Sub-fonds
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Catalogue reference: MA/MW
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This record is about the COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dating from 1800-1878.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MA/MW
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Title (The name of the record)
- COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1800-1878
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series MA/MW contains papers relating to the inspection of weights and measures in specific localities, general papers, details of the Inspectors and court records of those convicted. The series MA/D contains bonds for Inspectors; and in MF are the county financial records including those related to inspections
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The material is arranged in one series MA/MW/01 - 23
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Middlesex Quarter Sessions of the Peace
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Fit
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The regulation and standardisation of weights and measures is essential to the order and economy of any society in order that people have complete confidence in buying and selling goods. In Magna Carta it was stated that "there shall be but one measure of wine throughout the realm, and one measure of ale, and one measure of corn, that is to say, the quarter of London...". The principle was recognised as far back as pre Norman times, but putting it into practice took until the late Nineteenth Century to achieve, with poor communications and no overall control to sort out and enforce the regional variations. In 1834 the Weights and Measures Act was passed which allowed the Justices to appoint Inspectors of Weight and Measures; but not until 1878 was the Board of Trade given powers to regulate their duties and organise standard weights and measures
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/10e9f6fa-5b75-4b89-a8cd-11676fd508d7/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Within the fonds: MA
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS OF THE PEACE: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES