Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/170 - NORTH THAMES GAS PREDECESSORS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/170

Title

NORTH THAMES GAS PREDECESSORS

Date(s)

  • 1817-1870 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

35 production units.

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The City of London Gas Light and Coke Company was founded in 1817, with offices at Salisbury Square, off Fleet Street. The company had gas works at Dorset Street, Blackfriars; Fetter Lane, Aldgate and Whitechapel. It was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1870.

The Great Central Gas Consumers Company was founded in 1849. Consumers Gas Companies were usually set up in consequence of dissatisfaction with the existing suppliers, in this case the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company and the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company, which were both charging high amounts for their gas. According to the Act of Parliament which established the Company, it was obliged to sell gas at 4 shillings per 1000 cubic feet, and to take profits of 10 percent maximum. Any profit above 10 percent was to be put towards the reduction of prices. The Company had a gas works at Bow Common. In 1870 it was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/170 1817-1870 Collection 35 production units. City of London Gas Light and Coke Company
Great Central Gas Consumers Company

The City of London Gas Light and Coke Company was founded in 1817, with offices at Salisbury Square, off Fleet Street. The company had gas works at Dorset Street, Blackfriars; Fetter Lane, Aldgate and Whitechapel. It was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company in 1870.

The Great Central Gas Consumers Company was founded in 1849. Consumers Gas Companies were usually set up in consequence of dissatisfaction with the existing suppliers, in this case the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company and the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company, which were both charging high amounts for their gas. According to the Act of Parliament which established the Company, it was obliged to sell gas at 4 shillings per 1000 cubic feet, and to take profits of 10 percent maximum. Any profit above 10 percent was to be put towards the reduction of prices. The Company had a gas works at Bow Common. In 1870 it was taken over by the Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company.

The surviving archives of the City of London Gas Light and Coke company were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1965 by the North Thames Gas Board, together with those of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Society. The records were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company comprising minutes and correspondence only; and records of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company comprising minutes, letterbooks and constitutional documents.

City of London Gas Light and Coke Company: CLC/B/170-01; Great Central Gas Consumers' Company: CLC/B/170-02.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

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

For records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company see also B/NTG-1; and for the Great Central Gas Consumers Company see also B/NTG-3.

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. Industry Power industry Gas industry Gas utilities Information sources Documents Business records Service industries Utilities Gas companies Gas supply Energy supply Energy policy City of London Gas Light and Coke Company City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The surviving archives of the City of London Gas Light and Coke company were deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in 1965 by the North Thames Gas Board, together with those of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Society. The records were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company comprising minutes and correspondence only; and records of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company comprising minutes, letterbooks and constitutional documents.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

City of London Gas Light and Coke Company: CLC/B/170-01; Great Central Gas Consumers' Company: CLC/B/170-02.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For records of the City of London Gas Light and Coke Company see also B/NTG-1; and for the Great Central Gas Consumers Company see also B/NTG-3.

Finding aids

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

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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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  • English

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