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Ministry of Works and successors: Public Health Engineers, Structural Engineers and...

Catalogue reference: WORK 85

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WORK 85

This Series contains WS files from the Ministry of Works, including papers inherited from its predecessor, the Office of Works. The files relate to the work of Public Health Engineers, who provided advice on drainage, water supply and sanitary...

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Reference
WORK 85
Title
Ministry of Works and successors: Public Health Engineers, Structural Engineers and New Works Engineers: Registered Files (WS Series)
Date
1918-1979
Description

This Series contains WS files from the Ministry of Works, including papers inherited from its predecessor, the Office of Works.

The files relate to the work of Public Health Engineers, who provided advice on drainage, water supply and sanitary facilities at historic sites; Structural Engineers, who provided advice on structural matters at historic sites, where the Ministry of Works either managed them directly or had some input because of their historic nature; and New Works Engineers who provided mechanical and engineering services.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
WS
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1962-1970
  • Ministry of Works, 1943-1962
  • Ministry of Works and Buildings, 1940-1942
  • Office of Works, 1851-1940
Physical description
24 file(s)
Access conditions
Open
Immediate source of acquisition

From 2001 Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England

Subjects
Topics
Resources
Custodial history
Transferred to English Heritage at its formation in 1984.
Accruals
Series is accruing.
Selection and destruction information
Most files in the WS series have been destroyed as they are routine case files. This small selection concerns certain important sites or particular types of work (e.g. a floodlight installation, a restoration programme).
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15357/

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