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Clerkenwell Vestry
The Clerkenwell Vestry was the vestry of Clerkenwell from 16th century until 1900. The vestry had growing secular authority over the parish with the relief of the poor its main responsibility. It was incorporated in 1855 as an administrative vestry within the Metropolitan Board of Works area, with local government and sanitary rights and responsibilities added over time. The poor sanitation of the Clerkenwell Workhouse infirmary led to the removal of poor law functions in 1869. The vestry was a pioneer in public library provision with the open shelf system introduced for the first time by librarian James Duff Brown. The vestry was replaced by Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Council in 1900 with the final election to the vestry occurring on 16 May 1899. The vestry hall built towards the end of its tenure became the Finsbury Town Hall. History The vestry had growing secular authority over the parish of Clerkenwell, including the detached part around Muswell Hill, from the 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestry
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colony, English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spent nearly one-fifth of the budget of the British government. They were stripped of their secular functions in 1894 (1900 in London) and were abolished in 1921. The term ''vestry'' remains in use outside of England and Wales to refer to the elected governing body and legal representative of a parish church, for example in the Episcopal Church (United States), American and Scottish Episcopal Churches. Etymology The word vestry comes from Norman language, Anglo-Norman vesterie, from Old French ''vestiaire'', ultimately from Latin language, Latin ''vestiarium'' ‘wardrobe’. In a church building a Sacristy, vestry (also known as a sacristy) is a secure room for the storage or religious valuables and for changing into vestments. The vestry m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Officer Of Health
A medical officer of health, also known as a medical health officer, chief health officer, chief public health officer or district medical officer, is the title commonly used for the senior government official of a health department, usually at a municipal, county/district, state/province, or regional level. The post is held by a physician who serves to advise and lead a team of public health professionals such as environmental health officers and public health nurses on matters of public health importance. The equivalent senior health official at the national level is often referred to as the chief medical officer (CMO), although the title varies across countries, for example known as the surgeon general in the United States and the chief public health officer in Canada. Australia The national senior adviser on health matters is known as the ''chief medical officer'', while those at state and territory level are mostly known as the ''chief health officer'' (CHO), with one CMO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In London
Local government in Greater London, England takes place in two Local government in England#Functions and powers, tiers; an upper tier and a lower tier. The upper tier authority is the Greater London Authority (GLA), controlled by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The lower tier authorities are the 32 London boroughs, borough councils and the City of London Corporation in the City of London.History and general information. Retrieved on 2007-08-17. Upper tier The Greater London Authority consists of two elected parts. They are the mayor of London, who has executive powers, and the London Assembly, who scrutinise the mayor's decisions and can accept or reject his budget proposals each year. The GLA is responsible for London Plan, strategic planning, Metr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Government Act 1899
The London Government Act 1899 ( 62 & 63 Vict. c. 14) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed the administration of the capital. The act divided the County of London into 28 metropolitan boroughs, replacing the 42 local authorities administering the area. The legislation also transferred a few powers from the London County Council to the boroughs, and removed a number of boundary anomalies. The first elections to the new boroughs were held on 1 November 1900. Background While an elected London County Council had been created by the Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), the lower tier of local government still consisted of elective vestries and district boards of works created in 1855 by the Metropolis Management Act 1855 ( 18 & 19 Vict. c. 120), responsible for local drainage, paving, lighting, street repairs, the removal of nuisances etc. In addition, there were a number of areas outside the jurisdiction of any local authority. In 1893, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historic England
Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked with protecting the historic environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, scheduling ancient monuments, registering historic parks and gardens, advising central and local government, and promoting the public's enjoyment of, and advancing their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings. History The body was created by the National Heritage Act 1983, and operated from April 1984 to April 2015 under the name of English Heritage. In 2015, following the changes to English Heritage's structure that moved the protection of the National Heritage Collection into the voluntary sector in the English Heritage Trust, the body that remained was rebranded as Historic England. The body also inherited the Historic Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finsbury Central (UK Parliament Constituency)
