Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
Reference: CC/X Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Works Committee files
Covering Dates: 1898-1952
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- Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
- Bridges (Ref: CC/X)
- Buses (Ref: CC/X)
- Electricity supply (Ref: CC/X)
- Employment and unemployment (Ref: CC/X)
- Encroachments (Ref: CC/X)
- Footpaths (Ref: CC/X)
- Gas supply (Ref: CC/X)
- Highway construction and maintenance (Ref: CC/X)
- Legislation (Ref: CC/X)
- Level crossings (Ref: CC/X)
- Light railways (Ref: CC/X)
- Miscellaneous Works Committee files (Ref: CC/X )
- National organisations (Ref: CC/X )
- Properties (Ref: CC/X )
- Railway Clearing House (Ref: CC/X)
- Road fund (Ref: CC/X)
- Road materials (Ref: CC/X)
- Tolls (Ref: CC/X)
- Town planning (Ref: CC/X)
- Traffic and vehicles (Ref: CC/X)
- Trolley buses (Ref: CC/X)
Catalogue Description
Correspondence files seemingly related to the Works Committee, responsible for repairs to roads, bridges, council buildings and county infrastructure, chiefly dating from the interwar period c.1919-1935CC/X File Boxes 11-20
Catalogue Contents
National organisations (Ref: CC/X )Ref: CC/X 10/5
Council for the Preservation of Rural England, 1931
(file ref. 1412)
Ref: CC/X 10/7Garden Cities & Town Planning Association, 1931-1932
(file ref. 1470)
Ref: CC/X 11/6Canadian Roads Congress (1930), 1931
(file ref. 1326)
Ref: CC/X 11/14Institute of the Horse Limited, 1930-1931
(file ref. 1298)
Ref: CC/X 15/1Architects' conference, 1932-1933
(file ref. 1505)
Ref: CC/X 15/3Building Industry Council of Review, 2nd Interim report, 1952
Ref: CC/X 18/7Garden Cities & Town Planning Association, programme for visit to Cardiff, 1932
Ref: CC/X 19/12Garden Cities and Town Planning Association, programme of visit to Holland and Germany, 1929
Ref: CC/X 20/25National Farmers Union, 1927
(file ref. 977)
Ref: CC/X 20/29Road Safety Congress, 1940-1941
(file ref. 814)
Properties (Ref: CC/X )Ref: CC/X 10/8Open Spaces, 1931
(file ref. 1418a)
Ref: CC/X 11/2Barnard Castle, Market House, 1931
(file ref. 1336)
Ref: CC/X 11/9Coxgreen, Riverside fencing, 1930-35
(file ref. 1314)
Ref: CC/X 14/1Boldon Colliery, telephone kiosk, 1931-1932
(file ref. 1403A
Ref: CC/X 14/8Greenfield Cottage, drainage of pond, 1931
Ref: CC/X 15/7Ingleton, compulsory acquisition of land, 1929-1932
(file ref. 1514)
Ref: CC/X 16/2Lambton & Hetton Collieries,. cottages at Brown's Buildings, Birtley, 1923-1924
(file ref. 12)
Ref: CC/X 19/18Norton, Tanners Bank, land, 1932-1933
(file ref. 1612)
Miscellaneous Works Committee files (Ref: CC/X )Ref: CC/X 13/4Display of street names, 1930
(file ref. 1237)
Ref: CC/X 14/13Correspondence around byelaws for new streets, 1930
(file ref. 1275)
Ref: CC/X 14/15Radio Relay Service, 1931-1936
(file ref. 1373)
Ref: CC/X 16/3Roads and Bridges, list of suggested works, 1929
Ref: CC/X 19/17Newton Cap Parish Council, 1930-1935
(file ref. 1141)
Ref: CC/X 20/22Lanchester, erection of posts, 1928
(file ref. 1025)
Ref: CC/X 20/34Shincliffe, water trough, 1928
(file ref. 1000)
Highway construction and maintenance (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 10/1Ashgill Heads Diversion, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1476)
Ref: CC/X 10/4Consett, Medomsley Road, 1932
(file ref. 1428)
Ref: CC/X 10/11Shincliffe, retaining wall, 1932
(file ref. 1436)
Ref: CC/X 11/5Bradbury to Rushyford, Road widening, 1930-1931
(file ref. 1522)
Ref: CC/X 11/7Castleside, Drover's Road, 1931
