH/WAR/03: London Ambulance Service.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The management of the Council's parks and open spaces was originally the responsibility of the Superintending Architect. In 1892, a separate "Parks and Open Spaces Sub-Department" under a chief officer was created and, in 1895, its title was changed to "Parks and Open Spaces Department". The Parks Department was responsible for the administration, design, improvement and maintenance of all the Council's parks, open spaces and gardens, including those attached to certain Council buildings and housing estates. Facilities for games and athletics were provided in many parks, encouraged by the Physical Training and Recreation Act. The deep water ponds at Highgate and Hampstead and various open air swimming pools and lidos encouraged bathing. Entertainment was also common in some parks, particularly performances by bands, dancing and entertainments for children. Some parks included wildlife such as water fowl, aviaries, deer and wallabies as well as horticultural features, floral displays and tropical gardens.
In 1931 the Council was instrumental in obtaining the passing of the London Squares Preservation Act, as a result of which over 460 garden enclosures in London squares are preserved as open spaces. The Council was also instrumental in the formation of the Green Belt, an area of woodlands surrounding the built-up urban environment. In 1935 a scheme was launched to begin purchase of land which would form the belt, with £2,000,000 set aside by the Council for this purpose. By 1937, 43,000 acres had been preserved.
During the Second World War much damage was done to London parks, yet they were very important as places of entertainment and relaxation. Post war priorities included repairs, but also expansion under the County of London Plan, 1948. This called for the creation of more open spaces, and specified an ideal of seven acres for each thousand of population. During the 1950s several new parks were laid out, including Hammersmith Park, Haggerston Park in Shoreditch and Brickfield Gardens in Limehouse. In 1952 work began on the riverside promenade along the South Bank, formerly part of the Festival of Britain site. The policy of providing entertainment in parks was continued, with theatre, opera and ballet, open air cinemas, symphony concerts, brass bands, dancing, gymkhanas and funfairs. Open air sculpture exhibitions were first held in 1948, followed by open air painting exhibitions. Parks were also made available to organisations arranging displays, parades, rallies, dog shows and so on. The provision of sports facilities was improved and specialist horticultural officers were hired to ensure that the wildlife and flora were well cared for.
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Records of the London County Council Parks Department, 1851-1965, including lists of staff; instructions to officers; regulations affecting staff; Parks and Open Spaces staff handbooks; report on the Development of Crystal Palace (1955); pamphlet about the Green Belt; lists of London Squares with information about their status; regulations concerning individual sports and games, including Athletics, Bowls, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Lawn Tennis, Netball, and storage of Games Apparatus; specimen warrants used by the Parks Department Constable; brochures from opening ceremonies; register of small holdings and allotments; copies of Acts of Parliament affecting parks and open spaces; notices and posters for display in parks; example of staff passes; seven picture postcards (undated) of Battersea Park Flower Garden, Beckenham Place Park Golf Course, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Lido, Hainault Forest, Parliament Hill Athletic Ground, Ranger's House (Blackheath) and Rookery (Streatham Common); booklets and articles relating to playgrounds; papers relating to Crystal Palace motor sports; general files relating to the formation of the Parks Department, tree planting on Hampstead Heath, recreational facilities in individual parks, Parks regulations, individual medical reports of staff and production of food in parks during the Second World War.
Brochures and publications including "Open Air London - An illustrated guide to some 480 open spaces in and around London (including Green Belt)", published by the LCC (1939); "Green Heritage - An Introduction to the work of the LCC Parks Dept", booklet for new entrants; "Green Islands - The Parks Service of the LCC" (1962); Guide Map (1964); "The Glory of the Garden" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 3); "150,000,000 B.C - The Prehistoric Monsters of Crystal Palace" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 4); "Hainault Forest" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 5); "Parks for Tomorrow", LCC booklet (1964); "Garden Squares in Metropolitan Boroughs", maps prepared in connection with London Squares Preservation Act (1931); golf course regulations.
LCC/PK/GEN/01: Reports and directories; LCC/PK/GEN/02: General; LCC/PK/GEN/03: Miscellaneous.
See also papers of the Clerk's Department relating to the Parks Committee, reference LCC/CL/PK. For records relating to Crystal Palace see reference CPT.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PK/GEN 1851-1965 Collection 1.2 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The management of the Council's parks and open spaces was originally the responsibility of the Superintending Architect. In 1892, a separate "Parks and Open Spaces Sub-Department" under a chief officer was created and, in 1895, its title was changed to "Parks and Open Spaces Department". The Parks Department was responsible for the administration, design, improvement and maintenance of all the Council's parks, open spaces and gardens, including those attached to certain Council buildings and housing estates. Facilities for games and athletics were provided in many parks, encouraged by the Physical Training and Recreation Act. The deep water ponds at Highgate and Hampstead and various open air swimming pools and lidos encouraged bathing. Entertainment was also common in some parks, particularly performances by bands, dancing and entertainments for children. Some parks included wildlife such as water fowl, aviaries, deer and wallabies as well as horticultural features, floral displays and tropical gardens.
In 1931 the Council was instrumental in obtaining the passing of the London Squares Preservation Act, as a result of which over 460 garden enclosures in London squares are preserved as open spaces. The Council was also instrumental in the formation of the Green Belt, an area of woodlands surrounding the built-up urban environment. In 1935 a scheme was launched to begin purchase of land which would form the belt, with £2,000,000 set aside by the Council for this purpose. By 1937, 43,000 acres had been preserved.
During the Second World War much damage was done to London parks, yet they were very important as places of entertainment and relaxation. Post war priorities included repairs, but also expansion under the County of London Plan, 1948. This called for the creation of more open spaces, and specified an ideal of seven acres for each thousand of population. During the 1950s several new parks were laid out, including Hammersmith Park, Haggerston Park in Shoreditch and Brickfield Gardens in Limehouse. In 1952 work began on the riverside promenade along the South Bank, formerly part of the Festival of Britain site. The policy of providing entertainment in parks was continued, with theatre, opera and ballet, open air cinemas, symphony concerts, brass bands, dancing, gymkhanas and funfairs. Open air sculpture exhibitions were first held in 1948, followed by open air painting exhibitions. Parks were also made available to organisations arranging displays, parades, rallies, dog shows and so on. The provision of sports facilities was improved and specialist horticultural officers were hired to ensure that the wildlife and flora were well cared for.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Parks Department, 1851-1965, including lists of staff; instructions to officers; regulations affecting staff; Parks and Open Spaces staff handbooks; report on the Development of Crystal Palace (1955); pamphlet about the Green Belt; lists of London Squares with information about their status; regulations concerning individual sports and games, including Athletics, Bowls, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Lawn Tennis, Netball, and storage of Games Apparatus; specimen warrants used by the Parks Department Constable; brochures from opening ceremonies; register of small holdings and allotments; copies of Acts of Parliament affecting parks and open spaces; notices and posters for display in parks; example of staff passes; seven picture postcards (undated) of Battersea Park Flower Garden, Beckenham Place Park Golf Course, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park Lido, Hainault Forest, Parliament Hill Athletic Ground, Ranger's House (Blackheath) and Rookery (Streatham Common); booklets and articles relating to playgrounds; papers relating to Crystal Palace motor sports; general files relating to the formation of the Parks Department, tree planting on Hampstead Heath, recreational facilities in individual parks, Parks regulations, individual medical reports of staff and production of food in parks during the Second World War.
Brochures and publications including "Open Air London - An illustrated guide to some 480 open spaces in and around London (including Green Belt)", published by the LCC (1939); "Green Heritage - An Introduction to the work of the LCC Parks Dept", booklet for new entrants; "Green Islands - The Parks Service of the LCC" (1962); Guide Map (1964); "The Glory of the Garden" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 3); "150,000,000 B.C - The Prehistoric Monsters of Crystal Palace" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 4); "Hainault Forest" (Enjoy Your Parks Brochure No 5); "Parks for Tomorrow", LCC booklet (1964); "Garden Squares in Metropolitan Boroughs", maps prepared in connection with London Squares Preservation Act (1931); golf course regulations.
