report upon the regional scheme 1926

Report upon the Regional Scheme (1926)

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FRONTJ SPl ECE. lmj>crin(Arrinl 1'/tolo .,Cr.

TnE C!il"THE OF TH!i REGIOI"AL AHEA, SHOWING THE RoYAL ExcHANGE, ST. A:-~:-~'s SQUARE, M ,\NCHESTEI?.

MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT JOINT

TOWN PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

REPORT

UPON

THE REGIONAL SCHEME.

~ 1.\X C H E. T(,;R:

H t:K I<Y DL :\CKLOCK -.:' o. LDilTED1 J>rinle r.; , Alben Squ:1.re.

5

CONTENTS.

PAGE FOREWORD 9

Part I. - I r TRODUCTIO t Region of the Committee r2 Constitution of the Committee rz History and functions of the Committee . . 20 Method of procedure in the preparation of the Regional

Plan . . 25 General recommenda tion on method of p rocedu re to ~ nsur

nforcemcnt of Regional Plan 27

Part II.-GENERAL URVEY OF THE REGION : Geographical and Topographical. . 32 Rainfall 33

Part III.- COMi\lUNICATIONS : Roads 37 Tramway and Omnibus ervice . . . 63 Railways and Canal 6-t-Population and Traffic MoYem nt 65

Part IV.- ZO NlNG: General Notes . . 6 Industrial or Corr.mcrcial 8r Residential 83 Recreational 88

Part V.- Pu.cEs OF Hr TORIC I NTEREST . . roo

Pa rt VI.- MINING AR EAS II-+ Part \ II.-P uBI.IC TILITY ERVICES :

Water Gas Electricity . . Main Drainage ..

Part VIII.- TowN PLA NKING : General Notes ..

Part IX.-CONCLUSIO s : General ummary of Main Recommendations

Repres ntation on the J oint ommittee Appendix ..

I2 I24 r28 I32

I33

I40 I-t-3 I45 r6r

6

LIST OF MAPS AN D ILLUSTRATIONS.

The r.c nt r of the R gional Area-The Royal St. nn ' quare, Manche ter

utline Map of th I egion .. Th Town Hall, l\1anchest r

rclinary Traffi c, Piccadilly, Manch ster Outline Map of Group Areas The Town H all, Bolton .. Contour Map of Region Rainfall 1ap of Region The Town H all , Warrington

Exchange, PAGE

Frontispi ce .. facing r8

I9 2I

. . fac ing z6 3I

. . facing 36

.. facing 36

36 Hist oric Map of Region (Roman l~oacls ) .. facing 3 Traffic ongestion, , ank y treet , v\ arrington 39

n ff ctive treet Lay-out : Boulevarde, roo fe t wid 43 Typical Road . ection 45 Barton (Road and Canal) Bridges o,·er Manchester hip

anal ; also an Electricit y Generating Station (Manchester Corporati on) -~7

Barton (Road and Canal) Bridges opened to allow pa. sage of hipping . . 48

Anci nt l~oad through The vVinnai: , astleton, Derbyshire . . 49 Road Map of Region . . fac ing 62 Outline Railway Map of Region. . . . facing 64 Out lin Canal Map of Region . . facing 64

r neral Air View of l\lanchest er .. hip Canal and Docks at Salford 65

Shipping in No. 9 Dock lVIanch t r Ship Canal 66 Railway and Canal 1Iap of R gion .. facing 66 The Town Hall , Rochdale . . 67 Typical xample of Uncont rolled Building Density and

Lay-out , ifanchester 69 Typical example of Cont rolled Building Density and Lay-out ,

Manchest er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 o Proposed Art Centre, Manchester P roposed 1v1c entre, BoHon Industri al D velopm nt , Trafford Park

ut lin fap, River Drainage rcas 1 h mok T ui sanc.e. Contributory auscs-

Dom -tic .. Industrial . .

7I

73 . . fac ing 76

77 77

Tram ongestion ca used by low-moving Vehicles, Manchester 8r

LL T OF iVI P, AND ILL TR TI

7

The progress of Hou ing from the year r82oErected about r 20

, 1845

,.

" "

Country 'cenes-

, 1845 (a back pas age) ,, !870 " r8g5

"

191-~

1922 1922

Grappenhall , near ·warrington Old tocks and ro. s, Lymm, heshire The Pool, Dunham Old Pa rk High Legh Park, Cheshire, showing Privat Deane Clough, Bolton . . View from Lymm Bridge, Lymm Healey Dell Rochdale ..

n rial Vi "" of BuxtoE, D rby::: hir Chaclkirk Chapel, near Romiley . . ·warburton Old Church, Che h!rc Turton Tower, near Bolton .. Pe\·eril astle ancl Cav dale, Castleton , Dcrty h:re The l\!Ianchest r athedral . . vVinwick Church near \iVarrington The Pard1 Church, l~ochdale The Barl ey Mow Inn , vVarrington Wardley Hall, v or 1 y, Lanca hire Wor.ley Old Hall, Lancashir A tl y H all, Chorley Bramall Hall, Bramhall Hough End Hall, Manchester Hall i' th' Wood, Bolton

PAGE

84 -1-

8s Bs 86 q6

87 87

s 6 6

97 hapel 97

93 9 99 99

I I

102 ! 02 103 104 104 IO:) Jl)

!07 107 I 8 ro8 rog r eg

The first Railway Pa ceng r tation in the Region-Water treet , Manchester ..

Gawsworth Old Hall, near Macclesfi ld Geological Map of Region The effect of ubsiclence clue to Coal Mining

Flooding of House Exten ion of a Flocdecl Area across a l\Iain

Outline Map, Water upply Areas , , Gas upply Areas ..

El ctricity upply Areas , J oint ewage Area

" uggestecl Decentrali eel Areas

R gional Map (2tin. _ca1c) (12 sections) ..

IIO

II3 .. facing II

1 oad .. facing .. facin g .. fa ing .. facing .. facing

II9 I I<)

!22 ! 26 130 132 170

{Cnut ainod in F.cJmt·nLe cla \•elopo)

-couH 111((:d

9

REPORT UPON THE REGIONAL S CHEME

OF THE

MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT JOINT TOWN PLANNING

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Chairman:

Alderman T HOMAS TuRNBULL, C.B .E., D.L. , J.P. ( rancheste r .B.).

Deputy-Chairman : (January, rgzr, to December , r gz5)

E'..:-Councillor H AROLD SHAWCROSS, J .P. (Rochdn.le C.B.).

Dep1tty-Chairman : Councillor }Oli N FLETCHER TEELE, J.P. (Bolton C.B .) .

H onorary S ecretary : PEH CY MELVILLE HEATH (Town Clerk, Mancheste r .B .).

H onorary T?'eas~we?' : JoHN EDWARD BRAY (City Tr asur r, ifanchest er C.B.). ·

Assista-nt Secretary : 'Ai\fUEL HILL (Assistant to Town Clerk, Manchester .B.).

Chief Snrveyor : REGINALD BRUCE, A.R.I.B.A., M.T.P.I. , P .A.S.I.

FOREWORD.

The acreage and description of the Area (hereinafter referred t o as ''the Region ") dealt with by this Committee, its constitution, functions, and recommendations, are set out in the following pages. The importance of the work of the Committee may be gauged by the staten ent of fact th at there is no other comparable self-contained Region in which industry and commerce are so highly and .completely developed. An outline map of the Region faces page r8.

The main industry of the Region-the manufacture of textilesis of long standing. In earlier days, and when the Region was less crowded, no doubt a considerable amount of general waste passed mmoticed . To-day conditions are different, and there can no longer be afforded any waste, either in industry, or of the health or welfare of those engaged in it. Every acre of the Region must be put to its

} REW I D- continucd

10

mot pr duct ive u e and v r po sibl fac ilit_ of communication

provid d .

Ther fore the ultimate aim t hat the ommittce ha. h:cd in vievv has b n to prepare an achi or plan in broad outlin which will facilitate th progre siv . d velopm nt of ver:y part of thi imp01i ant Region , so that the most ma~' b made of it va t resource . the enterprise of its citiz ns, and to bring about th be t po. ible condition of life .

With this in view the .ommittee fu· t surveyed the Region and ii.s possibilities, and subsequ ntly pr ce ded with t he preparati on of the regional cheme. l\Iention hou1d b made of the visits of insp t ion kindly arranged by the J.\Ianch ster . h ip Canal Company an d the London, Mi dland and cotti h Rai lway Company t o their re pective undertaking in the Region.

Tl e ommittee do not sugge t that all their propo als, as embodied in this report, honld be put in hand immediately. On t he contrary, their proposal com prise a progre sive programme of de\·elopment f r many year ahead. The tep of immediate importance is, by means of the Town Planning Act, 1925, to secure that nothing may be done or left undone which ma interfere with the realisat ion of the programme. In this way all future deYelopment in the Region, whether by private enterprise or by a publ'c body, will be guided and controlled on predetermined line · a common aim, di rected t owards the advancement of the pro perity and well-being of all the inhabitants, secur d, and wast , conge t ion, and confu ion avoided.

The interests represented on the Committee, both of the constituent local authorit ies and the co-opted members represent ing county councils and certain bodies indicated hereafter, are varied, and cover a wide field, but all have worked together enthu ias1..ically and harmoniously in the interests of the Region as a whole.

The task entrusted to the Committee of preparing an outline plan of regional development has now been accomplished. In order to simplify the enforcement and,or carrying out of that plan, a division of th Region into a number of group areas, fo r the purpose of preparing statutory town planning schemes to give effect to regional proposals, is r comm nded . In order that unity of aim may be maintained t hroughout the Region to keep in focus the prospect s aud needs of the Region as a whole, t o continue the pooling of experience, and

F REW RD- co1ztiuued

II

to maintain balance and smooth working between the varions parts of the whole, it is deemed essenti al that a reconstituted J oint Advisory Committee should continue in operati on, and recommendat ions to that effect are included in this report.

The realisation of a co-ordinated plan is a matter of great importance to every inhabitant of the Region, and all must benefit by a progressive programme of development. If such a programme is not reali ed, confusion wi ll become worse confounded, and all will suffer.

The Committee feel they can confidently rely upon the necessary cordial co-operation and united effort of all local authorities, land o 'lners and developers, leaders of industry and commerce, anc1 others in securing a progressive plan of development .

Local ion and boundary ol

R •gion

Cons ti tuen t au thorities

lass ificalion a nd r(•prcsc n lat ion

o f onst itu nt a utho rili l'S

12

Part 1.- INTRODUCTION.

REGION OF THE COMMITTEE.

The Region consists of parts of the counties of Cheshire (203,339

acres), Derbyshire (119,926 acres), Lancashire (312,138 acres), and Yorkshire (West Riding) (18,485 acres), covers approximately 1,020

square miles, and extends from the northern boundaries of the boroughs of Haslingden, Rawtenstall, and Bacup on the North, to the county boundary of Staffordshire on the South, and, from the Pennine Range and the eastern boundary of the rural district of Chapel-en-le-Frith on the East, to the western boundary of the urban district of Billinge and the rural district of Warrington on the West.

The Region approximately coincides with the watershed areas of the Rivers Mersey and Irwell as controlled by the Rivers Mersey and lrwell Watershed Joint Committee.

CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE.

The total number of local authorities administering within the Region is 104; of these 96 are constituent authorities of the Committee.

The classification and representation of these constituent authorities is as follows :-

X atu re of Local _\u horiry

mmt Boroughs

Boroughs

rban Di hict

R ura l Di t rict

_ -umlx-r oi Authorities

7

15

6o

14

g6

R epresen tation on Commi ltec

Eac.;h Local Aut hority

2

2

I

I

_ .* In add ition, the. Town Clerk or Clerk and the 'urveyor and / o r E ngmeer o f each cons tituen t a uthority is enti rl ed to attend a ll mce lina;; o f the ommittee in a n ad visory capacit-y. "

Tota l

14

30

6o

14

*rr8

ON TITUTtO F 0 Il\IITTEE-contimted

I3

In additi on to the representation of the constituent authoriti s, the undermentioned bodies a re o-opted and allowed representation on the Committee, but without voting power :-

Cheshire County C uncil

Derbyshire COlmty Council

Lancashire County Council

York hire (West Riding) County ouncil

The Manchester hamber of Commerce

Hrprescn ta 1 ion on tbr

Committe .

2

I

2

I

2

The Manchester , ociety of Architect. 2

The Garden Cities and Town Planning Association . . 2

The l(oads Improvement Association (Incorporated), Lancashire and Cheshire Branch I

The Tovvn Planning Institute ( orth of England Division) . . I

The Ancient Monuments ociety I

Representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Mini try of Tran port are al o invited to attend the me ting of the ommittee .

The full Committee numbers 320 persons.

In the preparation of the regional cheme the Committee has operated through a series of Group nb- ommittce~. A list of the g6 local authorities referred to above, together with I arti c:ulars as to the acreage, population, and assessable Yalue of each authority' district, is given hereunder, and arranged in order of such Group

ub-Committees . The particulars as to area and population are extracted from the I 92 I cen u return of the Regi trar-Gen ral. and tho e as to asses able value from a return furnished by the Min1stry of Health. (For outline map indicating division of th Region into Group Areas, see map facing page 26 .)

Co·optcd a ttlhori Lies and l oclies

!'a rlicula rs of consliluen t

authorities in

the R egion

0 STJTCT f F ;\Ll\11 TTEh-cou/ in ucd

P.\RTI l'L"\R: F L C.\L .\ I.JT H RlTlES "OiVLPJU ING :-

.R l "A" .\RE A.

.\ulhority

Rarlon-upon-lrwell R.D.

ha<lderton U .D.C.

Ecc les i\l. B.

Failsworlh l l. D.C.

Manchest •r ·.B.

l\Iiddlclon i\l.B ....

Prestwich U.D.C.

Salford c.n.

Slrctford LD.C.

"winton and Penrllcbury l".D.C.

lJrmslon .D.C.

\\"orslt•y .D.C. ...

To:als ...

... I I

... i

rca in Acres

99 1

5.-134

GROUP •. B " .\REA.

Abram U.D.C ....

:\ herlon C .D.C.

Billinge l:.D.C. ...

Golbomc .D.C.

l-lindley tJ.D.C. ...

lnce-in-)lakerficld U.D.C.

lrlam U.D.C.

Leigh .LB. ...

Leigh R.D.C.

. ·ewron-in-)lakerfield U.D.C. ...

Runcom R.D.C. pan {6 Parishes)

Tyldesley-with- hakerley t.:.D.C.

Warrington C.B.

Warrington R.D.C.

1,9 +

2,612

2J320

-!.71 7

6,359

J,I05

6,965

18,955

I Population, 1921 Census

10,110

J6,97J

7JO,J07

23,]09

18,750

8,297

13,92')

Assessable Valur,

Apri l, 1923

2!8,8JO

232,990

IOO,')OJ

127,155

1,3++.608

454.663

49.902

-----------1--------1,211, 134 £9.59 1.536

5,168 23,359

27,717

22,855 9'),)82

45,532 2IJ,3') I

IO,JJ4 j'),68J

r8,772 93,396

9,881 66,215

15,650 JI,I8')

12,129 99,276 -----------1-----------

284,438 I £1-+9+.705 To als ...

i\J i\IITTEE- co11/inucd

IS

PARTICUL.<\ltS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES-Confi111ted.

GROUP "C" AREA.

Area in Population, Assessable Authority Acres 1921 Census Value,

April, 1923

Adlington .D.C. I ,062 £

·1. 390 17,775

B lackrod U.D.C. ::.392 3.867 20,)37

Bellon C.B. 15,2 0 178,68] 1,074.359

Chorley M.B. 3,6r ,~ 30,j8I r 55.719

Chorley I .D.C. (part) (+ parishesi 6,61I 2,70•1 33··171

Fa rnworth U.D.C. 1,j0-J. 27,89-1 135,861

Horwich U.D.C. 3,'2 57 1.),621 78,925

Kearsley U.D.C. 1,00cl 9,6ro 39,251)

Littl e 1'1 ulton U .D.C. 1,699 7,910 33.799

Littl e Le,·er U .D.C . 8o8 4. 09 19,372

Turton l!.D.C. ... 17.334 12,154 88,66.)

Wcsthoughton U.D.C. 5.j60 15,192 Sr ,867

Totals .. . · 60,125 3TJ,4 T5 J £r,n9.40IJ

GROUP HD" Al-mA.

Bury C. B. ... j,925 j6.-f03 372,217

Bury RD.C. 12,017 9.466 75,12G

Haslingdcn M.B . 8,203 17.4 6 104,321

Heywood M.B .... ... 3.6j8 26,693 157.453 I

Radcliffe U .D.C. 3,082 24,759 r 52,995

Ramsbottom U .D.C .... 6,423 15,381 91.472

R awtenstall M.B. I 9,528 2 .376 r65,65o ... , Tottington U .D.C. 2,5-14 6,760 29,382 ... , I'Vll i tefield U.D.C. r,.103 6,1)02 37.237 ... ,

.. . j - -----

I I£"Zr85,853 Totals ... 52,783 192,226

TrT TI OMMITTEE- co1tti1t·ucd

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PART ! L ,\RS OF LOC.\L ,\lTI-l HITfEf:-Contiuued.

GROUP " E " AREA. ------------------------

Area in Population, Assessable uthorily Acres 1921 Census Value,

April, 1923

Bacup i\I.B. 6,121 21 ,26J I.

108,48]

Little borough U.D.C. 7.855 1 r .~S8 72,09 1

Milnrow U.D. .... 5,19.[ 8,390 6],798

l':ordC'n u.n.c. ... 5-35 -r.o66 26,069

I ocbdalc .B . 6o'[.J6 90,816 599,246

Ward le U.D.C. 3,192 -[.~68 :q,93S

Whitworth U.D.C. .[,483 8,782 51,510 -----

Totals ... 3 ,6.J9 I-[9,273 1.946,135

GRO p IIFJJ ARE.-\. 'romplon .D. ·. 2,865 LJ,9 17 128,899

Lees .D.·. 288 ·1·789 31,071

Lim chursl R.D. 4.689 9.347 -ro,85r

Oldham C. B. 4-735 !4 -1.983 83],620

Roy ton U .D.C .... 2,J47 17, 19+ l3:!,jJO

SaddlcworU1 U.D.C. 16,930 12,562 90,.[63

pringhead U .D.C. ... 1,555 -f,96J 2J, 106 ----

Totals . . . 3],209 208,755 /,1,280,5+0

GROUP ''G" ARK\. Ashlon-unclcr-L ync l\f.B .. .. I, J-15 43-335 209,532

Audensbaw .D.C. 1,241 ,,s 76 48,109

B uxton M.D. 3.108 15,651 106,250

'hapc l-cn-l c-Frilh H..D.C. 8o,389 r6,144 Lf9,/I7

Comps tall U.D. 903 94+ 5.+86

J isley R.D.C. .. . 2,+66 3,022 ! 8,501

Droylsdcn U.D.C. 1,099 1],878 55,21 r

Dukinfieltl M.B. 1,-[07 19,509 8],710

Glossop l\J.B. 3,052 20,531 93.773

Glossop Dale RD. 17,891 3.780 35.8 15

Hayfi ld RD. 10,282 4,520 29, l2J

Carri ed forward ... 123, 183 q 9, 190 £835,227

CON . TIT TION OF C MMITTEE-continucd

J 7

PARTlCUL\RS OF LO :\ L AUTH RfTlES-Cn11ii11ued.

GROUP "G " AREA-Cont inued.

Authority An•a in

Acres P opula ti on , Assessable 192 1 cnsus Va lue,

April, 1')23 - ------------- . - -·----· - ----- ----

Drought forward 123, 183

Hollingworth U .D.C. 2,oS6

H yde l\f.B. J,07')

Sta lybr idgc M.B. J, l 32

Tint"·is lle R.D.C. 13,6 19

Ycards l cy-cum -\V!~a l ey .D.C. I ,J2J -----

To tal s . . . q6,422

!\lderl ey Eflge U.D.C.

Bollinglon U.D .C.