(file ref. 1331)
Ref: CC/X 11/13Howden-le-Wear, Victoria Terrace, 1931
(file ref. 13119)
Ref: CC/X 12/3Chester-le-Street R.D.C. Road Schemes, 1929
(file ref. 1151)
Ref: CC/X 12/6Harton, Summerhill Road, 1930
(file ref. 1167)
Ref: CC/X 12/7Highways, lay-out of cross-ways, junctions and corners, 1929
(file ref. 1162)
Ref: CC/X 12/8Muggleswick, road leading to churchyard, 1930
(file ref. 1161)
Ref: CC/X 12/12Whitburn, obstruction of highways, 1930
(file ref. 1148)
Ref: CC/X 13/9Harton Aged Miners Homes, Roads, 1927-1932
(file ref. 1256)
Ref: CC/X 13/13Sunnybrow Toll Road, 1930-1935
(file ref. 1213)
Ref: CC/X 13/14Swalwell Road Widening, 1922-1926
(file ref. 1163)
Ref: CC/X 13/15Witton Gilbert to Bearpark road, 1930
(file ref. 1240)
Ref: CC/X 14/6Dunston, Market Lane, 1926-1927
(file ref. 1268)
Ref: CC/X 14/19Summerhouse to Killerby, proposed improvement of road, 1930
Ref: CC/X 17/14West Hartlepool, construction of street from Brenda Street to Tees Road, 1921-1923
(file ref. 8)
Ref: CC/X 18/6East Coast Road Culverts, 1926
Ref: CC/X 18/12Shotley Bridge and Durham Main Road, Benfieldside U.D.C., 1927
(file ref. 959)
Ref: CC/X 19/2Billingham, Bellasis Lane, 1929-1937
(file ref. 1063)
Ref: CC/X 19/7Easington R.D.C., road junctions, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1097)
Ref: CC/X 19/8East Coast Road, extension, 1928
(file ref. 1091)
Ref: CC/X 19/9East Herrington, Board Inn Corner, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1082)
Ref: CC/X 19/13Jarrow, York Avenue extension to Boldon Colliery, 1929-1936
(file ref. 1142)
Ref: CC/X 19/19Prudhoe to Chopwell, proposed arterial road, 1928-1929
(file ref. 1072)
Ref: CC/X 19/23South Shields R.D.C., transfer of highways to the County Council, 1930
(file ref. 1140)
Ref: CC/X 20/3Birtley, hoarding. near Three Tuns Inn, 1928-1929
(file ref. 1031)
Ref: CC/X 20/4Boldon U.D.C., unclassified roads, 1936-1939
(file ref. 25)
Ref: CC/X 20/7Chester-le-Street by-pass road, 1928-1929
(file ref. 1063)
Ref: CC/X 20/8Coxhoe Hall Road, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1054)
Ref: CC/X 20/9Crawcrook Diversion, Scotswood-Hexham Road, 1937
(file ref. 599)
Ref: CC/X 20/12Easington, King's Head corner, 1927, 1935
(file ref. 992)
Ref: CC/X 20/15Haughton-le-Skerne flooding of highway, 1928
(file ref. 1011)
Ref: CC/X 20/17Highway Administration, paper by County Surveyor, c.1927
(file ref. 1005)
Ref: CC/X 20/18Highway Engineering, Chair of, 1928
Ref: CC/X 20/24Maintenance of main roads through Urban areas, 1928
(file ref. 1003)
Ref: CC/X 20/33Shincliffe, dangerous corner, 1928
Ref: CC/X 20/35Soft roads, 1928
(file ref. 1002)
Ref: CC/X 20/41Whickham - Gateshead to Burnopfield road, 1929
(file ref. 1062)
Road materials (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 12/9Specifications for road tar, 1930
(file ref. 1154)
Ref: CC/X 14/11Limestone Quarry, West Boldon, 1924, 1930-1931
(file ref. 1372)
Ref: CC/X 14/16Ryhope, site for public urinal and stone depot, agreement with Sunderland R.D.C., 1930
(file ref. 1389)
Ref: CC/X 18/11Road material, 1929
(file ref. 1115)
Ref: CC/X 20/21Lanchester Common, Maiden Law Quarry, 1928-1929
(file ref. 1060)
Ref: CC/X 20/40Teesdale Quarries, 1922-1924
(file ref. 24)
Level crossings (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/4Billingham Level Crossings, 1935
(file ref. 1550)
Ref: CC/X 17/2Blaydon, Cowen's crossing, 1920-1937
(file ref. 7)
Ref: CC/X 17/7Fence Houses level crossing, 1920-1939
(file ref. 10)
Ref: CC/X 18/2Barnard Castle to Eggleston main road, level crossing, n.d.
