Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1824-1880 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1.35 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament (5 Geo.IV, c. lxxviii) in 1824. The Company served Southwark, Brixton, Deptford and Greenwich. It was amalgamated with the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company in 1876.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 B/PHG 1824-1880 Collection 1.35 linear metres Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company
The Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament (5 Geo.IV, c. lxxviii) in 1824. The Company served Southwark, Brixton, Deptford and Greenwich. It was amalgamated with the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company in 1876.
Deposited 23 February 1977.
Records of the Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company, 1824-1880, including Proprietors' meeting minutes; Directors' meetings signed minutes; minutes of the Committee of Directors on extravagant burning; and minutes of the Accounts Committee of Directors.
In sections: Proprietors Meetings; Directors Meetings; Committee Meetings. Chronological within each section.
Available for general access.
Copyright rests with the depositor.
English
Some minutes been severely affected by damp. Some volumes are very badly stained and fragile at the foot; the bindings also have been weakened
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited 23 February 1977.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company, 1824-1880, including Proprietors' meeting minutes; Directors' meetings signed minutes; minutes of the Committee of Directors on extravagant burning; and minutes of the Accounts Committee of Directors.
System of arrangement
In sections: Proprietors Meetings; Directors Meetings; Committee Meetings. Chronological within each section.
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
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Access points
Description control area
Institution identifier
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.
Language(s)
- English