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Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Public...
Catalogue reference: WORK 10
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WORK 10
This series contains correspondence and papers and registered files relating to the acquisition of sites or existing buildings for embassies, consulates and other establishments overseas; the construction and conversion of the individual...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WORK 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834-1977
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains correspondence and papers and registered files relating to the acquisition of sites or existing buildings for embassies, consulates and other establishments overseas; the construction and conversion of the individual buildings; their equipment and furnishing, including the supply of pictures; and their subsequent maintenance or disposal.
The series also includes some general files, mainly of the 1950s to 1970s, concerning the ministry's responsibilities for and management of diplomatic buildings overseas.
Most of the files were registered in the AC and EO series, although some earlier papers are in unregistered folders. Some files date from after the creation of the Department of the Environment and the Property Services Agency.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related plans and drawings, see WORK 40
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of the Environment, 1970-1997
- Ministry of Public Building and Works, Controller Generals Division, 1967-1970
- Ministry of Public Building and Works, Directorate General of Works, 1962-1967
- Ministry of Works and Buildings, Directorate of Works, 1940-1942
- Ministry of Works and Planning, Directorate of Works, 1942-1943
- Ministry of Works, Directorate General of Works, 1946-1962
- Ministry of Works, Directorate of Works, 1943-1945
- Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, Works Department, 1832-1851
- Office of Works, 1851-1940
- Office of Works, Architects and Surveyors Division, 1902-1914
- Office of Works, Architects Division, 1914-1920
- Office of Works, Directorate of Works, 1920-1940
- Office of Works, Surveyors Division, 1901-1901
- Property Services Agency, Directorate of Civil Accommodation, 1976-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 758 boxes and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Office of Works , from 1934
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14611/
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