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NORWICH CITY COUNCIL, WATER DEPARTMENT

Catalogue reference: N/W

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This record is about the NORWICH CITY COUNCIL, WATER DEPARTMENT dating from 1793-1978.

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Reference
N/W
Title
NORWICH CITY COUNCIL, WATER DEPARTMENT
Date
1793-1978
Description

The records of the company consist of a deposit from the city Water Department, supplemented by material from the City Treasurer's Department.

Related material

<span class="wrapper"><p>The Anglian Water Authority, Yare House, Norwich, has in its custody the following 19th century maps, plans and photographs:</p> <p>Maps of Norwich showing reservoirs and water mains. 1850, 1890 deposited 26.6.1981, see AWA 1</p> <p>Heigham Waterworks. Plans of construction of buildings and plant 1849 and of additions and alterations to 1924</p> <p>Lakenham reservoir. Drawings of construction, 1860 and later alterations.</p> <p>Mousehold reservoir. Drawings of construction and later alterations [1870s]</p> <p>About 130 glass photographic slides dating from c. 1850 and showing buildings, construction works etc.</p></span>

Held by
Norfolk Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Norwich City Council, Water Department</corpname>
Physical description
223 files
Immediate source of acquisition

Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on 19 September 1969 (N/W2/1-18), 1 June 1966 (N/W3/1), in 1963 (N/W4/1-60), 20 May 1981 (N/W5/1-3), 28 August 1987 (N/W5/4-6), and (N/W6/1-3)

Administrative / biographical background

By the Norwich Corporation Bill, 1920, the water undertaking was taken over by the Corporation.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b8c4f1bd-6701-4ab2-bb0e-fa7efe3bcd28/

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NORWICH CITY COUNCIL, WATER DEPARTMENT