(file ref. 954)
Ref: CC/X 18/4Cambo Keels level crossing, 1928-1931
(file ref. 1113)
Ref: CC/X 18/8Hedworth Lane level crossing, post, 1929
(file ref. 1124)
Ref: CC/X 20/2Billingham, Portrack Road level crossing, 1928
(file ref. 1036)
Ref: CC/X 20/26Pelaw level crossing, 1921-1929
(file ref. 1033)
Ref: CC/X 20/36South Hetton level crossing, 1928
(file ref. 991)
Ref: CC/X 100/12Agreement re a level crossing over Stanhope-Edmundbyers road, 1898
Electricity supply (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 10/12South Scotland Electricity Scheme (1931), 1932
(file ref. 1427)
Ref: CC/X 14/2Cleveland & Durham County Electric Power Co. site for sub-station at Lanchester, 1930-1931
(file ref. 1366)
Ref: CC/X 14/3Cleveland & Durham County Electric Power Co. Thrislington Colliery and Tursdale Colliery line, 1931
(file ref. 1367)
Ref: CC/X 14/4Cleveland & Durham County Electric Power Co. Whorlton-on-Tees network, 1931
(file ref. 1369A)
Ref: CC/X 14/5County of Durham Electrical Power Distribution Company Ltd., plan showing part of Sherburn Hill, 1931
Ref: CC/X 14/7Electric Lighting, Parish of Ford, 1931-1932
(file ref. 1361)
Ref: CC/X 14/17Seaham Harbour Electricity Order, 1926-27
(file ref. 1270)
Ref: CC/X 14/18South Durham Districts Electricity Order, 1927
(file ref. 1271)
Ref: CC/X 15/4Distribution of Electrical Energy, Overhead cables, 1952
(file ref. 1503)
Ref: CC/X 15/5Durham Electric Power Acts, supplies to Londonderry Collieries, 1932
(file ref. 1518)
Ref: CC/X 17/1Billingham electricity, 1922-1923
(file ref. 6)
Ref: CC/X 17/4Crook Electricity, 1921-1922
(file ref. 4)
Ref: CC/X 17/8Hurworth Electricity, 1924
(file ref. 18)
Ref: CC/X 18/5Cleveland & Durham Electric Power Bill (1927), 1928, 1950
(file ref. 1098)
Ref: CC/X 19/24Stanley, Electricity Order, 1923
(file ref. 15)
Ref: CC/X 20/11Darlington Electricity, 1925
(file ref. 626)
Ref: CC/X 20/13Electricity Supplies, 1930-1932
Ref: CC/X 20/14Haughton-le-Skerne Electricity Supply, 1928
(file ref. 1027)
Ref: CC/X 20/38Tanfield Electricity Order, 1924-1933
(file ref. 23)
Ref: CC/X 21Electric Lighting Orders, 1901-1932
for:
Auckland Rural, 1903
Benfieldside Urban, 1901
Billingham Urban, 1923
Bishop Auckland Urban, 1900,1904
Blaydon Urban, 1902, 1906
Chester-le-Street Urban, 1902
Consett Urban, 1901
Crook Urban (North), 1930
Durham Districts, 1905
Felling Urban, 1901
Hebburn Urban, 1900
Houghton-le-Spring & District, 1904, 1905
Jarrow, 1900
Mid Durham, 1906
N.E. Electric Supply Bill, 1931-1932
Ryton Urban, 1906
Shildon Urban, 1901
South Durham Districts, 1927
South Shields Rural, 1903
Spennymoor Urban, 1900
Sunderland Districts, 1904
Wear Valley, 1929
Whickham Urban, 1903-1904
Gas supply (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 10/6Darlington Corporation Gas, Special Order, 1931
(file ref. 1404)
Ref: CC/X 12/1Annfield Plain and District Gas, n.d.