GROUP " H " AREA.

678

Bredbury and R omil ey U .D.C.

Cheadl e and .Gatley .D.C.

Dr nt on U.D.C . ...

H a ndforth U .D.C.

Hazel Grove and Bramha ll U.D.C.

l\IIacc.les fic ld l\I. B .

Maccles fi eld R.D.C.

l.Vfa rplc U.D.C ....

\Vilm~ J ow U. D.C.

Total s' ...

1,2') 1

2, 59-1

r ,3 r 1

5··H 7

j,O')O

1IJ,2) 1

Gli.OU P ' ' j " AREA . Altrincha m U.D.C. ...

Asht on -upon-l\Icrsey U.D.C.

Bowdon U.D.C.

*Bucldow R.D.C. (pa rt)

*Jlalc U .D.C.

Knutsfonl U.D.C.

Lymm l.J.D.C.

Sale U .D.C.

To tals .. .

I , .f2j

1 ,62J

JS,22<J

1,288

::! ,006

.) 1,555

J4 ') ,1 ')0

2, .,66

33.-12-1

2 j ,2 t6

2,07 1

I ,6')')

2q,o66

3,088

.'j,O') f

'), r6S

I 1,063

10, 1 ::!7

I 7,0 -j j

6,6oS

122,8-j j

20, !50

7·773

9,300

j,.fl j

5,283

16,329

86,2')0

* Now withdrawn from associa tion with the Com millre.

£ Jj,227

17,3-J.I

16j,Jjj

130, 1J')

2.1 ,') -j ')

10,2JO

£r, I 8J,2-H

27 ,+LI

22,j87

77.331

80,59-1

6. t55

6j,073

J 2j ,08!

33,89 L

10 1, 5-I

Parliculars of unassociatetl authorities in

Jtegion

Summary of

particulars of

local aulhorilics in H.cgion

U\ll TTEE-conti11 ·1,ted

The I ,cal autlwriti ad ministering within th Region, but 'not

'onstit ueni. authorities of the

Authority

orrm1ittec a rc a fol lovvs :-

Area in Acres

Population, 1921 Census

Assessable Value,

April, IC)2J ------____ __ , _ _ ___ _ 1

Ash ton-in-Makerfteld U.D.C. . .. 6,25 r 22, .175 £

122,J-10

spull U.D.C.

ll :-~ydock U.D.

Hurst .D.C.

Moss ley iVL B.

i\Ioltram-in-Longclcnclale U.D.C.

rew l'Jills .D . .

lockport C.B.

Totals ...

r,9o6 7,85r

2,411 JO,JJO

637 S,o7.1

3,62 -1 12,703

1,0 -1 2,883

5,20+ S,.f90

7,06} I2J,J09 - --------

28,r8o r g6,rr5

2J,G5J

J2,j.f0

J:!,oSr

7o,S85

JT, .fiS

The above particulars of constituent authoritic 111 Group Area ,

and of unassociat d authoritie , arc ummari~cd as follows :-

Assessable Group Area in Population, Value,

1\ cn~s 1921 Census 1\ pril, 1923

-------£

Group "A" Area 59.037 I .2 I I,I J+ 9,591,536

"B" 72,677 zS.I.-138 1,1 9·1• 705

"C" 60,125 JIJ, •!I5 1,7/9,-109

"D" 52,783 192,226 1,1Sj,853

uE•' }8,6+9 LI'J,27.) 9-16,1 35

rtFJ' JJ,209 208,755 I,280,j .IO

uG" ]45,.122 2q,r>6G 1 ,18],2·1'1

"I-1" II I ,251 122,845 G/4.331

" J " 51.555 86,2')0 58J,'J3I

nassocia led authorities 2S,r8o 19G,n 5 9/0,.151

Tolals for H.cgion ... 65],888 2,97 .557 I £!<),6<)0,135

Reproduced from the Ordnc:noe liuruey Map, with the Sa11ction ' of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office.

H.D

Origination of the Comm ittee.

First conference

of local a u thorities

Scconrl conference

Firsl meeti ng of lhc

Committee

20

I-ITST RY D F N TTO OF THE COMMITTEE .

n the r8th May, 1920 a c nfer nee was held in the Town H ail, Mancheste r, at wh:ch the g n ral que. tion of town planning was diccu. sed. I cpresentati \'es of many local authorities within a 15 miles radius of the Cit) of Manchester togeth -r with repre entati;-es of certain profes ional o ial, and oth r bodies, attended this conference, and the following re olution wa adopted :-

'· That a tm\'n planning i now compul ory on all local authorit! s with a population of over 20,000 persons, this conference strongly urges all local authorities within a r 5 miles radius of Manche. te r to join in the setting up of a J oint Committee to ass ist in the promotion, co-ordinat ion, and linking up of t own planning scheme for the industrial area of outh-Ea t Lu:ca hire and Torth Cheshire."

The To\\11 Clerk of Manchester wa reque ted by the conference to in vitc each local authority within the area named to appoint t\ro representati\'e to attend a meeting to be called to eli cuss t he setting up of a J oint Ccmmittee as suggested, and on the r6th eptember, r yzo,. uch meeting \ms held, with Mr. G. L. Pepler, Chief Town Pb.nning Inspector of the 1\fini t ry of Health. in the chair. Am ong the resolutions adopted at the meeting was the following :-

" That this conference, representative of 76 local authorities within a 15 mJe radius of Manchester, after clue consideration of the ad vantages i.o be gained by act ing in co-operation under the Town Planning Acts, are cf opinion that a Standing J oint Town Planning Committee for t he industrial area of South-East Lancashire and Ior th Cheshire, including portions of outh\ TI,T st Yorkshire ar:d 1 orth Derbyshire, should be immediately constituted, the object and dnty of such J oint Committee beicg to guide ar:d assist by advice in the promotion, co-ordin:ttion, and linking np of town planning schemes for such area, and if con idered necessary by such J oint Committee when constit uted, to prepare on broad outline a regional plan for the whole area."

F 11owing a consideration of the above resolution by the lccal authorities · cor;.cerned, r pre. ntai:i,-es were appointed by a majority of such local author: t ies to serve on a J oint Committee, and the first meeting of such ommittee was held in t he Town H all , Manchester , on the 14th J anu ary, 1921.

HI TORY, ETc., F COJ\1 ITTTEE- rollli1111rd

At that meeting prelimina ry mat ters ''" re di ,cus£ed and the constitution and fur:.ctions of the Committee were agreed t o.

Alderman Thcmas Turnbull , C.B.E. , D.L. J.P. (of l\br.chesi.er C.B .), and Councillor Harold Shavrcross, J.P . (oi Rochdale C.B.), wer appointed Chairman and Depnty-Chairman re .. r;ect ively of the Committee.

A number of sub-committees were aften\·ards formed t o deal with specific matters, and from time to time £everal g n raJ r commendations were made ar .. d reports issued on various pha s d th Committee's work.

A comprehensive census of road ·(raffi c movc1T'.ent in -dw Region was taken on the 22nd June, 1922, and the information obtained thereby has proved of very great u£.e. The census proYes that general traffic movement is into and out of Manchester and Salford-a large cartoon whir.h was prepared indicating such movement being very fitly described as like "a great octopus,' by reason of the arms of traffic branching oui. in all directions from the central area, . i.e ., Manchester and Salford.

ORDl:\A!lY TR AFF IC, PtCCADll.LY, :iVIA:"'CllESTER.

Early work

of l hc

Com mi lll'C

Trarr, 1922

HI.'T RY. ET .. F Oi\1MITTEE - collti11ued

Committee's Town Planning Exhibition and Confcrcn l',

1922

Jncn·ast>d ac ti vity of Committ<'e

F unctions o the ommittce

22

In ctob r, 1922 th ommittc organised and h ld an imp01iant Town llmming Exhibition and Conference for the pmpo e of bringing b for th public som of th atm and obje ts of town and regional planning, to arou., and timnlate interest in the work of th ommitt ·e, and in the movement g n rally .

The Right Honourable Th · E arl of Derby, KG., P. .. G . .. B., G .. Y .. , pr id c1 at the op ning of the exhibition and onfer n e, whi h wa originally intended to la t O\' r a p riod of even clay , but wa prolonged for a fmih r period of thre days owing to th great su\Ce s of t he project and at th sugg tion of the Miri.i try of H alt h.*

During th conferenc Ald rm.an Tumbull read a paper ntitled ' Th · \ 'Vork of the J int Committe , ' b ing a survey of what ur to

that tim had been ac ompli heel by the Committ e tog th r with an imp rtant tatem nt con eming its future a tivity. Thi t atement was considered at subs quent meeting of the Committee, and certain recomm ndation contain d in a r port pr 1 ared by a special ubc mmittee ,,·ere adopted by the Committ e on th r t Februar , 1923.

Th e recommendations, which vv re al o approYed by the as ociat d authorities, provided for the area of the Committee being ext nded to cover the drainage a rea of the Rivers Mersey and Irwell , as controlled by the RiY rs Mersey and Irwell \Vater heel J oint

onunitt e, and the preparatjon of a regional clev lopment plan · t he funct ions of the Committee, which remain unaltered to this date, at the arne time being agreed as follow :-

(a) To ad vi e in the promotion, co-ordination, and linking-up of t w:n planning ch roes within the Area.

(b) To proc eel wi.th the preparation of a regional plan for the r a indicating by \\'ay of r commendation- tog ther with any other patiiculars' hich the Committee ma) con ider necessary -the following :-

(r) hi f lines of commtmication by road, rail, m1d water, including sngge ted widening and improvement of exist ing roads a11c1 th lines of sugge ted new roads .

* few remaining copies oi a book containing th whole oi th conference p roceedings may be obtained from the Honora ry Secretary, Town H a ll, Manchester, price 'jS . 6cl. per copy, post free.

I-II.'T RY , ET ., OF MMI 1 E l•,- cont ill'ltcd

23

(z) The allocation of p<uiicular portion. of the r a fo r particular user, ha \'ing regard to th deYclopn:ent of the whole.

( ) The location of regional 1 arks, open spaces, or oth r reservat ions necessary or desirable m onnection with the development of th Area.

(-J.) The general lines of d velopm nt of the Ar a v1 wu1g the Area as a tmit, including the pr paration d any necessary special reports on th - g ographical, g Jogi al, or other conditions obtaining in the r a .

(c) To consider and make sugge tion or r commendat ions n any matter relat ing to the eff ctiYe town or r gional pla.nning or de,·elopment of the Area or upon any other co-essential matt r which may he ref rrecl to it.

(d) To make suggestions and r commen htions t any Government department or local authority on any matt r oming \\·ithin the scop of th ommittee's acti,· ity.

The finance necessary lo llte preparation of a regional plan ,,·as provided by the various local authorities contributing to th exp n£ of the Conunitte , for a term not exceeding thre years, a sum p r annum equi,-alent to but not more than one-tenth of a penny rate in the£ on tlte asse .. able value of each local authority s area.

Under the direction of the H onorary ecretary, a temporary staff wa also appointed for a period not exc eding three years, for t h purpose of preparing the regional scheme .

In connection with the recommendations of the sp cial subcommittec upon th preparation of a regional development plan th sp cial sub-committee indicated agr ernent on the following :-

r. The importance of providing for the futur ~ velopm nt of the Area on proper lines .

2. The desirability, eYen n cessity, of viewing the rea a a unit of d velopment for-

(a) industri al and commercial purposes;

(b) agricultural or food-producing purposes ;

StarT

E ssentials in

prrparation of

Ec·gional p lan

HI T h. Y ET ., F Ivi HTTEE-co11tiwued

Essen t ials in preparation of H.egional plan

COII/i1111ed

24

(c) re i lcnti al purposes ; and

(ct ) tPccs a ry recreative :faciliti s :for the large population r sident and ngagccl in industry • nd commerce in the

Area.

It is con icl red the whol of the pu rpo s (a) to (d) arc co-related, and vitally nece sary to the futur prosperity of th Area .

3· Consequ nt upon providing for development as outlined in 2 above, the neces ity for reg~onally planning and improving means of commun' cation by road rail, and wat r , including th proYision of air t ations ; the etting apart of portion of the

rea either exclu ively or mainly for resident ial, industrial, and comm rcial purposes respectiYely, and providing neces ary faciliti s whereby the rap:d tran it o:f persons between the re idential and t he indu trial and commercial area could be carried out ; the pre ervation of portion of the _ rea permanently for agr:cultural, st cck rai ·i11g, and toed-producing purposes ; and the provision of large open spaces, commons, or reservations exclu iYely for the use and enj oyment of the population with the Area.

4· The fJTm belief that action by the J oint Committee on the lines indicated would result in savings in innumerable ways to all local authorities in the Area, ar..d would prcdcce a far better plan for future development than could eYer be prcduced by each separate lccal authorit y in the Area preparing its ov.11 scheme of d v lopmer,t, in many cases, without any regard whatever to the needs of the Region.

5· The st abi lisation of land and building values throughout the Region by reason of the setting dO\m of definite line of fnture d v lopment, including protection to property, and pmiicularly in pr venting those portions of the Area which may be set apa1i for the housing of large number of the working classe from being de troy d or s riously d preciatPd by the rect ion of industri al premises therein.

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1ETHOD OF PROCED RE Ir THE PREPARATIO I OF

THE REGIO AL PLA .

Consequent upon the decision to p repare a regional development plan , and in order t o fac ilitate the preparation of st.ch plan the Region was di vided into nir~e sub-areas (see map facing page 26), r present at ives from the respective local authori lies wit hin each sub-area or group const:tni."ng separa·t:e Group Su b-Comm;tt:ees.

This procedure of dividing the Region into a s ries of Group Sub-Committees has localised att:ent ion, and has been fully justifi ' d. It has enabled many local authorities to place their own proposals before other local authorities comprised in the particular group , and intimately affected thereby. By reason of t he division of the Region into group areas it has also been possible to make greater progress with the preparation of the regional plan than if the whole of the p roposals had been dealt with by the full Committee in detail, or delegated t o small sub-committees not complet ely represent at ive of the various local authorities.

The Group ub-Committees in each case appointed Surveyors' SubCommittees, consisting of t he Surveyor and/ or Engineer to each local authority represented in the respecti ve group ar a, and these Surveyors' Sub-Committees ha\·e been of the greatest value in formul ating proposals for submission to the Group Sub-Committees. ·without the ready co-operation of the Surveyors the progress here recorded could not have been made, and the experience and local knowledge of the various Surveyors of t he respective districts has been most helpful. The method of procedure outlined above has enabled the roup Sub-Committees to a vail themselves of the assistance of the local authori t ies ' officials in the first instance, and subsequently to have the support of t he local authorities' representati\·es in the later stage m arriving at t entative agreement on regional proposals .

The proposals of the Group Sub-Committees have in turn b en co-ordinated to form a complete tentative scheme fo r the Region , as set out in this repori.

In cases where local a uthorities had already promoted town planning schemes, or had available proposals with r garcl thereto, the same ha.Ye, where considered practicable in relation to t he regional proposals, been incorporated in the regional scheme.

Appoinlmcnt of

Group or .\ rea

S ub- ommilll'C5 :t nd purpose

Appoinlmcn l of S u rv •yors ' Sub- ommiltces ::tncl purpo~c

Co -ordinal ion

of Group

proposals

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l ht• ''t'l\l'l.\1 }lth'\' tlf fht• 'nlHIIli'lt ' L', :t5 ;l nrs t t p in the

pt 'I ,\1\llitm of th' r ·~·I m.d tl.tn '' ~~~ l ·onsi l !r lhc nccc sity for n \ rn 1 l ,lnd dtt' Hi) 1, wnt~•nl 1( n isti ntt roa ls tlPf • f atures l 'ttl¥ h mt l \n'\p) \mt iu th.tt t llL' lim•s oi :futur · road anl the

h11p1 ' •tl lint uf t' L lll\" rt~:lll..; shott ld b' lcci led at th arliest 'PPIItuni\. In i\\tlll. tntl \\ltt•t\' p1ssihk prc,·ent int rfrcnce by huildiw• til' nth •r ltY •h\(llWnt-.

\ ftt•r th' r 1nd pr 1pnsals ln tl be 'n tl'ntatiw~ly agr eel by the ' -tri m~ ~ r nq :11 b- \ mmi ti l'C'S the \\'Ork of zoning th r gion for \1trlt \IS fll tIll\' u: ': \\'as pr '" 1 •d with, as a result of which crtain oll\1 •ntlmtnts in th' road prt l sals \\' rc made.

Till' p sition is n \\'that th ommitt e recommends , an l herewith pt\ St'n :-; in plan Corm , certain rr n rally agr eel outlin p ropo als for \IH 1 "·ion \\'i(h rc.,.arl to CS' nti ctl f atme only, namely, regional and ma in li ·trict road , zoning in broad outlin for r idential , rnmm •rcial, r in lust rinl purposes, and re.gional open pa es .

These utlin prop sals wh:clt ha \'e not be n ubmitted officiall~ l1 lltL' l'l'S !X 't i\'c l cal auth rities d ir t l ' aff ct d, do not go b ) and n pritnaty s(a r • ·ts it is fPit that t \\'Ork out a detail d _cheme includina t hl r •lal' l and sp ·ial que tion of e __ ntial public n·icc , . uch a rt•gional \\\tt r ·upplic , lighlin"'. p wer wage, t ramway , etc ., ,,. ulll ~nn tilut' a task im·oh·ing a on id rabl amotmt of im· ':.'.1 iF;t i m. nntl would unduly 1 rol ng the elate when the main ft•;durL'S L f tilL' n•ai nal _chcm auld be ubmitted to the \'aJiou authori i 'S, .tnd lhis r port L ued , with a view to requisite action l •in~,. t,tk •n at on ' to pr ,;n. f r th ont roll d c1 Yelorm.cnt of the P t.\,;i n. htr( hn. l leal with t he Pcial matt r m nti n 1 would ent,\il tht' ~L' ting up of s-cp. rntc nb-conunitt s n i ting of p ron

''it h kn wle h .' an 1 1 ra f ·nl l'XP rien e in t he operation and 1 ptirL'tn '1\ts of \ho"' , ·ari u ,. n·i '-· It L felt that any con ideration

1' "lt'dalh•d s •niCl'S sh )U1d r0main in ab yan until the prop als 1 fL'tT'tl to ht' rl'in.dt•r a:; to tiP in· up f cl ntralis cl ar a st-,\lttlt ty '1mmi1ltL'::\ h,t\'' matur l an 1 th n ' W ommitt haY

L ' ::::1111 lt 01 'l"lt ' · :\lor ' rap:d prorrr' s f n. pra ti al hara ter i~ likl'ly l l' m,, ll ly a c nsitkrnti n f th c ::.p•·ialis 1 tTic

in l't't.'n t'.t li:=.ld ann .. >\ny mlju:tnwn or co-orli nai.i n as b " ·ecn trn: ll'in~ afft.'d~ l thron~'h a re ·on ·titutt> l J int .\ lYi ry

numi tl'l'.

REFERENCE . .llreas 0/.Group SutJCommittees eack SubCommittee tdteredii.B.CJ1E£G.HJ I slzewa tlzus ,_ •----• loca!Jiul!torities whofl.averzotavsccialed ~ with lheJoint Comrrttttcc ~n tlzus :-~ Countlj Boundaries. local lluthoril!J Boiuularie:J. PariJiz Boundaries .

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METHOD OF PRO ED HE. ET .-conlillllcd

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GE JERAL RECOMMENDATION Or METHOD OF

PROCEDURE TO E SURE E FOR EMENT F

REGIONAL PLAr .

As a result of the experience gained in the working of the Committee it is believed it would be un at isfactory to the majority of local authorities, and almost impractica.ble, to pronate one statutory town planning ~cheme indicating all detailed development cov ring the v\'hole Eegion of the Committee, which, as pre\riously mentioned, contains approximately over r,ozo squ are miles of territory, a population (rgzr census) of nearly 3,ooo,ooo persons, and an asse. sable value of about £zo,ooo,ooo. It has been found that a si milarity of int rest in all matters arising in the R.egion docs not xist. This is no doubt due in a large; measure to the varying requirements of localised commercial and industrial mldcrtakings, and to th constitution and functions of the respective authorit ies operating in the Region, there being no less than 4 Cotmty Councils, 8 ouri.ty Borough Councils, r6 Borough Councils, 66 Urban District ouncils, r4 Rural District Councils, and numerous Joint Bodies controlling and operating various public servic s.

