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Office of Works

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Date: 1851-1940
History: Re-established 1851; functions were those of the earlier Office of Woods (1378-1832) plus some duties of the Commissioners of Woods and responsibilities for provision & maintenance of buildings overseas. In October 1940 became the Ministry of Works and Buildings.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: PROGuide; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278165
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1861-1971: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MAF 46
2
1772-1951: Holyhead and Shrewsbury Roads
The National Archives, Kew
MT 27
3
1858-1996: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Working Plans
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 98
4
1867-2006: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery: Unregistered Files, Papers, Drawings and Photographs
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 100
5
1879-1992: Records of the Regions
6
1852-1920: Treasury: Books of Out-letters concerning Works and Public Buildings
The National Archives, Kew
T 26
7
1842-2001: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens:London Region Estate Management: Registered Files (prefix LRE/D)
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 99
8
1851-1926: Treasury Solicitor and Office of Works: Registers
The National Archives, Kew
TS 41
9
1746-1988: Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Office of Works and successors (WORKS Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 59
10
1730-1881: Office of Works: General Letter Books
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 1
11
1725-1881: Office of Works: Treasury Letter Books
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 2
12
1685-1923: Office of Works: Miscellaneous Letter Books
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 3
13
1638-1924: Office of Works: Accounts
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 5
14
1609-1975: Office of Works and successors: Miscellanea
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 6
15
c1700-1915: Office of Works: Deeds, Series I
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 7
16
1710-1904: Office of Works: Deeds, Series II
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 8
17
1748-1882: Epping Forest Commissioners: correspondence, papers and maps
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 9
18
1834-1977: Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 10
19
1709-1973: Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 11
20
1731-1990: Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, England and Wales: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 12
21
1844-1951: Office of Works and successors: Deeds, Series III (Contract Rolls)
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 13
22
1699-1998: Office of Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 14
23
1902-1975: Office of Works and successors: Osborne House: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 15
24
1736-2007: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 16
25
1794-1990: Office of Works and successors: Art and Science Buildings: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 17
26
1865-1874: Office of Works: Proposed Westminster Boulevard: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 18
27
1689-1981: Office of Works and successors: Royal Palaces: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 19
28
1810-1988: Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 20
29
1727-1987: Office of Works and successors: Ceremonial: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 21
30
1802-1988: Office of Works and successors: Administration (General) and Establishment: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 22
31
1919-1923: Office of Works: Ministry of Labour Training Centres: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 23
32
1614-1937: Office of Works: Deeds, Series IV
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 24
33
1936-1951: Office of Works and successors: Royal Ordnance Factories: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 26
34
1698-1947: Office of Works and successors: Houses of Parliament: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 29
35
1656-1964: Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings in England: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 30
36
1653-1989: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 32
37
1815-1952: Office of Works and successors: Art and Science Buildings: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 33
38
1662-1949: Office of Works and successors: Royal Palaces: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 34
39
1821-1958: Office of Works and successors: Statues and Memorials: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 35
40
1685-1936: Office of Works and successors: Ceremonial: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 36
41
1843-1952: Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings and successors: Osborne House: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 37
42
1662-1951: Office of Works and successors: Miscellaneous Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 38
43
1852-1952: Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 40
44
1919-1945: Ministry of Works and predecessors: Official History of the Second World War, Works and Buildings: Unpublished Sources
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 46
45
1716-1999: Office of Works and successors: Government Property Registers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 50
46
1899-2016: Office of Works and successors: Government Art Collection: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 54
47
1898-1962: Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Photographs
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 55
48
1903-1912: Admiralty, Director General of Works: Registered Files and Other Records
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 81
49
1918-1979: Ministry of Works and successors: Public Health Engineers, Structural Engineers and New Works Engineers: Registered Files (WS Series)
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 85
50
1841-1973: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Garden Books
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 86
51
1598-2005: Office of Works and successors: Deeds Registers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 87
52
2002: Office of Works and successors: proposals for Whitehall: photographs of models of 1869-1870, 1972 and 1979
WORK 90
53
1712-1992: Office of Works and successors: Deeds, Series V
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 91
54
1840-2010: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Records
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 97
55
1852-1994: Property Services Agency: Proposed Official History: Collected Source Material
The National Archives, Kew
CM 68
56
1609-2011: Records of the successive Works departments, and the Ancient Monuments Boards and Inspectorate
The National Archives, Kew
WORK
57
1904: Photographs extracted from WORK series
The National Archives, Kew
CN 23
58
1879-1998: Records created or inherited by the Property Services Agency
The National Archives, Kew
CM
59
1609-2005: Corporate and Administrative Records
The National Archives, Kew
60
1689-2002: Records of the Directorate General of Works, its predecessors and successors, relating to royal, government and public buildings and works in the United Kingdom and overseas
61
1653-2001: Records of the Royal Parks Division
62
1920-1997: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Department of the Environment: Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments, Registered Files (HB Series)
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 126
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  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
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Ministry of Works and Buildings
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