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- 1686-1696 (Creation)
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3 production units.
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In the late 16th-century, there was a pressing need for a fresh water supply to the City of London. Work was begun on a new conduit in 1609, which was completed in 1613. The New River rises from Chadwell Spring in Hertfordshire and ends in the Round Pond at New River Head. The New River Company was incorporated in June 1619.
In 1902 the provision of London's water supply passed to the newly created Metropolitan Water Board. Following this takeover, the New River Company was re-incorporated as a modern property company.
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NOTE: Ms 02924 (lease by the Company to the Barbers' Company) was returned to the Barbers' Company in 1992.
GB 0074 CLC/B/168 1686-1696 Collection 3 production units. New River Company
In the late 16th-century, there was a pressing need for a fresh water supply to the City of London. Work was begun on a new conduit in 1609, which was completed in 1613. The New River rises from Chadwell Spring in Hertfordshire and ends in the Round Pond at New River Head. The New River Company was incorporated in June 1619.
In 1902 the provision of London's water supply passed to the newly created Metropolitan Water Board. Following this takeover, the New River Company was re-incorporated as a modern property company.
NOTE: Ms 02924 (lease by the Company to the Barbers' Company) was returned to the Barbers' Company in 1992.
Ms 04883 was donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1948. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
New River Company records comprising: transcript of the 1619 charter, made 1696; agreement for the supply of water, 1692, and inventory of the records of the company, 1686.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
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
There are several collections of New River Company material at the London Metropolitan Archives. See ACC/2558/NR for the main series; and also ACC/3645, ACC/1953, ACC/2919, ACC/2246, and ACC/1262.
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.
January to May 2011. Water supply Information sources Documents Business records Enterprises Companies Utility companies Water companies Water resources management New River Company London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Ms 04883 was donated to the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1948. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
New River Company records comprising: transcript of the 1619 charter, made 1696; agreement for the supply of water, 1692, and inventory of the records of the company, 1686.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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
There are several collections of New River Company material at the London Metropolitan Archives. See ACC/2558/NR for the main series; and also ACC/3645, ACC/1953, ACC/2919, ACC/2246, and ACC/1262.
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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