Records of Manchester Township
1705-1956/57
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These records include papers concerning the Police Commissioners Minute Books 1797-1840; Police Commissioners minute and letter books early 19th cent-1872; Minutes of the Scavenging, Fire Engine and Main Sewer Committee 1828-1843; Minutes of the Watch, Nuisance and Hackney Coach Committee 1828-1843; Minutes of the Improvement Commissioners 1828-1845; Proceedings of the Board of Health 1831-1833; Valuation Lists and Rate Books 1705-1925; Church Leys of Manchester and outlying townships 18th-19th cents. Records of the Churchwardens and Surveyors of Highways 19th cent. Land Tax and Property Returns 1798-1838 (incomplete); Assessed Taxes 1804-1839/40 (incomplete); Maps and plans of the township including OS Maps of various scales and dates, Casson and Berry's plan (1741), Adsheads maps (1851). Plans of railways, canals and tramways (19th cent); Architectural plans of the cathedral (not dated);
Place:/Manchester/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Title:
Records of Manchester Township
Date of work:
1705-1956/57
Reference number:
GB127.M9
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
The town of Manchester was granted a charter by Thomas Grelley in 1301 but lost borough status by a court case in 1359. Until the nineteenth century government was largely by manorial courts which were not finally ended until 1846. Manchester township or civil parish was in Lancashire. It was in Manchester ecclesiastical parish and in Manchester poor law Union. In 1792 commissioners, usually known as police commissioners, were established for the improvement of the area of the township. In 1838 the Borough of Manchester was established, comprising the areas of Manchester, Beswick, Cheetham, Chorlton upon Medlock and Hulme townships. By 1846 the Borough Council had taken over the powers of the police commissioners. In 1853 the Borough received the title of City. In 1885 Bradford, Harpurhey, Rusholme and parts of Moss Side and Withington townships became part of the City. In 1889 the City became a County Borough. Other Lancashire areas were added to the City from 1890 to 1933, in 1931 the Cheshire civil parishes of Baguley, Northenden and Northern Etchells and in 1974 the Cheshire civil parish of Ringway. In 1974 the City became a Metropolitan District in Greater Manchester County.
Alterations in boundary between Manchester' and areas in Lancashire, 1890-1933;
1890 Blackley, Crumpsall, Moston, Openshaw and Newton (incl. Kirkmanshulme) townships, Clayton area (part of Droylsden township) and part of Gorton township added.
1901 A very small part of Gorton Urban District added
1903 Part (Heaton Park area) of Prestwich Urban District added.
1904 Burnage, Didsbury and Chorlton cum Hardy civil parishes and Moss Side and Withington Urban Districts added.
1909 Levenshulme Urban District and the remaining area of Gorton Urban District added.
1913 Part of Heaton Norris Urban District added.
1933 Exchanges of areas with Chadderton, Droylsden and Failsworth Urban Districts and Middleton Borough; part of Denton Urban District added.
Source:
Many of these records were transferred from the Committee Clerk in 1959, although a substantial deposit of minute books came from Chorlton Upon Medlock town hall on its demolition in June 1971. Rating records prior to 1925 were the responsibility of the Overseers Office after which they cme into the ownership of the Rates Department at the Town Hall.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedAll the rate books upto 1901 are available on microfilm only in the Microfilm Unit.
Post 1901 rate books are held in our out-store and advance booking is necessary in order to see them.
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Topics:
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7186939
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