Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1777-1778 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.01 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Rates were local taxes levied upon the occupiers of property to defray expenses incurred by local government authorities in providing services, including maintenance of sewer systems and the relief of the poor.
Repository
Archival history
O/271 1777-1778 Collection 0.01 linear metres Westminster Commission of Sewers x Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers
Rates were local taxes levied upon the occupiers of property to defray expenses incurred by local government authorities in providing services, including maintenance of sewer systems and the relief of the poor.
Received in 1968 (AC/68/068).
Receipts issued to Thomas Strafield for payment of rates to the Westminster Commission of Sewers for the Kings Scholars Pond, and to the parish of Saint James's, Westminster for the care of the poor, 1777-1778.
2 items: O/271/001-002.
Available for general access.
Copyright: City of London.
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See reference WCS for the Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers, and reference ACC/0622 for a plan of the King's Scholars Pond sewer.
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. April to June 2009 Waste disposal Waste treatment Sewers Poor relief Social welfare Finance Fiscal policy Taxation Community charge Information sources Documents Rates (documents) Poor rates Sanitation Environmental engineering Westminster Commission of Sewers x Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Received in 1968 (AC/68/068).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Receipts issued to Thomas Strafield for payment of rates to the Westminster Commission of Sewers for the Kings Scholars Pond, and to the parish of Saint James's, Westminster for the care of the poor, 1777-1778.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
2 items: O/271/001-002.
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Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright: City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
See reference WCS for the Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers, and reference ACC/0622 for a plan of the King's Scholars Pond sewer.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal » Waste treatment
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation » Waste disposal » Waste treatment » Sewers
- Social welfare
- Finance
- Finance » Fiscal policy
- Finance » Fiscal policy » Taxation
- Information sources
- Documents
- Environmental engineering » Sanitation
- Environmental engineering
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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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Language(s)
- English