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- 1720-1916 (Creation)
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15 production units.
Context area
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Biographical history
The Port of London Authority was established in 1908 to take full control of the tidal river Thames and its docks.
The Authority was housed in a large stone office in Trinity Square, overlooking Tower Hill. The offices were built between 1912 and 1922 to designs by Edwin Cooper.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/180 1720-1916 Collection 15 production units. Various.
The Port of London Authority was established in 1908 to take full control of the tidal river Thames and its docks.
The Authority was housed in a large stone office in Trinity Square, overlooking Tower Hill. The offices were built between 1912 and 1922 to designs by Edwin Cooper.
These deeds and papers were deposited by the Port of London Authority (PLA) in 1969. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Deeds and papers relating to property owned by the Port of London Authority, acquired in 1911 mostly in Crutched Friars and its immediate vicinity.
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 depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The main archive of the Port of London Authority and its predecessor private dock companies is held by the Museum in Dockland's Library and Archive. See also LMA record O/561.
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. Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Property ownership Civil law Right to property Property law Port of London Authority x PLA City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Civil and political rights Legal systems Law Human rights
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
These deeds and papers were deposited by the Port of London Authority (PLA) in 1969. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Deeds and papers relating to property owned by the Port of London Authority, acquired in 1911 mostly in Crutched Friars and its immediate vicinity.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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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
The main archive of the Port of London Authority and its predecessor private dock companies is held by the Museum in Dockland's Library and Archive. See also LMA record O/561.
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