(file ref. 1264)
Ref: CC/X 12/2Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead Gas, 1927-1929
(file ref. 265)
Ref: CC/X 14/10Houghton-le-Spring & District Gas, Special Order, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1348)
Ref: CC/X 19/25Sunderland Gas Order, 1932
(file ref. 1583)
Footpaths (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/1Auckland R.D.C., Repair of Public Footpaths, 1931
(file ref. 1340)
Ref: CC/X 13/11Lanchester R.D.C., proposed footpath to Derwentside, 1920
(file ref. 1232)
Ref: CC/X 18/18Witton-le-Wear Bridge, footpaths, 1932
(file ref. 1577)
Ref: CC/X 19/4Chester-le-Street R.D.C., Footpaths at Edmondsley, 1931
(file ref. 1615)
Ref: CC/X 20/19Houghton-le-Spring, Brewery Corner footpath, 1928
(file ref. 1017)
Bridges (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 10/2Baydale Beck Bridge, 1929
(file ref. 1446)
Ref: CC/X 10/3Carlton Iron Works Bridge, 1932
(file ref. 1433)
Ref: CC/X 10/9Page Bank Bridge, 1929-1932
(file ref. 1468)
Ref: CC/X 10/10Painting of Bridges, 1931
(file ref. 1410)
Ref: CC/X 11/3Blanchland Bridge. 1931
(file ref. 1337)
Ref: CC/X 11/12Greatham Creek Bridge, painting contract, 1932
(file ref. 1528)
Ref: CC/X 11/19Waskerley Bridge, Wolsingham, 1931-1932
(file ref. 1333)
Ref: CC/X 13/7Esh Winning Bridge, 1930
(file ref. 1228)
Ref: CC/X 14/14Penshaw Station subway, 1931-1932
(file ref. 1355)
Ref: CC/X 15/6Ownership and disrepair of footbridge over River Wear near to Harperley Station, 1931-1945
(file ref. 1408)
Ref: CC/X 16/1Haverton Hill Bridge. 1920-1921
(file ref. 11)
Ref: CC/X 17/3Chester-le-Street Town Bridge, 1925-1928
(file ref. 19)
Ref: CC/X 17/5Ebchester Chare and bridge. 1921-1926
(file ref. 9)
Ref: CC/X 17/6Eggleston Bridge, 1922-1923
(file ref. 5)
Ref: CC/X 17/9Hylton Bridge, 1920-1926
(file ref. 1)
Ref: CC/X 17/13Stockton, Victoria Bridge, 1919-1932
(file ref. 2)
Ref: CC/X 17/15Yarm Bridge, 1920-1923
(file ref. 3)
Ref: CC/X 18/1Barnard Castle County Bridge. 1929
(file ref. 1107)
Ref: CC/X 18/3Billingham Bridges, 1930
(file ref. 1119)
Ref: CC/X 19/1Axwell Park Bridge, arbitration, 1924-1929
(file ref. 1051)
Ref: CC/X 19/6Cotherstone Suspension Bridge, 1930
(file ref. 1131)
Ref: CC/X 19/22Sherburn House Beck Bridge, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1063A)
Ref: CC/X 19/28West Auckland Bridge, 1932-1938
(file ref. 1617)
Ref: CC/X 20/16Haverton Hill Bridge, 1927
(file ref. 985)
Ref: CC/X 20/20Jarrow, proposed new bridge, 1923-1928
(file ref. 1059)
Ref: CC/X 20/23Low Team Bridge, silting, 1928
(file ref. 1016)
Road fund (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 13/8Grants from the Road Fund, 1930
(file ref. 1235)
Ref: CC/X 20/28Road Fund, 1929
(file ref. 1059)
Trolley buses (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/20West Hartlepool Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) (1927), 1923-1928
(file ref. 1315)
Ref: CC/X 12/5Hartlepool Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Bill, 1925-1926
(file ref. 1162)
Employment and unemployment (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/8Cockfield unemployment, 1931
(file ref. 1332)
Ref: CC/X 11/15Lanchester Road, Collecting steward, 1931
(file ref. 1320)
Ref: CC/X 11/18Unemployment in the roadstone industry, 1930
(file ref. 1286)
Ref: CC/X 11/22Willington, unemployment, 1931
(file ref. 1342)
Ref: CC/X 12/11Unemployment grants (loan) schemes (Road Works), final assessments, 1930
(file ref. 1158)
Ref: CC/X 12/13Workmen's Holidays, 1930-1937
(file ref. 1179)
Ref: CC/X 13/1Accidents to roadmen, 1930
(file ref. 1229)
Ref: CC/X 13/6Employment of unemployed on road works, 1930
(file refs. 1222, 1240, 1242-1245, 1253, 1260)
Ref: CC/X 13/12Roadmen, Wages, 1930
(file ref. 1230)
Ref: CC/X 13/16Work for unemployed, 1930
(file refs. 1242, 1253)
Ref: CC/X 15/2Barnard Castle R.D.C. Establishment expenses, 1932
(file ref. 1504)
Ref: CC/X 16/4Unemployment, provision of relief work, 1928-1931
