London County Council
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The London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be direc
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The First Meeting of the London County Council in the County Hall Spring Gardens, 1889 by Henry Jamyn Brooks
Aldwych, a broad, porticoed street with underpass to Waterloo Bridge, from a slum clearance project in 1905
Lambeth Bridge, built by the LCC in 1932, its red colour being that of the nearby House of Lords
Metropolitan Board of Works
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The Metropolitan Board of Works was created in 1855 as the upper tier of local government in the area that later became Inner London, taking charge of public works. The metropolis which the board serv
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…municipal authority of its day. By the 19th century, the City of London Corporation covered only a small fraction of the metropolis. From 1855, the Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) had certain powers across what is now Inner London, but it was appointed rather than elected. Many powers remained in the hands of traditional…
Metropolitan Board of Works in Spring Gardens 1860 ILN
Sir John Thwaites, first chairman of the board, in 1858.
James Macnaghten Hogg in 1887.