Collection GB 0074 O/202 - LONDON TRAMWAYS COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/202

Title

LONDON TRAMWAYS COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1881 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

London Tramways Company Limited of 80 Blackfriars Road opened its first route in 1870 and continued expanding until it reached its full 24 miles by 1892 to become the largest of the southern tramway systems. It laid lines on the major routes from the Thames road bridges to Tooting, Streatham, New Cross and Greenwich, operating 399 horse cars, as well as 40 cable tramcars on the short cable operated section from Kennington Gate to Streatham. Since the whole system was inside the council boundary, it was all acquired by the LCC in 1899 which then made plans for electricification.

Archival history

GB 0074 O/202 1881 Collection 0.01 linear metres London Tramways Ltd , transport operator

London Tramways Company Limited of 80 Blackfriars Road opened its first route in 1870 and continued expanding until it reached its full 24 miles by 1892 to become the largest of the southern tramway systems. It laid lines on the major routes from the Thames road bridges to Tooting, Streatham, New Cross and Greenwich, operating 399 horse cars, as well as 40 cable tramcars on the short cable operated section from Kennington Gate to Streatham. Since the whole system was inside the council boundary, it was all acquired by the LCC in 1899 which then made plans for electricification.

Deposited in 1962.

Records of London Tramways Ltd, consisting of printed circulars, 1881.

Two items

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

Bibliography: "London's tramways: their history and how to model them", by David Voice (Wellingborough, 1985) {LMA Library reference: 27.23 VOI}

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.

July to October 2009 Business records Enterprises Companies Transport companies Transport Public transport Information sciences Communications media Publications Publication formats Circulars Documents Information sources Tramways Road transport Urban transport London Tramways Ltd , transport operator

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in 1962.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of London Tramways Ltd, consisting of printed circulars, 1881.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Two items

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

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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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