Collection GB 0074 O/515 - WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/515

Title

WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY

Date(s)

  • 1843 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Waterloo Bridge, designed by Rennie, was built by a private company which obtained an act of Parliament for that purpose in 1809. Work began in 1811 and the original intention was to use the name 'Strand Bridge'. The project was renamed 'Waterloo Bridge' in 1816, a year before it opened in 1817.

In 1878 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works and the existing tolls were abandoned. Structural defects were soon discovered and repaired, but in the 1920's, the bridge was declared unsafe. The London County Council replaced it with a design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott which was erected 1939-1944.

Archival history

GB 0074 O/515 1843 Collection 0.01 linear metres Waterloo Bridge Company

Waterloo Bridge, designed by Rennie, was built by a private company which obtained an act of Parliament for that purpose in 1809. Work began in 1811 and the original intention was to use the name 'Strand Bridge'. The project was renamed 'Waterloo Bridge' in 1816, a year before it opened in 1817.

In 1878 it was acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works and the existing tolls were abandoned. Structural defects were soon discovered and repaired, but in the 1920's, the bridge was declared unsafe. The London County Council replaced it with a design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott which was erected 1939-1944.

Items transferred from the Council's Map and Print Collections to the then London County Record Office, The County Hall, London SE1 August 1955. (AC/55/083)

Records of the Waterloo Bridge Company comprising Annuity transfer certificates and Share Transfer Certificate from Ann Neild to William Ashton Nield, 1843.

Two items

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Other shares and annuity certificates are to be found at BC/W, ACC/0276/486 and ACC/0624/13. There is a drawing of the bridge, LCC/MISC. P10, 1891.

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.

July to October 2009 Investment Financial markets Share dealing Transport infrastructure Bridges Finance Waterloo Bridge x Strand Bridge Waterloo Bridge Company

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Items transferred from the Council's Map and Print Collections to the then London County Record Office, The County Hall, London SE1 August 1955. (AC/55/083)

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Waterloo Bridge Company comprising Annuity transfer certificates and Share Transfer Certificate from Ann Neild to William Ashton Nield, 1843.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Two items

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Other shares and annuity certificates are to be found at BC/W, ACC/0276/486 and ACC/0624/13. There is a drawing of the bridge, LCC/MISC. P10, 1891.

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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