Ref: CC/X 16/5Unemployment works, 1922-1925
Ref: CC/X 18/10Overtime working of council workmen, 1932
(file ref. 1567)
Ref: CC/X 19/5Chester-le-Street R.D.C., Surveyor's salary, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1134)
Ref: CC/X 19/10Fair Wages clause, 1928
(file ref. 1618)
Ref: CC/X 19/11Fair Wages clause, non-Union employees, 1932
(file refs. 1596, 1618)
Ref: CC/X 19/21Roadmen's wages, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1132)
Ref: CC/X 19/27Unemployment, provision of Relief work, 1928-1930
(file ref. 1146)
Ref: CC/X 20/39Team Labour contracts, W. James, 1928
(file ref. 1007)
Traffic and vehicles (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 12/10Standardisation of Road Direction posts, warning signs and traffic notices, 1930
(file ref. 1147)
Ref: CC/X 13/3Classification of roads, 1930
(file ref. 1136)
Ref: CC/X 18/15Street accidents, 1929
(file ref. 1118)
Ref: CC/X 19/26Traffic control by light signals, 1930
(file ref. 1136)
Ref: CC/X 20/1Barnard Castle, closing of Hall Street to traffic, 1926-1933
(file ref. 710)
Ref: CC/X 20/5Bowburn, speeding of traffic, 1928
Ref: CC/X 20/6Census of private owners' wagons, 1928
(file ref. 982)
Ref: CC/X 20/37Steam Wagons, supplies of water on A1, 1928
(file ref. 988)
Buses (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 13/5Easington R. D. Proposed erection of bus shelters and public conveniences, 1930
(file ref. 1231)
Ref: CC/X 15/10Ryhope, erection of bus shelter, 1952
(file ref. 1499A)
Ref: CC/X 17/11South Shields Corporation Motor Omnibuses, 1921-1927
(file ref. 21)
Ref: CC/X 20/31Public Service vehicles, licensing and regulations, 1925
Legislation (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 14/9Hartlepool Gas & Water Bill, 1929-1930
(file ref. 1347)
Ref: CC/X 14/12Middlesbrough Corporation Act, n.d. [1933?]
(file ref. 1266)
Ref: CC/X 15/8Local Government Act, (1929), 1929-1930
Ref: CC/X 15/9Local Government Act (1929), Delegation of road functions, 1935-1937
Ref: CC/X 17/10Newcastle Corporation Bill (1920), 1920, 1923
Ref: CC/X 19/3Bishop Auckland U.D.C., Local Government Act, 1923-1932
(file ref. 1604)
Ref: CC/X 19/14Local Government Act, 1929, Discontinued Grants, 1929
(file ref. 1090)
Ref: CC/X 19/15Local Government Reform, 1928
(file ref. 1087)
Ref: CC/X 19/16London & North Eastern Railway (Road Transport) Bill (1927), 1928
(file ref. 1081)
Ref: CC/X 19/20Railway (Road Transport) Bills, 1929
(file ref. 1075)
Ref: CC/X 20/10Darlington Corporation (Transport) Act, 1925
Ref: CC/X 20/30Road transport powers, railways, 1927
(file ref. 968)
Town planning (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/17Town Planning Institute, 1932
(file ref. 1545)
Ref: CC/X 12/4Chester-le-Street R.D.C. Town Planning Scheme, 1928-1929
(file ref. 1166)
Ref: CC/X 13/2Chester-le-Street U.D.C. Town Planning, 1928
(file ref. 1263)
Ref: CC/X 18/14South Shields Town Plan etc., 1924
Tolls (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 13/10Houghton Feast, tolls, 1930-1943
(file ref. 1255)
Encroachments (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 17/12Stobilee House encroachment, Langley Park Colliery Offices, 1922-1923
(file ref. 22)
Ref: CC/X 20/32Sedgefield, encroachment by F.J. Dawson, 1923-1925
(file ref. 726)
Light railways (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 10/13South Shields, Marsden and Whitburn Light Railway Order (1925), 1924-1926
(file ref. 1472)
Ref: CC/X 15/11Sunderland Corporation Light Railways (Extension) Orders, 1929, 1931
Ref: CC/X 18/9North & South Shields Light Railway Order (1926), 1925-1927
(file ref. 1125)
Ref: CC/X 18/13South Shields Light Railway Order, 1919
(file ref. 949)
Railway Clearing House (Ref: CC/X)Ref: CC/X 11/16Railway Clearing House, Regulations governing repairing and rebuilding, 1931
(file ref. 1317)
Ref: CC/X 20/27Railway Clearing House, 1928
(file ref. 1010)