LCC/PK/GEN/01: Reports and directories; LCC/PK/GEN/02: General; LCC/PK/GEN/03: Miscellaneous.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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See also papers of the Clerk's Department relating to the Parks Committee, reference LCC/CL/PK. For records relating to Crystal Palace see reference CPT.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Parks and Open Spaces Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Forests Leisure Leisure time activities Sport Outdoor sports Open spaces Parks Built works Public squares Rural areas Green belts Sports facilities Recreational facilities Sports grounds Playgrounds People People by occupation Park keepers Gardens Land use Allotments Forestry Tree planting Parks Committee , London County Council The Crystal Palace Restaurant and Catering Department , London County Council x School Meals and Catering Department Londoners' Meals Service Ministry of Food London England UK Western Europe Europe
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These plans were presented to the Council and its Committees, but were too large to be included in the bound volumes of presented papers. Instead they were kept separately in rolls which were placed in drums labelled with the name of the Committee to which they were presented. Index cards were prepared listing the outsize plans presented to each Committee with a reference to the drum in which they were stored. In the present list reference numbers have been assigned to each roll of plans. Otherwise this list, with the exception of the plans presented to the Bridges Committee, is in most cases merely a copy of the index cards which have been checked against the original rolls of plans. These plans must always be related to the minutes with which they are associated. They are not necessarily the finished approved drawings of any project, but are rather the drawings before the Committee at a specific meeting.
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Plans presented to Committees of the London County Council, 1889-1965. The plans and drawings are of buildings, structures, roads and utilities relevant to the work of a particular committee, for example, the plans presented to the Main Drainage Committee are of sewer systems, those presented to the Housing and Public Health Committee are of housing estates and those presented to the Rivers Committee are of steamboat piers and outfall works.
The Committees are:
London County Council: LCC/PP/COU/1-25
Appeal Committee: LCC/PP/APL/1
Bridges Committee: LCC/PP/BR/1-109
Building Acts Committee: LCC/PP/BA/1
Corporate Property Committee: LCC/PP/CP/1-5
Education Committee: LCC/PP/EDU/1-6
Entertainments (Licensing) Committee: LCC/PP/ENT/1-3
Establishment Committee: LCC/PP/EST/1-3
Finance Committee: LCC/PP/FIN/1-2
Fire Brigade Committee: LCC/PP/FB/1-4
Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committe: LCC/PP/FMD/1-194
General Purposes Committee: LCC/PP/GP/1-19
Highways Committee: LCC/PP/HIG/1-280
Highways and Main Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/HMD/1-2
Highways and Traffic Committee: LCC/PP/HT/1
Hospitals and Medical Services Committee
Housing of the Working Classes Committee: LCC/PP/HWC/1-24
Housing and Public Health Committee: LCC/PP/HPH/1-34
Housing Committee: LCC/PP/HSG/1-5
Improvements Committee: LCC/PP/IMP/1-491
Inebriates Acts Committee: LCC/PP/IB/1-2
Local Government Committee: LCC/PP/LG/1-12
Main Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/MD/1-487
Mental Hospitals Committee: LCC/PP/MH/1
Parks and Open Spaces Committee: LCC/PP/PK/1-57
Parliamentary Committee: LCC/PP/PARL/1-16
Public Control Committee: LCC/PP/PC/1
Public Health and Housing Committee: LCC/PP/PUB/1-2
Public Health Committee: LCC/PP/PH/1
Rivers Committee: LCC/PP/RIV/1-3
Rivers and Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/RVD 1-2
Roads Committee: LCC/PP/RD/1
Special Advisory Committee on Charing Cross Bridge: LCC/PP/SCX/1-8
Special Committe on London Electricity Supply: LCC/PP/SLE/1
Special Committee on Thames Bridges: LCC/PP/STB/1
Town Planning Committee: LCC/PP/TP/1-23
Plans arranged by Committee, Committees arranged alphabetically.
See LCC/MIN for the bound volumes of presented papers. The records of the Architect's Department (LCC/AR) also include plans. Various non-departmental LCC plans are at reference LCC/MISC/P.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/PP 1889-1965 subfonds 46.5 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
These plans were presented to the Council and its Committees, but were too large to be included in the bound volumes of presented papers. Instead they were kept separately in rolls which were placed in drums labelled with the name of the Committee to which they were presented. Index cards were prepared listing the outsize plans presented to each Committee with a reference to the drum in which they were stored. In the present list reference numbers have been assigned to each roll of plans. Otherwise this list, with the exception of the plans presented to the Bridges Committee, is in most cases merely a copy of the index cards which have been checked against the original rolls of plans. These plans must always be related to the minutes with which they are associated. They are not necessarily the finished approved drawings of any project, but are rather the drawings before the Committee at a specific meeting.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Plans presented to Committees of the London County Council, 1889-1965. The plans and drawings are of buildings, structures, roads and utilities relevant to the work of a particular committee, for example, the plans presented to the Main Drainage Committee are of sewer systems, those presented to the Housing and Public Health Committee are of housing estates and those presented to the Rivers Committee are of steamboat piers and outfall works.
The Committees are:
London County Council: LCC/PP/COU/1-25
Appeal Committee: LCC/PP/APL/1
Bridges Committee: LCC/PP/BR/1-109
Building Acts Committee: LCC/PP/BA/1
Corporate Property Committee: LCC/PP/CP/1-5
Education Committee: LCC/PP/EDU/1-6
Entertainments (Licensing) Committee: LCC/PP/ENT/1-3
Establishment Committee: LCC/PP/EST/1-3
Finance Committee: LCC/PP/FIN/1-2
Fire Brigade Committee: LCC/PP/FB/1-4
Fire Brigade and Main Drainage Committe: LCC/PP/FMD/1-194
General Purposes Committee: LCC/PP/GP/1-19
Highways Committee: LCC/PP/HIG/1-280
Highways and Main Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/HMD/1-2
Highways and Traffic Committee: LCC/PP/HT/1
Hospitals and Medical Services Committee
Housing of the Working Classes Committee: LCC/PP/HWC/1-24
Housing and Public Health Committee: LCC/PP/HPH/1-34
Housing Committee: LCC/PP/HSG/1-5
Improvements Committee: LCC/PP/IMP/1-491
Inebriates Acts Committee: LCC/PP/IB/1-2
Local Government Committee: LCC/PP/LG/1-12
Main Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/MD/1-487
Mental Hospitals Committee: LCC/PP/MH/1
Parks and Open Spaces Committee: LCC/PP/PK/1-57
Parliamentary Committee: LCC/PP/PARL/1-16
Public Control Committee: LCC/PP/PC/1
Public Health and Housing Committee: LCC/PP/PUB/1-2
Public Health Committee: LCC/PP/PH/1
Rivers Committee: LCC/PP/RIV/1-3
Rivers and Drainage Committee: LCC/PP/RVD 1-2
Roads Committee: LCC/PP/RD/1
Special Advisory Committee on Charing Cross Bridge: LCC/PP/SCX/1-8
Special Committe on London Electricity Supply: LCC/PP/SLE/1
Special Committee on Thames Bridges: LCC/PP/STB/1
Town Planning Committee: LCC/PP/TP/1-23
Plans arranged by Committee, Committees arranged alphabetically.
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See LCC/MIN for the bound volumes of presented papers. The records of the Architect's Department (LCC/AR) also include plans. Various non-departmental LCC plans are at reference LCC/MISC/P.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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Following the heavy enemy air raids of September 1940, the Council set up the Londoners' Meals Service as a separate Department with its own Chief Officer to control emergency feeding centres and to provide school meals for non-evacuated children in need of them. As the scale of air raid attacks diminished, the service developed into a network of restaurants and the Civic Restaurants Act, 1947 empowered local authorities to continue the provision of this service under normal peace-time conditions provided it was not run at a loss. In 1948, the Department was renamed Restaurants and Catering Deptartment.
From 1941, it had assumed the additional responsibility for canteens at ambulance and civil defence establishments and it also later undertook the catering arrangements at County Hall and other large offices of the Council.
On 1 June 1954, the Council decided to transfer to the Chief Officer of Supplies the responsibility for civic restaurants and the Restaurants and Catering Department was re-designated the School Meals and Catering Department, with responsibility solely for school meals and catering at staff restaurants in Council offices, etc. On 19 October 1954 the Council was informed that, as its civic restaurant service was not paying its way, the Minister of Food had decided upon its discontinuance and all such restaurants were closed by the end of February 1955.
From the end of 1959, the Department took over additionally the work and assets of the Invalid Meals for London organisation (formerly Invalid Kitchens of London), the company being finally dissolved in November 1964.
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Records of the London County Council Restaurant and Catering Department (later the School Meals and Catering Department), 1940-1956, including a history of the Londoners' Meals Service (1944); correspondence with the Ministry of Food; papers of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the organisation of the Londoners' Meals Service; papers on the delegation of powers to Borough Councils under the Civic Restaurants Act 1947; annual accounts and reports on operations; papers on the re-organisation of the Restaurants and Catering Department; paper by Chief Officer on 'Emergency Feeding in London, the Experience of World War II and Plans for the Future', given at the Combined Conference on Administrative and Scientific Problems of Food Aspects of Civil Defence; general files on meals for old age pensioners, nutrition of young people in wartime, closures of restaurants, school meals, take-away lunches, outdoor catering and special functions catering, opening hours, serving alcohol, and the discontinuance of restaurants service.