Finsbury Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency that covered the Clerkenwell district of Central London. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. History The constituency was created when the two-member Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Finsbury constituency was divided by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 for the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election. It was abolished for the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, when it was replaced by a new single-member Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency), Finsbury constituency. Boundaries The constituency was created, in 1885, as a division of the parliamentary borough of Finsbury, in the historic county of Middlesex to the north of the City of London. The Redistri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Thomas Penton
Frederick Thomas Penton (1851 – 12 June 1929) was a British army officer and Conservative Party politician. He was the eldest son of Colonel Henry Penton, developer of the Pentonville area of London and his wife, Eliza Maria ''nee'' Langley of Brittas Castle, County Tipperary. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1873 he received a commission in the 4th Dragoon Guards and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882. He left the army with the rank of captain in 1884. He married Caroline Helen Mary Stewart of County Donegal in 1883. The couple had two children. He was an extensive land owner in a number of English counties, and was a justice of the peace for Buckinghamshire and the County of London, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Middlesex. In June 1886 he was unanimously selected by the Conservative Party to contest the seat of Finsbury Central. Penton won the seat, unseating the sitting Liberal Party Member of Parliament, Howard Spensley, by the narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of London Electric Supply Company
The County of London Electric Supply Company Limited (C.L.E.S.Co) was a British electricity undertaking. It was incorporated as a public company in 1891 to generate and supply electricity to parts of south west London and two parishes adjacent to the City of London. It owned and operated power stations at Wandsworth and City Road. From 1925 it cooperated with three other London companies, with the intention of centralising electricity generation in the new, high thermal efficiency, power station at Barking. The company was abolished in March 1948 upon the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry. Background The County of London Electric Lighting Company Limited was registered on 30 June 1891, to supply electricity to areas of north, south and south west London. The company was granted Provisional Orders to supply electricity as follows: * 1892 – County of London North (St Luke and Clerkenwell); * 1892 – District of Wandsworth Board of Works, plus the pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Lighting Acts 1882 To 1909
The Electric Lighting Acts 1882 to 1909 are acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. They comprise four public general acts: * the Electric Lighting Act 1882 ( 45 & 46 Vict. c. 56); * the Electric Lighting Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 12); * the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 ( 62 & 63 Vict. c. 19); and * the Electric Lighting Act 1909 ( 9 Edw. 7. c. 34). The 1882 act was the first public measure to facilitate and regulate the early electricity industry in the UK. It enabled the Board of Trade to authorise the supply of electricity in any area by a local authority, company or person. Its provisions allowed suppliers to avoid the effort and expense of promoting private parliamentary bills to regularise their legal powers to supply electricity. The 1888 act amended the 1882 act and extended the local authority reversion period from 21 to 42 years. The Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 incorporated in one act the clauses and provisions contained in provisional order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Act 1894
The Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales outside the County of London. The act followed the reforms carried out at county level under the Local Government Act 1888 ( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41). The 1894 legislation introduced elected councils at district and parish level. The principal effects of the act were: *The creation a system of urban and rural districts with elected councils. These, along with the town councils of municipal boroughs created earlier in the century, formed a second tier of local government below the existing county councils. *The establishment of elected parish councils in rural areas. *The reform of the boards of guardians of poor law unions. *The entitlement of women who owned property to vote in local elections, become poor law guardians, and act on school boards. The new district councils were based on the existing urban and rural s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Saxon Snell
Henry Saxon Snell (4 April 1831 – 10 January 1904) was a noted architect who specialised in health facilities and designed many London hospitals and other public buildings. He was the author of two significant architectural books: ''Hospital Construction and Management'' (1883) and ''Charitable and Parochial Establishments'' (1880). Educated at University College London. He was admitted a fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects on 20 February 1871. One of his proposers, David Brandon, was a specialist in London hospitals. He worked as an assistant to James Pennethorne, Joseph Paxton and William Tite, and from 1860–64 was the chief draughtsman to Francis Fowke. He made his name in the later 1860s with innovative designs for workhouses and quickly extended his practice to hospitals and infirmaries in which he became one of the leading specialists in the 1890s and early 1900s, his main clients being the London guardians. In 1886, he designed the Montrose Asylum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