The preparation of one " detailed " scheme for the whole Region from the Manchester centre would necessitate the employment of a very large stafi and would occupy a con iderablc period of time; the machinery for controlling building development pending the preparation of a detailed scheme would be cumbersome and the work of the Committee too slow in action to operat ffcct i vely. The representation of an individual local authority on one centralised statutory ccmmittee would, relati\'cly, be of small account, and consequently in matters of vital importance to the particular authority would prove unsatisfactory in practice, and in any event it \Vonld b necessary to work any central ised " detailed " scheme thr:ough a number of decentralised area committees of local authorities.

Further, detailed planning which has not J,ecn a11empted by the Committee, particularly zoning and necessary street widcnings and improvements adjacent to areas already clevelopc,J, could be efficiently indicated by the respective local authorities concerned and thei1 officials, instead of a central committee and its officials operating from Manchester over the Region.

fo'ulur~

proced ure. I romolion of one sl~ tulory town pl :1nning

sc heme for R egion would nol be sat is factory

h casons why [ romo lion of

one s lalu Lory scheme would

nol be salisJaclory

lETH D I' Ph. ED RE, ETc. - co11ti111ted

1\IL rnalively, simul taneous promotion of . cpa rate stat uto ry scheme unlil;c ly

ccessity of securing concerted a lion throughout Region

n th oth r hand it is m t unlik 1 ' that ea h and e,· ry local authority in the R ' i< n will pa rat 1 and imultaneously J r -pare d tailc l 1.. \\'ll 1lannino- h m for their respective districts mb dyin5 hl' reo-i nal prOJ aJ m L: h ~ homes and accPpting ntir r'!'l n~ibility. 11nan ial and t h -rwi.e, on.equ nt upon the nforcc-m~'nt . n r a iT) ing out of u h proposal .

)\ wrth l - the ommittee i ati fi d that ome method or pr c is n e ary to cure concerted and simultaneou act ion

w r the Region, avoiding gaps or br ak in the regional proposals which would nullify to a s rious degree the action of other lccal authorit:es proceeding to provide for and enforce regional proposals. . orne action forming a middle cour e between th xtreme or remote pos ibilitic indicat d offer d a olution of the problem confronting the Committee .

R egiona l After much deliberation, and in the ab ence of any altematiYc proposals to be suggestion whi h appeared workable, the Committee consid rs that provided for by the c:s lablishmcnt of deccntraliscd area s tatutory town pla nnin g Committees throughout lhe Region

.I low d ccn tralised area

ommillecs wou ld operate

the best practical course open to the constituent lccal authorities i to pro vide for the carrying out of the regional development proposals by the tting up of decentralis d ar a t atutory to\\·n planning committ es for certain defined areas ba_ed on lccal centres, where common interest is fairly close, and where finan.ces over the decentralised area are lik ly to l::e sufficient t o warr2..nt the local anthorit: cor:cemed collectively ensuring the enforcement and or carrying out d 2..ny major proposal under a decentralised area t own planning sch me, aml for t his purpose the regrouping of the Region int a s ri s of d centralised area statutory to-...n1 planning c mmittecs an 1 the immediate establishment of such committees is recommended.

A map howing suggest ed d centrali ed areas and two chmis incli ating how the statutory committees wonld be set up C).r.cl operate in conjunction with the respective lccal authoriLes and the reconstituted J oint Ad vi ory Committee, t ogether with a draft suggested form of agreement b tween the respectiYe lccal authorities in each decentralisecl area, f0rrn nn appendix to this report.

The deceni.ralisecl areas indicated are n:erely suggested, and it is open f r any combination cf local autl orities to act j(lintly as may b consid r l best by the autho rities concerned.

l\IETHOD F PR ED . RE E-r .-collti1111cd

The r grouping of the Region on a decent rali d basis, ecuring joint action by combination of local authorities, is put forward by the Committee as a workable and economical solution t o the probl m of how to secure the proposals aff cting the future deYclopm nt of the Region becoming statutory and obligatory in all future developm nt , and as affording a reasonable oppotiunity of direct ing and controlling building development during the preparation of the statutory schemes. This preparatory period would be comparatively sholi as compared ·with the period requir d for the preparation of one ' det ailed " cheme for the whole Region, or, alt rnati' ely, the preparation of

IO-J. separate schemes by the resp ctive lccal authorities op rating in the Region.

Furth r, the represent ation of an individual local authority on a decentralised area statutory ommittee would, relatively, be more effective and of greater advantage to every authority in th deli be rations and decisions of an area Committee.

In addition, the existence of the Advisory Committe 111 a reconstituted fo rm will secure dual repres ntation through tl1 ' statutory area CommitteP., and also provid a means fo r lo al authorit ies adjusting any differences whi ch might ari se in the preparation of the statutory chemes.

As the function of the Committee are only ad visory it is urgently necessary for concetied act ion t o be taken to promote st atutory t own planning schemes to control development in accord ance with the proposals recommended. The Committee is satisfied that schem s cannot in all cases be promoted and ;'or enforced by individual authorities, and the collective system of planning over decentr:tlised areas is most strongly recommended as likely to be productive of efficient regional planning and control over all future developm nt.

The Committee considers it essenti al that the attention of all local authorities should be directed to the urgent necessity of providing, where possible, as indicated in the outline scheme submitted herewith, for the future development of the Region on co-ordinated lines, and certainly for tLe protection of the sites of future regional roads and

Hcasons in

s u pporl of cstablishmcn l

of cl ccrntralisccl

area Commit tees

Urgency for concer t<:d

action being

taken witho ut clc.; lay

l\IETH D

l:llap of

Rc!rional proposals

~ PRO •DLRE ETC.-COI/lllllfCd

0

f r omplian.ct: with th' m1in zoninO' proposals, and it i. with t l es objects in Yi ,. hat hi:- r port n w i ned, when the various

.\ l<lJ . on a s~: .. ll' f -~ in .hes to one mile, in licating th primary 1 ropos.~•l: o( tht' onunitb'c . accompanic this r ' port, and is contained in a ~er·a.rate con•r. lt i intcnckcl t hese proposals shall form the b:sL· f di:: ·u::sions on propo als to be embodied in detailed

::: atutory.· : ·lw mes which it is reco mmended should be pre par d by de~ntmlh:·d ar a ommittces .

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TilE TO\\":\ l!AJ.L, BOLTON .

Physical natur of Region

Situation o[

ind ustria l development

Levels of certain towns in the R egion

33

Part !I.- GENE RA L SURVEY OF THE REGION .

• E .R -\.I H l .:-\.L AND TOPOGRAPHICAL

The ph~·sical n·1tm f th R ·ion i ' ery varied, and almost ,. ry type of untr~· i t b found : high hills, leep valleys,

undulatin'" land , fht plains, wild moorland_, meadows, and woodland-.

. -\Ion a th a -tern boundary of the Region runs the " Backbone of Enaland th P nnine Range, ri sing in places to a height of over _,ooo fef't aboYe Ordnance Datum. Along the northern boundary of the Region i a spur of t he Pennine Range which reaches a height of I ,5 00 f t, and slopes down t o 300 feet at t it extreme norih-vvest corner . The area of land in t he Region above a height of 750 feet Ordnance Datum is approximat ely 370 square miles .

The west and south boundar ies of the Region are somewhat irregul a r, pos-ess no definite physical features l:Ch as exist on the north and cast , and are continuat ions of the flat lands of the central and so uthern port ions of the Region .

The e lower lands form the Cheshire and Lancashire plains, the latter being in the nature of a broken but gradual fall from the foot o£ the hills on t he north and east t o the Ri' er Mersey and t he Manchester hip Canal, wh;ch. act as the ch:ef drainage channels of the R gion to the sea. The land in t he vicini ty of the~e chmmel is in some places a low as 25 feet above Ordnance Dat um .

It is on the undulating and flat lands of Lancashire that t he great er part of the indust rial development has t aken place, with the large centres situated along t he line. of the early roads, and forming a syst em of " at ellite " t owns around t he hub or dominating cent re of Manchest er. Industri al development has also taken place along the valleys, where abundm1t water facilities are available.

numb r of towns t o the north and east of Manchest er cccupy terraced positions gradually rising from lVIanche ter, t he centre of v\'hich is situat ed 120 feet aboye Ordnance Datum. The cent re of Bury is 310 feet , Bolton 320 feet, Middleton 350 feet , Rochdale 400 feet , . t alybridge 400 feet, Rawtenstall 56o feet , Oldham 700 feet, and Bacup 820 feet.

GEO RAI HI L A D T I GR PHI L-coutt'nued

33

The water r sources of the Regjon are considerabl , the principal Wa ter

rivers being the Mersey and its m::tin tri butary, the Irw ll, wit hin the resources and

wat rsheds of ·whi ch the gr ater portion of the Region is sit uate . drainage

There ar also numerous s treams and brooks, t he water from many of which is utilised by the mills and ot her ·works situated near by . (For river drainage areas, see outline map, facing pag 76.)

A considerable portion of the moorlands within the Region, approximately r4o square miles in extent, serve as water catchm nt areas for the water supply of many of the towns within the Region.

orne of the large to1117ns in the Midlands are supplied by water from the neighbourhood of the Derwent \alley, a large portion of whi ch is sitnate within the Region.

• There also exists within the Region large areas of moss land some i\Ioss la nd anrl

I4 square miles in extent-the largest being that situai. between la nd liab le lo

Manchest er and ·w arrington, and near to the Cheshire and Lancashire floodi ng

county botmdaries- and these areas, together with the low-lyi ng lands li able to periodical flooding , form a natural barrier t o buildi1~g activity . This latter feature ha undoubtedly played a great pad in the history and development of the Region , the land to t he n01ih, in Lancashire , becoming highly industrialised, whilst t he ri h agricultural land to the south, in Cheshire, has generally remained in use as such.

There is great diversity of scenery in the Region , the moorlands Landscape of

to the north and east being exceedingly wild and almost featurel s , the Region

whilst to the south-east the character of the scenery changes considerably. The Derbyshire hills, intersected by the richly-wooded Goyt and Derwent Valleys, possess a singular beauty and grandeur equal to any in the country. From the foot of this porti on of the Pennine Range, which descends abruptly, the land extends to the wes t, across the pleasant pastures and parkland of Chcshi rr. To the west, or more especially the extreme north-west , the land 1s tmclulating, and gives the scenery a more interesting character.

RAI FALL.

A f "" n~marks upon the rainfall of the River Mersey Basin is interesting, for there is little doubt that there is a clo e connection between the abtmdant supply of pure oft water from the grits and coal m asnre sandstones, and the bleaching, dyeing, and fi nishing

Rainfa ll and Industry

Variations

in Rainfall

Causes

hcshirc and

Lancashire Low -lands

Lanca ' hirc 1:-]jgh-lands

34

proc'sses of the t extil indnstry. Th rainfall of the R gion reache it maximum to the north and ea t of Manchest er, and in cartographic form shows wide div rgency in th amoLmt of rain , from z6 inches p r annum in th Dee Vall y and the lVIiddle \iVeaver, to 55 inches per annum n ar Belmont in the Ro endale Hill .

uch divergency depends upon a , ·ariety of cause -

(a) The direction of the pre,·ailing wind.

(b) The position of the Region relative to the h igh land mass

(c) The smface features within the Region itself.

(d) The po ition of the Region relative to the cyclonic 1.rack.

The Cambri an y tem places the Region within it rain shadow, for while in the v\' t ern Cambrian the rainfall is 0 inches and OYer, O!;J. the ast rn side and in the D e \ alley it is l s than one-third of that amount . Ea twards from here the rainfall tend to increa e, although the Pecldorton escarpment seem to create a m inor rain hadow ar a str tching along th Middle WeaYer from Nantwich to the neighbourhood of Nmihwich.

The line of the Mer.ey is on the whole wetter than the Che hire I lain , and at Altrincham , where the red rock e carpment takes a direction nmih-we t- outh-east, at right angle to the prevailing wind, the rainfall increases to 33 inches, and to the nolih-east witlrin the shadow of this ridge eYeral gauge give le s re ult , and there thus eems to be an llipt ical area to the south of Manchester stretching from rm ton to mion, and constituting a modified rain shadow area behind the Altrincham uplift.

East-north-east from Manchest er the rainfall how a progressive incr a~e until a maximum of 52·5 inches is reached at hew Moor, n ar re -nfield, Yorkshire.

Th nolih rn ection of the ba in i by far the wettest. Coast tations at outhport give 3I ·5 inches, but at Worthington, near

\ i\ligan, the influence of the Rossendale Hill is becoming effective, and a fall of 36 ·5 inches is regist ered. The Liverpool \ i\ ater Works gaug at Winter Hil l gives 4I ·o inches, and th Belmont gauge 55· inch . Less le,·ations eastward cause slightly eli mini heel results, and the Upp r Roch Valley retums ar very much reduced. Blackstone Edg gauge, situate at an altitude of r,zz5 feet, regi t er only 34·7 inches.

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ollating all the returns, t here is eYid ' nce o( some c nn tion betw en increa eel rainfall and higher alt it ude, but its num ri cal expr sion is not always the same, as factors oth r t itan ele\'a1ion nter into the question. From t h st atist ics plotted on t he map,

facing page 36, there has b en deYcloped the isoheyt s t here shown wllich attempt to visuali e a progressive increase of rainfall from the Dee Valley to the Rossendale Anticline.

If the whole of the Mer ey Basin is divided into its cont ributo ry drainage areas, and the average rainfall from all stati ns wit hin ev ry area is taken , the results are :-

Irw ll Basin __ +6 -z inches per annum.

Upper l\1ersey Basin 36 -s , ,

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Th exi ting main road sy. tern of th R gion takes the fom1 of a number of routes radiating from th main c ntre f Manchest r and alford : In most clir cti n the e radial roads are adequate so far a their numb r i. c nc rn d, although not in th matter of width. ;cnerally th R gion v ry bacliy proYided for in the matt r of

circum{ r ntial roads.

Ther are few, if any, r ally go cl and dirrct north and south roads oth r than thos passing through the central portion of the R gion and lirect onnections betv,·e n the sub idiary but important towns imm liatcly beyond the central ar a ar few and inadequate; cons qu ntly only circuitous rout for traffic ar a\·ailable, excessive trafftc is thrown on to the roads radiating from the centre, and much congestion t ak s place in or n ar the central area.

i\Iany district roads exi. t which, although they carry a large vo lume of traffic, are frequently found to be winding, narrow, and incon\' ni nt; there are aLo a fe" instances of private toll roads.

Th road map (facing 1 ag 62) emphasise , in colour, only existing fir t and s nd lass road a classified by the lVli11i try of Transport, I ut it , houlcl not be thought that the e road are the only road arrying a con iderabl \' lume f h a\'Y traffic · other road , which

ar unch ifl d, are of great importanc to the commerce and indu try f the~ R gion. ome of th road- form connecting link in the

n w r ad sy, tcm r commended by the ommittee and are shown on the m tp.

Th 11'2 c1 for th construction of bye-pass roads arotmd ome t wns, r th' imm diat widening of xisting arterial roads, is 'ery apparent. P rhaps th most striking example in the Region i on the Liv rpool-East Lan ashire road at \iVarrington; ankey treet, in th' c ntr of that to·wn being only rsft. -t-in. wide. Although it i anti ipat d that ank y tr et will be widened in the n ar fuhire, it i h, rclly practi abl to recon truct the street of sufficient width to IT [i\' ·ly a ommodai. the great v0lume of t raffic using the road. ] n addition to oth r onsid rations, the traffic n this road will mcrea~ a. the land along th banks of the l\Ianchester hip Canil l is l '\·c l peel. and it i not c1 sirable that the centre of a town shonld b cong 'St d by h a "Y through traffic, not only hindering bu in e. s in th town but also cau ing lo:s of time to through tran port.

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T RA F f i C CONGES TI ON , AN K EY TREET, \\' ARR ING TON .

In considering the road probl m for a region such as thi , it is but natural to find certain conditions which are more or less peculi a r t o the locality , and the following are a few of uch conditions :-

(r) The exist ence, in a comparatively small radius, of a number of important industrial t owns containing populations, resulting m building deYelopm nt practically continuous over consid rable area .

la rge large bing

(z) The particular nature of the principal industry carried on in the Region frequently necessitat s the transport s veral t ii11 s over the same route, of gocds in the pr ce s of manufact ure from the raw materi al to the finished a rticle .

(3) The number of mi lls l cated in valleys by r a. on of wat r upply facilities, and in positions somewh at isolat d and

remote from towns, thereby necessitating many subsidi a ry roads.

Roar! p robl ·ms pcc11lia r lo lhe R egion

h. AD. -colltillued

ack of

co-o rd inate road

policy in the

past

(..J-) Th po itions of the dock for ocean-going Ye sels which s n ·c th Rcgi n : firstly, those of the i\Ianche t cr hip anal

ompany at j!Janche ter, alford, and Str tford, and situat ed on the southern boundary of the principal indu trial section of the R gion , and t o which direct acce s by roa l is not good ; and econdly, those at Liverpool, which arc outside and t o the west of the R gion, but which ar used by industri al undertakings situate in the Region.

(5) The larg number of hor e-drawn vehicles till in u e, and likely to be used, owing t o the comparatively short distances

ertain article in prcces of manufacture, in the Region , ar carried .

(6) The exceptionally heavy loads tran ported within the Region by all kinds of vehicle . .

(7) The physical natur of t he country . (vVhil t the central and outh rn pad s of th R. gion are comparatively flat, and at

some points a low as 25 f et above Ordnance Datum, in the northern and e:cstern pa rts altitude of over z,ooo feet are reached .)

Other conditions al o exist which have a bearing npon the problem oi road communicati on. The Region is essent ially an industrial and comm rcial one, and t he best S} stem of road communication is necessary to n ure the most economic transr ort of good with concnrrent advantages .

The imp01iance of providing new alierial road route ha received very seri ous consideration by some constituent local authorities, and in consequence some excellent new roads have been constructed, whilst ot h rs arc in eourse of construction , or are about to be commenced .

The construction of some of these roads already afford good xamples of a o-ordinat policy between two or more local authorities .

Apart from these examples, it is unfortunat e that in the past there has been little or no co-ordination of the proposals of respective local authoriti s regarding road width in relation t o alierial routes . In n dis trict a main or arterial route may be fairly wi.de, in another xt r m ly nnrrow ; building and street lines are not consistent

throughout a route ; bad inter ecti ons of treets are oftentimes p rmitted, and cone al d corners are often created by bad alignment

h.OAD. - co11timted

and the improper siti.J..1g- of building o, ·crgrowing of hedg , and the erection of walls and fences. Tram and omnibus rviccs oftent imes are operated on roads quite unsuitable for such services, and th inst allation and maintenance of vari ous public service cans s s ' rio us int d erence with the ef-fective width of a road ver con. id rable periods of time.

Pr sent and future traffic requirements demand comprch nsi \ "C

tr atment if reasonable facility of movement is to be a ,·ailable In the interest of indnstry, commerce, and publi c conv ni nee.

Town planning makes it possible to all ocate a re:cs for particular

forms of user, such as industry business, hopping, re. id ntia.l, etc . E ach of these uses has varying requirements with respect to transport, and great opportunities t o secnr added conv nience and economy arc now made possible by the co-ordination on one plan of the uses of land and necessary communications, each being co-related so as to serve the other efficiently and economically.

Much could be achieved by local a11thorit ie by carefnl co-ordination of publi c activity. The siting of a public market, school , recreation ground, bath or wash-house, cleansing or highway d p t, gas or electricity st ation, all contribute to and haw a dir ct bearing upon the trafftc problem.

