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- 1913-1949 (Creation)
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0.9 linear metres
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The Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Epsom and District Gas Company was formed in 1913 as the amalgamated company of the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Light and Coke Company, the Mitcham and Wimbledon District Gas Light Company, and the Epsom and Ewell Gas Company by 2 and 3 geo.V, c.xlvii, Wandsworth Wimbledon and Epsom District Gas Act 1912.
In 1930 the company amalgamated with the Kingston Upon Thames Gas Company and then the Sutton Gas Company in 1931 when the name changed to the Wandsworth and District Gas Company. In 1949, was nationalised and placed under the control of the South Eastern Gas Board.
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GB 0074 B/WWG 1913-1949 Collection 0.9 linear metres Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Epsom and District Gas Company
The Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Epsom and District Gas Company was formed in 1913 as the amalgamated company of the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Light and Coke Company, the Mitcham and Wimbledon District Gas Light Company, and the Epsom and Ewell Gas Company by 2 and 3 geo.V, c.xlvii, Wandsworth Wimbledon and Epsom District Gas Act 1912.
In 1930 the company amalgamated with the Kingston Upon Thames Gas Company and then the Sutton Gas Company in 1931 when the name changed to the Wandsworth and District Gas Company. In 1949, was nationalised and placed under the control of the South Eastern Gas Board.
Deposited in 1977 (AC/77/013).
Records of the Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Epsom and District Gas Company, 1913-1949, comprising minutes of Proprietors and Directors meetings, agenda books, and papers relating to the Pension Trust.
-Proprietors' Meetings, Minutes, B/WWG/II/001 -Directors' Meetings, Minutes, B/WWG/III/001-011 (indexes) -Agenda Books, B/WWG/V/001 -Wandsworth and District Gas Pension Trust Ltd, B/WWG/VIII/001
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright rests with the depositor.
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B/WPG: Wandsworth and Putney Gas Light and Coke Company
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Deposited in 1977 (AC/77/013).
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Records of the Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Epsom and District Gas Company, 1913-1949, comprising minutes of Proprietors and Directors meetings, agenda books, and papers relating to the Pension Trust.
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-Proprietors' Meetings, Minutes, B/WWG/II/001 -Directors' Meetings, Minutes, B/WWG/III/001-011 (indexes) -Agenda Books, B/WWG/V/001 -Wandsworth and District Gas Pension Trust Ltd, B/WWG/VIII/001
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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B/WPG: Wandsworth and Putney Gas Light and Coke Company
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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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