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Series
Public Inquiry into the Chester to Bangor Trunk Road (A55): Records
Catalogue reference: BD 104
What's it about?
BD 104
This series contains the proceedings of the Inquiry, the report of the president, maps presented at the Inquiry and numbered papers produced at the Inquiry.
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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BD 104
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Title (The name of the record)
- Public Inquiry into the Chester to Bangor Trunk Road (A55): Records
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Date (When the record was created)
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1967-1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the proceedings of the Inquiry, the report of the president, maps presented at the Inquiry and numbered papers produced at the Inquiry.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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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)
- Public Inquiry into the Chester to Bangor Trunk Road (A55), 1975-1976
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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98 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 2002 National Assembly for Wales
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Maps and plans
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Records held by Welsh Office 1965-1999, then by the National Assembly for Wales 1999-
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1975 - 1976
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No future accruals expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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Individual letters of complaint have not been kept as these are fully paraphrased in the Inquiry report. All other surviving records have been kept under acquisition policy criteria 2.2.2.2 (the impact of the state on the physical environment).
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Inquiry was set up in 1976 to consider the implications of the proposed Chester to Bangor Trunk Road, running along the North Coast of Wales. There had been a large number of complaints both from local residents and organisations concerned about the environmental results of the road. The inquiry concentrated on six specific areas of the route and on some connecting roads. Col R L Rolph presided.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15649/
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