In the preparation of the regional plan existing road communications have been examined with some detail throughout the Region . The general result of such examination shows that exi ting faciliti s, particularly within and adj acent to centres of population, are in many inst ances quite unsatisfactory, and in some cases the st ate of affairs calls for immediate remedy.

In formulating the Yarious proposals as indicated on the ma1 accompanying this report consideration has also been given to tl1 c following general principles :-

(a) To provide for new main arterial roads.

(b) To provide subsidiary roads between towns and the new main arterial roads or existing main road .

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t realmcnl of

roads rt•quircd

General principles in formulalint;

road proposals

S urvey of lin, ,- of

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roads

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Agr cmen ts

w ilh COUll y cou ncils a nd

lht' i\Jinisl ry

of T ran por l

t'\\' road~.

W idths <1nd

b11ild ing linl's

42

(c) To pr vid for th improvem nt of the width and line of existing roads wh r p racti cabl or alternatiYely, wher tb e o t of su h improv m nt might pro, · to b prohibiti e, t c

1 r Yid for th constru ction f new roads t h r by obtaining gr at r road width at les ost . ne'" frontaa fo r develo1 -ment, and fr quently bett r gradients .

(d) To pro, ·icl for by -pas ing t own r conge t d area through wll ich main road at pre ent run .

(a) T pro\ id a c ss t o ar a likely to deYelop in conformity with the zoning pr po als t h phy ical nature of t h country p rmitting the same.

Th lines of all p roposed road. a indicat ed on t he maps accompanying this report have be n urv yed, longitudinal ection t aken and main part icul ars as t o engineering feature and proper(~ affected r cord d. The vari ou proposals have b en , in th main, g nerally appro v d by the Group ub- ommiti.e oncerned, and the Committee . Th a. r r c mm nd d for inclusion in the statut ory town planning s h m t o b promoted by the various local authoritie or decentrali eel ar a ommitt e .

The ommittee, as an advisory body, whil t concerned with the p lanning of roads is not directly concerned with the que tion of con t ru cting such road , and provision for the enforcement carrying

ut , or onsi.ruction of any propo. erl road will ha,·e to be included in t l1 st atu t ory t own planning schemes .

On th question of pro\iding for road of an mieri al charact r it is r comm nd d that local authoriti s, through their particular d ntrali d area committee, hould approach the county counc·il c nc rn -d, and the Ministry of Transport, with a view to obtaining s m d -finite a surance that grant in aid of the co t of road constru t ion and ub equ nt maintenance will be available wh n the n c s ity for th construction of a paliicular road arise . N'o doubt the r con tituted ] int dvisory ommittee will be of some a. ist anc 111 s uring agr m nt between area committees, county councils, and th 1ini. try of Transport .

The ' idths giv ninth li t oi new road are the suggested ultimate eli t an s b t w n the treet lin s, and are t h minimum widths for whi h I rovi ion should b made. They are not , however, n c . sarily

R D. - co?zlimted

43

those which will be r quired when the roads ar at first con truct d ; a less width will frequently be sufficient for orne consid rable tim . It is important, however, that uffi ient land be cheduled to allow of the fu ll vvidth b ing obtained as and when r quir d.

In suggesting 'Nidths for various new roads consid ration has been given to pro vi ion of space for the planting of tre and shrubs and the formation o£ gra s or gravel verges wher d irable or a1 propriate, and also for the probable extension of th practi e of providing duplicate services, such as ewer, gas, water and el ctr·icity mains, etc., und r the footways or verge of roacL, instead of single service und r carriageways.

AN EFFECTIVE STREET L AY-OUT: A BoULEVARDJ:, IOO FEET WIDE.

The uggest ed set-back from str et lin s for building frontages to new road up to and including 8o f et in width is 20 feet on each side of the road. For road of greater width, 25 feet on each side of the road is suggested.

R .\ l S t'OIIIinut'd

4-1-

F'''hng , 1.1<l~. Th sug est d width and buildin lin for cxi ting road a re \\"idlh - anti n,; { lll \\'S :-I uildi1 R lin,·~

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Fir:t- ·1,\ss l~oads.-,-\ mm1mnm width of 75 feet , increasing t o r fc t wh r practi able and a building et-b:tck of 25 feet

n e.1ch i d .

hss R ads.-.-\_ minimum width of 6o feet , increa ing t o pract i ablP, and a building et-back of 20 feet

11 'a h sid•.

lt i- n t anti ·ipated it will b p ibl t o ecure an equal width ihrm•~hont the entire lemrth f many ex.i ting roads, pa1i icularly in t \\11S r thr uah built-up area . In the latt r ca e it ·will be nece ary t pre · 'ribt.' ~u 'h new street :md buildina lin - a m ay be considered desi1 .tble . ·md to require mpliance therew-ith wh re\·er redevelopment

ak " place.

I will .tl-o fmmd tlm in -ome ca e the con truction of a new rHd \\'ill h ·iate the widenina of an exi-tina road, excer t t o an extent JH' ·ess·uy t m t local r qnir m nt .

wing t Ute Yery hilly nature of ~orne part of the Region it mu t

I • n: alised that :my widening or cmridcrable improvement of ce1i ain IW\ds is impracti nbl . and. unforhmately. in many ca es it i mo t dlln ·ult t pn ,-j e altemati,·e route: except at gr at co t. \~Ther

buil in" fr n l!!eS are n t a.Yailable by rea on of the leYel and nature of l.ut adjactcnt t r ads in hilly di·tricts it ,,;n no-t: be nece ary to se ·un.' :o "'reat ·1 width of road, a· all traffic will be in moYcment

• 'ln~t.m ly.

The roads- hr u h Derbyshire and into Yorkshire are unaYoidably dt•\'i u: md ·:teep. bu nnny of he dan!!er point along the e road ·ould md the roads imprm·ed " ithout incurring much

\:XJ ·nse.

n -.ge -f. sen·ral road -ection- are illu trated, and are giYen as ypi '::.\1 ex uuplt'. for uda~ ce only . The character of road must

n ('(.'.:" lril_- Yary :n~ording o the natur of the di trict they erye or 1 n. · throu~h. whether indn~ rial or residential . or bu ine .

~ ~tJt, n .:nitl .: Th ~ t}Uc:rion of prmidin for or pre-en-ina tlte amenitie of roads JXnrti~uta ly ltrongh ..: iden hl districts. i~ one requiJina con id ration .

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CPQSS · SECTION o Of o RQADJ

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The additional widt h r quired t o secure spa e :for tre s, hru bs, and gras ,. rg s ne d not be con iderable and, in consid ration of the enormously nilanc d value o:f property r at ed by the I ro,ision of such arnenit ie . no doubt many lan lowner will be pr pared to dedicate land for the purpose.

It is ugge t ed that wher tr e are planted along roads they should b placed in u h positions as t o render it unn ce sary to remove th m should it be required ub equ ntly to wid n the carri ageway of the road .

Oftent im a cun·e in a road will enabl a fine pecimen of a tree, or a clmnp or belt of t r e to be presen ·ed, and o add to the b auty of a. di trict.

Many other matter al o affect the attract iYenes of a road, such a easy and plea ing curYe alignment on ome building or other obj -ct, t he design and colomi ng of lamp post and other t andard , ~md so :forth .

Tn the planning of ne,,· roads or the impro\ement of existing ones, it i most essential that every effori. sbonld be made to secure a good linC' of vi ion . Particularly doe thi apply i.o bends and road jtmct ions .

The cost of road construction mu t nece sarily vary in different part s of the Region ; in orne dist1ict s filling mat eri al will be found clo e at hand vvhil t in others this is not the case, and mate1ial will requir to be brought from a eli t ance. Road constructed in hilly or undulating area will cost relatively more than roads constructed t hrough fairly lev 1 land, and t he nature of road foundation will vary from place t o pla e, in some cases neces itating reinforcement or p cial constru ction. In orne districts railways are much more

num ro us than in others, involving heavy expenditure in bridge on truotion, ' hich cannot be avoided whereYer a road might be

placed .

l\iany other conditions al o xist which must necessarily af-fect ost of construction.

A.s alr ady indicat d, surveys have been made along the centre line f a h sugge t ed road, levels t aken , and approximate estirnates of co t , bas d on prices in resp ct of roads recently constructed in

h. D -continued

47

the Region, have been pr par d. These est imate have been apportioned according to the length of road in the area of each local authority affect d, but are not included in this report, as many of the roads may not be constructed for some con iderable time, and, plices not being stable, any such estimates might prove of little value.

It is suggested to local authorities on reaching d finite agr ement as to the lines of roads, that the sites of the portions of such road upon which embankments are to be formed should be made a\ ai labl for tipping suitable material, which otherwise might not be available at the time when a paliicular road is to be con tructed .

It is not deemed necessary to give a list of th bridges m the Region which are inadequate for the volume of traffic using them. In many cases bridge are far too narrow and inconvenient, and form dangerous " bottle necks." There are also other bridges, especially crossing railways, which are much out of alignment, and consequently are danger points .

,1/nnclu:slcr rorforrtlion.

BARTON (ROAD AND .~NAL} BRIDGES OVER THE l\IA:-ICIIESTER HIP CANAL; ALSO

AN ELECTRICITY GENERAT!NG TA'flON (l\I ANCJIESTER CORPORATION) .

Joormation of emba nkm ents in anticipation

of req uircmen ts

GcBera l ina.tl cquacy of road bridge's

R D '-co11tinucd

Inadequacy of road accrss across the i\l anchcs lcr Ship Cana l

4

cc 'ss from on pati of the R gion to anoth r JS in some cases r nder d difftcult by the ab nee of ufiicient bridges . Partie 1larly is t his t he case over t he Manch t r hip Canal ; only four bridges xist between alfo rd and Warrington, the d ist anc s apart being

as follows :-

Trafford Bridge t o Balian Bridge 5 ·3 miles

Bation Bridge t o vVarbmion Bridge .. 6·8 " Warburton Bridge t o I nutsford Road Bridge

at v\ arrington . . 4 •7 "

Thr e of these bridges are swing bridges, and in cons qu nee t r :1. ffic delays fr quently occur and cau e congestion. The oth r bridge, at \~ arburton , midway betv\'een Manche ter and vVarrington , is the only high-1 \'el bridge in this t ot al dist ance of r6 ·8 miles, but its usefulness i minimised by bad approache , that from the outh being by a na rrow lane and a wood and iron toll bridge .

. 1In.ncl1ester Slti'j Cnllfl./ ComjJniiJ'.

H ARTON (llOAD A:-ID CANM.) BR IDGES OPENED TO PERMIT PASSAGE OF S H IPP ING.

' ugg stions ar made in this repoli for improved connections \\'it h t he Warburton high-1 Y 1 bridge, and also fo r additional high-

ROAD -co11t£11 ued

-+9

level road bridges over the anal, which if cured would avoid th circuitous routes now neces ary in passing from the north to th south of the Region, and would r li ve ong -stion at a number of points, in addition to forming transport f eders to th hip anal.

As the Traffo rd Park Estates continue to develop and th neighbouring lands on both side of the Ship anal ·in the dir ction of Irlam and Part ington b come increasingly industrialised, fu 1 thcr access between nmih and south bank of th Canal will b es ential, not only to the industri al undertaking in th neighbonrhood of the Canal and the consequent transpmi of goods, but also for th convenience of the workers in the industrial area.

ANCIENT ROAD THROUGH THE \Vt NNATS, ASTLETON, DERUYSII!RE.

J\ l \I

'mnbcr t

n: '\t

I II ~

' nl in uccl

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fh~ foil win,.. i~ he list of propos d r gional or main di trict rtM 1. 11 'Yil u:l~- ref n ' d to :-

J'"rl<>llll~ ~nu.MUI('~ro~n JR<('o.urdl I h ~"'""'a, •"llllrdi Rror&<il! . • 0:. • oo JRro,c."n<l~JI.

From Rroi.urdl • -10>.. 11 <:nti CnJ h::;;t~~t .. ·roAn&ntdlnllt·'l.· Ro<:lld tt((!J lllll(l)Jtril!n~t-U"iin i mn<dJ,~l!Y <O>fi lB!iillll~t· .und ::;.11J:;:·• .. ·::;;t.:·<ill <l:WilllnimnJl hi'lliD:- lt<O> ((lhllmli~T "nn0! Stt U.·n.~ •

D~N.nnll •G<Oro,;.c· ((.;u<e :1!11 <OIIIl hfi&c· \\Dg;Jllllt- \~ti!ll:l!ll~

IT;.uTh.1?-.II'ftiie ll<ill lR<Ol.!Kd!.. <nom-l!li<C<Citnn "' "'ii1illn i&loutill

'•£1\. 11 • <hJII~dl •(J(lilllfliiwml.(rd] !!tO> \\'l.'lillnl.rucll;: .!R•olllrill ;nJt - 1{\\lil!Q.mr-iitb-U'llillllwl!iidi'Jl!

if'l!•oJm ll!liinillllt~ lim> ~'liww JR,.wrlli!J Jntrllll \\\X''~ lL•tiiYh

:1undl <UOlJJll<«iii~m 1\\'li!!lh JF.,Ioutdl ~.II

Jf'l!<oln1 lllloll"'iidb In> · oiin Imaa,41~ OJ.I!aJ!t ~ltmtiGJn

lf'IJCflnl (()1u.-Rttl1' Il!{m•ll ;Dfl lBl udlJII'\1 !Hill! '1\im \\\'i:mlh111ltom lEln tl}#t· till ffiloJ ltm1 wtrl.\ \\\tc.'+t lhm~l1nm

-------------------------------

Local authoritie

affected

Approximate

1

length in miles I in a rea of each Suggested Total local authority width l\Ia:.imum len<>th

I' in feet grade in miles

Kew Existing road road

_A_b_r.-an-,--•• -D-.---------_----2-o- j

.\.·h n-in-M<tk~rfieldLD. O ' I/ \ tltN' n l.'.D. l'la.rtou-upon-In\ II R.D. Bi.llin""' l".D. Bnn; R.D. H.-,\nliV>I<I ~tR 1-liUdt~ :r IIJ.l)), k'"h ~tB. L.iutle HIUlli.ltoo ts ,If). ~linUUta>W l(lr.I),

lc)JC.h<fr.un .... C.R.. .s:mmt~oo i.llllll,n Fleolllt'ili.U.-ll>JWi~

IC".]'lJ. T. ·11il!c.,;;IJ;t.y·~iitilln • · ll:t.::I!'II<cy

llJT.Jl)l. \\llnii~rc.Wtlhll Q '..lfll .. \'frq,r,;J(<,·~- l[';,,JD>.,

ltU~\~®'o<ill M..llll.. JRw~·lWk <C.JB',..

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ll.'UDI \\\\~ lil.IDJ..

lflliindlllt~ [ll . .ID>..

1,\ftllltllitDm mi..IDl. IBloJfu.m (C.JlR. lllrumUidh !ID..IDt "\\\t<.!!flillmtg!htmn ll!..ID~.

~hmttvn llf':Jilt IBtwJillll\\ m.mt II,ri i.dh .MJBt II..Uri:J IJRJD>. II~mmu IT':JDJ.

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:!!"5ij; ll"ll!>ID

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100

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sr ___ PRO PO E_:!_-~_:REG_IO:\fAL..!_ ~s_ ROADS-Conti11ucd. ---- ·---- -----

' Approximata

Number length in miles

Suggested 1otal Local in area of each of Desctiption authorities local authority width Maximum length

road affected in feet grade in miles New I Existing road road

9 From St. Hdcns Road,-~ Bolton C.B. I'9b o·Gr ( Bolton, to lrlam Irlam U.D. o·oR 1·98 Leigh R.D. 2'72 1'70 Go 22 10'79 Little Hulton U.D. 0'19 ) Tyldesl y-wilh-Shakerley r · rG 0'38

U.D.

IO From Bradfo1·d Road, Bolton .B. o·68

~ N. to S. Bolton, to Tyldcsley Farnworth .D. 0'33 o·G4 6o 2-1 3'93 Lit-tle Hulton U.D. o·6S o·82 Ty!clesley-with-Shakcrley O'i'8

U.D.

10 From Bolton Road, Bolton C.B. o ·sG E. toW. Kearsley, to Salford Famworth U.D. 0'70 Go 38 z·88 Road, Bolton Little Hulton .D. o·Go 0'50

Kearsley U.D. 0 '52

II From Bury New Road, Burv C.B. 0'55 0'21 ncar Bolton, t.o Oldham Bury R.D. 3'01

Chadderton U.D. 1'37 0'25 Heywood l\LB. o·87 roo r8 10'32 Middleton M.B. 2 ' 10 OlJham C.B. 0'40 Radcliffe U.D. r·s6

IIA Royton Bye-pass, branch Chadderton U.D. o·8r 1'59 from new arterial road Royton U.JJ. 0'78 75 20

at Chadderlon

12 Bo!lon to Bury Bolton C.B . I'7J Bury C.B. 1'00 Bury R.D. o·.;.r 0'67 70 23 4'!9 Radcliffe U.D. 0'38

13 Turton to Belmont Turton U.D. 4'12 !'52 6o 20 5'6+

14 Turton to Radcliffe Bury R.D. o·.,s o·r9 Radcliffe U.D. 0 '30 70 20 +'79 Turton U.D. 2 ·58 0 '7-f

*rs Bo lton Eastern Bye-pass Bolton C.B. r·8o 0'3+ 70 z·q

1G Bury Eastern and \Ves- Bury C.B. yBs

l tern Bye-pass roads Bury R.D. 0'70 o·rg 100 IG TG5 Heywood l\1.B. o·68

H.adcliJic U .D. 0'23

17 From Bury New Head, Bolton C.B. 1'14

~ Bolton, to Whitefield Little Lever .D. o·go 6o 30 7'57 H.adcliffc U.D. -1'37 o·o9

Whitefield U.D. 1'07

r S From Pigs Lee at North Bury C.B. r·oo of Bury to \ luleficlcl Bury R.D. z· rS 0'67

70 20 6'23 Heywood l\LB. 1'62 vVhileficld U.D. 0'7G

* l~oa l being constructed.

RO D. --colltinucd

52 PROP ED RE TONAL, &r;. , ROADS-Coutinucd.

----- -

Approxima te

X umber Local length in miles in areas of each Suggested Total

of Description au thoti ties local authority width Maximum length road affected 1---· in feet g rade in miles

New I Existin g~ ________ !_ mad mad _

rg H ey\\'ood Bye-pass

20 Rochdale Eastern Rye- Rochdale C.B. I '·45 0'75 100 24 2'20 pass

21 From l\lilnrow to Little- Littl eborough U.D. J ·g_ 0'15 ) 6o and J8 3'8g borough l\IIilnrow U .D. r·8o 0'02 ;- 75

22 From Lower P lace, Roch- l\lilnrow .D. o·82 ) 100 48 1'28 dale. to Road No. 2 at R ochdale C.B. 0 '46 I New H ey

2,) F rom Crompton to Milnrow .D. 0'38 Sprin ghcad and b ranch Crompton U.D. 2 '39 to lclham a nd Royton Oldham C.B. r·oo r ·oS 50 Lf 9 ' 17

ptinghPad U.D. I' I~ 1'62 Royton U.D. 1'24 0'3~

24 From Rippon den R oad, Hurst .D. 0'5.{ Oldham, to l\lossley Li mebu t RD. 0'3 1 '14 6o 14 4 '01 Road near A hton- Oldham C.B. I' I-f 0 '82 undcr-Lyne

25 From Hollins Road, Old- Limeburst R.D. 2'60 0'95 h::un, to Huddersfield Oldham C.R o·u 0"-jO 50 12 .J-'76 Road, ptinahcad ptinghead CD. O"'JO

26 From i\fanche5 er-Old- .:\sbtou-un<!er-Lwe lf.B. O"IT ham Road at Hollin- Liml:'h&JS[' RJJ: ]"_, 6o 16 2 '47 ,_ wood to A luon-under- Oldham C.R o ·f4 Lyne

27 A bton Road, Den on, to .-\sbton-under-Lvnc M.B. O"lj

I Road Ko. 26 at Dai y Audensbaw U.D. 0"]5 r-115 Xook, connecting with Drm·lsden lS.D. o·..p road i.o tocl.-port and Limehurst R.D. o·:;o ]"-ii.:! 6o 17 6·26

lockport Bye- pa. tah·brid~re liB. 01"'25 \ branch to Road Ko. 2 Den· on B.D. o·:vo o·25 anrl from Dai y Kook Hurst u.D. 10"3:! «» .. 2j to talybridge

28 H yde Bye-pass and Denton lS.D. ] :!(!ji 1 ooand branch to Holling- Hyde lf.B. IT"Sill> <!ll";m; ~

20 4 '~ 1 worth Tintwi .le R.D. 0"·'5191 15

29 From ·w arrington Bucldo"- RD. 6"-JI:! 3l"• '1 » &>and - 1\nu tsford Road at CheadJe and Galtlc:v U .. D. ::!"lf'91 v:z;S

f 22 r6·o8

H igh Legh to BuJ..'ion Hazel Gro,-e and -Bil'i!lm- J".P .120

I oad at H azel Grove hall U.D.

30 From R oad No. 29 at CheadJe and GatJev U.D. ~-15 o·6; 3 '96 Ileald Green to tod-port C.B. - o· .. o 0"1"1 I' .100 20

vYellingion Road, )

Stockport

*Proposal deferred for time being.

R AD, -cOJ1fi1111ed

53 P R OPOSED REGIONAL, &c., ROADS- - outiuued.

------Approximate

Number length in miles

Total Local in areas of each uggested of Description authorities local authority width l\faximnm length

road affected I Existin~ in feet grade in mil rs New road road

31 Stockport Bye-pass- Bred bury and Romiley 1"22 1"25

l From Road No. 29 at U.D. 6"79 Hazel Grove to Denton Denton U.D. o·6o 100 I 7 r-oo

and connecting with Hazel rrOve a nd Bram- r·6o I "1 2 Road No . 27 ball U.D.

32 From BuA-t.on Road , Hazel Grove and Bram- 1"32 o·oS 6o 25 r- ,lo Hazel Grove, near the hall U.D. termination of Road No. 29 to Marpl e

33 From Stockport to Hazel Hazel Gro e and Bram- r· So Grove ball U.D. So Marpl e U.D. 0"38 o·48 3 ' 22

Stockport C.B. o·s6

*34 From Stockport to Shef- BrPclbury and Romiley 0"75 o·6o 1"35 field Road, Holling- U.D. worth

35 From Hyde to Bredbury Bred bury a nd Romiley 0"37 0"43 and Romile~r U.D. 6o I I 2"05

Hyde :.\'LR. 1"25

36 From Denton and Hyde Br dbury a nd Rami ley 0"58, o·gz

l to Bred bury and U.D. 2"89 Romilry Drnton U .D. o ·oS 1"09 so 17

Hyde M.B. 0"22

37 From Stockport- Ashton-npon -Mersey U.D. 2"01 Macclesfield Road at Barton-upon-Irwell R .D. o· 96 0"57 Bulley, passing in a Buck low R.D. +· 86 a· 19 north-easterly direc- Cheadle a nd Gatley U.D. 0"57 0 "55 6o a nd tion via H a ndforth , Handforth U.D. o·sr So 20 15"14 Ashton- upon- Merscy, Macclesfield RD. 0"57 I ·Sr Urmston, to connect· to Sale U .D. a· so road to Darton Bridge rms lon U.D. o·r9 0"57 over t he i\Ianch ster Wilms low U.D. !"28 Ship Canal

38 F r um Stockport- Bollington U.D. 0"37 0"37 t 6o 53 I "+I Mace les field Road, Macclesfield RD. o ·67 Butley, to Bollington

1·. 39 Maccles fi eld Bye- pass Maccles field M.B. 5"54 0"11 8·7r roads Macclesfiell R.D. 2"68 0"38 II

40 From Handforth to Bucklow I .D. 0"25 Poynton Handforth U.D. 2"70 6o 4"93

I

Macclesfield R.D. 1"00 o·g8

40A From Bramhall to Macclesfield R.D. r·s6 o·5o 6o 2"06 Ad li.ngton

41 Wilinslow Bye-pass I \ Vilmslow U.D. I ·r5 o·ro 100 41 1"25

* H.emai.nc!er of proposal dP.ferred fo r time br ing.

l't \I :..; ·onlinur I

5-t l'lx )1'~\~F! l HFt;t \1 clllllllll~d.

\ pproxiruate length in miles

Suggested Total 1 mnl •1 l.oc1l in ar('a of each I l ··~··tit ll\111 atllht rilit•s local aulhorily width i\Iaximum length

11'111 alh'·ll' I in feet grade in miles

----I · \\IHinuntim ll I\ in"; ht•. tilt• aud ;a11t-y U.D. l'..j.6 ll TOO 2'03

\1<1\ ' :\l,wdt~'"h•r ;\(,11\dtt•:kr '. I . 0'57 I ht .I lit•

I' ~ ·· m I rin ·~.-- H Ill I Ru kim\ RD. o·:'\.:! J'l6 ,' 11\th, ;'.t,,n h,,.kr, t ) 1\:unt:r rtl l .D. 0 '51 100 32 !2'19 ,, nth ( I ' i 1\ 11\Z\1' :.'.f,m lwstt•r '.R 0 '57 0 ' 13

ll\'11 11

.. , Ftlm 1\mtl:<tonl : -ro o ·..!: t. \\ ihu-1" l'~.j 50 -1 6'!5

0'-1 1'0-1

" nlul:i~ nl n~, I., .. RD. -· t;; ) 0 37 2'92 1 l'.l). o·--,_

o.~tl R.n. ~"t)J 6o 2'92

6o 22 -1 ' 59

P AD. -collli1111ed

55 PROPOSED REGIONAL, &c., ROADS-Coutiuued.

Number of

road Description

Local authorities

affected

Approximate leng1. h in miles in areas of each local a~thority

Sugg sled Total width l\Iaximum length in feet grade in miles

Xew Existing road road ·

54

55

.57

59

Go

6r

62

Chorley Bye-pass .. .

From northern end of I<.ingsway, l\Ianchester, to Audenshaw, etc.

From Hindley to \>Yarrington Road ai Golbome

Latchford to Culcheth ...

Li ttleborough (via Wardle) to Whitworth

From Rocbdale,conti nuation of Road No. 20 (via ·wardle and Whitworth) to Bacup

From Salford to Prestwich, connecting to Road No.2

Chorley l\LB. Chorley R.D.

Audenshaw U.D. Denton .D. lHanchester C.B. Stockport .B.

Abram U.D. Golborne U.D. Hindley .D.

Leigh R.D . Runcorn R.D. \Vanington C.B. vVanington R.D.

Littleborough U.D. Wardle U.D. Whitworth U.D.

Rochdale C.B. Wardle U.D. Whit·worlh U.D .

Bury R.D. Prestwich U.D. Salford C.B.

Connection between Vic- Manchester C.B. tori a Avenue and Bury Old Road across Heaton Park, l\Ian-chester

Blackrocl Bye-pass Blackrod U.D.

Adlington to Chorley- Adlington U.D . \ •Vigan Road

Bacup E<1stem Bye-pass Bacup i.\I.B.

Road h rough the Chapel-en-le-Frith R.D. vVinnats and Bye-pa s

0'70 1'67 0"12

J ' 71 0'7G O'.j7 I

1"22

0'97 o·65 I'57

o·6g 2'08 I'OO

1'06

0'93 2'8-f 1

rg8

0'95

!'88

0'75

1 ' 30

o·5o

0'!9

0'19

0 '47

1'23

, f

i 75

6o

Go

6o

6o

70

Wiele Boulevardc

roo

50

50

20 4'29

25

IG 3'77

20 5'02

rg 3'80

2J

45

23

2'09

_ ___ :___t.:..:.o Castleton

The above particulars as to proposed regional or main district roads give the approximate total length of new roads as 256 -65 m1les, and the \\idening of exi ting road. as pati of such new roads as 79·22 miles; or, sub-divided into county areas:-

Cheshire .. Derbyshi re Lancashire Yorkshire (W. R.)

Tot als

1Vew Roads. TV icleninu existing Roads. 87·58 mile 26·97 miles. I· 8

r6s •37 " so·63 mil s. I ·82 , I·62

" 256 ·6s " 79•22 "

ombined total, 335 · 7 mile .

Total length of proposed roads

1{ • \ D ' con/in /It'd

56

'uh dh ision Th { II owing th li t of propos d regional or main district ul propU>io.'ll

a Is - \1 b-di\·i 1 d a fft'Ctina county and local authority r,•gional, l.'ll' ..

r a. areas

ro.uls within the h .>u-ion :-

New road Road widening . umlx•r Local authority arl.'a ------I ro.1d Lcugtl1 I Total Length l Total in mile:; in miles ,- --

HESHIRE ou TY.

1 'TY BOR l1 ,JI .\ RE.\ j, 30 tockport o·-t-.. l 0"71

l 33 o·s6

~ 1"91 2"1 I jl o·~o 0 "'.)0

5: O"I- o·5o

n R l.'GH .-\RE.\S-

Dukinfidd

.! Hydt• I" 50 0"76 J5 J":!j

1\ 2"75 o·g

3b 0"22

9 ~fil cl~_·ficltl 5"5-!- 5"54 O"II O"II

·- tnlybridao.' ... o·:?.- 0"23 _,

I 'RB.-\2\ .-\RE.\ S- I

.\ ldt•rl•y Ed~e l -~~ .\ltrindrun ... o·.-x 0"25 ) -1 o· 9

I".JO 0"25

~, A lnon-opon-~lt'rsl.'y ... _·oi .,. p 0"~2 3

Bollin~ton ... 0"""-.J. 0 "31 0"31 0 "37

Bo\\d n

'I Bn>dbury and Romiley 1"~2 1 "25

l '·I o·~- o ·6o I:J 3: o· ~ ·gz

o·H 3"20 . ' :n o·- 0"92

-9 hcadll' and Gatll'y ... ~-19 0"2 2"1-

6"3/ o ·67 ' , o·-- 0 "55 1"50 :l t -1- I"-t6

m ·I all

Hall' ...

57

New Number Local authority area ·oi road LengU1

in miles - -

CHESHIRE COUNTY.

URBAN AREAS-continued

37 H andforth ... ... ... ... -40 2'70

29 Hazel Grove and Bramhall 3'32 31 r ·6o 32 1"32 33 T' 80

- Hollingworth ... ... . .. -

43 Knutsforcl ... ... ... .. . 0'51 44 -45 0 '75

8 Lymm ... ... ... ... ... 0' 74

33 Marple .. . ... ... ... ... 0']8

- Mottram-in-Longdendale ... -37 Sale ... ... ... ... ... 0 ' 50 so 1'74

37 Wilms low .. . ... ... ... -41 1'15 44 0'40

- Yeardsley-cum-\Vhaley ... -

RURAL AREAS-

8 Buck low .. . ... ... .. . 2'70 29 6'.12 37 4'86 40 0 '25 43 g·82 44 3'19 45 2 '17 46 2'92 47 2'53 48 r· 8 r 49 0'14 50 r18

- Disley ... ... ... ... ... -

37 i\facclesfielcl ... ... ... 0 '57 38 0'67 39 2'68 40 r·oo 40A rs6

57 Run corn ... ... .. . ... 0'97

28 Tintwislle ... ... ... .. . o·8g

road I Tota l

I

I ) . 2'70 )

l 8 ·o~

-

) - I ' 26 \

0 '74

0 '38

-

I ~ 2'24

.) 'r 1'55 )

-

37'99

-

! 6·48

I 0'97

o ·S9

Road

Length in miles

o ·s r -

-1'!2 o·o8 --

-!'24 -

-

0'18

-

--

1"28 0'10

1'04

-

1'64 3 '87 0'19 -

1'16 0 '28 --

1'30 -

0'49 --

rSt -

0'38 o·g8 o ·5o

-

-

H ADS-conti11mcl

wid"ning Sub-division

of proposed

rcgiona I, etc. , roads

Total

) o·sr )

l 1'20

-

I ~ II I ' 2~

-

0'48

-

I II' -

I (

II 2'42

-

8'93

I· -

3'67

--

R D -continmd

ub-divL~ion

of prop sed regional, etc., roads

N umber of road

-

-

-

65

-

-

7 9

10 N. to S.

JO E. tovV.

12 15 17

II 1-:!

r6 r8

42 ·13 51 55 61

II

23 24 25 26

I a nd 2 3

20 22 59

I

sB

, __ New_ Local au thority area

L 'ngth jn miles

DERBYSHIRE COUNTY.

BORO Gil AREAS-

Buxton ... ... ... ... -

Giossop ... ... ... .. . -

RBAN AREA-

New Mills ... ... ... ... -

R URAL AREAS-

'bapel-en-le-Fri th ... ... r· 88

Glossop Da le ... ... ... -

llayfield ... .. . ... ... -

LANCASHIRE COUNTY.

cou ' TY BOROUGH . REASI-

Bolton... ... ... .. . . .. 0'95 1'97 -

0'.)6

1'73 r· So rq

Bury ... .. . ... . .. . .. 0'55 -

ySs r·oo

Man ches ter ... ... ... ... 0 '57 0 '57 o·6s !'67 o·g6

Old ham ... ... ... .. . -r· oo I'I4 O'II o·64

R ochclalt' ... ... ... .. . r 8o I'IO

1'45 0 '46 !'06

road Road widening

To tal Lcnglh Total jn miles ·-------

- - -

- - -

- - -

r SS - -

I

- - -- - -

I 0' ,12

) o·6r o·68

S·r5 - 2 '05

-0'34

_l -

) 0 '21

1 ~ !'00

T-10 - 1"2 1

-

? -

l 0 '1 3 ·l'-12 0'30 0 '43

) --

ll 0'40

l r ·oS 2·8g o·82 2'70

0'40 -

l o· SS

l -5'87 0 '75 1'63

--

59

C\V road Number Local authority a rea I

of road Length

I Total in miles

I LANCAS HIRE COUNTY. COUNTY BOROUGH AREAS-continued.

Salford I ) so ... "' ...

... 1

0 '73 0'73 6o - l 57 vVarrington . .. "' "' ... 0'6.) o ·6s

BOROUGH AREAS- I

26 Ash ton-under-L ync "' ... 0 '11 I 0'11 27 I - ) '

6.; Bacup ... ... '" ... I 0 '95 0'95

54 Chorley

... , 1'60 r·6o ... " ' "'

- Eccles ... "' "' "' - -

- Haslingden .. . "' ... ] - -1 and 2 H eywood ... ... ...

... 1 1'+1 ( 3 0'41 0'87 4'99 II

) I6 o ·68 I 8

I !'62

I and 2 Leigh .. . ... 0'93 I 1'63 ... ... ...

8 0'70 )

II Middleton ... ... .. . ... 2 "IO 2'10

- J\Iossley ... ... " . " . - -

- Rawtenstall ... " . ... - -

URBAN AREAS-

1 and2 Abram ... ". ... ... ... 2 '20 )

s6 1'7I I 3'91

63 Ad lington .. . ... ... ... I '65 1'65

I and 2 Ashton-in-Make rlirld ... .. . 3'73 ) 6 ·28

5 2 '55 ·i - Aspull ... ... ... ... ... - -

I and 2 Atherton ... ... ... ... I'95 7 - I ~ 3 '49 8 I ' 54

27 Auclenshaw .. . ... ... ... 0'35 ) 0'35

55 - ~-

I and 2 Bi llinge .. . ... ... ... l'3I I} 3 '02 4 I'71

I

h. AD -contimted

l~oad widening Sub-division

of proposed ·cgional, ct ., ·oads

l. ngth Total l in miles

l ----

0'76 I 1'99 J'23 I

- -

- I 0 ' 15 o·rs ~-

I ' J+ J'J4

0 '75 0 '75

- -

- --

l -- ---

- r·S9 ) !'89 I

- -

- -

- -

- -- )

- -

0'17 I 0'70 0 '53 )

- -

-0'95 I'I4 o·r9

I'45 l. 2'75 I'30 I - ) 1'70 1'70

h.O D. -continued

Sub-division

of proposed

regional, etc.,

roads

!\'umber of road

62

II

lJA

23

~~ 31 36 55

27

-JO

:--1. to 10

E. toW.

s6

5

rand 2 6

56

7

24 27

-

9

10 E. loW.

-

21 58

rand 2 9

IO N. LoS.

10 E. LoW.

17

Local authority area

LAN CAS HIRE COUNTY.

1JH.R'\ r AREAS----continued

Black rod ... ... ... ... 1

Chadderton ... ... ... . ..

Crompton ... ... ... ... Denton ... ... . .. ...

Droylsden ... ... ... . .. Failsworth ... ... ... . .. Fa~·nworlh .. . ... .. . ...

Col borne ... ... ... . .. H aydock ... ... ... . ..

Hindley ... ... ... ...

I Horwi ch .. . ... ... ···j Hurst ... ... ... . .. . ..

I nc -in-Makerfie ld ... ... Irlam ... ... . .. ... • .. 1

Kearsley .. . .. . . .. ... I ;

Lees ... ... ... . .. . ..

Li ttleborougb ... ... ...

Lillie Hulton ... .. . . ..

Little Lever ... ... . ..

6o

l\'ew road Road widening ----

Length Total Length Total

in miles in miles

I r·gS 1"98 - -

1"37 I 2"13 0"25 I 0"25 o·Sr i - I

- - 2"39 2"39

0"70

l 0 "25

l 1"26 -roo 3"74 o·6o 1"9+ o·o 1 ·og 0 "70 -

0"42 o·.p - -- - - -

0"33

~ o·6.f

l 1"03 o·64 0"70 -

0"76 0 "76 - -

r·oo roo 0 "49 0 "49

o ·68 1 ~- - t r-6+ 2"79 0"48 0"97 0 "47 I> 0"+9 I o·38 0"33 - -

- t I 0 "53 I 0"32 o·,s 0"32 \ 0"25 I

- - - -

o·oS o·oS I ·g8 1"98

0"52 0"52 - -

- - - -

r92 I 2"6! 0 "15 I o·6g - o·rs

) I 0"23

l -

l o·rg -o·6S 1"70 o·82 !"32

o·6o 0 "50

o·go o·go - ----

R D -contw~ted

6r

Sub-division New road Road widening of proposed • umber Local authority area

of road Length Total Lenglh Total r gional, clc. ,

in miles in miles roads

LANCASHIRE COUNTY.

URBAN AREAS-continued

I a nd 2 l\iilnrow r8I

'l l 2I I·8o 0"02 22 o·82 ''" 43

0"40 23 0"38

5 rewton-in-Makerfield 2"01 2"0I

I Norden

6o Prestwich 1"30 I "30 I I I Radcliffe

···I 1"56

( 'l

12 0"38 I4 0 "30 6·8+ o·og r6 0 "23 ) I7 4"37 o·og

I Ramsbollom

IIA Roy ton

···I 0"78 I 2"02 0"34 23 1"2+ r 0"34

50 Strelford .. . ... ...

I o ·8o I 1"33 1"95 51 o·25 r I"05 0"62

1 and 2 Swinton and Pendlebnry ... 0"70 I 50 0"63 I

1"33

Totlington ...

13 Turton ... 4"12 I 6"70 !"52

I ~ 2"26 l4 2"58 ) 0 "74

rand 2 Tyldesley-witb-Shaker!ey .... 2"39

~ 9 r·I6 3"55 0"38 r·r6 10 o·7S

N. to S.

37 Urmston o·rg 0"19 0 "57 0"57

58 Wardl e 2·o8 I 3"01 I 59 0"93 r r

7 Wcstboughton 1" 33 ll 1·6r 0 "95 I 0"95 s o·28 ( J.

1 and 2 Whitefield .. . r ·o5 o·6g

~ I7 1"07 2 ·88 o·6g r8 0 "76

5s Whitworth ... 1"00 3"84 o·rg

59 2"84 0"19

rand 2 ·worsley 2"67

1:-5"38

o·8 r o·8 r 49 2"71

I ----·

H. i\ . ·-continued

Sub-division

of proposed

regional, ct ., roads

J~oad

imprO\'CI11L' I1tS not cnnmeraled

Jnmber of road

r and 2

37 19 50

1 and _ II 12 14 16 J8 Go

51

8 9

57

5 8

52 57

23 25

Local authority area

LANCASHIRE COUNTY. I R RAL AREAS-

Barlon-npon-I rwcll ... ... /

Bu ry ...

horlcy

Leigh ...

Limch urst ...

\\'arrington... ...

YORKSHIRE COU NTY.

URBAN AREAS-

Saddlcworth

Sprioghcad ...

... ,

62

cw road.

Lcnglh Tolal in miles

0'78 o·96 ?.'37 o·96

3 '52

;1 ' 01

0'41 0 '9< 0'70 z · r8 o·8o

2 '00

2 ' 72 1'22

0 '38 2'60 I'72 0'70

0 '2-1 1"58 6'93 1'57

I '12

0'70

5'9-f

Road wid ning.

Length Tolal i.n miles

0'57 o·5-

0'67 o· rC) O'J<)

0 '67 0 ' -17

I'Lf

0 '95

!'62

2 ' 57

\ 3 ' 51

~ o·6s

Vi here a local authorit) is not indicat ed in the foregoing lists as being affected by a road proposal it should not be a sumed that snch an auth rity will not be required to make any provision in a statutory town planning scheme as affecting roads in its particular district. In the area of ach local authority road widenings and alignment not forming part of the projects ennmerat d will be necessary on almost all first and second-class roads as classified by the Ministry of Tran p rt , and al o on many district roads.

MAN HESTER & DISTRICT SCHEME

LEOAD MAPl

REFERENCE

EXISTING FIRST CLASS ROADS

SUGGESTED ROADS

EXISTING ROADS WIDENED

Scale rf Mile.~· L 2. ~ 4. 6

I

Tl~ l\lWA Y. ·, ET .-continued

Services for dcvelor menl of new areas

Railways

Canals

must be paid to their use by pas nger public s rvice vehicles, and suffici nt width secured to enabl such v hides to operate without unduly r stricting the available road space.

The establishment of new areas of development, either for residential or industri al purposes, primarily require efficient pa senger transportation, and it must be recognised that development of such nevv areas will in a large mea ure depend upon such faciliti es being made available .

RAILWAYS AND CA ALS.

The maps facing this page and page 66 indicate in skeleton form the principal railways and canal within the Region.

As will be observed, the Region is well served by railway , and f w n w lines will be needed to meet suggested future development.

The next need as affecting the rail service of the R gion is the lectrifying of suburban lines for passenger tran port.

Conferences with chief officials of the principal railway companies operating in the Region have been held, and support has been promised in the carrying out of various proposals under the regional scheme. The questions of electrifying various suburban lines and the proYision of new halts or stations have been discussed, and the railway companies have several projects in v1ew.

R sp t ing canals · it i evid nt that full u e is not made by traders of the facilities for water carriage of goods. In additi on to rail and road faciliti s , direct ocean connection via the Manchester

hip anal is obtained within the Region through the following barge canals :-

bridg water Bolton and Bury

hton ' to kport ald r and H •bblc

St.. Helens

Leeds and Liverpool Rochdale Hudders:field Macclesfield Peak Forest Wigan and Leigh

Fn:,airr; lihitraws slletr)ti tlttlJ

li'rulu'n!J , 'frrlrt'll5 slttrr 'lt tfzrt:>

R nroduced Jtom tne Ordnance Survey Map. with the sanction of he Oonrrol/er of rl.M. Stationery Office.

I I

W0RTLI5Y

.n .u.

/

Jltewn tlt.u.s ,_

of Map, with the sanction ionery Office.

JVOR'7"LeV

R .n.

POI ULATIO AND TR F -.rc MO EME TT.

The following approximate figures of population are interesting

as illustrating the necessity for all means of transport being u. eel

and effccti\·ely operated if the requirements of the Region are to be sat isfied, indnstrially and otherwise :-

Resident witltin a raclins from th c ntr of Manch st r of-

ro miles arc 2,050,000 persons.

I5 3,000,000

? --J 4·500,000

so " " ro,soo,ooo "

The total population of England and Wales (rgzr census) was

37 ,886,6gg.

J/anclu·slrr S/ri'fi Cunn i Colll/trrll)'.

GE:<~ERAL .-\tR \'tEW oF l\IA::-:cll.ESTER S!ltP A!'L\L AND DocKs AT SALFORD.

Statistics of popu lation

P P 'L '\TI 1, ]<;r c. co 11lillltcd

Traffic flow

lhroughou t R egion

66

In rat io to area it should be noted that the l~egion forms the ntre of the most densely-populated portion of England, an l, as uch,

the traffic flow is comparativ ly heavy throughout . On this basis, having regard t o the geographical ituation of th R gion in r l ation to t he Port of J\Ianche ter and th s al oard, it is probabl that through the Region passes a larger tonnage of good , raw mat rials , food tuffs, and manufactured or semi-manufactured articles, than through any othf'r a rea of similar size in Gr at Britain.

.Jinuclu•Jtn· Slup Cnnal Cc,m}nii J'.

SJI IPP I XG 1:-1 Xo. 9 DocK, i\IA XC II ESTER HIP C.·\:<AL.

Zoning: its meaning

68

Part IV. - ZONI N G.

GE ERAL OTES.

The t erm " Zoning," as applied to Town Planning, is g nerally underst ood to mean the allocation of areas to the uses for which they are best uited, and t he distribution of those areas in such a way that they will bear proper relationship with one another.

The pri ncipal u.e arc-Business, Indu trial, Residential , and Recreational.

Zoning. in a broad ense al o has reference t o such matters as den ity of bu!.ldinu~ , _pace about buildings, and heights of buildings, pronsJO regardino- the re~mlation of which must be inserted in e\'CI)" lO\Hh plh:mnn.m.~ scheme.

General m llie JlillflejplJI.lf.atitii\OJllll of a regional cheme it i necessary that a considerations yerry lbJmOialldl TI<f·\\\\«llff:~:g;sllJLould be taken : not only must consideration

be gH\\lC'.Il!l itriD 1t1lne: ~itiiClllBJJ of are - around exi t ing t owns for various JPllllllfJP~l!SL'<;, lblrurft :aillsm> ih01 itllme predominant character of a town or district :at· .;a \\\'i'lliKoilk. Jftt .S llllif'illneo:- -::;entia1 or de irable t hat every to-vvn should lbc~ semmii-iinu.«1lmil.ri:aill .aum.d residential although in many cases it may lble llllD.ll;:u:\\-lO'nW!lb~le'- H iis generally more economical t o group indushies a.romud :suniiit;aJlbDe oentres, and pre~erye other towns or di t ricts prim«mly :!for .Jre:Sidential purpo es.

It i also important that all zoning hould be considered in relation to communication . open spaces, and other matters, and all towns and district throughout the Region co-ordinated , so that the most harmonious deYelopment possible may be obtained.

Ach·a11.lagcs of In the matter of zoning, as with all other aspect s of tovvn planning, zoning it shoul d be recognised that t here is no intent ion t o ignore the rights

of owners, to inflict hardships, or t o make any p rovisions which wi ll cause d prcciation of propert y values ; on the contrary, under a scient ifi system of zoning, land and propert y values will be largely st abilised, and the result will be t o the mutual advantage of all concerned.

ZONIN _,, GF 1ERAT.-co11/ inucd

6g

Under a system of zoning property own r are afforded protection against many injuries in respect of which t hey have no r medy at pre ent. F or ex;-tmple, a desirabl rc idcntial a rea may be s1 oi lt, and its value depreciated, by the e tablishment therein of a fact ry, or some undesirable buildings, whereas und r a system of zoning this wou ld not b permitted.

lmfwria l AtTin/ } 1fu, to Co.

TYPTCAL ExA~IPLE OF NCO:'-ITROLLED BUILDING DEI-:S ITY A:'<D LAY-OUT,

iVIA NCJI ESTER.

Protection would in a imilar wa.y be afforded to a comm rcial or industrial area ; it would not be penni sible for land in uch an area to be used for any purpose which would be detrimental to th businesses or undertakings est ablished ther in . or oc upied t the detriment of industrial expansion.

Generally, the principle is that land hould be put to the most convenient uses having regard to the r quirements of the district as

a whole .

l01 JN(; . CE lERAL--contin ucd

Compensation

ancl bcllrnncnt

70

/mfi,•nnl /lt-nn! Plto!o Co .

T YP ICAL ExAMPLE oF CoNTROLLED Bu!LDTNG DExsnv A:<:D L AY-OUT, M ANCllESTER.

In t he prep aration of a tovm planning scheme there may arise qu stion of comp nsation owing to some restrictions as to the use of land and other matters, but the question of betterment, i .e., t he increas d valu of land due to the making of a town planning cheme, mu t ::tlso be taken into con ideration , and t he general opinion is held t hat by setting one claim against t he other beti:erment as ists in balancing any claim for compensation. F or example, a local authority mi ght reasonably establish a claim :for betterment by the provision of a publi c open space, t he permanent amenities so provided materially improving t he value of t he adj acent lands. It hould, however, be noted that cl aim for compensation cannot be sustained in relation t o provisions contained in a st atutory t own planning scheme approv d l1y t he i\Iinist r of Health, r gulating the space about buildings, OT

of th ir height, or character, or l imiting the mm1ber of buildings to be rectcd on a giv n area, or prov;swn which might have been contained in bye-law ·, or arc similar to provisions in respect of which no compensation is payable under a general or local Act of Parli ament .

z ~I (~. ~T~ ' E RAL- COJ/ItiiiiCd

7I

Zoning generally must b exercised with care, and eYery int re t fully cons1dered in the framing of regulati ns.

The rebuilding of towns is con t ant ly t aking pla e and unless town plans ar prepared in conjunction with town planning hem s a repetition may occur of many of t h evils which town planning is designed to remedy or prevent . 'uch t own plru1s f r d velopecl area would provide for new streets and the im1 rovement of existing on s · prescription of new building lines ; open spa es ; the siting of civic centres where such do not already exist ; r strictions as to heights of and space about buildings ; zon ing and other matters which may b n cessary t o bring any particular part or parts of th towns into ]Jroper relati onship and gen ral conYenience, or into archit ctural setting and harmony, and fo r the improvement of the towns g nrrally .

PROPOSE D ART Cr;lnRE, i\L\:-; C IIEST ER. .1/nm/Jt·.slrr ( mforaliml.

t the p r sent time the Town I Ianning Act , rgzs, do s not apply t o the regulation of built-up ar as as such, and any town plan for develop .d a r as can only be prepared by agreement wit h th pe rsons interested, or under a special ct of I arli ament. N verthelc s, unless such town plans are prepared , any town planning schemes for the adj acent unde,·eloped land must be prepared in isolation, and no co-ordinat e linking up with the main structure C3.11 re. ult.

Planning of hnilt -np ~reas

Treatment of pa rli:lllydcvclopcd a reas

·conomy in conccn l ration oi lcve lopmcn t

72

PROPOSED Crvrc CE:\TRE, BoLTO:\ .

In many inst anc s, in dealing with semi-de,·elopcd areas, it will b f und that a change of u~e r of land becomes de irablc . , uch may occur in r sp ct of a partially-built up residential a rea, t he further clevelor m nt of which as uch has cea eel owing to the development of aclj a ent lands for indu t rial purpose . uch an area, although its us is at pres n t residential, may with ad ,·antage be included in the industri al a r a where it is apparent t hat such should be the proper form oi future development . It would only be suggested that such an a rea houlcl c ase t o be residential as and when redevelopment t ak s pla or the xpansion of the indu tri al undertakings warrant th chang of u er.

concentrated form of cle ,·elopment, whether industri al, r si l nti al, or business, is, generally speaking, preferable to a straggling growth, and much more desirable as regards economy and conven ience.

vVh r industrial un d rtakings are grouped t ogether economies an b · ffectecl in the p rovision of railway sidings, industrial roads,

pow r supply, and so for th. An excellent illu ·i:rat ion of this may be found in the development of the Trafford Park Est ates, Stretford, Iancl1f'ster. orne industrie. , however, rely upon special natural

r sources, and in such ca es gro uping t o any ext nt may not be prac ti cable .

r G ' NER L- co11tinueri

73

lmjh'r irrl A l·rin l l'hfJIO Co.

! NDl' STR! AL DEVELOPMENT, TRAFFORD PAR K, STRETFORD.

Among the advantages contingellt to distinct forms oi development, whether for industrial or residential purposes, may be mentioned the following :-

Economy of service economy in transport and other facilit ies for indu tri al undeliakings ; clearer atmosphere and more plea ant surroundings in re idential areas ; provision of easily accessible and favourably situated ducational and recreational facilities ; est abli hment of JV JC and busine s centres ; better provi ion for the m ntal recr ation or relaxation of the people in the fo rm of libraries, t heatres, concert halls, etc .

There exist :n the Region several towns and villages possessing much civic life and activity, and which would form excellent nucle i for desirable residential development, part icularly as some of the e are already pro\ ided wi th railway facili·i: i s, and easy approaches to main roads. , ome of the village , e pecially in the sout h and sout heast of the Region , arc Yery charming, and it is mo t desirable t hat their characte r should be retained, and not spoilt by the d velopment which might take place.

Advantages of disti nct forms of development

uclc i of rcs icl n tial d w· lopmcnt

Allenlion lo s urface geology

Review oi existing conditions

P hysical

ENJ!.J( I .-contin ned

7-1-

In cting zones, attention should be paid to surface g ology, so that n luabl mineral l posit , or speci ally fertile land may b l ft fre for working, healt hy sub oils allotted for resid ntial purpo e and uitabl ground for hca,·y industri -·

From the foregoing remarks it will be appr ci ated that any consid ration of zoning the Region for the purpose of regulating Inturc development and guiding such deYelopment on practical lines, r quires a Yery full re\'iew of existing conditions.

A seriou difficulty in the wning of the Region also arises from the onfig uration of the land.

The I gion , xcluding a 1 ortion on the south-ca t side, may b ompared to an incomplet e saucerlike formation with a high, ont inuous edge, except where broken by valley , running roughly

round t wo-thirds of the outside of the Region , from a point north north-w st and t hence cast and outh- a t to a point sonth-ea t the remaining dgc of the formati on on th we t , south-\\·est , and south b ing broken by the g neral fall of the land to the valley of the River Ier ey .

onsiderabl port ion of the north , eas!, and sout h-east part of t h Region are extremely hilly, in many inst ance with an alt itud ov r r,ooo :feet, and the abrupt cont nrs ent irely prohibit any attempt at zoning for building purposes . As already indicated , large tracts of this land are already natur:tl rese rves· in the nature of rough moorland, and sen · as gathering-grounds :for the water supplies of statutory und rtak r , and as nch they are nece sarily not available for devclopm nt .

This incomplet sauccrlike :formation causes the flow of all trcam and wat rcour e into one main riYer, i .e., the Mer ey . The

oui.lin map fa ing page 7 indi at es the drainage a rea of the Ri Yer '1 rs y and its tributaries :from and above a point at \iVarrington.

An addit i nal feature of the Region is the extended finger-like formation of n umerous ridg s of higher land, parti cularly in the north, which permit zoning t o be attem.pi.ed only in th contiguous valleys.

.h Eh.Al.-colllillllcd

75

On the other hand, in the centre, the \\·est, the sout h-we. t , and the south portions of th Region opposite characteristics are pr cnted in the nature of comparati,·ely flat land with c r·i:ain undulations. lVIuch of the south and south-we. t po1i ions of the R .gion arc sit uate on or in proximity to the great Che hi rc Plain, and few eli fficulti s a re likely to be encountered in determining th 1 cat ion of the land most suitable for effective zoning.

Certain areas, of relativ ly small extent , in proximity to riv r

and watercourses are li able to periodical Boeding, and will therefore ha, ·e to be excluded from any considerations of immediate de\·elopment for building purposes; in fact, . uch a reas might be reserved as op n belts of country at nominal outlay.

The centre of the Region , and t he a rea imm cli ately adjacent Jnduslrial

thereto, is already highly de,·eloped , and, apart from social and recrcati ve facilities, accommodates very many industri al and com-merci::tl ::tctiv·:ties . This highly de ,·eloped state of affair an he best c·mphasised lJy the fact that the clay populat ion ,f lHanc-hc. t er and

alford alone is est imated a.t upwards of I , so,ooo p rsons.

The portion of the l~egion lying to the north-west, notih, and cast of the central area is also de,·cloped, bnt in a lesser degr e than the central area, for industrial and commercial purposes . ::\Iany comparati\'ely brge t owns are situate in this porti on of the Region.

The ma nufacture of textiles (incl ucling woollen ). and relat cl industries form the principal industries of the towns in t h n 1ih and east of the Region, whilst coal mining is one of the principal

inclu tries of the western area. The south an 1 so uth-we t area is m ainly agricultural , with som fairly larg , but scatt reel, r siclcntial towns and villages .

It h as been st at ed, with ome authority, that the Region, tak n a a whole, constitutes th most hi ghly clcYeloped commer ' ial and industrialised area of its size in th world. Th' four principal industries and occupations carri d on in the Region, in nrcl r of, anci in relation to the number of persons employed, ar :-

Textiles . . Met::l ls Commerce and Finance Transport

358,6ro persons empl oyed rsr,r8o

130,040 IOJ,640

" " "

l'h 1 1 t~· r

1.011 i ng m bt au lw;is 11 ly.

Primnr • l' nnsit.kmti n

Tn len ling with the ·hara te r zonin · of the Region the Committee hns t lwrdn re nnt att'rnpt' 1, at t his ta.o-c, to go b >yond the treatment ( r I hL Sll bj ect otlwr t han n a \' ' I'Y broa l ba is .

Tl i~ lParly of great importance to the \\·elfare of t he inhabitants )f i ht l~ l'gion thnt omc lnrae t racts of land should be kept free from lnildings. an l r ervad for thl' raisin&' of food tuff for the vast pnpu latit n n.: ict ·nt with in t he Rcr!i n: for recrcati'i· purpo es : or as SJ al'cs wher ' rural ~lllTottndings arc obtainahle at ac c · ib1 ' distances fro m llll' brgc town .

F uU v n~al i · ing frnm the outset that :t "Tea portion of th H. 'rrion is nn indn trial on , primary c nsideration has been given to futun~ tl ' wlopmcnt f r in lw;trbl 1 urpo::e::. and to -ecnrin n· economic,

01 1\'Cnien t. nncl prop'r c -relation of the ind ustrial a reas with those for ' mm.' r ial, re_ idcntial, rc re:t ional. 01· o her pmpo es .

Parti ' L hlr ' ndeu \'Om lw. - been din~c e towards proposils for the . nc nt ration f future d vdnpmen ronnd c ntre already c· l"hli.::hcLl r p r posed. :mtl ::t pn~n~ntion of tbc \·ariou centr · bl' 'oming mcrgl d. thus Cl'l':ttinu hucre agalomcrations of btick and m nr tar .

. \Hh uah the ommittc ·- propo. ·:tl.: are in outline only, and in th, nni n in li ute th' future d ,·elopment of tmde.-eloped area , e 'i·e.ry e1T 1-t ha· been ccn red n the a.llccatiou of nch are - for pecific purp .e and a.ll 1 ·u authoritie are urged to proceed without delay wit h tht p1 pa.rai. i n f :ch m - of zoniuo- based upon the propo al in lic:-ttl'd on the Jar"' ::tl map accompanyin thi- repod .

~ ta il d z ning , affecti.na town and di- icls which have alr',u.ly tl.s·um l mmerci::tl and indtrtrial pects and where n.:-sidt>nlial and indu tria.l ~u·ea are o-m.inaled, i- e· entially a que tion for e,1ch local ·mthority. and mu::t b dealt \\ith by the preparation of •tailed scheme: of re-deYelopment. either indi,·idually or in ~onjun tion \\'ith the suauested statutory cheme· for decentrali eel

Tn \pplying zonin.:r regulations to industrial area.., effort h ould IX' mtdc t rt-duc th(' p &-ibility of nui$3llces ari.:::i.ng from the emLsion of -:.mo-t'. and , as far<~~ po.:::sibl . for indu.:tries to be caiTiecl on \\-ithout 'n.•·tti.ng tmpi~..·:Lant nditions. The u· of electlicity and oth r nonofi't>n~iw fonns of heating. liglltina. and power .:::hould be encouraged ,md r('qnir~d wheren~r po.::-ible.

C~ '""'J l/l>un'.Nn71'~ /.vrtl J(Idh'"'l/.1' D~:.u11dhr~ Pan,P, fk.utdn,/'01":.•

R•produccd from the Ordnance Suruey Map, with the sanction nfthe Oontroller of H.M. Stationery Office.

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sta ndard table

of ~haracll' r

Z011l'S

Tn ~ut v detailed zoni ng of an arl.'n, whdh 'I' 'mtroll ing the developm ut of an und w lop d arctt or tht' 1 ~ l 'Wlt pment of a built-up a r a, th Committ ~ c nsi<h 1-s it le:-irahlt'. \\'h.~tt' \''1' possibl . t o adopt a ·tandard tabl' of 'hara tt'r zont·~ whkh nigh bl' < me n.p lica ble throuo-hout t he RLaion .

. \ ceortlingly th' t.tllt nf ~h.u'\u;t 'r z nes on paO'' Jl ha been t.:nnsitl 'I'' 1 .md lP! n n•ti b~- tht' (ununittt't', and is r commend d to all h ··d amh ritil.'s .ts a ba~is mad rruidc.

zo II'\G, GL 'ERAL- COI/{ll/lf{'d

79 TA RLE OF CHARACTEn Zo.·Es.

Zone Buildi11gs which may

be erected without Council's

ron~c7lt-t.

I. - R cs iden t ia l Spec:ia l. l Dwe lling-house

f 1.-Residen tial General. Dwelling-bouse Residential building

fll.-Business . . Shop Business premi><'S Place of assem bl y

I \'.-Industrial ~pecial.. Industrial b uilding Business premises

V.- fn dustria.l Genera l . Industrial building Shop

VI. -Undelermined

V1 f. -Agricultural ..

Business premises

Dwelling-house R esident ial building

F arm dwelling-house Farm buildings of all

kinds

Buildin!?S wMch may only be erected

with Cou11cil"s COilSCII/

Residential bu ilding Shop Place of as embly School Special building

Shop Place of assembly School Institution Business premises Industrial building Special building

Dwelling-house Residential bui lding School r nstitntion Industrial building . pc:cial building

Dwelling-house Residential building Shop School Ins ti tution Place of asseml.Jiy Special building

Residen tial building Place of assembly Building for noxious

industry Special build ing

Shop Business pn·miscs Place of assembly School -Insti tution Industrial building Bni!di.ng for noxious

industry ~ peci..al building

Dwclling-hou<;e Residential building Shop Business prcmi es Place of a.Escmbly School Institution Factory or building

necessary to the preparation for marketing pur-po es of agricultural or horticultural produce

Special building

Buildings 120/ to be erected

Inst itution Business prcmisc·s Industria l building Building for noxious

industry

Building for noxious industry

Building for noxious industry

Building fo r nnxious industry

Dwelling-house School Inst itution

Industria l building Building for noxious

industry

• In all cases the approval of plans by a local authority under local buildmg bye laws will be rcquirC'd.

Z Nl TG, GE TE R L- coutiwtcd

Definition oi classes of buildings

8o

The definitions of the various clas es of building set out in the prec cling table of character zones are as follows :-

" Dwelling-house " means a house designed for use as a dwelling for a single family, together with such outbuildings as are ordinarily required to be used therewith.

' Re identiCil building" means any building, other than a dwelling-hou e, de io11ed for use for human habitation , together \\"ith uch O!Jtbuildine-s as are ordinarily required to be used therc\\·ith and includes a hotel and a residential club.

~hop" means a building designed for the purpose of carrying on retail trade.

Industrial building ' means a building designed for use as a factory or work hop within the meaning of the Factory and " 'orkshops Acts, rgor and 1907, and includes a warehouse .

' Building for noxious industry "means an imlustrial building designed for the pmpose of carrying on any industry mentioned in the schedule to the scheme. (NoTE.-Each scheme will contain a schedule of noxious industries.)

' Business premises ' me<U1s a building designed for use as an office or for other business purposes, not being a shop or industrial building.

' Place of assembly" means a building designed for use as a town hall, theatre, concert room, lecture hall, place of public worship, or other place of public assembly, whether used for purposes of gain or not, and includes a non-residential club.

' School ' means a building designed for use as a college or school.

" Institution "means a building designed for use as a hospital, workhouse, asylum, or other public or charitable institution, other than a place of assembly or a school.

" Special building " means a building designed for any use other than one of the uses for which the buildings herei nbefore defined are designed .

Z ~ IN<~-continued

I ND , TRIAL OR Ol\1 lERCI L.

'.fhe industrialisation of the Region has creat d immen t ransport difficulties which are incr a ing by reason of the rapid growth in the use of motor road v hicles. The road tran port in the main is considered to be of regional origin, and the volum or amo unt of local or internal transport connected with the operation (Jf the \'arious indu tries established in the I egion is not yet fully appreciated . The immediate need is for better fac ili ties for local or internal communication by road, more particularly in connection with th various branches of the textile and engineering industries and transport undertaki ngs.

TRAFFIC Co:-.~GESTION CAUSED BY SLOW MOVING VEHICLES , MA:-.ICHESTER.

The traffic return t aken under th direction of the ommittee on the zznd June, rgzz, indicated that the area within a five mile radius of the centre of Manchester bears the heavie t proportion of the road traffic of the Region. According to this return, over 4r,ooo vehicles during a daylight period of rz hours entered and left, on main roads

J rn porta nee of impro\'ed road facilities

Traffic congcs t.ion in central area of Hegion

2 TNG, lNDL~ 'Th.JAL OR Ml\lER L\l.-colltillucd

a us s of congestion

U~IOJb

iimJ<dlmo11llli.;WJ ~

' z

only, th ar a " -ithin a tw mil' radiu of 'aint nn s quar , :.\Ianche·t r. Thi return wa tak n on a normal week-day and at a time of n"tremc depr - ion in trade. It is estimat d that a traffic return taken now would reveal a 30 to 40 per cent . increa e on the ri ue qu ted. and bj rea on of th rapid growth of road tran port it is qui e probabl th increa e will reach roo per cent. by the y ar 1930. From hi~ "ill be aathered ome idea of th magnitude of the probl m hat ha- to be faced if facility of commmucation, upon which indu trial

and commercial prosperity largely depend , i to be maintained and impro-ved-th improv ment and wide1ung of main roads and th provi ion of new ones . to cope with th increasing road traffic, mu t involve a larg xpenditure of publi money, much of which will b wa ted if not pent on a o-ordinat d plan of \YOrk a indicated herein.

ar ful examina ·on of th atr e- of traffic conge tion re' eal that the _ a e of affai1.:: in the central area i due palily to the haphazard itin of mdu;;niaJ and commer ial premi e and to a lack of iTCcuJmll]hrnemr road facili ·es. and indicate that the locali ation of

mdlllblbriiuull if':x-pnuiJL.qonrn m prede ennined area will a i t local authoritie m ~ \\\iiili lbrn.ffic mowment and in economically improving U1ID1!lcdl. Jfa11~- m e past the lack of control over the iting 101Jf IDJDcdi.I!DSrnuull. .J!lllllf:mll- -. and the growth of new re idential area. , llu;IDs liDif'lo.e. ··ttUIJ. ~~rlL :aurnd still nece itates, local authorities expending ~~ $UI1llllll5. todf pnnlbllic money in "idening and improving innumerable :s;tlmtte • mttlln•onmit eJffecti,·ely producing the facility of movement which IS nlll{)l\\\1 - I !1]1 n-.

The Region in the main being an industrial one, the proposed nod ria! areas. as indicated on the large scale map, have been placed in conjunc ion with exi ting facilitie of communication by road. rail . or water, or where the arne can be provided, and the system of ·u gested arterial road i link d up with the proposals.

Where public ervices already exi t, or can b made available, has also been con idered, together with the que tion of direct communication \\ith main local c ntre , the Manchester hip Canal, he coast. and town out ide the Region.

It i5 con idered that ample area allowance has been made for indu;;trial expan ion for a con iderable time to come, and the casual establi hment of industrial plants throughout th Region, otherwi ·e han in the area indicated , should be discouraged.

3

It i most nece ary that industrial de\· •lopml(;nt !>hmdd fN properly regulated and economic co-ordination be!we~n ,u~h ar •as and the re iden ial areas secured.

Propo als for ontroJling ru-~vcloprw:-nt on {ktaill;'d lin' ~md the fixing of densitie otherwise han in a gcncml ~my ha* rwt h<~~:n

attempted by the Committee, an'l the pmJJf.6ab indicated on ~bt<:: l•~r~e

cale map arc in broad ou line only.

Large tracts of Jand within the lu:~on are prc-cmsn'dcllllitly 'l>Uit~tM~: for the creation of new residen ial districts.. ln. imlk.atrPW' atr~%11:

mainly for r idential use an endeanmr has ~et:n ~ ~1 R)lH~~-i~B~~

for a belt of open country Q separate th~ pm~d Jri~:$i~~~ i:atO .ulllld industrial areas.

The linking up of the propc.1.5<f:'d re5idt-ntltru ar11:a~ ~~ott&~ exit no~ ;.ttn~~t

proposed means o[ communication Jbi4l!S aoo t.l'L'\f.:'tm QD'dlutDUr ~r.·rtvllll:. iidl..~tn.~d

in formuJating the uggestions J[(Jr rlfSid4:'mitnaU tr~JrYa[Oif~U1l..-!t.

As a guide, the Commi ·tee su.ngg~tt lhl~JilUl">UIIDg l&.1llJ..;,.'JI·tt}* iim 11nub;;m ;;)llt\f::aJ."!i

-hould no be permi ed 0 e::o::ceed an <tL~\((:'Jr•ug.e l)lj[ 12 lhtlf~ f;$ [If~ an~

gro - acre, and in nrral areas ..,. ]uJ()I~ i[(()l illh..'e: ~lf~ al(I'Jr~. Utm ~n~

application of detailed zoJill.inJg adjdi!Cle'lll[ it~; 'UJWllll :atJr~k~ t.'al: • ~\illlll :aur· ~~

probably where it will be ~D}· w WTa~ 1tThlli:: tdke·tlll'\'trtly funl.&ii~Ult~t<ll~

but i . coa.o:.idered ha: m llll()l ~ :;lbJI()l1!Dlld :at !OC"!n)$jj1!J' lb\1~ r~·amiiKff~~:·(.(ll

exceeding 20 houses per gu:-o.» dllCll"e.

$!fill(.' l:16

~~"'iil«k·U~i;d

Ulll<ll••t~lt~ ~ll•t ::iitty

I E. 'JDENTI L- contimted

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P ROCRE. . or H U l r G FRO~l T il E Y EAR I 20.

E RECTED ABOUT 1820. J/aucllt'sfer CtJrjJorntion .

.flttJtcln:stcr Cor)tJJ a !ion . ERECTED A BOUT 1 8 45.

ZONi t , , RE IDENTTAL-conli111tcd

5 PROGR ESS OF H OUS ING-collti11ued .

A J3ACK PASSAGE. . 1/rtudtcsli·r ('ruforttlitJJI,

E RECTI::O ABOUT 1 870. .llfluc/lt'slt·r Corfwralinn.

r . HE. rDE T[ AL-contimted

86

l' f{OCHE. S OF 110 ING-contiuued.

,lfnndlt's!~:r Crw)ornliou.

ERE TED .\ 13 UT Igq.

ZONI , R '. IDE1 T IAL-contimted

PROGRE S OF HO SIX contillued.

ERECTED ABOUT 1922. Jlunrht'Sitrr,,rf, rrtlllw.

Ei<i::C'IED ABOUT 1922. lhmck•l<rC<!rJ rnli"

ZO TN .-contimtcd

N essily for provision of open spaces

Parlicu Iars of existing public opt•n spaces

RECREATIO AL.

It i g ncraJl ace pt d t o-day that t he provi ion of open spaces J'i a nc cs. ity ; parks . re rcation groun 1 , and playing-fi lds cannot b consid re 1 lux uries. but es enti aL. Th health c ntentment and onscqnent wo rking ca1 acity of a community, '" ry largely depend

upon 'X r 1 and outdoor r cr ation part icularly in a large indu tri al ar a such a t hi , where by far the gr at r portion of workers are ompcll d to .p nd many hour a day in a clo e atmo phere ; and

\\·h r there cxi t o many thickly-populated district , the provision of m an - for outdoor recreati n is of vital imp01iancc.

The need of t he pcopl in r sp ct of playgrounds for chilclr n , pla)ing-fi ld f r thos wishing to take p 01.ri. in game , and parks and re reation ground , wh re all can cure quiet and enj oym ent amid t plea ·ant ' UITounding .. is hown by the growing d -mand for such faciliti _.

pen spaces can ther fo r b cla. silled a. follows :

Large I ark and r ervat ions. Recreation grounds or smaller park llaying-fi ld or <tthlet ic grounds.

mali p1aygroLmd for ch]clr n.

Ther ;sin the R g·on approx·mat ely 5,000 acre. of land publidy own d, and used fo r purpo es of out door recreation . This land, conta in d in about soo sepa rate open spaces may be classified as f ll ows :-

N'lt1nbfr T otal acres

(r) Large parks and r s rvation of 5o acre and up wards in ext nt . . I7 r ,goo

(2) R cr ation ground or small· r I arks over 5 acres r6o 2,000

(3) Playing-fi lds or athletic grotmd over 5 acres s o 550

(4) mall playground for children 265 soo

The open spaces appear t o be fairly venly eli tributed throughout t h R gion , wh th · r taken as a whole or in particular group of t owns, and vary from -~ acre to I 7 I acre in ext nt ; Heaton Park, Manchester, b ing an xception . and containing an area of 6.~2 ac res .

z

8g

Ten local authorities in the Region have not pro\ id d any public op n pace, and whilst the area of some of these local authoriti s may be situated within ca y access of moorlands or oth r op n coLmtry, it should be r cognised that pullic op n spac's or recreation grounds are very de irable, and should be secured by all lo al authorities.

The provision of mall playground. for hildren does not app ar to have receiv cl the att ntion necessar . Included und r it m (4) above there are only 9 playgr uncls under 2 acres in ext nt, and provided by 54 local authorities.

vVith regard t separate playing-fields wh th r or n t atta h cl to larger parks, these have only b en provicl d by 33 local authorities.

Taking th total of 5,ooo acres of public own lla ncl LL cl for th purpose of recreation, including common lands, m moria] parks, t ., this means that for ev ry 6oo of the total por ulation of th R gion there is only one acre of 1 ublic own cl land for r cr ative purpos s. V/hil t this may be considered as not altog ther unsatisfactory in a Hegion such as thi . , there is still a gr at need for fmihr r open spa es, particularly so as population and building denlopmcnt incr as s.

In addition to the open spaces referred to th re are many oth rs privately owned, such as golf courses, football and cri kct groun ls, tc. A number of playing-fields and recreation gr unds ha\' als b n provided by owner of industrial undertaking for the use of th ir employees, and cr dit is lue to uch own rs for helping to me t pre ent-clay n cl .

In th north and east of the R gion there arc many sq uar miles of moorland posses ing peculiar characteristic beauty, ov r which th public have rights of way.

Other large ar a of moorland, to the extent of about 140 squar mile , are publicly owned or 1 a eel, and used as gathering-grounds for water supplies. These areas cannot b considered a public op n spaces for recreation , but they s rve a very valuable purpo e. forming, together with the remainder of the moorlands, a great belt of open country between the heavily inclustriali cl areas of east Lancashi r and we t Y orkshir .

In other parts of the Region there exist larg tracts of moss land of a total area of about 14 squ are mil s, which land, although of no usc

L-contimtCd

E rival" opc.n space's

/\r as not likely to be built

upon

:Moorlands

Moss land

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gr

(2) The provision of open belts of country around towns, preventing . traggling building growth, and providing ··tuna " or air h:umels between populated areas .

(3) The pre ervation of the ntity and individuality of existing towns by securing open land to form buffers " between towns.

(4) The reservation of land in perpetuity for a.gricultw·al u es (farms, small holdings, etc.), to a ugment ce1iain food supplies fo r the adjacent densely-populated centres.

It should be the aim of local authorities through all town planning schemes to include proposals for the provis :on of open space , and . o avoid a repetition of the evils as ocia ted with over-deYelopment. Preventive measures are almost alway le costly than remedial measures, and the scheclnling of land at an early elate facilitat ·s ~mel stabili es ceLiain classe of de\·elopment adjacem to su h are:L<;.

Due regard must be paid to the proper relationship between the open spaces and the re ident ial and indu trial area , both r·xi ting and propo eel, and this has been carefully COILidered in the preparation of the advisory cheme.

Every effoli should also be made to pre erve the exi ting amenities of a district. :Uany doughs, ravi ne , and other unprofitable lamb, by the provision of footpath , could be formed into narrow and beautiful parkways at liHie cost. The_e parkway- wou1cl enhance the value of snrronnding land and propeliies out of all proportion to the cost of acquisition and maintenance oi the parkway·.

The prese rvation of the banks of ri\·er. and trcams i::> -a matter worthy of much consideration. It is sugge ted that as wide a .trip of land as may be deemed reasonable, hould be pre~cn·ed from building upon. These strips of open pace would pro,·ide pi ·a ·ant walks, and would also form a mean of linking up the large park.. r open spaces.

It is true that somf~ streams a re polluted, but a- thi may gradually be remedied in the future by the progre of indu_trial .. cience= any objection to the banks of 1i vers and treams lx:ina used for pleasure purposes will be overcome.

Pn.':Sf:·n·ation

of am•:nitits

Banks of ri\· ·r5

and s rtams

, REC h.EATTON L-contimu:rl

F01mat.ion o£ parkways

Access to moorlands

Ac(]u isilion of Regional open spaces

Agricultural r ' servalions

The Committee have express d the opinion that so far a is possible the parkways and stretche of open country should be linked up to form continuous pen belts, and so enable peopl , unharassecl by mot r traffic, to walk for con iderable length through pleasant country, in t ad of b ·ing confined to short eli tances . In many ca~.es

n v r-side reservations will serve this purpose.

The large ar as of moorland , previou ly referred to , in many case forming water-catchment ar as, contain a number of point of

antage or of historical interest, and it is suggested that with suitable safegua rd provi ion might be made for public ace ss to such points in such ca~e wher permanent rights of way do not already exi . t.

A list of large areas of land which appear to be very suit able for future acqui ition Jor public open space purposes has been prepared, and is included herein. In any future consideration of acquisition and maintenance of large areas of land for regional public open space purpose . it appear necessary that regard should be paid to the d gree of benefit or acce ibility of a particular open space to the inhabitant of a district or decentrali ed area as a whole. vVhere a regional open pac xtend into the area of two or more decentrali eel area

committee , con ideration \\ill also r quire to be given to adju tment b tw en th areas concerned.

ome of the land indicated on the la rge scale map, and which it is suggested should be kept open may be considered to be in the nature f zoning for agricultural purpo e , whilst other land is unsuitable for

buil hng purpose . The e area are shown , as t hey have a direct bearing up n the principle underlying the subject of the provision of open spaces .

It i not suggested that all thi agricultural land should at any tim be secur d for the purposes of park , upon which large sums of public money would need to be exp nd d.

onsiderable areas of land could be retained in perpetuity for agri cultural u e by the payment of compensation to owners for loss of any value as between agricultural and building value. The res · rvation of uitable agricultural belt should not be so costly as ' ould at first appear to be the case, as very con idera ble areas of land within the Region hav little value in excess of an agricultnral one.

