Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/180 - PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/180

Title

PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

Date(s)

  • 1720-1916 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

15 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

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.

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

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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Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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Description control area

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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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