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Weardale Rural District Council

Reference: RD/We Catalogue Title: Weardale Rural District Council Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Housing

Covering Dates: 1917-1972

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  • Weardale Rural District Council
    • Weardale Rural District Council (Ref: RD/We)
    • Housing (Ref: RD/We )
    • Second World War (Ref: RD/We 78, 130)
    • Council house rents (Ref: RD/We 124-126, 216, 220, 222-226)
    • Registers of dwelling houses (Ref: RD/We 128-129)
    • Correspondence (Ref: RD/We 161-170)
    • Housing inspections (Ref: RD/We 171, 186)
    • Housing inspections (Ref: RD/We 186/1-12)
    • Overcrowding surveys (Ref: RD/We 187-189)
    • Preliminary enumeration and overcrowding survey for Stanhope, February - November 1936 (Ref: RD/We 189)
    • Plans (Ref: RD/We 203-207)

Catalogue Description

Records of Weardale Rural District Council and its predecessors

Catalogue Contents

Weardale Rural District Council (Ref: RD/We)Housing (Ref: RD/We )Second World War (Ref: RD/We 78, 130)Ref: RD/We 78

Weardale Rural District Council register of billeting payments, 1941 - 1944
(1 volume)

Ref: RD/We 130

Weardale Rural District Council register of accommodation [for evacuees], c.1940
(1 volume)

Council house rents (Ref: RD/We 124-126, 216, 220, 222-226)Ref: RD/We 124

Weardale Rural District Council rents register 1917 - 1930
(1 volume)

Ref: RD/We 125

Weardale Rural District Council rents register, 1930 - 1951
(1 volume)

Ref: RD/We 126

Weardale Rural District Council rents register, 1942 - 1957
(1 volume)

Ref: RD/We 216

Weardale Rural District Council Housing rent account book, 30 September 1963 - 28 March 1964
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/We 220

Weardale Rural District Council Housing rent account book, 5 April 1953 - 30 March 1957
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/We 222

Weardale Rural District Council housing rent account book, 30 June 1965 - 25 March 1967
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/We 223

Weardale Rural District Council housing rent account book, 31 March 1971 - 25 March 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: RD/We 224

Weardale Rural District Council housing rent account book, 30 June 1944 - 30 June 1949
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/We 225

Weardale Rural District Council housing rent account book, 30 June 1951 - 31 March 1952
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: RD/We 226

Weardale Rural District Council housing rent account book, 30 June 1951 - 31 March 1952
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Registers of dwelling houses (Ref: RD/We 128-129)Ref: RD/We 128

Weardale Rural District Council register of dwelling houses, August 1933 - August 1946
(1 volume)

Ref: RD/We 129

Weardale Rural District Council register of dwelling houses, September 1933 - November 1934
(1 volume)

Correspondence (Ref: RD/We 161-170)Ref: RD/We 161

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence re Housing Town Planning Act, July 1924 - October 1926
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 162

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence under Housing Act, July 1925 - November 1928
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 163

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence concerning unfit housing, November 1933
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 164

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence concerning overcrowding, 1934 - 1937
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 165

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence concerning the Housing Act, 1930, October 1930 - August 1934
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 166

Weardale Rural District Council, proceedings under sections 11 and 12 of the Housing Act 1936, December 1936 - June 1937
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 167

Weardale Rural District Council, cases of unfit houses, February 1936 - April 1938
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 168

Weardale Rural District Council, reports on unfit housing, October 1936 -November 1936
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 169

Weardale Rural District Council correspondence concerning housing in Stanhope, Eastgate and Rookhope, June 1936 - July 1938
(1 file)

Ref: RD/We 170

Weardale Rural District Council housing reports concerning housing in Derwent, Wolsingham and Rookside, November 1934 - May 1939
(1 file)

Housing inspections (Ref: RD/We 171, 186)Ref: RD/We 171

Weardale Rural District Council housing inspections, November 1937 - February 1938
(1 file)

Housing inspections (Ref: RD/We 186/1-12)

The following surveys are in card form and in one box, but each section has been given a separate reference number for the sake of clarity. The numbers quoted are the numbers of the cards. To see the cards relating to a particular area please quote the overall reference number (beginning RD/We 186) only.