Papers of individual civic restaurants including the Bun House Restaurant, 111 High Holborn, Bell Tower Restaurant, 76-79 St Paul's Churchyard, Netherhall Restaurant, 251-253 Finchley Road and Ramillies Restaurant, 197-205 Oxford Street. Statistics and analysis including weekly returns of meals provided for children under the School Scheme, weekly returns of adult meals, weekly summaries of meals served in each division or area and weekly analyses of returns.
Blitz Circulars relating to the Londoners' Meals Service; Ministry of Food Circulars; directories of restaurants and children's meals centres; handbook of instructions for superintendents; pamphlet on hygiene in relation to the service of meals; newspaper cuttings on civic restaurants and on the Department's activities; informative notices for display at Meals Centres; 'The Organisation and Work of the Restaurants and Catering Department', handbook for new entrants and training notes.
General: LCC/RC/GEN/1; Individual civic restaurants: LCC/RC/GEN/2; Returns and summaries of cases: LCC/RC/GEN/3; Miscellaneous: LCC/RC/GEN/4.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/RC/GEN 1940-1956 Collection 4.77 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
Following the heavy enemy air raids of September 1940, the Council set up the Londoners' Meals Service as a separate Department with its own Chief Officer to control emergency feeding centres and to provide school meals for non-evacuated children in need of them. As the scale of air raid attacks diminished, the service developed into a network of restaurants and the Civic Restaurants Act, 1947 empowered local authorities to continue the provision of this service under normal peace-time conditions provided it was not run at a loss. In 1948, the Department was renamed Restaurants and Catering Deptartment.
From 1941, it had assumed the additional responsibility for canteens at ambulance and civil defence establishments and it also later undertook the catering arrangements at County Hall and other large offices of the Council.
On 1 June 1954, the Council decided to transfer to the Chief Officer of Supplies the responsibility for civic restaurants and the Restaurants and Catering Department was re-designated the School Meals and Catering Department, with responsibility solely for school meals and catering at staff restaurants in Council offices, etc. On 19 October 1954 the Council was informed that, as its civic restaurant service was not paying its way, the Minister of Food had decided upon its discontinuance and all such restaurants were closed by the end of February 1955.
From the end of 1959, the Department took over additionally the work and assets of the Invalid Meals for London organisation (formerly Invalid Kitchens of London), the company being finally dissolved in November 1964.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Restaurant and Catering Department (later the School Meals and Catering Department), 1940-1956, including a history of the Londoners' Meals Service (1944); correspondence with the Ministry of Food; papers of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the organisation of the Londoners' Meals Service; papers on the delegation of powers to Borough Councils under the Civic Restaurants Act 1947; annual accounts and reports on operations; papers on the re-organisation of the Restaurants and Catering Department; paper by Chief Officer on 'Emergency Feeding in London, the Experience of World War II and Plans for the Future', given at the Combined Conference on Administrative and Scientific Problems of Food Aspects of Civil Defence; general files on meals for old age pensioners, nutrition of young people in wartime, closures of restaurants, school meals, take-away lunches, outdoor catering and special functions catering, opening hours, serving alcohol, and the discontinuance of restaurants service.
Papers of individual civic restaurants including the Bun House Restaurant, 111 High Holborn, Bell Tower Restaurant, 76-79 St Paul's Churchyard, Netherhall Restaurant, 251-253 Finchley Road and Ramillies Restaurant, 197-205 Oxford Street. Statistics and analysis including weekly returns of meals provided for children under the School Scheme, weekly returns of adult meals, weekly summaries of meals served in each division or area and weekly analyses of returns.
Blitz Circulars relating to the Londoners' Meals Service; Ministry of Food Circulars; directories of restaurants and children's meals centres; handbook of instructions for superintendents; pamphlet on hygiene in relation to the service of meals; newspaper cuttings on civic restaurants and on the Department's activities; informative notices for display at Meals Centres; 'The Organisation and Work of the Restaurants and Catering Department', handbook for new entrants and training notes.
General: LCC/RC/GEN/1; Individual civic restaurants: LCC/RC/GEN/2; Returns and summaries of cases: LCC/RC/GEN/3; Miscellaneous: LCC/RC/GEN/4.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Occupations Catering Cultural heritage Cuisine Meals Service industries Caterers Student welfare School meals Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Hygiene Trade Markets Retail Health services Care Care for the elderly Health Health policy Food control Food safety Nutrition Physiology Food and drink services Restaurants Commercial premises Catering personnel Food industry personnel Personnel People by occupation People London England UK Western Europe Europe
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A central stores was established in 1898 under the direction of the Clerk of the Council, who also became responsible, after 1904, for the central stores organisation taken over from the School Board for London. Before 1898, each department was responsible for its own supplies and, after that date, it continued to be responsible for those items not centrally supplied.
The Council decided, on 29 June 1909, to create a separate Stores Department under its own Chief Officer. The name was changed to Supplies Department on 11 May 1926.
Published
Records of the London County Council Stores Department, later Supplies Department, 1889-1965, including papers relating to allegations of price ring for the supply of lead pencils; forms of tender for various supplies including boots, clothing, and provisions (a form of tender was provided for each commodity with instructions to the tenderer, a schedule showing quantities required and, where appropriate, a specification); standard forms of tender for individual commodities; standard forms of tender for individual commodities, Tramways Series; reports and research on the stores organisations of other local authorities and organisations; papers and reports of the Departmental Committee on the Organisation of the Supplies Department; papers and reports of the Special Committee on Local Expenditure; annual reports on the work of the Stores (later Supplies) Department with annual accounts; reports on stores procedures; papers on the manufacture and supply of clothing, textiles, soft goods, leather and glassware; papers on the production of the Municipal Map of London and the Education Map of London; findings of an enquiry into the medical requirements of hospitals, asylums and other institutions and the method of supplying; statistics and accounts; plans of Stores Depots; pamphlet containing instructions as to stores procedure for staff ordering stores; 'Please Supply', handbook for new entrants to the Supplies Department; Supplies Department Office Manual; Supplies Department Reports by the Chief Officer; Supplies Department Supplies Committee Orders; Supplies Department other Committee Orders and Chief Officer's instructions.
LCC/SU/GEN/01: Allegations; LCC/SU/GEN/02: Forms of tender; LCC/SU/GEN/03: Reports; LCC/SU/GEN/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/SU/GEN/05: Chief Officer
For descriptions of the work of the Department, see LCC Publications Nos 3915 ("The Supply Services of the London County Council", 1955) and 4084 ("Delivering the Goods", 1960).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/SU/GEN 1889-1965 Collection 7.43 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
A central stores was established in 1898 under the direction of the Clerk of the Council, who also became responsible, after 1904, for the central stores organisation taken over from the School Board for London. Before 1898, each department was responsible for its own supplies and, after that date, it continued to be responsible for those items not centrally supplied.
The Council decided, on 29 June 1909, to create a separate Stores Department under its own Chief Officer. The name was changed to Supplies Department on 11 May 1926.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Stores Department, later Supplies Department, 1889-1965, including papers relating to allegations of price ring for the supply of lead pencils; forms of tender for various supplies including boots, clothing, and provisions (a form of tender was provided for each commodity with instructions to the tenderer, a schedule showing quantities required and, where appropriate, a specification); standard forms of tender for individual commodities; standard forms of tender for individual commodities, Tramways Series; reports and research on the stores organisations of other local authorities and organisations; papers and reports of the Departmental Committee on the Organisation of the Supplies Department; papers and reports of the Special Committee on Local Expenditure; annual reports on the work of the Stores (later Supplies) Department with annual accounts; reports on stores procedures; papers on the manufacture and supply of clothing, textiles, soft goods, leather and glassware; papers on the production of the Municipal Map of London and the Education Map of London; findings of an enquiry into the medical requirements of hospitals, asylums and other institutions and the method of supplying; statistics and accounts; plans of Stores Depots; pamphlet containing instructions as to stores procedure for staff ordering stores; 'Please Supply', handbook for new entrants to the Supplies Department; Supplies Department Office Manual; Supplies Department Reports by the Chief Officer; Supplies Department Supplies Committee Orders; Supplies Department other Committee Orders and Chief Officer's instructions.
