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THAMES CONSERVANCY COURTS


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): CLA/036

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: THAMES CONSERVANCY COURTS

Date(s): 1646-1857

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 20.2 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Corporation of London

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The conservation of the River Thames was entrusted to the citizens of London by a charter of 1197 and was exercised by the Corporation of London until 1857. Their jurisdiction extended from the River Colne near Staines to Yantlett Creek, Kent and included streams and creeks within these bounds. In 1857 jurisdiction was transferred to the Thames Conservators.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the Courts of Conservancy, 1646-1857, including sessions held in London, Essex, Middlesex, Kent and Surrey for breaches of regulations covering encroachments, wharves, fishing, obstructing or fouling the river and similar offences. The papers include grand jury presentments, writs, court minutes, court notes, court orders, committee minutes and administrative papers.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

In sections according to catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: City of London.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Corporation of London Records Office.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

See CLA/006 Commissioners of Sewers records for papers on river pollution and CLA/037 for records of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation. See also COL/CH: Charters and COL/AC: Archives.

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: February 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Fishing licensing | Licensing | Law
Legislation | Law
Rivers | Surface water | Water resources
Water pollution | Pollution | Environmental degradation

Personal names

Corporate names
Thames Conservancy Courts | Corporation of London

Places
Essex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Kent | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Middlesex | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Surrey | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Thames, river | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe