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Aycliffe and Peterlee New Town Development Corporation

Reference: NT/AP 6 Catalogue Title: Aycliffe and Peterlee New Town Development Corporation Area: Catalogue Category: Public Records Description: Estates department

Covering Dates: 1947-1998

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  • Aycliffe and Peterlee New Town Development Corporation
    • Departmental Files (Ref: NT/AP 6 1/1-15)

Catalogue Description

ESTATES DEPARTMENT

Catalogue Contents

Departmental Files (Ref: NT/AP 6 1/1-15)Ref: NT/AP 6/1/1

Correspondence of Lord Beveridge (chairman of Corporation from July 1947 to June 1956) concerning development of Newton Aycliffe, 1 May - 31 October 1947
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/2

Correspondence of A.V. Williams, General Manager, concerning proposed housing at Horndale 1 and work of Poulson Architects, 8 February 1967 - 6 March 1970
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/3

Correspondence to Development Corporation from councils, MPs etc expressing regret at Easington Colliery Mining Disaster, 30 May - 14 June 1951
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/4

Correspondence of A.V. Williams, General Manager, concerning proposed housing at Redhouse and involvement of John Poulson, February 1966 - October 1967
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/5

Papers and correspondence of A.V. Williams, General Manager, concerning development of south western area of Newton Aycliffe, the Elmfield Project and involvement of John Poulson; includes plans, 22 March 1965 - February 1968
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/6

Papers and correspondence of General Manager concerning proposed shopping units and housing areas at Williamfield and Redhouse, Newton Aycliffe, and involvement of John Poulson, 5 July 1966 - May 1969
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/7

Interim report of the Director of Finance on the loss of top soil from the north west industrial site, Peterlee; includes interviews with staff and correspondence concerning loss of top soil, December 1974 - June 1976
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/8

Press cuttings concerning T. Dan Smith and Andrew Cunningham in court on corruption charges during Poulson affair, 24 April - 8 May 1974
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/9

Papers concerning visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Peterlee New Town; includes programme, lists of invitation acceptances and plans of routes around Peterlee town centre, 27 May 1960
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/10

Register of deeds for property owned by Aycliffe Development Corporation, vol. I; includes index, 2 June 1948 - 1 August 1986
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/11

Register of deeds for property owned by Peterlee Development Corporation, vol. 2, 20 December 1948 - 6 October 1972
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/12

Register of deeds for property owned by Peterlee Development Corporation, vol. 3, 6 October 1972 - 2 March 1983
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/13

Register of deeds for property owned by Aycliffe and Peterlee Development Corporation, vol. 4, 18 June 1985 - 18 March 1988
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/14

Correspondence, reports, plans, etc. concerning community centres at Woodham and Oakerside (file no. C8), 17 October 1985 - 17 March 1988
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/15

Correspondence, reports, etc., concerning the disposal of community related assets to Sedgefield and Easington District Councils (file no. L8), 2 May 1979 - 1 March 1988
(1 file)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/16

Statutory Instrument, The Aycliffe and Peterlee Development Corporation (Transfer of Property and Dissolution) Order 1988 The Aycliffe and Peterlee New Towns (Transfer of Functions) Order 1985 (file no. CM004)
(3 papers)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/17

Sale catalogue of Aycliffe and Peterlee Development Corporation Assets, Aycliffe, comprising 200 industrial and warehouse units, 30 ground leases, 1 office building, development land, Fuller Peiser, London, 10 April 1987 (file no. AP/LIB/2/4)
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: NT/AP 6/1/18

Sale catalogue of Aycliffe and Peterlee Development Corporation Assets, Peterlee, comprising 146 industrial and warehouse units, 4 ground leases, 2 office buildings, development land, Fuller Peiser, London, 10 April 1987 (file no. AP/LIB/2/3)
(1 booklet, printed)



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