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Durham City Council (1179 - 1974)

Reference: Du 1 Catalogue Title: Durham City Council (1179 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Changes in the boundaries of the City

Covering Dates: 1899-1933

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  • Durham City Council (1179 - 1974)
    • Papers concerning changes in the City boundaries (Ref: Du 1/64/1-31)

Catalogue Contents

Papers concerning changes in the City boundaries (Ref: Du 1/64/1-31)Ref: Du 1/64/1

Representation of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Durham to the Local Government Board (Under Section 54 of the Local Government Act, 1888) as to the Alteration of the Boundary of the City, 1899
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: Du 1/64/2

Representation of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Durham to the Local Government Board under Section 54 of the Local Government Act, 1888, as to Alteration of the Boundary of the City, 1904
(1 booklet)

Ref: Du 1/64/3

An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local Government Board relating to Durham and Framwelgate Hanley and Southport, 5 Edw. VII, c. cvii, 4 August 1905
(1 booklet)

Ref: Du 1/64/4

Draft of City of Durham and Framwellgate Provisional Order made in pursuance of Sections 54 and 59 of the Local Government Act, 1888
(1 booklet)

Ref: Du 1/64/5

Proceedings of the Durham boundary extension enquiry, held 1 - 3 February 1905
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: Du 1/64/6

Map showing the proposed extension of the boundaries of the City of Durham, 1904 - 1905
(1 plan, linen backed)

Ref: Du 1/64/7-8

Numbers not allocated

Ref: Du 1/64/9

City of Durham proposed extension of boundaries, 14 February 1927
(1 paper)

Ref: Du 1/64/10

Argument supporting Durham City's proposal to extend the boundaries, c.1927
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/11

Memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens [of Durham] to the Ministry of Health Under Section 54 of the Local Government Act, 1888, as to Alteration of the Boundary of the City, 1928
(1 booklet)

Ref: Du 1/64/12

Objections put forward by the Durham Rural District Council to the extension of the boundaries proposed by the City of Durham, 12 November 1928
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/13-17

Papers used in support of the extension of the boundary of the City of Durham, 1929
(5 papers)

Ref: Du 1/64/18

Administrative scheme for the County of Durham proposed by Durham County Council, 31 July 1929
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/19-20

Memorandum, L.G.A. 24: Review of County Districts, September 1929
(2 booklets)

Ref: Du 1/64/21

Extension of area of Durham City: Reasons for the Proposal, 5 February 1930
(1 booklet)

Ref: Du 1/64/22

Report on the proposals for the extension of the City area submitted to the City of Durham by F. Longstreuth Thompson, 9 December 1930
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/23

Circular letter from Harold Jevons, Clerk to the Durham County Council to G.A. Carpenter, Town Clerk to the City of Durham, describing the proposed new boundaries of the city, 16 January 1932
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/24

Copy of agreement concerning the review of county districts reached at a conference with the Ministry of Health, 25 January 1933
(1 paper)

Ref: Du 1/64/25

Local Government Act, 1929 (Section 46) Report of the County Council of Durham on the First General Review of County Districts, with proposals as to changes which the County Council considers desirable, March 1933
(1 volume, paper bound)

Ref: Du 1/64/26

Local Government Act, 1929 (Section 46) First General Review of County Districts: Supplementary Proposals of the County Council of Durham and Index to Report and Supplementary Proposals, May 1933
(1 volume, paper bound)

Ref: Du 1/64/27

Objections of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Durham with respect to the proposals of Durham Council Council under Section 46 of the Local Government Act, 1929, for the re-arrangement of the County Districts, 5 July 1933
(1 file)

Ref: Du 1/64/28-29

Objections of the Rural District of Durham to the extension of the boundary of the City with covering letter from Town Clerk of Durham, 17 November 1933
(2 files)

Ref: Du 1/64/30-31

Police agreement concerning the review of county districts and covering letter from the Town Clerk of Durham, 22 November 1933
(1 paper and 1 file)



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