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Chester-le-Street Rural District Council

Reference: RD/CS Catalogue Title: Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Minutes

Covering Dates: 1894-1974

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  • Chester-le-Street Rural District Council
    • Chester le Street Rural District Council (Ref: RD/CS)
    • Minutes (Ref: RD/CS)
    • Council minutes (Ref: RD/CS section 01)
    • Finance Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 02)
    • Health Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 03)
    • Highways Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 04)
    • Housing Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 05)
    • Infectious Diseases Hospital Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 06)
    • Local Committees (Ref: RD/CS section 07)
    • Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington (Ref: RD/CS Ba)
    • Birtley Local Committee (Ref: RD/CS Bi)
    • Bourn Moor, Lambton and Biddick South, Great Lumley and Cocken and Little Lumley (Ref: RD/CS Bo)
    • Chester le Street (Ref: RD/CS Ch)
    • Lamesley (Ref: RD/CS La)
    • Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth (Ref: RD/CS Ou)
    • Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley, Waldridge and Plawsworth (Ref: RD/CS Wi)
    • Scavenging Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 08)
    • Special Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 09)
    • Staff Organisation Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 10)

Catalogue Contents

Chester le Street Rural District Council (Ref: RD/CS)

Chester le Street RDC
- Chester le Street Poor Law Union 1834-1930, included townships in parishes and chapelries of Chester le Street, Lamesley, (but not Tanfield); Washington; Witton Gilbert; Penshaw, Cocken (Houghton le Spring)
- Chester le Street and Durham Highway District 1862-1894
- Rural Sanitary District 1875-1894
- Rural District 1894-1974, with Chester le Street town becoming a separate authority in 1909 and Washington in 1922
- Chester le Street District 1974-2009, (exc. Washington and Penshaw, and Cocken in Durham District)

Minutes (Ref: RD/CS)Council minutes (Ref: RD/CS section 01)Ref: RD/CS 149

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1913 - 1916
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 150

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1916 - 1920
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 151

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1920 - 1922
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 152

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1922 - 1925
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 153

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1925 - 1929
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 154

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1929 - 1936
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 155

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1936 - 1946
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 156

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1946 - 1957
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 157

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 1958 - 1959
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 186

General Meetings and Executive Committee minute book, 1936 - 1937
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 223

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1960 - 1961
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 224

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1961 - 1962

Ref: RD/CS 225

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1962 - 1963
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 226

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1963 - 1964
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 227

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1964 - 1965
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 228

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1965 - 1966
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 229

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1966 - 1967
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 230

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1967 - 1968
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 231

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1968 - 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 232

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1969 - 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 233

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1970 - 1971
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 234

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1971 - 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 235

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1972 - 1973
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 236

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council Minutes and Committee Reports, 1973 - 1974
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/CS 558

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 22 December 1905 - 28 October 1909
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 559

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 25 November 1909 - 19 December 1912
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: RD/CS 560

Chester-le-Street Rural District Council minute book, 2 January 1964 - 27 October 1964
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 670

Minutes of the shadow authority [under Local Government Act 1972], June 1973-March 1974
(1 volume)

Finance Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 02)Ref: RD/CS 161

Finance Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 162

Finance Committee minute book, 1924 - 1929
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 163

Finance Committee minute book, 1929 - 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 561

Finance Committee minute book, 19 May 1904 - 12 September 1912
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 562

Finance Committee minute book, 26 September 1912 - 8 May 1913
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 563

Finance Committee minute book, 8 March 1934 - 9 December 1937
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 564

Finance Committee minute book, 12 December 1937 - 8 January 1942
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 565

Finance Committee minute book, 12 February 1942 - 15 March 1945
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 566

Finance Committee minute book, 12 April 1945 - 19 February 1942
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 567

Finance Committee minute book, 19 February 1948 - 21 June 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 568

Finance Committee minute book, 19 July 1951 - 25 March 1954
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 569

Finance Committee minute book, 13 April 1954 - 23 August 1956
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 570

Finance Committee minute book, 20 September 1956 - 20 November 1958
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 571

Finance Committee minute book, 18 December 1958.' - 31 March 1960
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Health Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 03)Ref: RD/CS 160

Health Committee minute book, 1910 - 1914
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Highways Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 04)Ref: RD/CS 158