LCC/SU/GEN/01: Allegations; LCC/SU/GEN/02: Forms of tender; LCC/SU/GEN/03: Reports; LCC/SU/GEN/04: Miscellaneous; LCC/SU/GEN/05: Chief Officer
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For descriptions of the work of the Department, see LCC Publications Nos 3915 ("The Supply Services of the London County Council", 1955) and 4084 ("Delivering the Goods", 1960).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The Council inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works the power under the Tramways Act, 1870 (which the Board had not in fact exercised) to construct tramways and lease them to operating companies and also to purchase at prescribed future dates the undertakings of the existing tramway companies (of which there were fourteen in 1889). Until the passing of the London County Tramways Act, 1896, the Council's powers did not extend to operating a tramway undertaking itself. The London Street Tramways Company's undertaking was the first to be purchased and released on a short-term basis in 1892 and the arbitration proceedings which ensued set the pattern for subsequent purchases.
When the undertaking of another of the companies, the London Tramways Company, which operated wholly South of the Thames, was purchased with effect from 1 January 1899, the Council decided to operate the system itself, appointing a General Manager of Tramways as the head of a new Department for this purpose and the direct management of other systems followed, as they were purchased or leases expired. Electrification powers were conferred by the London County Tramways (Electrical Power) Act 1900 and the first section of electrified line (running between Westminster Bridge and Tooting) was opened by the Prince of Wales of 15 May 1903. Electrification was completed by 1912, the large generating station at Greenwich being opened in two stages in 1906 and 1910.
The attempt of the Council to continue to operate the horse omnibus service between the south side of Westminster Bridge and Charing Cross which had been maintained by the London Tramways Company was frustrated by litigation and it was not until 1906 after much controversy that Parliament sanctioned the carrying of tramways over Westminster and other Thames bridges and along the Victoria Embankment. The Kingsway subway, designed to link the northern and southern systems was opened between Holborn and Aldwych in 1906 and extended to the Victoria Embankment in 1908.
The question of the financing of the undertaking and the form of accounts was the subject of considerable controversy at the 1907 L.C.C. elections which resulted in a change of party in the majority in the Council Chamber.
Under the London Passenger Transport Act 1933, the Council's tramway undertaking, the undertakings of the omnibus companies and the underground railways were transferred to the newly-created London Passenger Transport Board with effect from 1 July 1933.
Published
Records of the London County Council Tramways Department, 1904-1950, comprising posters, and original artworks used in posters, advertising various attractions and destinations reachable by tram. Some of the posters were designed at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts. Also plans of works to LCC tramways and trolleybus routes.
LCC/TWYS/01: Artwork; LCC/TWYS/02: Posters; LCC/TWYS/03: Plans of works.
The catalogue of LCC Committee minutes and papers should be consulted for the minutes and presented papers of the Highways Committee (LCC/MIN/6700-7244), which was responsible for the management of the LCC tramways, and for those of the following special committees: Departmental Committee on the Organisation and Working of the Tramways Department 1923-24 (LCC/MIN/12644); Special Committee on the allocation of cost of Special Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1909 - 1914 (LCC/MIN/12774-12777); Special Committee of Inquiry on Tramways, 1920-21 (LCC/MIN/12799); Special Joint Sub-Committee of the Finance Committee, Highways Committee and Improvements Committee on the Allocation of the Cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1919 (LCC/MIN/12778); Tramways Conciliation Boards, 1910-1918 (LCC/MIN/12800-12808); Joint Committee (LCC and Leyton UDC) on the working of the Leyton Tramways, 1922-30 (LCC/MIN/12671).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
The principal records of the Tramways Department were transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. Some material was transferred back to the GLRO via the Public Record Office and may be found amongst the records of London Transport ACC/1297.
LCC/TWYS 1904-1950 subfonds 2.1 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works the power under the Tramways Act, 1870 (which the Board had not in fact exercised) to construct tramways and lease them to operating companies and also to purchase at prescribed future dates the undertakings of the existing tramway companies (of which there were fourteen in 1889). Until the passing of the London County Tramways Act, 1896, the Council's powers did not extend to operating a tramway undertaking itself. The London Street Tramways Company's undertaking was the first to be purchased and released on a short-term basis in 1892 and the arbitration proceedings which ensued set the pattern for subsequent purchases.
When the undertaking of another of the companies, the London Tramways Company, which operated wholly South of the Thames, was purchased with effect from 1 January 1899, the Council decided to operate the system itself, appointing a General Manager of Tramways as the head of a new Department for this purpose and the direct management of other systems followed, as they were purchased or leases expired. Electrification powers were conferred by the London County Tramways (Electrical Power) Act 1900 and the first section of electrified line (running between Westminster Bridge and Tooting) was opened by the Prince of Wales of 15 May 1903. Electrification was completed by 1912, the large generating station at Greenwich being opened in two stages in 1906 and 1910.
The attempt of the Council to continue to operate the horse omnibus service between the south side of Westminster Bridge and Charing Cross which had been maintained by the London Tramways Company was frustrated by litigation and it was not until 1906 after much controversy that Parliament sanctioned the carrying of tramways over Westminster and other Thames bridges and along the Victoria Embankment. The Kingsway subway, designed to link the northern and southern systems was opened between Holborn and Aldwych in 1906 and extended to the Victoria Embankment in 1908.
The question of the financing of the undertaking and the form of accounts was the subject of considerable controversy at the 1907 L.C.C. elections which resulted in a change of party in the majority in the Council Chamber.
Under the London Passenger Transport Act 1933, the Council's tramway undertaking, the undertakings of the omnibus companies and the underground railways were transferred to the newly-created London Passenger Transport Board with effect from 1 July 1933.
The principal records of the Tramways Department were transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. Some material was transferred back to the GLRO via the Public Record Office and may be found amongst the records of London Transport ACC/1297.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Tramways Department, 1904-1950, comprising posters, and original artworks used in posters, advertising various attractions and destinations reachable by tram. Some of the posters were designed at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts. Also plans of works to LCC tramways and trolleybus routes.
LCC/TWYS/01: Artwork; LCC/TWYS/02: Posters; LCC/TWYS/03: Plans of works.
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The catalogue of LCC Committee minutes and papers should be consulted for the minutes and presented papers of the Highways Committee (LCC/MIN/6700-7244), which was responsible for the management of the LCC tramways, and for those of the following special committees: Departmental Committee on the Organisation and Working of the Tramways Department 1923-24 (LCC/MIN/12644); Special Committee on the allocation of cost of Special Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1909 - 1914 (LCC/MIN/12774-12777); Special Committee of Inquiry on Tramways, 1920-21 (LCC/MIN/12799); Special Joint Sub-Committee of the Finance Committee, Highways Committee and Improvements Committee on the Allocation of the Cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1919 (LCC/MIN/12778); Tramways Conciliation Boards, 1910-1918 (LCC/MIN/12800-12808); Joint Committee (LCC and Leyton UDC) on the working of the Leyton Tramways, 1922-30 (LCC/MIN/12671).
See also SMEETON, C S - The Metropolitan Electric Tramways Vol. I: Origins to 1920, Vol. II: 1921 to 1933 (LMA library reference 27.23 SME) and BARKER, Theodor Cardwell and ROBBINS, Michael - A history of London Transport, passenger travel and the development of the metropolis Vol. I: The 19th Century, Vol II. the 20th Century to 1970 (LMA library reference 27.061 BAR)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The Council inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works the power under the Tramways Act, 1870 (which the Board had not in fact exercised) to construct tramways and lease them to operating companies and also to purchase at prescribed future dates the undertakings of the existing tramway companies (of which there were fourteen in 1889). Until the passing of the London County Tramways Act, 1896, the Council's powers did not extend to operating a tramway undertaking itself. The London Street Tramways Company's undertaking was the first to be purchased and released on a short-term basis in 1892 and the arbitration proceedings which ensued set the pattern for subsequent purchases.
When the undertaking of another of the companies, the London Tramways Company, which operated wholly South of the Thames, was purchased with effect from 1 January 1899, the Council decided to operate the system itself, appointing a General Manager of Tramways as the head of a new Department for this purpose and the direct management of other systems followed, as they were purchased or leases expired. Electrification powers were conferred by the London County Tramways (Electrical Power) Act 1900 and the first section of electrified line (running between Westminster Bridge and Tooting) was opened by the Prince of Wales of 15 May 1903. Electrification was completed by 1912, the large generating station at Greenwich being opened in two stages in 1906 and 1910.
The attempt of the Council to continue to operate the horse omnibus service between the south side of Westminster Bridge and Charing Cross which had been maintained by the London Tramways Company was frustrated by litigation and it was not until 1906 after much controversy that Parliament sanctioned the carrying of tramways over Westminster and other Thames bridges and along the Victoria Embankment. The Kingsway subway, designed to link the northern and southern systems was opened between Holborn and Aldwych in 1906 and extended to the Victoria Embankment in 1908.
