Metropolitan Board of Works

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Metropolitan_Board_of_Works
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:James_Hogg
gptkb:Sir_John_Thwaites
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Metropolis_Management_Act_1855
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Local_Government_Act_1888
1889
gptkbp:established 1855
gptkbp:governingBody Metropolitan area of London
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Spring_Gardens,_Westminster
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Metropolitan Board of Works
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Metropolis_of_London
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Spring_Gardens,_Westminster
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Joseph_Bazalgette
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Thames_Embankment
construction of main drainage system
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 45
gptkbp:organization gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:parentOrganization none
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:London
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Commissioners_of_Sewers
gptkb:London_County_Council
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:infrastructure
bridges
public works
embankments
sewage system
street improvements
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Bazalgette
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4