Ref: RD/We 186/1-3

Wolsingham Ward, 4-1138 Fir Tree Ward, 1139-1163

Ref: RD/We 186/4-5

Wolsingham Ward, 1160-1180 Frosterley Ward, 1301-1673 Stanhope Rural, 1823-1892

Ref: RD/We 186/6-9

Stanhope Ward, 1-577 Eastgate Ward, 1909-2096a Westgate, 2301-2959 Hunstanworth, 3961-4041 Edmundbyers, 4122-4208

Ref: RD/We 186/10

Cowshill Crawleyside Eastgate Frosterley

Ref: RD/We 186/11

Ireshopeburn St. John's Chapel Stanhope Rookhope

Ref: RD/We 186/12

Wearhead Westgate Wolsingham

Overcrowding surveys (Ref: RD/We 187-189)Ref: RD/We 187/1

Ireshopeburn, 2627-3132 West Black Dene, 2697-3009 Wearhead, 2709-3298 Lanehead and Cowshill, 2844-3226

Ref: RD/We 187/4-5

Westgate, 2301-3288 Daddry Shield, 2463-3169 St. John's Chapel, 2442-3304

Ref: RD/We 187/3,6

Frosterley, 889-1946 Stanhope Rural, 1821-2030 Crawleyside, 1843-1900 Eastgate, 1909-2079 Rookhope, 3622-3810

Ref: RD/We 187/2,7,8

Edmundbyers and Hunstanworth, 3961-4193 Wolsingham Rural, 800-1169 Wolsingham U.D., 4-656

Ref: RD/We 188

Preliminary enumeration re overcrowding survey: Wolsingham, 4-941 Tow Law, 811-835 Frosterley, 891-1584 Stanhope, 1833-2027 Westgate, 2328-3288 St. John's Chapel, 2435-3158 Wearhead, 2640-3124 Rookhope, 3622-3809 Blanchland, 4002 Hunstanworth, 4024 Edmundbyers, 4134

Preliminary enumeration and overcrowding survey for Stanhope, February - November 1936 (Ref: RD/We 189)Ref: RD/We 189/1

Station Terrace, 2-8 East End, 11-88 Dale Street, 78-84 Bondisle Terrace, 23-28 Victoria Street, 89-95

Ref: RD/We 189/2

Front Street East, 97-524 Union Lane, 139-192 Union Square, 150-153 East Lane, 154-173 Martin Street, 174-190 Graham Street, 133-514 High Street, 217-227 Stonehouse, 229-236

Ref: RD/We 189/3

Butts, 237-265 Market Place, 267-274 Bridge Street, 276-291 Silver Street, 292-300 Front Street, 144-367 Cross Hill, 303-500 Chapel Street, 323-341 Paragon Street, 345-365

Ref: RD/We 189/4

The Square, 368-416 Cowerth Hill, 419-430 Dene Terrace, 431-446 Rose Terrace, 448-499 Willard Grove, 516-546

Plans (Ref: RD/We 203-207)Ref: RD/We 203

Plans of proposed dwelling houses to be erected by North-Eastern Housing Association Ltd., 3 November 1937 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(15 plans, waxed linen)

Ref: RD/We 204

Plans of houses at Frosterley, Stanhope and Wolsingham to be erected by North-Eastern Housing Association Ltd., February 1939 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(3 plans, tracing paper)

Ref: RD/We 205

Plans of proposed houses for Weardale R.D.C. by North-Eastern Housing Association Ltd., February 1939 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(3 plans, tracing paper)

Ref: RD/We 206

Plans of council housing schemes, n.d.
(2 plans, waxed linen)

Ref: RD/We 207

Plans of housing at Rookhope, 8 October 1948 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(7 plans, paper)



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