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Ministry of Public Building and Works

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date: 1962-1970
History: Created in July 1962; inherited the functions of the Ministry of Works, with additional responsibility for studying the problems of the building industry. In November 1970 it was absorbed into the Department of the Environment.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278169
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1858-1996: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Working Plans
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 98
2
1971-1992: Ministry of Public Building and Works and successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings: Papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 89
3
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
4
1974-1993: Records of the Directorate of Building and Quantity Surveying Services
5
1921-1998: Records of the Directorate of Civil Accommodation
6
1954-1977: Records of the Directorate of Civil Engineering Services
7
1967-1990: Records of the Directorate of Home Regional Services
8
1951-1986: Records of the Directorate of Post Office Services
9
1879-1992: Records of the Regions
10
1746-1988: Treasury Solicitor: Registered Files, Office of Works and successors (WORKS Series)
The National Archives, Kew
TS 59
11
1852-1952: Office of Works and successors: Public Buildings, Overseas: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 40
12
c1760-1970: Admiralty, Navy Works Department and predecessors: Naval Establishments: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 41
13
1713-1998: War Office, Directorate of Works and predecessors: Army Establishments: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 43
14
1914-1956: Air Ministry, Directorate of Works: Air Force Establishments: Plans and Drawings
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 44
15
1940-1980: Ministry of Works and Buildings and successors: Construction Industry and Building Materials: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 45
16
1899-2016: Office of Works and successors: Government Art Collection: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 54
17
1959-1974: Ministry of Public Building and Works and Department of the Environment: Directorate of Research and Information and successors: Registered Files (RC Series)
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 78
18
1968-1970: Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and Welsh Office: Plans and Drawings relating to the Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969
The National Archives, Kew
BD 101
19
1967-1969: Ministry of Public Buildings and Works and Welsh Office: Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969: Unregistered Files
The National Archives, Kew
BD 102
20
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
21
1598-2005: Office of Works and successors: Deeds Registers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 87
22
1955-1998: Office of Works and Successors: Registered Files: Deep Tube Shelters
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 95
23
1712-1992: Office of Works and successors: Deeds, Series V
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 91
24
1957-1984: Ministry of Works: Historic Buildings Council for England: minutes and papers
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 94
25
1840-2010: Office of Works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens: Brompton Cemetery Records
The National Archives, Kew
WORK 97
26
1852-1994: Property Services Agency: Proposed Official History: Collected Source Material
The National Archives, Kew
CM 68
27
1835-2023: Records created or inherited by the Department of the Environment, the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR), the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
The National Archives, Kew
AT
28
1835-1998: Department of the Environment: Royal Parks Division, Royal Parks Constabulary Branch: Registered Files (RPC Series)
The National Archives, Kew
AT 28
29
1609-2011: Records of the successive Works departments, and the Ancient Monuments Boards and Inspectorate
The National Archives, Kew
WORK
30
1950 -1989: Property Services Agency and predecessors: South East Region: Registered Files and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
CM 18
31
1959-1972: Property Services Agency and predecessors: Directorate of Post Office Services: Registered Files (WL Series)
The National Archives, Kew
CM 50
32
1879-1998: Records created or inherited by the Property Services Agency
The National Archives, Kew
CM
33
1609-2005: Corporate and Administrative Records
The National Archives, Kew
Related record creators
  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
1
Department of the Environment
Successor/Predecessor
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2
Ministry of Works
Successor/Predecessor
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