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- 1842-1975 (Creation)
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198 production units.
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Biographical history
The London Wharf and Warehouse Committee was established in 1861, as the Warehouse Improvement and Wharf Committee, by offices involved in fire insurance (later the Fire Offices' Committee); it was renamed in 1872. It surveyed and rated wharfs, warehouses and goods covered by the London Mercantile and Insurance Tariffs.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/017-26 1842-1975 Collection 198 production units. Fire Offices' Committee , London Wharf and Warehouse Committee
The London Wharf and Warehouse Committee was established in 1861, as the Warehouse Improvement and Wharf Committee, by offices involved in fire insurance (later the Fire Offices' Committee); it was renamed in 1872. It surveyed and rated wharfs, warehouses and goods covered by the London Mercantile and Insurance Tariffs.
Deposited in Guildhall Library in 1974 and 1975. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the London Wharf and Warehouse Committee, including minute books; surveyors' reports; and plans of wharfs, warehouses and docks.
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 City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Fire Offices' Committee: CLC/B/017-11.
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. Fire Offices' Committee , London Wharf and Warehouse Committee Buildings Architecture Commercial buildings Building components Warehouses Structural components Wharves Transport infrastructure Docks Business records Service industries Financial service industries Insurance services Professional associations Information sources Documents Insurance records Insurance Finance Fire insurance Organizations Associations Trade associations Fire Offices' Committee , association for fire insurance providers London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in Guildhall Library in 1974 and 1975. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Records of the London Wharf and Warehouse Committee, including minute books; surveyors' reports; and plans of wharfs, warehouses and docks.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Conditions governing access
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Fire Offices' Committee: CLC/B/017-11.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English