Special Highways Committee minute book, 1895 - 1899
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 645

Minutes of Highways Committee Meetings, 29 December 1904 - 12 July 1906
(1 volume, leather bound)

Housing Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 05)Ref: RD/CS 164

Housing Committee minute book, 1913 - 1920
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 165

Housing Committee minute book, 1920 - 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 166

Housing Committee minute book, 1923 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 167

Housing Committee minute book, 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 507

Minutes of meetings of the Housing Committee, 1926 - 1927
(1 file)

Infectious Diseases Hospital Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 06)Ref: RD/CS 159

Infectious Diseases Hospital Committee minute book, 1899 - 1909
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Local Committees (Ref: RD/CS section 07)Ref: RD/CS 572

Chester-le-Street Local Committee minute book, 28 December 1894 - 2 March 1897
(1 volume, leather bound)

Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington (Ref: RD/CS Ba)Ref: RD/CS 177

Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1922
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 574

Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington Local Committee minute book, 16 January 1895 - 15 November 1898
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 575

Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington Local Committee minute book, 10 October 1898 - 29 November 1904
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 576

Barmston, Harraton, Usworth and Washington Local Committee minute book, 10 January 1905 - 23 August 1909
(1 volume, leather bound)

Birtley Local Committee (Ref: RD/CS Bi)Ref: RD/CS 174

Birtley Local Committee minute book, 1908 - 1913
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 175

Birtley Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 176

Birtley Local Committee and Highways Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 581

Birtley Local Committee minute book, 8 July 1895 - 13 March 1908
(1 volume, leather bound)

Bourn Moor, Lambton and Biddick South, Great Lumley and Cocken and Little Lumley (Ref: RD/CS Bo)Ref: RD/CS 178

Bourn Moor, Lambton and Biddick South, Great Lumley and Cocken and Little Lumley Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 179

Bourn Moor, Lambton and Biddick South, Great Lumley and Cocken and Little Lumley Local Committee Highways minute book, 1914 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Chester le Street (Ref: RD/CS Ch)Ref: RD/CS 573

Chester-le-Street Local Committee minute book, 5 December 1899 - 22 March 1904
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 644

Minute book of Chester-le-Street Local Committee, 17 May 1904 - 9 June 1908
(1 volume, leather bound)

Lamesley (Ref: RD/CS La)Ref: RD/CS 180

Lamesley Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 181

Lamesley Local Committee Highways minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth (Ref: RD/CS Ou)Ref: RD/CS 182

Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 183

Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth Local Committee Highways minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 579

Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth Local Committee minute book, 3 April 1895 - 28 March 1906
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 580

Ouston, Pelton and Urpeth Local Committee minute book, 1 May 1906 - 23 July 1912
(1 volume, leather bound)

Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley, Waldridge and Plawsworth (Ref: RD/CS Wi)Ref: RD/CS 184

Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley, Waldridge and Plawsworth Local Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 185

Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley, Waldridge and Plawsworth Local Committee Highways minute book, 1913 - 1924 (1 volume, cloth bound

Ref: RD/CS 577

Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley and Plawsworth Local Committee minute book, 18 March 1895 - 20 October 1904
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 578

Witton Gilbert, Edmondsley and Plawsworth Local Committee minute book, 9 January 1905 - 8 January 1913
(1 volume, leather bound)

Scavenging Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 08)Ref: RD/CS 173

Scavenging Committee minute book, 1922 - 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Special Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 09)Ref: RD/CS 168

Special Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 169

Special Committee minute book, 1913 - 1921
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 170

Special Committee minute book, 1921 - 1922
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 171

Special Committee minute book, 1922 - 1927
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 582

Special Committee minute book, 11 June 1896 - 17 August 1899
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: RD/CS 583

Special Committee minute book, 28 June 1900 - 2 February 1906
(1 volume, leather bound)

Staff Organisation Committee (Ref: RD/CS section 10)Ref: RD/CS 172

Staff Organisation Committee minute book, 1913 - 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/CS 632

Minutes of meeting of British Restaurant Committee, Chairmen's Committee, Staff Organisation Committee and reports of Accountant, Highway Surveyor and Catering Manageress to the British Restaurant Committee, 30 September 1941 - 26 November 1946



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