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Treasury: Land and Buildings Division: Registered Files (LB Series)

Catalogue reference: T 226

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T 226

Files of the Land and Buildings Division. Subjects covered include: War Damage Acts, Compensation (Defence) Act 1939;compensation for compulsory acquisition;Requisitioned Land and War Works Acts 1945 and 1948;Central Land Board;Town and Country...

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Reference

T 226

Title
Treasury: Land and Buildings Division: Registered Files (LB Series)
Date

1923-1952

Description

Files of the Land and Buildings Division. Subjects covered include:

  • War Damage Acts, Compensation (Defence) Act 1939;
  • compensation for compulsory acquisition;
  • Requisitioned Land and War Works Acts 1945 and 1948;
  • Central Land Board;
  • Town and Country Planning Acts;
  • New Towns Act;
  • National Land Fund;
  • National Trust;
  • Duchy of Cornwall;
  • Duchy of Lancaster;
  • Crown Lands;
  • official residences;
  • museums;
  • monuments;
  • memorials

Also includes files of the E and S series (T 161) which were reregistered in the LB series in 1948.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronological within original subject arrangement (see Treasury Registration Systems)

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

LB file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Land and Buildings Division, 1944-1951
Physical description

118 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1976 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1948 to 1951

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

The Land and Buildings (LB) Division was set up in 1944, taking over work from Establishments General, Departmental Establishments (ED) Division. Files relating to the Duchy of Cornwall, Duchy of Lancaster, and Crown lands were transferred to LB Division from Agriculture and Food (AF) Division in 1948. In 1951 LB Division was incorporated into Government and Allied Services (GS) Division apart from certain functions which were transferred to Social Services (SS) Division, and to Establishments, General (Departmental Establishments) (ED) Division.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13963/

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Treasury: Land and Buildings Division: Registered Files (LB Series)