Collection GB 0074 O/561 - PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/561

Title

PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY

Date(s)

  • 1913 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

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 O/561 1913 Collection 0.01 linear metres Clock and Watch Makers' Asylum

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.

Record deposited in 1955.

Catalogue of antique fixtures and fittings in buildings in and near Trinity Square, City of London, to be demolished for the new Port of London Authority building.

One document.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

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.

June to August 2010. UK England Tower Hamlets Port of London Authority x PLA London Building components Architectural components Decorative arts Fittings Cultural heritage Cultural property Immovable cultural property Historic properties Historic buildings Information sources Documents Auction particulars Auction catalogues Western Europe Europe Trinity Square Poplar

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Record deposited in 1955.

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Scope and content

Catalogue of antique fixtures and fittings in buildings in and near Trinity Square, City of London, to be demolished for the new Port of London Authority building.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One document.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

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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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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Language(s)

  • English

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