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Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Registered Files
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| Reference | WORK 11 |
|---|---|
| Title | Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Registered Files |
| Date | 1709-1973 |
| Description | This series contains correspondence and papers and registered files relating to the maintenance of the old Palace of Westminster; the fire of 1834; the acquisition of land for the new Houses of Parliament and approaches; the design, erection, decoration, furnishing, equipment, regulation and maintenance of the same; the demolition and rebuilding, 1944 to 1952, of the war-damaged House of Commons; and the maintenance and equipment of the Palace since 1952. There are a few papers relating to accommodation for state trials and trials of peers in Westminster Hall and the House of Lords, 1709-1873. Most of the files were registered in the AE series, with a few relating to the roof of Westminster Hall in the AM series. Some earlier papers are in unregistered folders. A few 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 29 |
| 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, 1378-1832 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 | 708 boxes, files and rolls |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition |
from 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister from 1934 Office of Works |
| Accruals | Series is accruing |
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