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Southampton Improvements Commissioners

Catalogue reference: SC/AIM

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This record is about the Southampton Improvements Commissioners dating from 1828-1888.

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Reference
SC/AIM
Title
Southampton Improvements Commissioners
Date
1828-1888
Description

The Improvement Commissioners were established in 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c. Ixxv) to replace the Pavement Commissioners. In 1850, the functions of the Improvement Commissioners (and also the Waterworks Commissioners) were taken over by the Local Board of Health (see SC/AH for records)

Many of the commissioners' papers were not transferred to the local board, but have survived amongst the Page and Moody archives (see D/PM 18/2)

Held by
Southampton Archives Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Southampton Improvement Commissioners</corpname>
Physical description
5 series
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Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ad7eeaa1-fcdd-436f-9a77-f35dbc2e827c/

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Southampton Improvements Commissioners