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- 1865-1974 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
28 production units.
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Biografie
The London Salvage Corps and the London Fire Engine Establishment were created and maintained by the principal fire insurance offices of London. The London Fire Engine Establishment had undertaken salvage work as part of its normal fire extinguishing duties. However, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act of 1865 was vague enough to enable the Metropolitan Board of Works to refuse responsibility for any salvage work without payment. The amount sought by the Metropolitan Board of Works for this service exceeded that for which an independent salvage corps could be maintained by the fire offices themselves. Therefore it was decided at a meeting of the London Fire Engine Establishment on 22 December 1865 to establish a salvage corps independent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The London Salvage Corps commenced operations during January 1866. The original subscribers to the London Salvage Corps were the Alliance, Atlas, Globe, Imperial, London, Protector, Royal Exchange, Sun, Union and Westminster fire offices, but membership varied subsequently.
The London Salvage Corps was based at 31 Watling Street until 1873, 63-64 Watling Street from 1874 to 1884, 64 Watling Street from 1885 until 1905, 63-66 Watling Street from 1906 until sometime after 1955. The Corps was located at 140 Aldersgate Street when it was wound up in 1984.
The Printers and Theatres Rating Committee (Southern Committee) (CLC/B/017-29) was set up under the auspices of the London Salvage Corps towards the end of the 19th century to administer a scheme for the rating of insurance premiums on theatres, music halls and printers and allied trades. The scheme was later extended to cinemas and film production studios. The Southern Rating Committee became increasingly associated with the Fire Offices' Committee rather than the London Salvage Corps until, in 1962, its administration was taken over by the Fire Offices' Committee.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/017-23 1865-1974 Collection 28 production units. London Salvage Corps
The London Salvage Corps and the London Fire Engine Establishment were created and maintained by the principal fire insurance offices of London. The London Fire Engine Establishment had undertaken salvage work as part of its normal fire extinguishing duties. However, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act of 1865 was vague enough to enable the Metropolitan Board of Works to refuse responsibility for any salvage work without payment. The amount sought by the Metropolitan Board of Works for this service exceeded that for which an independent salvage corps could be maintained by the fire offices themselves. Therefore it was decided at a meeting of the London Fire Engine Establishment on 22 December 1865 to establish a salvage corps independent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The London Salvage Corps commenced operations during January 1866. The original subscribers to the London Salvage Corps were the Alliance, Atlas, Globe, Imperial, London, Protector, Royal Exchange, Sun, Union and Westminster fire offices, but membership varied subsequently.
The London Salvage Corps was based at 31 Watling Street until 1873, 63-64 Watling Street from 1874 to 1884, 64 Watling Street from 1885 until 1905, 63-66 Watling Street from 1906 until sometime after 1955. The Corps was located at 140 Aldersgate Street when it was wound up in 1984.
The Printers and Theatres Rating Committee (Southern Committee) (CLC/B/017-29) was set up under the auspices of the London Salvage Corps towards the end of the 19th century to administer a scheme for the rating of insurance premiums on theatres, music halls and printers and allied trades. The scheme was later extended to cinemas and film production studios. The Southern Rating Committee became increasingly associated with the Fire Offices' Committee rather than the London Salvage Corps until, in 1962, its administration was taken over by the Fire Offices' Committee.
Ms 15728-41 were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the London Salvage Corps on 27 January 1976. They were catalogued by an assistant archivist in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the London Salvage Corps including deed of constitution, Committee minute books, annual reports, accounts, papers relating to suspicious fires, statistics, and circulars.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The records of the Fire Offices' Committee also include records of the Glasgow Rate and Salvage Association and its predecessors (CLC/B/017-14), some records of which are also found with the London Salvage Corps material.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
November 2010 to January 2011. Emergency services Fire services Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Professional associations Information sources Documents Insurance records Finance Insurance Fire insurance Organizations Associations Trade associations Business records Fires Accidents Disasters Salvage Rescue work Fire damage Damage London Salvage Corps London England UK Western Europe Europe
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Ms 15728-41 were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the London Salvage Corps on 27 January 1976. They were catalogued by an assistant archivist in the same year. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Records of the London Salvage Corps including deed of constitution, Committee minute books, annual reports, accounts, papers relating to suspicious fires, statistics, and circulars.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
- Latijn
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
English
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
The records of the Fire Offices' Committee also include records of the Glasgow Rate and Salvage Association and its predecessors (CLC/B/017-14), some records of which are also found with the London Salvage Corps material.
Toegangen
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
- Engels