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Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers

Coordinates: 51°30′54″N 0°07′53″W / 51.5149°N 0.1313°W / 51.5149; -0.1313
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Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers
SuccessorMetropolitan Commission of Sewers
Dissolved1 January 1849 (1849-01-01)
Legal statusStatutory authority
PurposePublic health, sewerage, drainage
Headquarters1 Greek Street (from 1811)[1]
Location
  • London, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′54″N 0°07′53″W / 51.5149°N 0.1313°W / 51.5149; -0.1313
Region served
City and Liberty of Westminster and Middlesex
Parent organization
Government of the United Kingdom

The Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers was established in 1596 under the 1531 Statute of Sewers.

Its area was defined by statute in 1807,[2] and before then by various letters patent.[3]

It was absorbed by the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers (which took over the Greek Street offices) on 1 January 1849.

Records are kept at the London Metropolitan Archives

References

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  1. ^ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols33-4/pp88-106
  2. ^ Westminster and Middlesex Sewers Act 1807 (47 Geo. 3 Sess. 1. c. vii)
  3. ^ "Westminster and Middlesex Commission of Sewers". National Archives. Retrieved 22 June 2023.