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- 1823-1875 (property records span 1729-1932). (Creation)
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28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds).
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Biographical history
The Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1823-24 (George IV cap. 98), which was later consolidated and amended in 1855 (18-19 Victoria, cap. 12). ). The Company merged with the East London Gas Light Company (1831-1835). It was later amalgamated with the Commercial Gas Company, 1875 (38-39 Victoria, cap. 200).
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 B/NTG-10 1823-1875 (property records span 1729-1932). Collection 28.5 linear metres (extent of whole collection, not this subfonds). Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company
The Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1823-24 (George IV cap. 98), which was later consolidated and amended in 1855 (18-19 Victoria, cap. 12). ). The Company merged with the East London Gas Light Company (1831-1835). It was later amalgamated with the Commercial Gas Company, 1875 (38-39 Victoria, cap. 200).
Deposited in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.
Records of the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company, including Bill and Act (4 Geo. IV cap. xcviii) for lighting with gas the parishes of St. Botolph, Aldgate, St. Paul, Shadwell, and parts of St. George-in-the-East, St. John, Wapping, Mile End Old Town and Ratcliff, 1823; notices; particulars of sale of shares in the company; agreements and contracts; papers relating to legal actions and lawsuits; correspondence; and papers relating to Company premises in Stepney and Wapping.
Corporate records: B/NTG/2695-2707;
Financial records: B/NTG/2708;
Legal records: B/NTG/2709-2847;
Property records: B/NTG/2848-2927.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For further material relating to the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company see reference B/RGLC.
For further information about gas companies and works see: E.G.Stewart, Historical Index of Gasworks past and present in the area now served by the North Thames Gas Board, 1806-1957 (1957) and Supplement to the Historical Index of Gasworks (1970); LMA Library reference 24.41 NTGB; and Stirling Everard, The History of the Gas Light and Coke Company (1949), LMA Library reference 24.41 EVE. Other works relating to the history of gas supply can also be found at reference 24.4.
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 in multiple accessions in 1957 and 1958.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company, including Bill and Act (4 Geo. IV cap. xcviii) for lighting with gas the parishes of St. Botolph, Aldgate, St. Paul, Shadwell, and parts of St. George-in-the-East, St. John, Wapping, Mile End Old Town and Ratcliff, 1823; notices; particulars of sale of shares in the company; agreements and contracts; papers relating to legal actions and lawsuits; correspondence; and papers relating to Company premises in Stepney and Wapping.
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System of arrangement
Corporate records: B/NTG/2695-2707;
Financial records: B/NTG/2708;
Legal records: B/NTG/2709-2847;
Property records: B/NTG/2848-2927.
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Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For further material relating to the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company see reference B/RGLC.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Energy policy
- Energy policy » Energy supply
- Law
- Law » Legal systems
- Civil law
- Civil law » Contract law
- Information sources
- Documents
- Finance
- Finance » Investment
- Finance » Investment » Financial markets
- Industrial facilities
- Industry
- Industry » Power industry
- Industry » Power industry » Gas industry
- Administration of justice
- Administration of justice » Legal procedure
- Transport infrastructure
- Service industries
- Industry
- Industry » Power industry
- Industry » Power industry » Gas industry
- Information sources
- Documents
- Service industries
- Industrial facilities
- Energy policy » Energy supply
- Energy policy
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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