Tramways
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Ordnance Survey maps, 1888 - 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/63
Scope and Contents
Ordnance Survey maps showing tramways, railways and generating stations in London:1. Ordnance survey map of London, No. 271, showing the Royal Observatory and the surrounding area, 1894.2. Ordnance survey map of South East London, No. 11 SE, 1894-1896 edition.3. Large scale ordnance survey map of the Royal Observatory and the surrounding area, 1900.4. Ordnance survey map of London marked to show the nearest points of the rail systems to the Royal Observatory,...
Dates:
1888 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on electric railways, 1882 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/64
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the Director of Works and London County Council concerning the new overhead tramway from Woolwich to Eltham, 1901-1910, including:1. Correspondence on measures to the taken to protect the magnetic instruments of the Royal Observatory.2. Black and white photograph of a house in 'Spencer Gardens, Eltham' sent with a letter by S.T. Stafford to the Astronomer Royal asking that he refuse permission for the new line to go into operation because it would disturb...
Dates:
1882 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on electric tramways and railways, 1893 - 1925
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/62
Scope and Contents
Copies of the London County Council (Tramways and improvements) Bills, with related correspondence, 1910-1925.Correspondence with the Hydrographer and the Home Office concerning the Bexley Heath Railway Bill, 1893.Copies of Railway Bills, 1903-1921: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Bill, 1903.Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway Bill, 1910.London Electric Supply Corporation Bill, 1910London Electric Supply Corporation Bill,...
Dates:
1893 - 1925
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).