RUNCORN HISTORICAL PRIMARY SOURCES

These pages contain what are known as 'Primary Sources',consisting of Byelaws, Bills, Orders and Acts of Parliament

BYELAWS

BYLAWS TYPEDATEBYLAWS TYPEDATEBYLAWS TYPEDATEBYLAWS TYPEDATE
Building5th March, 1866Building1st June, 1954Building1st October, 1957Building2nd May, 1960
Cheshire County Council 30th June, 1961Hairdressers and Barbers4th October, 1954 Market1st September, 1856Market1st December, 1856
Public Libraries24th September, 1958Regulation of Emission of black smoke7th March, 1955Runcorn Heath and Hill4th April, 1901Sale & Handling of food9th March, 1950
Slaughterhouses4th February, 1903Tents, vans and sheds17th October, 1951Town Hall grounds1st December, 1949
Transporter Bridge19th January, 1905Transporter Bridge10th June, 1913

BILLS

BILLDATEBILLDATEBILLDATEBILLDATE
Manchester Ship Canal (Tidal Openings)1890Manchester Ship Canal1894 Manchester Ship Canal1896Manchester Ship Canal1904
Manchester Ship Canal1955/56Manchester Ship Canal1959/60 Manchester Ship Canal1965/66Ministry of Health Provisional orders (No. 8)13th May, 1921
Tramways (Temporary Increase of Charges)30th March, 1920Upper Mersey Navigation1876Widnes & Runcorn Bridge1900Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer)1911

Orders

ORDERSDATEORDERSDATEORDERSDATEORDERSDATE
Electric Lighting Orders (Confirmation No. 1)1910Runcorn & Weston Lighting (draft)1910Runcorn Urban and Runcorn Rural Electric Light1910Weston Point Light Railway1920
Provisional Order for Altering Widnes & Runcorn Bridge Act 1900 and Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer) Act 19111921

ACTS of PARLIAMENT

ACTDATEACTDATEORDERSDATEORDERSDATE
Runcorn Improvement1852Runcorn Commissioners1893Local Government Board Provisional Orders (Confirmation No. 8)1895Cheshire County Council1980
Electric Lighting (Confirmation No. 1)1910Runcorn Gas1847Runcorn Gas1885
Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks 1865Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks (Capital)1870Runcorn & District Water Board1923Runcorn & District Water Board1962
Widnes & Runcorn Bridge 1900Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer)1911(Runcorn & Widnes Bridge)1947Runcorn & Widnes Bridge1955
Upper Mersey Navigation1876Bridgewater Trust (ref. Weston canal)1857Weaver Navigation1720Weaver Navigation1760
Weaver Navigation1807Weaver Navigation1840Weaver Navigation1866Weaver Navigation1920
Manchester Ship Canal1885Manchester Ship Canal1887Manchester Ship Canal (Tidal Openings)1890Manchester Ship Canal1894
Manchester Ship Canal1896Manchester Ship Canal1904Manchester Ship Canal1956Manchester Ship Canal1910
Manchester Ship Canal1966Cheshire Constabulary1852Enclosure Halton Moor1816
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