Fulham District Board of Works

The Fulham District Board of Works (also known as The Board of Works for the Fulham District) was a board of works for the parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith from 1855 to 1886.

Fulham District Board of Works
Type
Type	Board of Works for the Fulham District
History
Founded	1855
Disbanded	1886
Preceded by	Fulham Vestry
Succeeded by	Fulham Vestry
Structure
Committees	24 members (Hammersmith Vestry) 15 members (Fulham Vestry)
Joint committees	Appointed 1 member to the Metropolitan Board of Works

History

Establishment

In 1855, following the passing of the Metropolis Management Act 1855, the parishes of Fulham and Hammersmith were combined for civil purposes as the Fulham District, governed by the Fulham District Board of Works.^[1] This coincided with the parishes becoming part of the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works.^[2]

The Fulham Vestry and Hammersmith Vestry continued to exist as a non-administrative vestries with their main responsibility to appoint members to the Fulham District Board of Works in June each year.

24 members of the district board came from the Hammersmith Vestry and 15 from the Fulham Vestry. The board nominated one member to the Metropolitan Board of Works.

Abolishment

The Metropolis Management Amendment Act 1885 made provision for the Fulham District Board of Works to be dissolved. A local inquiry was held on 16 March 1886 to apportion assets between the two vestries. On 25 March 1886, the board was dissolved and the administrative vestries of Hammersmith and Fulham were incorporated.^[3][2]

Board members

1855

Elections for the first board were held on 28 November 1855. The elected members and officers were:^[4]

Fulham

Name	Address
Ariel, J., Esq.	William Street
Cosheal, J.	York End
Flicker, R.	Church Street
Gladman, C.	Vale Place
Guazzaroni, J. J.	North End
Hamilton, J.	North End
Johnson, R.	North End
King, W., Esq.	Bridge Street
Lammin, W. H.	Walham Green
Matyear, W.	Crab Tree
Potter, W.	London Road
Pitts, G.	Walham Green
Porter, J. R.	Walham Green
Scholfield, J.	North End
Thatcher, W., Esq.	North End

Hammersmith

Name	Address
Ainsworth, W. F. Esq.	Ravenscourt Square
Aldridge, T. H.	Shepherd's Bush
Axton, G.	Norland Road
Brown, G.	Westcroft Place
Brown, G.	King Street
Chapman, W. H.	New Road
Chalmers, J.	Grove Lane
Crookes, J.	Brook Green
Clark, F. L.	King Street
Fitchew, W.	Willoughby House
Hunt, J.	Broadway
Haber, H.	New Road
Hurst, J. J., Esq.	Brook Green Ter.
Johnson, W.	Broadway
Munday, J.	Gold Hawk Terrace
Neal, H.	Gold Hawk Terrace
Osmond, S.	King Street
Phillippart, Sir J.	College House
Periy, R., Esq.	St. Peter's Square
Richardson, C., Esq.	Uxbridge Road
Smith, T. M.	Elm Grove
Simpson, W.	Queen Street
Wells, W.	Brook Green
Walmsley, R.	Middle Mall

Other Officers

• Representative to Metropolitan Board: V. Stevens, Esq., Brook Green, Hammersmith
• Medical Officer of Health: F. J. Burge, Esq., New Road, Hammersmith
• Surveyor: Mr. A. C. Bean, Shaftesbury Road, Hammersmith
• Clerk: Mr. W. Lovett, Broadway House, Hammersmith
• Inspectors of Nuisances:
  • Mr. W. Richmond, Walham Green
  • Mr. J. Lawrance, Brook Green Lane