Fonds
Birkenhead County Borough Council and predecessors
Catalogue reference: B
What’s it about?
This record is about the Birkenhead County Borough Council and predecessors dating from 1833-1974.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Wirral Archives Service.
Can I see it in person?
Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at Wirral Archives Service.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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B
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Title (The name of the record)
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Birkenhead County Borough Council and predecessors
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Date (When the record was created)
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1833-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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This collection consists of the records of the Birkenhead County Borough Council and its predecessors, including the Birkenhead Poor Law Union. Records are arranged according to department and cover all aspects of local government. Improvement Commisioners records include records of the planning of Birkenhead, the purchase of the ferry service and the planning of Birkenhead Park, the first English municipal park. Also included are the records of the Birkenhead Workhouse at Tranmere and the records of the Town Clerk during the Second World War which include civil defence measures and evacuation.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Wirral Archives Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners, 1833-1879</corpname>
- <corpname>Woodside, North Birkenhead and Liverpool Steam Ferry Company, 1835-1858</corpname>
- <corpname>Birkenhead Poor Law Union, 1861-1930</corpname>
- <corpname>Oxton Local Board of Health, 1863-1877</corpname>
- <corpname>Tranmere Local Board of Health, 1860-1877</corpname>
- <corpname>Birkenhead Corporation, 1877-1889</corpname>
- <corpname>Birkenhead County Borough, 1889-1974</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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500 linear metres
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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30 year closure period
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/8fa63db4-c6a1-4492-8b4c-e6e1b1068985/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Wirral Archives Service
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Birkenhead County Borough Council and predecessors