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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)

Reference: CC/Surveyor Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: County Surveyor

Covering Dates: 1891-1991

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  • Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
    • County Surveyor (Ref: CC/Surveyor )
    • Management and strategy (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 01)
    • Staff (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 02)
    • Registers of accidents (Ref: CC/Surveyor 233-239)
    • Duties (Ref: CC/Surveyor 257)
    • Gradings (Ref: CC/Surveyor 259)
    • Photographs (Ref: CC/Surveyor 326-330)
    • Establishment, appointments (Ref: CC/Surveyor 331-332)
    • Financial Records (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 03)
    • Buildings (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 04)
    • Houghall Farm (Ref: CC/Surveyor 261)
    • County Hall (Ref: CC/Surveyor 266-268)
    • County Council computer (Ref: CC/Surveyor 317-318)
    • Machinery, plant, tools (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 05)
    • Machinery (Ref: CC/Surveyor 32, 211, 217, 269)
    • Plant and tools inventory books (Ref: CC/Surveyor 187-189)
    • Fences, gates, troughs (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 06)
    • Derwent Reservoir (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 07)
    • Teesside (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 08)
    • Traffic census (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 09)
    • Preservation Societies (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 10)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 11)

Catalogue Contents

County Surveyor (Ref: CC/Surveyor )Management and strategy (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 01)

260, 262, 264, 289-290, 314

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 260

Visits by Minister of Transport file, 1966 - 1975

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 262

Top Management meetings file, 1966 - 1975

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 264

Report of the County Surveyor regarding Highway Administration, 1913 and 1936

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 289

Papers, lectures, talks and articles, file 1, 1950 - 1968

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 290

Papers, lectures, talks and articles, file 2, 1950 - 1968

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 314

Transport Policy Programme, reports and minutes, 1974 - 1983

Staff (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 02)Registers of accidents (Ref: CC/Surveyor 233-239)Ref: CC/Surveyor 233

Register of accidents and compensation, 20 July 1922 - 6 May 1930
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 234

Register of accidents and compensation, 7 July 1930 - 1 Decernber 1936
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 235

Register of accidents and compensation, 8 December 1936 - 17 December 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 236

Register of accidents and compensation, 26 December 1941 - 20 October 1949
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 237

Register of accidents, 28 October 1949 - 30 July 1953
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 238

Register of accidents, 11 August 1953 - 16 April 1957
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 239

Register of accidents, 13 April 1957 - 27 September 1960
(1 volume)

Duties (Ref: CC/Surveyor 257)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 257

Duties of workmen, Auckland and Chester Main Road District, 1891

Gradings (Ref: CC/Surveyor 259)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 259

Technical Gradings review file, 1957 - 1966

Photographs (Ref: CC/Surveyor 326-330)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 326

Photograph of the staff of the County Surveyor's department, c 1930

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 327

Photograph (with names) of the County Surveyor' s department cricket team competing in the NALGO President' s Bowl competition, 1953

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 328

Photograph of the County Surveyor' s staff at the official opening of Aykley Heads Tennis Club, 21 April 1954

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 329

Photograph of the County Surveyor' s department cricket team, c 1955

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 330

Photographs of Country Surveyor's department staff, c 1950

Establishment, appointments (Ref: CC/Surveyor 331-332)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 331

Staff appointment book, 1 April 1937 - 14 February 1991

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 332

County Surveyor's department establishment, 1950 - 1968

Financial Records (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 03)

81-93

Ref: CC/Surveyor 81

County Surveyor's petty cash book, division 2, 7 January 1954 - 28 March 1966
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 82

County Surveyor's cash book, no. 2, 1 April 1956 - 26 March 1962
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 83

Register of reinstatements of recoverable monies (Book II), 25 April 1955 - 26 January 1959
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 84

Register of reinstatements and recoverable monies (Book III), 27 January 1959 - 21 December 1961
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 85

Register of reinstatements and recoverable monies (Book 4), 21 December 1961 - 3 May 1965
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 86

Register of reinstatements and recoverable monies (Book 5), 3 May 1965 - 22 January 1968
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 87

Register of reinstatements of recoverable monies (no. 6 ), 22 January 1968 - 7 October 1970
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 88

Register of reinstatements of recoverable monies, 8 October 1970 - 20 May 1971
(1 file)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 89

Register of reinstatements of recoverable monies (no. 8), 24 May 1971 - 8 August 1973
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 90

Register of recoverable monies (no. 9), 8 August 1973 - 13 October 1975
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 91

number not used

Ref: CC/Surveyor 92

Register of recoverable monies (Book 11), 23 May 1978 - 15 October 1980
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 93

Graph showing estimated gross cost of maintenance of trunk and county roads (1937-1938 and 1954-1955), 1955
(1 paper)

Buildings (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 04)Houghall Farm (Ref: CC/Surveyor 261)

see also CC/Education 249, 692-706, DC/LP 73, CC/Tr 90

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 261

Houghall Farm file, 1923 - 1961

County Hall (Ref: CC/Surveyor 266-268)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 266

County Hall, General, 1955 - 1986

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 267

County Hall, Boring and Site Investigation, 1957 - 1958

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 268

County Hall, Formal Opening, 1963

County Council computer (Ref: CC/Surveyor 317-318)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 317

County Treasurer general file concerning the electric computer, 1959 - 1982

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 318

General electric computer file, 1962 - 1980

Machinery, plant, tools (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 05)Machinery (Ref: CC/Surveyor 32, 211, 217, 269)Ref: CC/Surveyor 32

Photographs of County Council vehicles, 1953
(7 photographs)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 211

Photograph of Barber Green machine for laying wearing course, n.d. [20th century]
(1 photograph)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 217

Photographs of bituminous chippings, 21 September 1928
(2 photographs)

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 269

Snowblower etc. 1959 - 1979

Plant and tools inventory books (Ref: CC/Surveyor 187-189)Ref: CC/Surveyor 187

Plant and tools inventory book, 1921 - 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 188

Plant and tools inventory book, 1921 - 1941
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 189

Plant and tools inventory book: plant purchased prior to 1 April 1934, 1947 - 1956
(1 volume)

Fences, gates, troughs (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 06)

94, 240

Ref: CC/Surveyor 94

Detailed drawings of fencing and gates, c.1935 - 1947
(1 file)

Ref: CC/Surveyor 240

Return of drinking troughs and watering places by the side of main roads, 1893
(1 booklet)

Derwent Reservoir (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 07)

241

Ref: CC/Surveyor 241

Luncheon menu for the opening of the Derwent Reservoir, 18 July 1967 (1 card, printed)

Teesside (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 08)

13a, 263

Ref: CC/Surveyor 13a

Tees Conservancy Bill (original number, box 25, 41), 14 June 1945 - 6 December 1945
(1 file)

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 263

North Tees Joint Planning Scheme, Report of Survey and Outline Plan, 1947

Traffic census (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 09)

305

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 305

Traffic Census, General, 1922 - 1966

Preservation Societies (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 10)

287-288

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 287

Council for the Preservation of Rural England [schedule of milestones etc.], 1934 - 1980

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 288

City of Durham Preservation Society, 1944 - 1966

Miscellaneous (Ref: CC/Surveyor section 11)

221

Ref: CC/Surveyor 221

The tarway code, 1945
(1 printed card)



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