Records of the Port of Preston

Contents

Dock Manager's Office

DDPP 1. Arrivals books, 1881-1981

DDPP 2. Sailings books, 1881-1981

DDPP 3. Loading lists, 1964-66

DDPP 4. Unloading check books, 1955-69

DDPP 5. Correspondence, 19th-20th centuries

DDPP 6. Financial: accruing books, 1957-66

Revenue statements, 1892-1980

Ships accounts, 1960-75

Merchants accounts, 1959-75

Light dues, 1959-66

Merchants charges, 1939-74

Miscellaneous, 1883-1981

DDPP 7. Wages books, 1930-68

DDPP 8. Order books, 1962-72

DDPP 9. Union and Dock Labour Board records, 1946-72

DDPP 10. Tide sheets, 1964

DDPP 11. Miscellaneous, 1920-81

Ribble Engineer's Office

DDPP 12. Reports, 1850-1956

DDPP 13. Dredging records, 1886-1963

DDPP 14. Plans: surveys of the Ribble estuary prior to the construction of the dock, 1836-1920

DDPP 15. Construction of the dock and its equipment, 1883-92

DDPP 16. Dredging activities and hopper barges, 1882-1949

DDPP 17. Miscellaneous fabric and engineering work, c.1883-c.1978

DDPP 18. Lytham, c. 1840-1960

DDPP 19. Annual surveys recording soundings, 1900-1964

DDPP 20. Other surveys, c. 1880-1980

DDPP 21. General plans of dock estate, 1898-1980

DDPP 22. Boundaries, 1842-c,1970

DDPP 23. Miscellaneous, 1885-1955

DDPP 24. Contracts, 1934-46

DDPP 25. Correspondence, 1899-1904

DDPP 26. Financial: standing charges, 1930-64

Miscellaneous, 1892-1964

DDPP 27. Wages books, 1889-1961

DDPP 28. Stores: goods received, 1903-22

DDPP 29. Stores: stores received, 1898-1928

DDPP 30. Stores: coal received, 1939-65

DDPP 31. Miscellaneous, 1890-c.1950

Miscellaneous records

DDPP 32. Tide tables, 1894-1980

DDPP 33. Photographs, 19th-20th centuries

DDPP 34. Newspaper cuttings, 1892-1981

DDPP 35. Miscellaneous, 1882-1977

See also CBP, DDX 495, DDX 1242, DDX 1436

DDPP 36. Ribble Engineer's files, 1888-1957

Accession 4725 comprises

DDPP 1/1-28; 2/1-27; 3/1-6; 4/1-18; 5/1-12; 6/1-340; 7/1-16; 8/1-3; 9/1-14; 10/1-12; 11/1-12; 12/1-38; 13/1-54; 14/1-39; 15/1-58; 16/1-36; 17/1-70, 103-120; 18/1-34; 19/1-41; 20/1-107; 21/1-11; 22/1-10; 23/1-24; 24/1-42; 25/1-10; 26/1-8; 27/1-59; 28/1-9; 29/1-7; 30/1-5; 31/1-4; 32/1-87; 33/1-19; 34/1-17; 35/1-19

Accession 7214 comprises

DDPP 12/39-42; 14/40-42; 15/59-66; 16/37-44; 17/71-102; 18/35-40; 20/108-182; 21/12-16; 22/11-12; 23/25-28; 31/5-10; 36/1-14

<p>For more records about Preston Dock see DDX 1905 acc 7047 CBP</p>

The following have been retained at the Dock Office:

DDPP 15/1 - 28, 32

DDPP 16/1

DDPP 17/7 - 14, 16 - 19, 21 - 24, 30 - 32, 48, 58, 63, 65 - 66, 68 - 70

DDPP 20/99 - 102, 106

DDPP 23/15 - 16

Deposited by R. Atkins, Esq., Administration Manager

Preston Dock Office

23 October 1981

(acc. 4725)

Additional deposit by the Riversway Manager, Riversway Control Centre, 29 July 1992 (acc. 7214)

The administration of the River Ribble as a navigable waterway was undertaken by various Navigation Companies, from 1806 to 1883, in which latter year the responsibility was undertaken by Preston Borough Council under the Ribble Navigation and Preston Dock Act. The records deposited by the Borough Council contains both pre and post 1883 records (see CBP catalogue)

The following records relate, on the whole, to the day to day activities of the Port, in its two main departments, the Dock Manager's and the Ribble Engineer's Offices. The former was responsible for cargoes, personnel etc., while the latter oversaw the upkeep of the fabric of the dock - both buildings and vessels - and all dredging activities.

Unfortunately many of the records were lost or destroyed as a result of the Dock Offices being flooded.