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London Metropolitan Archives

OFFICE OF BUILDING AND WORKS


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/1748

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: OFFICE OF BUILDING AND WORKS

Date(s): 1883

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.01 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Office of Works and Public Buildings

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Longford River is an artificial waterway constructed in 1638 to serve Hampton Court Palace. It draws water from the River Colne at Longford, and reaches the Thames above Teddington Lock.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Printed memorandum from Office of Works and Public Buildings about the Longford River, brought from Colne to supply Hampton Court Palace, including maps.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

One item.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

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

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Records deposited in May 1982.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: June to August 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Inland waterways | Waterways | Transport infrastructure
Man-made watercourses | Waterways | Transport infrastructure
Rivers | Surface water | Water resources

Personal names

Corporate names
Office of Works and Public Buildings

Places
Hampton Court Palace | Richmond upon Thames | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Longford, river | UK | Western Europe | Europe