The question of the financing of the undertaking and the form of accounts was the subject of considerable controversy at the 1907 L.C.C. elections which resulted in a change of party in the majority in the Council Chamber.
Under the London Passenger Transport Act 1933, the Council's tramway undertaking, the undertakings of the omnibus companies and the underground railways were transferred to the newly-created London Passenger Transport Board with effect from 1 July 1933.
Published
Records of the London County Council Tramways Department, 1870-1933, including copies of relevant legislation; reports by solicitor; annual accounts; printed reports on the purchase of undertakings, methods of traction, electrification and so on, tramways development, financial matters, fares, staff and organisation and light railways; papers relating to arbitration proceedings against the London Street Tramways Company, North Metropolitan Tramway Company, London Tramways Company, London Deptford and Greenwich Tramways Company, Woolwich and South-East London Tramways Company and London United Tramways Company; arbitration concerning contract for construction of the superstructure of Greenwich Generating Station by Joseph Westwood and Company Limited; proceedings on claim for reduction of weekly hours from 56 to 48 and award thereon; proceedings on claim for increased wages for employees in the Electrical Section and award thereon.
Map of the tramways of London; maps showing the tramways of London North and South of the Thames; tramway map of London and suburbs showing the LCC tramways, their connections with other tramways and the tube railways; copies of the Official LCC Tram Map and Guide, containing descriptions of places of public interest and the tram routes serving them; 'Direct Services between North and South London - A Guide to Kingsway Tramway'; 'A Description of the System of LCC Tramways prepared on the occasion of the Annual conference of the Tramways, Light Railways and Transport Association'; issues of brochure 'The London Holiday Maker'; publicity brochures and fixture cards; regulations regarding the Electrical Power (Conduit System) on the LCC tramways; rules and regulations for conductors and drivers; 'What the progressives have done for the people's Trams', LCC election campaign literature (text and photographs reprinted from The Daily News).
LCC/TWYS/GEN/01: Reports; LCC/TWYS/GEN/02: Arbitration proceedings; LCC/TWYS/GEN/03: Maps, guides and brochures; LCC/TWYS/GEN/04: Miscellaneous.
The catalogue of LCC Committee minutes and papers should be consulted for the minutes and presented papers of the Highways Committee (LCC/MIN/6700-7244), which was responsible for the management of the LCC tramways, and for those of the following special committees: Departmental Committee on the Organisation and Working of the Tramways Department 1923-24 (LCC/MIN/12644); Special Committee on the allocation of cost of Special Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1909 - 1914 (LCC/MIN/12774-12777); Special Committee of Inquiry on Tramways, 1920-21 (LCC/MIN/12799); Special Joint Sub-Committee of the Finance Committee, Highways Committee and Improvements Committee on the Allocation of the Cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1919 (LCC/MIN/12778); Tramways Conciliation Boards, 1910-1918 (LCC/MIN/12800-12808); Joint Committee (LCC and Leyton UDC) on the working of the Leyton Tramways, 1922-30 (LCC/MIN/12671).
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
The principal records of the Tramways Department were transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. Some material was transferred back to the GLRO (now LMA) via the Public Record Office (now the National Archives) and may be found amongst the records of London Transport, reference ACC/1297.
LCC/TWYS/GEN 1870-1933 subfonds 3.65 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The Council inherited from the Metropolitan Board of Works the power under the Tramways Act, 1870 (which the Board had not in fact exercised) to construct tramways and lease them to operating companies and also to purchase at prescribed future dates the undertakings of the existing tramway companies (of which there were fourteen in 1889). Until the passing of the London County Tramways Act, 1896, the Council's powers did not extend to operating a tramway undertaking itself. The London Street Tramways Company's undertaking was the first to be purchased and released on a short-term basis in 1892 and the arbitration proceedings which ensued set the pattern for subsequent purchases.
When the undertaking of another of the companies, the London Tramways Company, which operated wholly South of the Thames, was purchased with effect from 1 January 1899, the Council decided to operate the system itself, appointing a General Manager of Tramways as the head of a new Department for this purpose and the direct management of other systems followed, as they were purchased or leases expired. Electrification powers were conferred by the London County Tramways (Electrical Power) Act 1900 and the first section of electrified line (running between Westminster Bridge and Tooting) was opened by the Prince of Wales of 15 May 1903. Electrification was completed by 1912, the large generating station at Greenwich being opened in two stages in 1906 and 1910.
The attempt of the Council to continue to operate the horse omnibus service between the south side of Westminster Bridge and Charing Cross which had been maintained by the London Tramways Company was frustrated by litigation and it was not until 1906 after much controversy that Parliament sanctioned the carrying of tramways over Westminster and other Thames bridges and along the Victoria Embankment. The Kingsway subway, designed to link the northern and southern systems was opened between Holborn and Aldwych in 1906 and extended to the Victoria Embankment in 1908.
The question of the financing of the undertaking and the form of accounts was the subject of considerable controversy at the 1907 L.C.C. elections which resulted in a change of party in the majority in the Council Chamber.
Under the London Passenger Transport Act 1933, the Council's tramway undertaking, the undertakings of the omnibus companies and the underground railways were transferred to the newly-created London Passenger Transport Board with effect from 1 July 1933.
The principal records of the Tramways Department were transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933. Some material was transferred back to the GLRO (now LMA) via the Public Record Office (now the National Archives) and may be found amongst the records of London Transport, reference ACC/1297.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Tramways Department, 1870-1933, including copies of relevant legislation; reports by solicitor; annual accounts; printed reports on the purchase of undertakings, methods of traction, electrification and so on, tramways development, financial matters, fares, staff and organisation and light railways; papers relating to arbitration proceedings against the London Street Tramways Company, North Metropolitan Tramway Company, London Tramways Company, London Deptford and Greenwich Tramways Company, Woolwich and South-East London Tramways Company and London United Tramways Company; arbitration concerning contract for construction of the superstructure of Greenwich Generating Station by Joseph Westwood and Company Limited; proceedings on claim for reduction of weekly hours from 56 to 48 and award thereon; proceedings on claim for increased wages for employees in the Electrical Section and award thereon.
Map of the tramways of London; maps showing the tramways of London North and South of the Thames; tramway map of London and suburbs showing the LCC tramways, their connections with other tramways and the tube railways; copies of the Official LCC Tram Map and Guide, containing descriptions of places of public interest and the tram routes serving them; 'Direct Services between North and South London - A Guide to Kingsway Tramway'; 'A Description of the System of LCC Tramways prepared on the occasion of the Annual conference of the Tramways, Light Railways and Transport Association'; issues of brochure 'The London Holiday Maker'; publicity brochures and fixture cards; regulations regarding the Electrical Power (Conduit System) on the LCC tramways; rules and regulations for conductors and drivers; 'What the progressives have done for the people's Trams', LCC election campaign literature (text and photographs reprinted from The Daily News).
LCC/TWYS/GEN/01: Reports; LCC/TWYS/GEN/02: Arbitration proceedings; LCC/TWYS/GEN/03: Maps, guides and brochures; LCC/TWYS/GEN/04: Miscellaneous.
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The catalogue of LCC Committee minutes and papers should be consulted for the minutes and presented papers of the Highways Committee (LCC/MIN/6700-7244), which was responsible for the management of the LCC tramways, and for those of the following special committees: Departmental Committee on the Organisation and Working of the Tramways Department 1923-24 (LCC/MIN/12644); Special Committee on the allocation of cost of Special Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1909 - 1914 (LCC/MIN/12774-12777); Special Committee of Inquiry on Tramways, 1920-21 (LCC/MIN/12799); Special Joint Sub-Committee of the Finance Committee, Highways Committee and Improvements Committee on the Allocation of the Cost of Street Improvements along Tramway Routes, 1919 (LCC/MIN/12778); Tramways Conciliation Boards, 1910-1918 (LCC/MIN/12800-12808); Joint Committee (LCC and Leyton UDC) on the working of the Leyton Tramways, 1922-30 (LCC/MIN/12671).
See also SMEETON, C S - The Metropolitan Electric Tramways Vol. I: Origins to 1920, Vol. II: 1921 to 1933 (LMA library reference 27.23 SME) and BARKER, Theodor Cardwell and ROBBINS, Michael - A history of London Transport, passenger travel and the development of the metropolis Vol. I: The 19th Century, Vol II. the 20th Century to 1970 (LMA library reference 27.061 BAR).
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
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Records of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1889-1965, comprising architect's drawings of properties owned or acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works and passed on to the London County Council. The properties were purchased as part of schemes of work such as street improvements, bridge, tunnel and tramway construction and building housing estates. The properties were subsequently leased out. The plans were submitted to the MBW or LCC by tenants seeking approval for intended development or renovation.
