Área de identidad
Código de referencia
Título
Fecha(s)
- 1770-1976 (Creación)
Nivel de descripción
Volumen y soporte
80.11 linear metres
Área de contexto
Nombre del productor
Historia biográfica
The West Middlesex Waterworks Company was founded in 1806 to supply Hammersmith, Kensington, Marylebone, Paddington and the adjacent areas. Between 1807 and 1808 works were constructed at Hammersmith and a reservoir at Campden Hill. In 1829 filter beds and a reservoir were built at Barnes. In 1855 the Hammersmith works were closed in favour of a works at Hampton where the Thames water was fresher and less polluted. In 1866 the Company's area was extended to include Hendon, Willesden, Acton and Hampstead. The Company became part of the Metropolitan Water Board in 1902.
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
GB 0074 ACC/2558/WM/A 1770-1976 Collection 80.11 linear metres West Middlesex Waterworks Company
The West Middlesex Waterworks Company was founded in 1806 to supply Hammersmith, Kensington, Marylebone, Paddington and the adjacent areas. Between 1807 and 1808 works were constructed at Hammersmith and a reservoir at Campden Hill. In 1829 filter beds and a reservoir were built at Barnes. In 1855 the Hammersmith works were closed in favour of a works at Hampton where the Thames water was fresher and less polluted. In 1866 the Company's area was extended to include Hendon, Willesden, Acton and Hampstead. The Company became part of the Metropolitan Water Board in 1902.
Deposited in 1988, as part of a larger accession of records from Thames Water.
Corporate records of the West Middlesex Waterworks Company, including Board of Directors minutes; General Assembly minutes; Committee minutes; letter books and correspondence; legal papers; records relating to stocks and shares; files on Royal Commissions on water supply; and general files of the Secretary.
Within each company the records are divided as follows:
A (1) Corporate Records - including board minutes, parliamentary and legal papers.
B (2) Accounting Records - these are usually very extensive but do not include stocks and shares records which appear in section A.
C (3) Staff Records.
D (4) Water Supply and Distribution Records - including engineering and technical files.
E (5) Purchase Records - including stock books.
F (6) Property Records - many property matters are however dealt with in the legal papers in section A.
G (7) Miscellaneous Records.
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
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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Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Deposited in 1988, as part of a larger accession of records from Thames Water.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Corporate records of the West Middlesex Waterworks Company, including Board of Directors minutes; General Assembly minutes; Committee minutes; letter books and correspondence; legal papers; records relating to stocks and shares; files on Royal Commissions on water supply; and general files of the Secretary.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
Within each company the records are divided as follows:
A (1) Corporate Records - including board minutes, parliamentary and legal papers.
B (2) Accounting Records - these are usually very extensive but do not include stocks and shares records which appear in section A.
C (3) Staff Records.
D (4) Water Supply and Distribution Records - including engineering and technical files.
E (5) Purchase Records - including stock books.
F (6) Property Records - many property matters are however dealt with in the legal papers in section A.
G (7) Miscellaneous Records.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Available for general access.
Condiciones
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Puntos de acceso
Puntos de acceso por materia
- Agua
- Agua » Agua potable
- Fuente de información
- Documento
- Gestión de los recursos hídricos
- Gestión de los recursos hídricos » Consumo de agua
- Finanzas
- Finanzas » Inversión
- Finanzas » Inversión » Mercado financiero
- Ingeniería
- Empresa
- Gestión de los recursos hídricos » Abastecimiento de agua
- Sector terciario
- Instalación industrial
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Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
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.
Estado de elaboración
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Fechas de creación revisión eliminación
Idioma(s)
- inglés