# London County Council begins work (1889)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1889-london-county-council-begins-work
Categories: main-event

A new elected authority took responsibility for many services across metropolitan London. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1889 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. It became a major institution in the governance and modernization of the capital.

## Why it matters
It became a major institution in the governance and modernization of the capital.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — London County Council begins work](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=London+County+Council+begins+work&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — London County Council begins work](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=London+County+Council+begins+work)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)