Most of the plans show properties situated in Queen Victoria Street, Chelsea Embankment, Clerkenwell Road, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross Road, Shaftesbury Avenue, Rosebery Avenue and the Holborn and Strand areas. They generally show dwellings, shops, factories, churches, public houses, community centres, doctor's surgeries and local council offices.
Please note that a full index of these plans is available in hard copy in the LMA Information Area.
LCC/VA/DD/R: Rolled drawings; LCC/VA/DD: Plans and drawings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/VA/DD 1889-1965 Collection 32.33 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1889-1965, comprising architect's drawings of properties owned or acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works and passed on to the London County Council. The properties were purchased as part of schemes of work such as street improvements, bridge, tunnel and tramway construction and building housing estates. The properties were subsequently leased out. The plans were submitted to the MBW or LCC by tenants seeking approval for intended development or renovation.
Most of the plans show properties situated in Queen Victoria Street, Chelsea Embankment, Clerkenwell Road, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross Road, Shaftesbury Avenue, Rosebery Avenue and the Holborn and Strand areas. They generally show dwellings, shops, factories, churches, public houses, community centres, doctor's surgeries and local council offices.
Please note that a full index of these plans is available in hard copy in the LMA Information Area.
LCC/VA/DD/R: Rolled drawings; LCC/VA/DD: Plans and drawings.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
Published
Records of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1891-1965, including papers on the assessment of railways in London; press cuttings and other papers relating to transport organisation including fares and facilities, River Thames passenger services, canals, policy, railways, parking, congestion, air fares, the British Transport Commission, the London Transport Executive, pay and working conditions, bus services, arterial roads, the London Traffic Act, 1924; papers relating to town planning schemes; legislation affecting London and papers relating to road improvement schemes.
Registers of applications for mortgages and housing loans under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts and the Housing Acts. Returns of gross and rateable value of properties by locality; pamphlets, articles and posters relating to street and road improvements; site plans of LCC hospital properties transferred to the Ministry of Health in July 1948 under the National Health Service Act, 1946.
LCC/VA/GEN/02: General; LCC/VA/GEN/03: Registers; LCC/VA/GEN/04: Returns and correspondence; LCC/VA/GEN/05: Miscellaneous.
For LCC/VA/GEN/01/001-126 see reference LRB/PS/ROP/07/001-126. For more records relating to transport and road improvements, see Chief Engineer's Department reference LCC/CE/RB and Clerk's Department papers of the Highways Committee, reference LCC/CL/HIG.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Registers and returns of council properties (LCC/VA/GEN/01) returned to Valuation Department GLC
LCC/VA/GEN 1891-1965 Collection 3.25 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
Registers and returns of council properties (LCC/VA/GEN/01) returned to Valuation Department GLC
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1891-1965, including papers on the assessment of railways in London; press cuttings and other papers relating to transport organisation including fares and facilities, River Thames passenger services, canals, policy, railways, parking, congestion, air fares, the British Transport Commission, the London Transport Executive, pay and working conditions, bus services, arterial roads, the London Traffic Act, 1924; papers relating to town planning schemes; legislation affecting London and papers relating to road improvement schemes.
Registers of applications for mortgages and housing loans under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts and the Housing Acts. Returns of gross and rateable value of properties by locality; pamphlets, articles and posters relating to street and road improvements; site plans of LCC hospital properties transferred to the Ministry of Health in July 1948 under the National Health Service Act, 1946.
LCC/VA/GEN/02: General; LCC/VA/GEN/03: Registers; LCC/VA/GEN/04: Returns and correspondence; LCC/VA/GEN/05: Miscellaneous.
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For LCC/VA/GEN/01/001-126 see reference LRB/PS/ROP/07/001-126. For more records relating to transport and road improvements, see Chief Engineer's Department reference LCC/CE/RB and Clerk's Department papers of the Highways Committee, reference LCC/CL/HIG.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
Charles Goad began his career in 1869 by working as a surveyor for Canadian Railway Companies. He saw the potential of drawing up plans of towns and villages that showed the construction of buildings in order to assist fire insurance companies. On returning to England he began publishing a similar series and also began similar series for parts of Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and the West Indies. His first London plan seems to have been published in 1885 and the last revisions were made in 1970 when the company ceased to produce fire insurance plans.
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Goad Fire Insurance Plans used by the London County Council Valuation Department, 1923-1957. The plans in this series consist of two sets of plans bound in large volumes which cover the London area. Those numbered I - XII map in detail the central areas of London north and south of the River Thames, and include the docks and the Regents Canal. The second set are lettered A - K (there is no letter I) and only survey in detail the 'congested areas' in the rest of the County of London. These latter plans extend into Essex to a certain extent but omit parts of south and much of south-east London.
Each volume consists of plans in numerical order beginning with one or more key plans. Detailed information given includes street names and name changes, house numbers, street widths, the nature of any business carried out, the names of occupiers of large buildings or large numbers of buildings, the structure of buildings, existing fire precautions, dimensions of rooms and where relevant, information about floors other than the ground floor. Much of the structural information is conveyed by signs. Very occaisionally a section of the building is shown.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
The plans in these volumes were believed to have been transferred to the former Greater London Record Office from the Valuer's Department. Although, strictly speaking, they are not part of the archives of that department, they would have been consulted extensively there and were therefore catalogued with the other Valuer's records.
LCC/VA/GOAD 1923-1957 Collection 2.83 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
Charles Goad began his career in 1869 by working as a surveyor for Canadian Railway Companies. He saw the potential of drawing up plans of towns and villages that showed the construction of buildings in order to assist fire insurance companies. On returning to England he began publishing a similar series and also began similar series for parts of Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and the West Indies. His first London plan seems to have been published in 1885 and the last revisions were made in 1970 when the company ceased to produce fire insurance plans.
The plans in these volumes were believed to have been transferred to the former Greater London Record Office from the Valuer's Department. Although, strictly speaking, they are not part of the archives of that department, they would have been consulted extensively there and were therefore catalogued with the other Valuer's records.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Goad Fire Insurance Plans used by the London County Council Valuation Department, 1923-1957. The plans in this series consist of two sets of plans bound in large volumes which cover the London area. Those numbered I - XII map in detail the central areas of London north and south of the River Thames, and include the docks and the Regents Canal. The second set are lettered A - K (there is no letter I) and only survey in detail the 'congested areas' in the rest of the County of London. These latter plans extend into Essex to a certain extent but omit parts of south and much of south-east London.
Each volume consists of plans in numerical order beginning with one or more key plans. Detailed information given includes street names and name changes, house numbers, street widths, the nature of any business carried out, the names of occupiers of large buildings or large numbers of buildings, the structure of buildings, existing fire precautions, dimensions of rooms and where relevant, information about floors other than the ground floor. Much of the structural information is conveyed by signs. Very occaisionally a section of the building is shown.
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For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Goad , Charles Edward , 1848-1910 , cartographer and civil engineer Safety Safety measures Fire prevention Plans Visual materials Building plans Finance Insurance Fire insurance LCC , London County Council x London County Council Valuation Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
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The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
The principles underlying the rating and valuation system of London were the same as those for the rest of England and Wales, but minor differences did exist. A notable feature of rating and valuation leglislation had been the attempt to secure greater uniformity between the capital and the rest of the country. Thus the system of quinquennial valuation lists, which operated in London under the Valuation (Metropolis) Act 1869, was applied to the rest of England and Wales by the Rating and Valuation Act of 1925.
Since 1870 valuation lists were compiled every five years. The first step in their formation was for the rating authority - after 1899 the rating authorities within the London County Council area comprised the 28 metropolitan boroughs, the City of London and the Inner and Middle Temples, 31 in all - to obtain a return from occupiers of the particulars of hereditaments they occupied. The gross and rateable values of these properties were then forwarded to the local assessment committees who heard objections to the valuations and revised the lists as they saw fit. Appeals against the findings of the committees were heard at quarter sessions and special assessment sessions. A strict procedural timetable was laid down by the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869, as the valuation list came into force on the 6 April of the following year.
Alterations in the value of hereditaments during the quinquennial period were entered into one of two other lists:-
(1) A supplemental list compiled annually by each rating authority, containing all changes during the preceeding twelve months.
(2) A provisional list made at any time the value of hereditaments increased or decreased.
The Local Government Act, 1948, transferred the task of preparing the valuation lists to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
Published
Valuation lists of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1911-1945. Information contained in these valuation lists includes: street name, number of property in street, very brief description of property i.e. 'house', 'flat', 'public house' rateable value, and so on. No names of owners/occupiers are given.
