Series
Kensington Palace Building and Operations Records: Registered Files and Papers
Catalogue reference: CM 73
What's it about?
CM 73
These records relate to the site and buildings at Kensington Palace relating to both the State and private apartments. They cover responsibilities and procedures of the originating body (including office notices and distribution of work), reports...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CM 73
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Title (The name of the record)
- Kensington Palace Building and Operations Records: Registered Files and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1933-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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These records relate to the site and buildings at Kensington Palace relating to both the State and private apartments. They cover responsibilities and procedures of the originating body (including office notices and distribution of work), reports of committees and advisory bodies, minutes and circulated papers and building records for improvements and redevelopments on site.
This series contains records which pre-date the creation of the Property Services Agency
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Consistent with material held in other Historic Royal Palaces sites created during the same period.
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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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- Historic Royal Palaces Agency, 1989-1998
- Ministry of Works, 1943-1962
- Office of Works, 1851-1940
- Property Services Agency, 1972-1990
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 178 files, rolled or flat maps and photographs
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2018 Historic Royal Palaces
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Records transferred to Historic Royal Palaces in 1999; stored at Hampton Court Palace since then.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- series is accruing
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records selected for transfer are those that have potential administrative, legal or research value including: Reports of committees and advisory bodies including minutes and circulated papers; Papers relating to legislation including the interaction between government bodies; Documents relating to significant changes to the fabric and use of the buildings.
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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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Kensington Palace Building and Operations Records: Registered Files and Papers. Some records were inherited from Historic Royal Palaces' Gardens and Estates department at Hampton Court Palace in 2022
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16514598/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: CM
Records created or inherited by the Property Services Agency
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Kensington Palace Building and Operations Records: Registered Files and Papers