Title
Collection of material relating to electricity supply in Manchester
Reference
YA1985.78
Production date
1882 - 1938
Creator
- Manchester CorporationBiographyBiography
The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 enabled towns to be granted a charter of incorporation after the inhabitants and householders had made an application to the Privy Council. The Charter of Incorporation was given to the town on the 23 October 1838 and allowed the six townships of Manchester, Cheetham, Hulme, Ardwick, Chorlton on Medlock and Beswick to become incorporate and provide the mechanism to set up the Borough of Manchester, made up of a Mayor, 16 aldermen and 48 councillors.
In 1844 the council resolved by an Act of Parliament for the good governance, regulation and policing of the borough by purchase the manorial rights of the Manor of Manchester from the then Lord of the Manor, Sir Oswald Mosely. This was duly done and although the council had a greater control over the well-being and safety of its inhabitants it was still a town. Manchester did not achieve city status until 1853, only the second one to be granted since the Reformation.
Scope and Content
One box of material, including: newspaper cuttings relating to electricity in Manchester; electricity tariffs and voltages in the UK; Electricity Supply Acts; documents relating to Manchester Corporation Tramways; Manchester Electric Lighting Provisional Orders; Municipal Corporations Act
Extent
0.3 linear metres
Archival history
Donated to the Greater Manchester Museum of Science and Industry by Mr. G. Fowler of Staveley Electronic Services Ltd.
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Manchester CorporationBiographyBiography
The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 enabled towns to be granted a charter of incorporation after the inhabitants and householders had made an application to the Privy Council. The Charter of Incorporation was given to the town on the 23 October 1838 and allowed the six townships of Manchester, Cheetham, Hulme, Ardwick, Chorlton on Medlock and Beswick to become incorporate and provide the mechanism to set up the Borough of Manchester, made up of a Mayor, 16 aldermen and 48 councillors.
In 1844 the council resolved by an Act of Parliament for the good governance, regulation and policing of the borough by purchase the manorial rights of the Manor of Manchester from the then Lord of the Manor, Sir Oswald Mosely. This was duly done and although the council had a greater control over the well-being and safety of its inhabitants it was still a town. Manchester did not achieve city status until 1853, only the second one to be granted since the Reformation.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
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