LCC/VA/V/L/10 is the reference number given to the 1910 list, and the supplemental lists, 1911-1914. The 1915 valuation and that of 1920 were included in the same series of volumes, and have been given the reference number LCC/VA/V/L/15. The 1925 and 1930 lists have the reference LCC/VA/V/L/25 and those for 1935 with variations to 1944/5 the reference LCC/VA/V/L/35. Supplemental lists are included with the valuation lists from 1915.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/VA/V/L 1911-1945 Collection 30.88 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The London County Council's housing work was administered by the Housing and Public Health Committee. The Valuer, with the Valuation Department, was responsible for the acquisition of property and maintenance and management of the Council's dwellings.
The principles underlying the rating and valuation system of London were the same as those for the rest of England and Wales, but minor differences did exist. A notable feature of rating and valuation leglislation had been the attempt to secure greater uniformity between the capital and the rest of the country. Thus the system of quinquennial valuation lists, which operated in London under the Valuation (Metropolis) Act 1869, was applied to the rest of England and Wales by the Rating and Valuation Act of 1925.
Since 1870 valuation lists were compiled every five years. The first step in their formation was for the rating authority - after 1899 the rating authorities within the London County Council area comprised the 28 metropolitan boroughs, the City of London and the Inner and Middle Temples, 31 in all - to obtain a return from occupiers of the particulars of hereditaments they occupied. The gross and rateable values of these properties were then forwarded to the local assessment committees who heard objections to the valuations and revised the lists as they saw fit. Appeals against the findings of the committees were heard at quarter sessions and special assessment sessions. A strict procedural timetable was laid down by the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869, as the valuation list came into force on the 6 April of the following year.
Alterations in the value of hereditaments during the quinquennial period were entered into one of two other lists:-
(1) A supplemental list compiled annually by each rating authority, containing all changes during the preceeding twelve months.
(2) A provisional list made at any time the value of hereditaments increased or decreased.
The Local Government Act, 1948, transferred the task of preparing the valuation lists to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Valuation lists of the London County Council Valuation Department, 1911-1945. Information contained in these valuation lists includes: street name, number of property in street, very brief description of property i.e. 'house', 'flat', 'public house' rateable value, and so on. No names of owners/occupiers are given.
LCC/VA/V/L/10 is the reference number given to the 1910 list, and the supplemental lists, 1911-1914. The 1915 valuation and that of 1920 were included in the same series of volumes, and have been given the reference number LCC/VA/V/L/15. The 1925 and 1930 lists have the reference LCC/VA/V/L/25 and those for 1935 with variations to 1944/5 the reference LCC/VA/V/L/35. Supplemental lists are included with the valuation lists from 1915.
Available for general access.
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English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council Property Financial administration Accounting Valuation Community charge Finance Fiscal policy Taxation Local taxation Valuation Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
Available for general access.
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In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Published
Case papers from the London County Council Welfare Department Assessment Section, 1921-1964. The case files include people who left LCC institutions such as mothers and babies, the blind and the disabled; people who were transferred to out of county institutions and elderly destitute persons who died intestate or who had no heirs, whose effects were kept in the Assessment section until claimed or disposed of. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case files arranged alphabetically.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/A 1921-1964 Collection 3.25 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Case papers from the London County Council Welfare Department Assessment Section, 1921-1964. The case files include people who left LCC institutions such as mothers and babies, the blind and the disabled; people who were transferred to out of county institutions and elderly destitute persons who died intestate or who had no heirs, whose effects were kept in the Assessment section until claimed or disposed of. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case files arranged alphabetically.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see "Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council" by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, "The London County Council 1938", LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and "The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services", 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 London Welfare Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Government Public administration Local government England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
The Council's welfare service for the blind included the keeping of a register of all blind persons, home-visiting, social and handicraft clubs, the teaching of handicrafts and the sale of the finished products. In 1942 a placement service was introduced finding employment for blind persons. In 1950 a non-residential rehabilitation course for the newly blind was started to help them to re-establish themselves and overcome their disability. This proved so successful that in 1959 it was extended into a full-time three month course.
Published
Case papers of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to blind and partially sighted persons, 1930-1956. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case files arranged alphabetically.
See reference GWB for the Greenwich Workshop for the Blind.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/BP 1930-1956 Collection 0.66 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
The Council's welfare service for the blind included the keeping of a register of all blind persons, home-visiting, social and handicraft clubs, the teaching of handicrafts and the sale of the finished products. In 1942 a placement service was introduced finding employment for blind persons. In 1950 a non-residential rehabilitation course for the newly blind was started to help them to re-establish themselves and overcome their disability. This proved so successful that in 1959 it was extended into a full-time three month course.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Case papers of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to blind and partially sighted persons, 1930-1956. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case files arranged alphabetically.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
See reference GWB for the Greenwich Workshop for the Blind.
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Physically disabled Blind Formal education Special education Education of the blind Government Public administration Local government Welfare Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Published
Case papers of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1904-1930. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case papers arranged alphabetically.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/CP 1904-1930 Collection 0.66 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Case papers of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1904-1930. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Case papers arranged alphabetically.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 London Welfare Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Government Public administration Local government England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Casual wards provided temporary board and lodging for vagrants. After the war they were replaced by reception centres.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1923-1951, relating to casual wards in Chelsea, Hackney, Lambeth, Northumberland Avenue, Paddington, Poplar, Southwark, Saint Pancras and Woolwich. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Arranged alphabetically by location of ward; LCC/WE/CW/CH: Chelsea to LCC/WE/CW/WO: Woolwich.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/CW 1923-1951 Collection 2.02 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Casual wards provided temporary board and lodging for vagrants. After the war they were replaced by reception centres.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1923-1951, relating to casual wards in Chelsea, Hackney, Lambeth, Northumberland Avenue, Paddington, Poplar, Southwark, Saint Pancras and Woolwich. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Arranged alphabetically by location of ward; LCC/WE/CW/CH: Chelsea to LCC/WE/CW/WO: Woolwich.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Camden Welfare Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Social problems Homelessness Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing provision Hostels People People by roles Homeless people Government Public administration Local government Disadvantaged groups Poor Homeless London England UK Western Europe Tower Hamlets Hackney Paddington Lambeth St Pancras Kensington and Chelsea Poplar Greenwich Southwark Northumberland Avenue City of Westminster Woolwich Europe Housing policy
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
The National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to provide 'residential accommodation for persons who by reason of age, infirmity or any other circumstances are in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them'. The Council's policy was to provide establishments smaller in size and with a less spartan atmosphere than the old poor law institutions. However, the severe shortage of accommodation after the Second World War made this difficult and certain larger institutions were adapted for use, such as Luxborough Lodge, whichheld 1,200 residents. These larger homes were gradually phased out of use.
In addition to old people's homes, the Council provided mother and baby homes for assisting unmarried expectant and nursing mothers. With the postwar rise in unmarried mothers, the Council found it necessary to provide one home for mothers and babies where girls could stay for several weeks before and after confinement, an ante-natal unit and two mother-and-baby units, as well as a working mothers hostel.
Casual wards provided temporary board and lodging for vagrants. After the war they were replaced by reception centres. The Camberwell Reception Centre had accommodation for nearly 700 men. They were provided with food, a bed and washing facilities, and they were expected to help with domestic duties before leaving. Welfare officers of the Council and the National Assistance Board helped them to rehabilitate themselves and to find employment.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to homes and institutions, 1896-1962, including reports, religious ministration, administration, nursing and medical, staffing, building works, finance, workshops, inventory, log-books and information about residents for homes including Alexandra House, Brockle Bank, Bromley House, Camberwell Reception Centre, Carisbrooke Lodge, Dale Mead Old People's Home, Fulham Road Hostel, Ladywell Lodge, Luxborough Lodge, Newington Lodge, Norwood House, Orchard Lodge, Princes Row, Southern Grove Lodge and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Home for Babies. Also case papers for small homes, large homes and out of county homes. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Alphabetically by home/institution.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/H 1896-1962 Collection 38.84 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
The National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to provide 'residential accommodation for persons who by reason of age, infirmity or any other circumstances are in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them'. The Council's policy was to provide establishments smaller in size and with a less spartan atmosphere than the old poor law institutions. However, the severe shortage of accommodation after the Second World War made this difficult and certain larger institutions were adapted for use, such as Luxborough Lodge, whichheld 1,200 residents. These larger homes were gradually phased out of use.
In addition to old people's homes, the Council provided mother and baby homes for assisting unmarried expectant and nursing mothers. With the postwar rise in unmarried mothers, the Council found it necessary to provide one home for mothers and babies where girls could stay for several weeks before and after confinement, an ante-natal unit and two mother-and-baby units, as well as a working mothers hostel.
