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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: BRIDGES
Catalogue reference: MA/B
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This record is about the COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: BRIDGES dating from 1820-1877.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MA/B
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Title (The name of the record)
- COUNTY ADMINISTRATION: BRIDGES
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820-1877
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records in the series MA/B are the papers of a committee of Justices appointed in 1820 to inquire into the state of public bridges in Middlesex. The series also includes agreements and correspondence on the laying of gas and water pipes, and sewers over the County's bridges between 1858 - 1877
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in one series - MA/B
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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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- 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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Since the Statute of Bridges had been passed in 1531 bridges were to be maintained by the county, unless they were already the responsibility of an individual, parish or other group of local inhabitants. By the same statute the Justices in Quarter Sessions were to enquire into reports of bridges in need of repair, and instigate the course of action necessary for their repair. To this end they could appoint two Surveyors of Bridges and levy a county rate for the purpose of repairs, although neither were common until the Eighteenth Century. One of the major responsibilities of the County Surveyor was the upkeep of the county bridges
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4ecd7208-195c-42a5-a0be-d5ccb43091f4/
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: BRIDGES