These pages contain what are known as 'Primary Sources',consisting of Byelaws, Bills, Orders and Acts of Parliament
| BYLAWS TYPE | DATE | BYLAWS TYPE | DATE | BYLAWS TYPE | DATE | BYLAWS TYPE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | 5th March, 1866 | Building | 1st June, 1954 | Building | 1st October, 1957 | Building | 2nd May, 1960 |
| Cheshire County Council | 30th June, 1961 | Hairdressers and Barbers | 4th October, 1954 | Market | 1st September, 1856 | Market | 1st December, 1856 |
| Public Libraries | 24th September, 1958 | Regulation of Emission of black smoke | 7th March, 1955 | Runcorn Heath and Hill | 4th April, 1901 | Sale & Handling of food | 9th March, 1950 |
| Slaughterhouses | 4th February, 1903 | Tents, vans and sheds | 17th October, 1951 | Town Hall grounds | 1st December, 1949 | ||
| Transporter Bridge | 19th January, 1905 | Transporter Bridge | 10th June, 1913 |
| BILL | DATE | BILL | DATE | BILL | DATE | BILL | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Ship Canal (Tidal Openings) | 1890 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1894 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1896 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1904 |
| Manchester Ship Canal | 1955/56 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1959/60 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1965/66 | Ministry of Health Provisional orders (No. 8) | 13th May, 1921 |
| Tramways (Temporary Increase of Charges) | 30th March, 1920 | Upper Mersey Navigation | 1876 | Widnes & Runcorn Bridge | 1900 | Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer) | 1911 |
| ORDERS | DATE | ORDERS | DATE | ORDERS | DATE | ORDERS | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Lighting Orders (Confirmation No. 1) | 1910 | Runcorn & Weston Lighting (draft) | 1910 | Runcorn Urban and Runcorn Rural Electric Light | 1910 | Weston Point Light Railway | 1920 |
| Provisional Order for Altering Widnes & Runcorn Bridge Act 1900 and Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer) Act 1911 | 1921 |
| ACT | DATE | ACT | DATE | ORDERS | DATE | ORDERS | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runcorn Improvement | 1852 | Runcorn Commissioners | 1893 | Local Government Board Provisional Orders (Confirmation No. 8) | 1895 | Cheshire County Council | 1980 |
| Electric Lighting (Confirmation No. 1) | 1910 | Runcorn Gas | 1847 | Runcorn Gas | 1885 | ||
| Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks | 1865 | Runcorn, Weston & Halton Waterworks (Capital) | 1870 | Runcorn & District Water Board | 1923 | Runcorn & District Water Board | 1962 |
| Widnes & Runcorn Bridge | 1900 | Widnes & Runcorn Bridge (Transfer) | 1911 | (Runcorn & Widnes Bridge) | 1947 | Runcorn & Widnes Bridge | 1955 |
| Upper Mersey Navigation | 1876 | Bridgewater Trust (ref. Weston canal) | 1857 | Weaver Navigation | 1720 | Weaver Navigation | 1760 |
| Weaver Navigation | 1807 | Weaver Navigation | 1840 | Weaver Navigation | 1866 | Weaver Navigation | 1920 |
| Manchester Ship Canal | 1885 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1887 | Manchester Ship Canal (Tidal Openings) | 1890 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1894 |
| Manchester Ship Canal | 1896 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1904 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1956 | Manchester Ship Canal | 1910 |
| Manchester Ship Canal | 1966 | Cheshire Constabulary | 1852 | Enclosure Halton Moor | 1816 |