Collection GB 0074 B/PHG - PHOENIX GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 B/PHG

Title

PHOENIX GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1824-1880 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

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.

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.

July to October 2009 Gasworks Industry Power industry Gas industry Gas utilities Information sources Documents Business records Corporate minutes Service industries Utilities Gas companies Industrial facilities Facilities Gas supply Energy supply Energy policy Company archives Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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