Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)
Reference: DC/A 028 Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Minutes: Joint Committee for North of England Open-Air Museum
Covering Dates: 1968-2009
Access: Under Data Protection legislation these records are closed for 100 years. Apply to County Archivist for access. View public access copies of these minutes online: http://democracy.durham.gov.uk/mgListCommittees.aspx?bcr=1
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- Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)
Catalogue Description
A new County Council was created on 1 April 1974, comprising the area covered by Darlington and seven District Councils: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland transferred to the newly created Metropolitan County of Tyne and Wear.
Hartlepool and Stockton transferred to the newly created county of Cleveland.
In 1997, Darlington became a unitary Borough Council.
A new County Council was created on 1 April 2009, amalgamating the former County Council (1974 - 2009) and the seven District Councils in County Durham: Chester-le-Street; Derwentside; Durham City; Easington; Sedgefield; Teesdale; Wear Valley.
For records before 1974, see CC/
For records after 2009, see DCC/
For minutes July 2009 onwards see DCC/AJ/B1
Catalogue Contents
Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century.
Beamish Joint Committee comprises 35 members appointed by the constituent authorities (Durham County Council, Sunderland City Council, Gateshead MBC, South Tyneside MBC and North Tyneside MBC) in proportion to their revenue contributions. The Joint Committee own Beamish Museum, its exhibits and archives and are responsible for capital development and procuring grants for such capital development.
