Collection GB 0074 B/LGLC - LONDON GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/LGLC

Title

LONDON GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1833-1883 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.25 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The London Gas Light and Coke Company Deed of Settlement was formed in 1832-1833. It was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1844 (7-8 Victoria cap. 95); 1849 (12-13 Victoria cap. 37) and 1852 (15-16 Victoria cap. 82). The Company had Gas Works at Nine Elms, Vauxhall. It was amalgamated with the (Chartered) Gas Light and Coke Company in 1883.

Archival history

GB 0074 B/LGLC 1833-1883 Collection 1.25 linear metres London Gas Light and Coke Company

The London Gas Light and Coke Company Deed of Settlement was formed in 1832-1833. It was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1844 (7-8 Victoria cap. 95); 1849 (12-13 Victoria cap. 37) and 1852 (15-16 Victoria cap. 82). The Company had Gas Works at Nine Elms, Vauxhall. It was amalgamated with the (Chartered) Gas Light and Coke Company in 1883.

Deposited in March and September 1966.

Records of the London Gas Light and Coke Company, 1833-1883, comprising Directors' meetings signed minutes; Shareholders' meetings signed minutes; Committee of Works, Estimates, Contracts and Buildings signed minutes; Committee of Finance signed minutes; and Committees of Works, Finance and Inspection, and General Board signed minutes.

B/LGLC/01-25: minutes

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the depositor.
English

Fit

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

See also records of the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company and the North Thames Gas predecessors: ACC/0638, ACC/0880, LMA/4438, B/NTG and B/GLCC.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in March and September 1966.

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Scope and content

Records of the London Gas Light and Coke Company, 1833-1883, comprising Directors' meetings signed minutes; Shareholders' meetings signed minutes; Committee of Works, Estimates, Contracts and Buildings signed minutes; Committee of Finance signed minutes; and Committees of Works, Finance and Inspection, and General Board signed minutes.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

B/LGLC/01-25: minutes

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also records of the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company and the North Thames Gas predecessors: ACC/0638, ACC/0880, LMA/4438, B/NTG and B/GLCC.

Finding aids

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

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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