Casual wards provided temporary board and lodging for vagrants. After the war they were replaced by reception centres. The Camberwell Reception Centre had accommodation for nearly 700 men. They were provided with food, a bed and washing facilities, and they were expected to help with domestic duties before leaving. Welfare officers of the Council and the National Assistance Board helped them to rehabilitate themselves and to find employment.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to homes and institutions, 1896-1962, including reports, religious ministration, administration, nursing and medical, staffing, building works, finance, workshops, inventory, log-books and information about residents for homes including Alexandra House, Brockle Bank, Bromley House, Camberwell Reception Centre, Carisbrooke Lodge, Dale Mead Old People's Home, Fulham Road Hostel, Ladywell Lodge, Luxborough Lodge, Newington Lodge, Norwood House, Orchard Lodge, Princes Row, Southern Grove Lodge and Saint Peter and Saint Paul Home for Babies. Also case papers for small homes, large homes and out of county homes. Please note that files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
Alphabetically by home/institution.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Child welfare Social welfare administration Care of poor and aged Care for the elderly Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Residential care homes Government Public administration Local government Health services Care Care for the disabled Child care LCC , London County Council x London County Council Welfare Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Social welfare Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1911-1965: general administrative files relating to the work of the department.
LCC/WE/M/1: General.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/M 1911-1965 Collection 13.72 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1911-1965: general administrative files relating to the work of the department.
LCC/WE/M/1: General.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 London Welfare Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Government Public administration Local government England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
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In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1930-1964, comprising orders of removal to or from the County of London. Please note that some files may be closed under the Data Protection Act.
Chronological.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/OR 1930-1964 Collection 2 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department, 1930-1964, comprising orders of removal to or from the County of London. Please note that some files may be closed under the Data Protection Act.
Chronological.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 London Welfare Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Government Public administration Local government England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Rest centres were established during the Second World War to accommodate people made homeless by enemy bombing action until permanent accommodation could be found for them. After the war many families were in desperate need of shelter but accommodation was scarce. By March 1947 twelve rest centres were in operation to shelter families, including converted furniture stores, offices and staff quarters. By 1949 demand was such that it became necessary to restrict entry to mothers with children under sixteen; fathers, older children and childless couples were left to fend for themselves. In 1952 a night receiving unit was opened for families arriving in London at night from out of county who had made no arrangements for accommodation. In the morning they were urged to make other arrangements. In August 1953 the rest centres were discontinued. During their eight years of postwar operation they had taken in 5,700 families comprising 26,000 persons. The centres were replaced by half-way houses or short stay accommodation.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to rest centres, 1939-1957.
LCC/WE/RC/1: General files.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/RC 1939-1957 Collection 13.33 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Rest centres were established during the Second World War to accommodate people made homeless by enemy bombing action until permanent accommodation could be found for them. After the war many families were in desperate need of shelter but accommodation was scarce. By March 1947 twelve rest centres were in operation to shelter families, including converted furniture stores, offices and staff quarters. By 1949 demand was such that it became necessary to restrict entry to mothers with children under sixteen; fathers, older children and childless couples were left to fend for themselves. In 1952 a night receiving unit was opened for families arriving in London at night from out of county who had made no arrangements for accommodation. In the morning they were urged to make other arrangements. In August 1953 the rest centres were discontinued. During their eight years of postwar operation they had taken in 5,700 families comprising 26,000 persons. The centres were replaced by half-way houses or short stay accommodation.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to rest centres, 1939-1957.
LCC/WE/RC/1: General files.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Social problems Homelessness Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing provision Hostels People People by roles Homeless people Government Public administration Local government Disadvantaged groups Poor Homeless Social welfare administration Family LCC , London County Council x London County Council Welfare Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe Housing policy
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London.
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Published
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to the rights and powers of parents, 1930-1939, including committee orders and case files. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
LCC/WE/RP/01: Orders and case files.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
LCC/WE/RP 1930-1939 Collection 0.66 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
In 1948 the poor law, after an existence of almost 350 years, was abolished. Those among the poor whose financial needs were not met by national insurance were given material help by the National Assistance Board. Local authorities were delegated some responsibilities by the Board, for example the provision of reception centres for the temporary accommodation of vagrants and persons without a settled way of life. In addition the National Assistance Act, 1948, required local authorities to make residential provision for the blind, disabled, elderly and infirm. However, under the Act these services were not to be provided free as a kind of official charity. Persons receiving help were to pay according to their means, even if their means were no more than a retirement pension. The Council's responsibilities in all this related therefore to the provision of establishments of various kinds. At the end of the Second World War there were public assistance institutions (formerly the old workhouses), casual wards (where tramps were put up for the night), three lodging houses, and, left over from wartime activities, the rest centres and rest homes. The Welfare Department was responsible for the organisation and management of the various residential homes, temporary homes and institutions for the assistance of the poor.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council. Additional accession of case files received in 1955 (AC/55/078, AC/55/095).
Records of the London County Council Welfare Department relating to the rights and powers of parents, 1930-1939, including committee orders and case files. Please note some files may be closed for Data Protection purposes.
LCC/WE/RP/01: Orders and case files.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 LCC , London County Council x London County Council Social welfare administration Law Customary law Rights Family Kinship Parents Government Public administration Local government Welfare Department , London County Council London England UK Western Europe Europe
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: City of London
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
The question whether some of the Council's projects should be executed by direct labour rather than by contractors was, in the early years of the Council's existence, the subject of considerable political controversy.
Following dissatisfaction at the manner in which contractors tendered for contracts, the Council on 22 November 1892 approved the creation of its own Works Department, which continued in being until the end of 1909.
Throughout its existence, there were repeated controversies as to its necessity, as to its administration, as to its relationships with other Departments (some of whom employed their own staffs on minor works) and as to the manner in which its accounts were presented.
Published
Records of the London County Council Works Department, 1889-1911, including historical account of the Works Department, 1892-1909, together with statements presented to the Council of the results of works executed by the Works Department; suggestions by the Deputy Chairman of the Council as to the organisation necessary to enable the Council to execute its own work; draft statement of works ordered to be carried out under the superintendence of the Parks Department; analysis of the prices submitted at tender for each of 70 contracts between 1891 and 1896; printed reports, accounts and inquiries into the working of the Works Department; booklets of orders and instructions for foremen; posters and catalogues of sale relating to the disposal of plant and materials on the discontinuance of the Works Department and the steamships and other equipment to be sold after the discontinuance of the passenger steamboat service.
LCC/WKS/GEN/01: Reports; LCC/WKS/GEN/02: Schedules of prices for repairs.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
LCC/WKS/GEN 1889-1911 Collection 0.48 linear metres LCC , London County Council x London County Council
The question whether some of the Council's projects should be executed by direct labour rather than by contractors was, in the early years of the Council's existence, the subject of considerable political controversy.
Following dissatisfaction at the manner in which contractors tendered for contracts, the Council on 22 November 1892 approved the creation of its own Works Department, which continued in being until the end of 1909.
Throughout its existence, there were repeated controversies as to its necessity, as to its administration, as to its relationships with other Departments (some of whom employed their own staffs on minor works) and as to the manner in which its accounts were presented.
Acquired with the records of its parent body, the London County Council.
Records of the London County Council Works Department, 1889-1911, including historical account of the Works Department, 1892-1909, together with statements presented to the Council of the results of works executed by the Works Department; suggestions by the Deputy Chairman of the Council as to the organisation necessary to enable the Council to execute its own work; draft statement of works ordered to be carried out under the superintendence of the Parks Department; analysis of the prices submitted at tender for each of 70 contracts between 1891 and 1896; printed reports, accounts and inquiries into the working of the Works Department; booklets of orders and instructions for foremen; posters and catalogues of sale relating to the disposal of plant and materials on the discontinuance of the Works Department and the steamships and other equipment to be sold after the discontinuance of the passenger steamboat service.
LCC/WKS/GEN/01: Reports; LCC/WKS/GEN/02: Schedules of prices for repairs.
Available for general access
Copyright: City of London
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: [ http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm ](http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm)
For further information on the history of the LCC please see Achievement: A Short History of the London County Council by W Eric Jackson (1965), LMA Library reference 18.0 1965, The London County Council 1938, LMA Library reference 18.7 SER 4, and The Youngest County: A description of London as a county and its public services, 1951, LMA Library reference 18.0 1951.
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. April to June 2009 Western Europe UK England London Works Department , London County Council LCC , London County Council x London County Council Transport Vehicles Boats Vessels Steamboats Building design Building costs Building maintenance Construction engineering Building operations Building construction Europe
Available for general access
Copyright: City of London
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