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Senate House Library, University of London

Bristol highway surveyors


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 721

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Bristol highway surveyors

Date(s): 1715-1717

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 2 sheets

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

From the 16th century onwards, each parish was required to appoint Surveyors of Highways as officers of the parish. These surveyors were empowered to call upon residents to work on the roads to prevent them becoming neglected.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Two printed forms, completed in manuscript, dated 12 Jan 1715 and 16 Jan 1717, appointing surveyors of highways for the parish of St Stephen, Bristol. With the signatures and seals of the respective mayors, Henry Whitehead and Nicholas Hickes, and by other Justices of the Peace.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

16" 12¾"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Jabez Elliott in 1968.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Local government | Public administration | Government
Roads | Transport infrastructure

Personal names
Hickes | Nicholas | fl 1717 | Mayor of Bristol
Whitehead | Henry | fl 1715 | Mayor of Bristol

Corporate names

Places
Bristol | Avon | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe