Metropolitan Board of Works

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1855: The Metropolitan Board of Works, an indirectly...

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1855

The Metropolitan Board of Works , an indirectly elected body, was set up to supervise public infrastructure in London.
Hunt, Tristram. “Bus Lane Strategy”. London Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2002, pp. 20-1.
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: London's Metropolitan Board of Works began...

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Autumn 1863

London's Metropolitan Board of Works began constructing the Thames Embankment.
Porter, Dale H. The Thames Embankment: Environment, Technology, and Society in Victorian London. University of Akron Press, 1998.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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22 July 1878: The Metropolitan Management and Building...

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22 July 1878

The Metropolitan Management and Building Acts Amendment Act was passed, authorizing the new Metropolitan Board of Works to preside over the construction of places of entertainment within London.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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Cheshire, David F. Music Hall in Britain. David and Charles, 1974.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2024.

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