Collection ACC/2155 - SUNBURY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Identity area

Reference code

ACC/2155

Title

SUNBURY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Date(s)

  • 1895-1971 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

2.33 linear metres

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Biographical history

Urban District Councils and Rural District Councils were formed under the 1894 Local Government Act, and were abolished by the 1974 Local Government Act. Their records, not being part of county council records, are from the county record office's viewpoint, considered non-official.

The records forming this collection are probably all from the Clerk's Department of Sunbury Urban District Council. The composition of the Council was as follows: From 1894-1930: Sunbury UDC covered the parish of Sunbury on Thames From 1930-1974: Sunbury UDC covered the parishes of Sunbury on Thames (including Sunbury Common, Charlton and Upper Halliford), Shepperton (including Lower Halliford and Shepperton Green), Ashford Common, and Littleton. By the Middlesex (Feltham, Hayes, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames) confirmation Order, 1930, the parish of Shepperton and parts of Ashford and Littleton were transferred to Sunbury Urban District on the dissolution of Staines Rural District Council.

Sunbury UDC was transferred to the administrative county of Surrey with effect from 1 April 1965. In 1974 the Urban Districts of Sunbury and Staines were abolished and replaced by Spelthorne Borough Council.

Archival history

ACC/2155 1895-1971 Collection 2.33 linear metres Sunbury Urban District Council

Urban District Councils and Rural District Councils were formed under the 1894 Local Government Act, and were abolished by the 1974 Local Government Act. Their records, not being part of county council records, are from the county record office's viewpoint, considered non-official.

The records forming this collection are probably all from the Clerk's Department of Sunbury Urban District Council. The composition of the Council was as follows: From 1894-1930: Sunbury UDC covered the parish of Sunbury on Thames From 1930-1974: Sunbury UDC covered the parishes of Sunbury on Thames (including Sunbury Common, Charlton and Upper Halliford), Shepperton (including Lower Halliford and Shepperton Green), Ashford Common, and Littleton. By the Middlesex (Feltham, Hayes, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames) confirmation Order, 1930, the parish of Shepperton and parts of Ashford and Littleton were transferred to Sunbury Urban District on the dissolution of Staines Rural District Council.

Sunbury UDC was transferred to the administrative county of Surrey with effect from 1 April 1965. In 1974 the Urban Districts of Sunbury and Staines were abolished and replaced by Spelthorne Borough Council.

The collection consists of items deposited in Surrey Record Office on 24 January and 29 May 1974, and transferred to the Greater London Record Office on 26 July 1985 in accordance with the agreement that the catchment area for deposited, non-official archives held by county record offices in south-east England should be co-terminus with the pre-1965 county boundaries.

Records of Sunbury Urban District Council, 1895-1971, including presented reports; correspondence, memoranda and copies of bye-laws, relating to the adoption of certain provisions of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907; deeds, agreements and other documents relating to The Cedars Estate, Sunbury; papers relating to a dispute between the owners of Sunbury Park Estate and the Council; agreements and contracts for various works to be carried out, particularly road maintenance works, sewer and drainage works, housing construction, civil defence structures and war damage repairs.

ACC/2155/001-171: Orders, agreements, contracts.

Available for general access.

Copyright: City of London
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also Staines and Sunbury Local Authorities, reference Acc/1427 and Shepperton Parish, reference Acc/1218.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. April to June 2009 Government Public administration Local government Local authorities District councils Urban district councils Environmental engineering Sanitation Waste disposal Waste treatment Sewers Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Water resources Drainage Civil defence Air raid precautions Engineering Maintenance Road maintenance Health Public health War damage War International conflicts Council housing Housing Accommodation Building standards Building design Construction engineering Health policy Defence Sunbury Urban District Council London England UK Western Europe Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey State security Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The collection consists of items deposited in Surrey Record Office on 24 January and 29 May 1974, and transferred to the Greater London Record Office on 26 July 1985 in accordance with the agreement that the catchment area for deposited, non-official archives held by county record offices in south-east England should be co-terminus with the pre-1965 county boundaries.

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Records of Sunbury Urban District Council, 1895-1971, including presented reports; correspondence, memoranda and copies of bye-laws, relating to the adoption of certain provisions of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907; deeds, agreements and other documents relating to The Cedars Estate, Sunbury; papers relating to a dispute between the owners of Sunbury Park Estate and the Council; agreements and contracts for various works to be carried out, particularly road maintenance works, sewer and drainage works, housing construction, civil defence structures and war damage repairs.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/2155/001-171: Orders, agreements, contracts.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: City of London

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

See also Staines and Sunbury Local Authorities, reference Acc/1427 and Shepperton Parish, reference Acc/1218.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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