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Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Public...
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| Reference | WORK 10 |
|---|---|
| Title | Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Registered Files |
| Date | 1834-1977 |
| Description | This series contains correspondence and papers and registered files relating to the acquisition of sites or existing buildings for embassies, consulates and other establishments overseas; the construction and conversion of the individual buildings; their equipment and furnishing, including the supply of pictures; and their subsequent maintenance or disposal. The series also includes some general files, mainly of the 1950s to 1970s, concerning the ministry's responsibilities for and management of diplomatic buildings overseas. Most of the files were registered in the AC and EO series, although some earlier papers are in unregistered folders. Some files date from after the creation of the Department of the Environment and the Property Services Agency. |
| Related material |
For related plans and drawings, see WORK 40 |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Creator |
Department of the Environment, 1970-1997 Ministry of Public Building and Works, Controller Generals Division, 1967-1970 Ministry of Public Building and Works, Directorate General of Works, 1962-1967 Ministry of Works and Buildings, Directorate of Works, 1940-1942 Ministry of Works and Planning, Directorate of Works, 1942-1943 Ministry of Works, Directorate General of Works, 1946-1962 Ministry of Works, Directorate of Works, 1943-1945 Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, Works Department, 1832-1851 Office of Works, 1851-1940 Office of Works, Architects and Surveyors Division, 1902-1914 Office of Works, Architects Division, 1914-1920 Office of Works, Directorate of Works, 1920-1940 Office of Works, Surveyors Division, 1901 Property Services Agency, Directorate of Civil Accommodation, 1976-1990 |
| Physical description | 758 boxes and files |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
Office of Works , from 1934 |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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