Catalogue description Office of Works and successors: Ceremonial: Plans and Drawings

This series contains plans and drawings relating to arrangements for major ceremonial occasions in London. These include coronations and funerals of monarchs; the thanksgiving service for the recovery of the Prince of Wales, 1872; the investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1911; the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, 1852; the peace celebrations, 1919; state openings of parliament, and the trial of Earl Russell in the House of Lords, 1901.

For related registered files, see WORK 21

For Welsh Office records relating to the Investiture ceremony, 1969, see BD 101

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, 1901-1901