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Catalogue description Ministry of Works and successors: Public Health Engineers, Structural Engineers and New Works Engineers: Registered Files (WS Series)
| Reference: | WORK 85 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Works and successors: Public Health Engineers, Structural Engineers and New Works Engineers: Registered Files (WS Series) |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1918-1979 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | WS |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
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 |
| Custodial history: | Transferred to English Heritage at its formation in 1984. |
| 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). |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing. |
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