, RE l~EATI

93

By this means several purposes would b served , including the provision of belts of open country, or " lungs," around or between towns , and the production of food at a reasonable distance from the local markets.

·whilst it is not possible in a regional cheme prepared in broad outline to indicat e the posit10n or area of small open spac s such as recreation grounds and playing-fields, ither necessary at th present time for existing development or in expect ation of future development, the Committee have giv n expression to the following opini ons :-

(a) That as a minim~tm one acre of open spac should b provided in areas to be set ap·=trt for future residential purposes, for say, every 500 persons.

(b) That as a general principle small op n spaces for hild recreation should be locat d not furth r than half a mile apart.

(c) That if possible larger open spaces for usc by all clas es of people, and containing full recreali ve faci lities for adults and childr n , should be equally distributed throughout a district in positions easy of access.

(d) That small open spaces at convenient distances apa1i be reserved in connection with arranging sites for future schools, arrangements of this kind being mutually ad vantageou from the view of education, recreati on, and control .

It is also suggested that in future development there should be a children' playground within a quarter of a mile of every house and larger playing-fields or recreation grounds within one mile .

The following is the list , previously referred to , of larg. areas of land which appear to be very suitable for r gional parldands :-

Swinton Park

Where sit1tate.

J winton and P ndlebury U.D. alford .B.

l Eccles l\I.B.

vVardley Park . . . . . . . . )

Portions of Park sw-row1ding Worsley Old and ew Halls

Broad Oak Park, Worsley . .

Worsley .D.

. L-crmhmtcd

Provision f

open spaces. Genera l policy

/,\.. ' l •'tl. I'll. 1'1•. \ l' l >r .\ l 'tlltliuut•d

-1

'I , · 1 l ru;t,rich L' .1 . tm~·h. nt lilt m .nul PrestwiGlt 1 ~ Part n-u1 n-lr\\"dl H.l .

\ 'in. 1,ml ,~. l\trk and adj 1inincr hntl:' . '

l ark and Jd ) ~.u. will l ,trk. with n 'it-oh- f .1sht n-in-~l k rlield C .D.

h~:mrin,~ \ · l )tls ,md lands

~~~n¥<~ntt' 1\trk ·md l.m l adj ining ..._ ·re,\4~\lrJt L1 •

• , .,(('\'<; ftttJillt ({)~li~ll~llltQ~lilt

llllt·\~~r~· 11\IJidl <:tlJill.i(]l Jtlt<l'·' ·~M))'{mnill

\~\\Qro.c&, •i.lliWl btll!lJk'

~olbome l' . :.J \\ on-in-2.Iaker.field C.D .

_ 't~wton-in-:\Iakerlield r .D.

,)\JNplt>!t.Wllt l!ll<Iillll ((~I!tOlUilll¥!11:;; ~U~llrdl 11

l~ltf tlhtlb;ot!liliiO~ \WOfO Jh "lilllli(]l

Itm:Alh. i~i\irllulfdlinl ,, ((;;It<1liJ~·~i!n.llu;.1llln JJ

lUk·,

•• \UI!t!OiitrOJJlt lllT~Jlll ((~l\o~ttillltil6 <.'UllllQII

~t((lljjoiuJllinit '" llw~iU

lPluttxiMlili)\' ]L)).;Ull~k ;wJttQU :)J.QllptttC:Illlii

~-.;·o Milk-. in!l1l~ltltt<dtiin1Jig iill11l~ N'<a~lDl

. .\ltl\[(lkt'-l[it((!ijll l!lt<a~ffil Jf~~tll11::

..:\itll~'!!Iit 00 ll i[. II)'

.ILJc:iilglbt llL lB. 1I'J,iltllhc::: ~l~-l-riitlbt- 'knl.,en:'!le:y l- .D.

11 rcJin.ro.rleJ rr .B. II tlln!OOh_··y R..ID.

Oln.IDllfih:.y JR.JD).

IJ Yo•:ltti~;;'tn"*~ \\\~rollltill ,111Jllrdl <Jtrdl]roiinni' .,. 11 -t\..'9PJ11nllll !C'.D. ll;.ttllll!d!. .. .. IJ "''b;ti~o~u rsillnitoo "U...".D.

l~'<!tlil~'l\' ~ i('J~o~\1\'{.;!ln .. "'il~IIQU t(Jrt(ihtt'ii <dlMI ~ IL JB'io.llitwJm C.IBL tilllt llJhll'' '- 1~tni\1III1-" .. .. .. .. II

~\~lll\Wll.il lilln \~.;~,lln~··\\·,, iiHltdlu~t~.Uii~ 0~- 1/ ~v (('JHL ~~~~tlllllt JfTL<~tUII (t~l!ro~tlii!llfdB; )) JBlunny llt.JD)~

If ]:f.frel"\WWJIJidl iM.JB\.. Jl!Iril!Jlli\Wclrotlll UJJ;:tt!Ul ((;;lf({)jJtt~ II .Miicakllll~1l!nll :l\ILIBL

Rw~ CCJBL

J[ \'i\\1luiit1Jdfi'rclkdl. 1C.!Dt ~ ll'1Iu::>ili\\\liirl!n !Q . .JD)..

ZO;\ L rc RE RJ~AI I .. AL- crmtimJed

95

Abney H all Ground , Bruntwood 1 Cheadle and Gatley ·.u. H all Ground ,and Can··wood J ~Ianche ter C.B.

:\Iottram H all Grounds . .

Adlington H all Grounds land adjoining

and r :\faccle field R.D.

Taxal Valley and Park

Poynton Park Grounds

Tattoo Hall Park with adjoining land , including Tatton :Mere

Dunham Park . . \Yvthenshawe Park :\Iobberley _ ~ ew Hall Park

) _11 )laccle ·field R.D.

Hazel Grove and Bramhall LU.

J )laccle-field R.D. I Disley R.D.

Bucklow R.D. Knu ford C.D.

:Mere Hall Park, includinu the . Buchlow R.D. l!Iere . .

gden Park H igh Legh Park N orcliffe Hall Park ..

Lymm Lane, The Bong-, and Woodlands known as •• The Gorse"

I L_rmm L".D. Bl!llC:hli()JW R..D.

There are also numerous doughs annd iilm.e baumks ~.ll! ri~·~eB <llJllld streams which are uitable for resenra ion.

Z N l ~ ~. l~ l~C IU:. \TJONAJ.-continued

l)6

:-\TRY S 'E :-..11':

GRAPPEXHALL, :>lEAR ·w i\RRIKGTOX. Birtla, II ~arriugtmt .

OLD STOC KS AND CROSS, LYM~I , CHES HIRE.

97

COUNTRY CE~ES-nmtmue:d.

THE PooL, Du:-:H.ur OLD PARK, :-;EAR .\LTR ·cH.ur.

7 Nl t; , l\l •: C l\l ~ .\'1'10 .\1 " 0 1/f i II lt L'd

t' l ' I I . ~t'F:\ ES ·o11li11tted.

ll1Jit. 'flO (( lLJOoQ .II!. &JLlf~lL •

ZO. I (;, RJ<. ' J~E,\T JO 1\L-conlinued

99

0 NTRY S 'ENES tollilllllcrl.

HEALEY DELL, RoCHDAL!t •

• ~ .. AE~tJAL VtE \' oY BuXTON.

l'n!hisloric anti histo ric monum~:n ts

l Ollhlll

\n.!lo-.' ~

CJ!nlllllitdlrlt · aun4l ICl!n~UlP•dl~

roo

Part V.- PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST.

Til r i h in pr hi t ri ·1nd hi toric monuments of all pcrion . 'cntt rc l v r th. Rc!!ion are prehi toric earthworks and I uri ·tl 1la ·cs, th ' , uryi\· rs of a larg ~ number which, n o doubt, form ' rly t'xist 'd and 1Mw b' n ·!eared away for building or other operations.

n 1 uct n :.\I r. near M 1 y, r ,roo feet above ea level , there i· ·t prchi:-;torie hill-ftrtn::' kn wn as uct n astle . At ewt on-in-

lakt.•rli '1 tht'l ' is lS.tl\' HilL a mound and moat fortress, and there is a ~imi11r e 1rthw rk \\-ith th am nam ~ at a t leton, R ochdale.

'h · u~h mt till' hilly part of th Region there a re standing ton uf run) t' .ul iquity ,md is put ,d origin , as the Bow tones, faccl :field Pnral I is ri' : Robi n Hood l)i cking I gs, Luchvorth ; and Chetham '1 :; ', Tm n.

l hu' 1 also n f w hom tead m at ome pos ibly prehi toric, oth't'S .\n~,lo- '-rx n. and man' of much later date, m ade to protect th' h U' 'S 'ncl sed b · th m from robber and for the more pro aic

f .upplyina 11 h.

f R nnn builclin th r ·u till a few " tiae left at Ca tlefield, in :\hn 'h _ t'r. but th mor int r ti.ng r main of the R oman ccup-1 i n th·r <Uld at \ 'i'arrin!!t: n mu t be ouaht in mu etm1. . t 'astlesh \\\', in el h. and J\I ~landra a tle Glo op Dale there are

rt>m 1in' of f rts e1 t d by th R man and on the we tern lope of Rl,\ ks one Ed5 there i a portion of an ancient paYed road which i usu 1lly re uded as beiua R man.

. tllOU"'h w 1pons, omam nt' <md other articl - of . 1alo- axon worlk h:an• k-en foun in many art· of the Re~on . there are no ICIOJ!Illltll:"mplJIJr.uy buuildi - rema.inino-. Probably ·orne of the earthwork lb ]<o' ,.,. <() lrh;c .\n..)o- xou period. and there ar pre-. ~orman cro e .m<dl. <o,il::lht<t·n:-.:. ·unaptaured :. one· at Bolton. E ccle5. \Yim,ick, H ope, and \W'l]JJ;aill:e'.F JBrrii • In the fabri - o ~e,·eral chur he- ha,·e been found llir.:lJb"'11llllf:llll11.:. <o,JI -~o- a..'l::on wor ·.

lllue ~!Olllll iis, fietl]ciien iu mona:. ·c buildin H' JPUurifillu. tdlnllJIJI\C:lbxes. m< y n-ebnil or restored. ye .till r tainina th jpllaum ,aunxifi md <OJH' ttllThe W@Jrlli: oi be middle aees.

PLA E. F HI TORI I TEH~. "T-cont11111ed

JOI

Parish churches in the strict sense were not numerous in the

Region until the rgth century, but some of the parochial chapels, now

become parish churches, are o:f considerable age and interest, as arc

several of the chapels erected by nonconformists in the \·cry early c.l<tys

o:f dissent, as, for example, howbent, Platt, 1\I::mchester, and hinlcy.

(l!ADKIRK (!lAPEL, :-;EAR ROMILEY, (!IESIIIRE.

The Region contains a large proportion of the comparatively few

existing black-and-white churches and chapels. Chadkirk, Denton,

Marton, Siddington, and Warburton all having the outward appearance

of the timber-framed building in part or in whole, but in several of

them the appearance is deceptive.

Chur h< ·s and

Chapc·ls.

PL E

!\ ncicn l cas lies

F IIIST Rl I TTEHJ.._ ' T -collli1111ed

I02

\Y AR13URTO:-.I OLD CJIIJRCII, CHESHIRE. Ardt•m, Lymm.

ncient castle a re few. Radcliffe Tower is a mere fragment, and th medireval portion of Turton Tower is incorporat ed \\ith a later building. I erhap the finest example remaining i the rzth c ntury castle which gi,·es it nnme to Castleton, in Derbyshire.

TURTON TowER, NEAR BOLT0:-.1.

PL E F HI TORI I TE E T-coutimtcd

I03

PEVERIL CASTLE AND CAVED.\LE, CASTLET0:-.1, DERIJ\'511/RE .

It is in example of dome tic archit ture that tlw H_pgion is rich st. Dom •s tic

ntil quite modern times ston predominated as th 1 nilding material in the hilly districts, where the material could b quarried ea ily, while in the plain the usual material w r timber and daub, a combination which gave us the pictur qu "Black and vVhite,' which wa once uniYersal, and is still characteristic of the more level portions of Lanca hire and Cheshire. In som cases the timb r frame was on a stone or brick foundation. Quite often th mall r dwellings were grouped in "folds," or "fowts," an arrangement that made for safety and neighbourliness.

The oldest dome tic building in Manchester i of stone. Thi is Chetham's Hospital, built in the 15th century as the re idencc of th college of clergy, who served the oil giate Church near by, now the

athedral. After many fluctuations of fortune it fell into th hands of the trustees of the charitable Humphrey h tham in the 17th century. It was then in decay, but the tru te having mad it fit for the habitation f boys and books, it still r main one o:f l\Ianch tcr most treasured possessions. Yet so much is it obscured by adjoining buildings that it is practically unknown to the pass r-by. It is p rhaps not too late to restore hetham's olleg to ome of its proper environment, and it would be a great impro,·ement, worthy of th City of Manchester, to remove the buildings imm diately adjoining, particularly those overlooking the River Irwell.

buildin gs

PL E r HI 'TOHI INTERE 'T-couti1mccl

IO..J-

l\1 ANCHESTER Ci\TIIEDRAL. .1/auclu!slt.•J Curuduzu

PL.-\. E.' F HISTORI ~ I ThRK'T-cQutinll td

Til E PARIS II (IIURCII, R OC II DALE, Ct~rlo, A'ru·ltdnlt·.

Old houses in the centre of Manchester arc very few in number, and ha,·e got fewer in recent years by the d molition of uch well-known buildings as the "Seven tars " and the " Po t's Corner." At Gawsworth , Knutsford , l'viiddleton , Stockport , ·warringt on, an l Prestbury, and, indeed , in mo t of th other t owns and vill ages, th re remain old houses and old inns, and here and there is an old mill , as at Nether Alderley.

Throughout the Region there are m<my " H alls," which whether built of stone or timber-framed are usually comfortable-looking houses, of comparatively small siz , reminiscent of the fact that Lancashir and Che hire and Derbyshire in the old days w rc divided into rath r small estate , which afforded comfort but not lu xury to their own rs.

l\Iany of these old Halls haYc fallen somewhat in social status-some have been enlarg d or partly rebuilt , and in some ca c only a portion remains.

Old houses,

e tc.

I falls

PLA E OF HI T RI I TERES1 -cont£nued

ro6

Trm BARLEY Mow Ixx, \ VARRINGT0::-1.

Amongst the nwre int · resting Hall may be named Agecroft, the home of the Langleys and Datmteseys; \iVardley, locally known as the " skull house ' from its housing a human skull, which, 1f we may believe tradition, has succes fully resisted all efforts to remove it ; Worsl y Old Hall; Clayton H all, where Humphrey Chetham died;

rdsall H all , where the gallant and lmightly family of Radcliffe lived for g n rat ions ; Kenyon P el H all ; A tley H all ; Smithills H all, where th r is a ' bloody footst p ," traditionally of miraculous origin ; Hall i' th' \~Tood, where Crompton invented the spinning mule, and now a public rou eurn ; Great Lev r Hall ; Tonge H all ; Kersal H all and Kersal ell, the latter the country home of Dr. J ohn Byrom, st cnograph r, poet, and J acobite · lade Hall, which was owned and o upied by th , iddalls for over 300 years ; Braman H all, considered one of the finest examples of black-and-white in England ; Hough End H all, an early exampl for this district of a brick-built house, which has recently escaped destruction ; Adlington H all ; Ford H all , where the "Apostle of the Peak " li,·ed ; Marple H all ; Tabley Old Hall ; Bew ey Hall , Warrington ; and others.

PLA E. OF ITTSTOl<T I TEREST- ronltJ/1({'{1

107

VVARDLEY HALL, WORSLEY, LANCASHIRE.

\ \ ' QRSLEY OLD HALL, V, ORSLEY, LA:->CA S JJ!RE,

PL E OF HI TORIC I TEREST-contimuul

r o8

AST LEY liALl, (II O RLEY.

BRAMALl llALL, BRAMHALL.

PLA E. F HL"T HlC L "TErm 'T -continued

rog

HouGH E:-:o H.uL, :\L>...."CIIESTER.

H.1u.. 1' rs' \\'ooo, BoLTO"-

P A [~S OF 11 L' TORlC l0/TEl~E~T-coll!in11cd

Industrial

buildings

IIO

Beside thcs ', thcr , arc omc man~i ns of the ]argc landowners,

usually built in the r th century on the ite of a humbler ance tral

d\\' lling. None of these is a famous how-place like Cha ts·worth, over

the south rn border of the Region , but _cveral ar well-known, as, for

xamplc : Lyme Hall scat of Lord Newton ; Alderley Park, sea t of

Lord ta.nley of ld rlcy ; and Heaton Pa rk, now the property of

the ity of i\Ianchestcr.

Th staple trade of the Reg ion i scarcely old enough to ha,

pro luc d any building that an be termed ancient , but there arc a

fc\\' ,·cnerable mill belonging to the early clay of the cotton indu try ;

in the hatt ing districts there ar building who e shape and size arc

du to their purpose in hatmaking, and there are old corn mills still

stand ing. The first pa ~c ngcr railway station still exists in \iVater

' treet, Manchester.

TilE FIRST RALLWAY PASSE!\GEn TATlON IN THE REGION,

V\"ATEn STnEET, MANCHESTER.

PL E. F HISTORI I TERE.'T- co·ntin'/((:d

III

It may be mentioned that the Region includes at least three arly Early town

attC'mpts at town planning, though more attention wa paid to harmony planning

in the architecture than to the many other con iderat ion that nt r into pr ent day town planning. Towards the end of the r th century the D uke of Devonshire decided to mak his Derby hir spa of Buxton into a rival of Bath, and he and hi succe sors k pt so clos a control over the outward appearanc of its building and planted so xten. iv'ly that they may be said to ha\'e made th town on a very definite plan. At F airfield the religious society of l\[orav:ians built a villag , and at Worsley the first Earl of Ellesmere secured to the village that "black-and-white " appearance which was once its most striking characteristic.

As indicated, a \'Cry large number of historic buildings and plac's of historical interest or natural beauty exi t within the Region, some of which are considered by the r sp ct ive Group u b- ommitt · as worthy of preservation.

Also, consideration has been given to such buildings or places whose historic interest is either national or local, or for th i r association with some noted celebtity , as well as for their a~sth tic value.

ome of the buildings constitute t ypical examples of th work of different periods, and are , ·aluable from an educational aspect, actual examples affording much better instruction than any other means.

Defmite action, to ecure the preservation of anci nt or historic buildings or places, will require to be taken by the respectn local authoriti s or decentralised area committees in the promotion of statutory town planning schemes.

In some special in tances the preservation of cetiain buildings might become a question for consideration by the r constituted Joint Advisory Committee a affecting the Region as a whole.

nder the Ancient Monuments ct, 1913, certain monuments within the Region have been scheduled, and others have be n recommended for scheduling by the Ancient Monuments ommitt es of the cotmties concern d. The scheduling of an ancient monument limits the owner's power of dealing with it , a fact thai. has to be taken into account in town planning schemes.

An ci ·nl

Monuments Act

PL CE._ J7 HI T RI l TE RE " f -contin ued

II2

In a ldition to th plac 'S and buildings mention d, the following 1s a ·hort list of some other hi. torical places and buildings in the n cgion :--

Birchl y Hall Billinge .D.

Ye Olde Man and 'cythe Inn .. Bolton C.B. Arden Hall

Goyt Hall

Peel H all and Moa t

Dunham Old Hall . _

wineyard Hall

\ ythenshawe H all

Baguley Hall ..

} Bred bury and I~omilcy U .D.

Bucklow RD.

Bradshaw H all and Gateway 1 Rooschdyke J hapel-en-le-Frith RD.

headle Mo_eley H all

Dukinfield Old H all

Monks H all

ite of t. John' Church

L\mnl Hall

)fo ram Hall

Gawsworth Rectory

Ga\\-worth Old Hall

Pia Hall ..

Old Boar· Head Inn

..1\ewton Hall

Bull' Head Inn

The Plague tone

Barley i\Iow Inn

, ankey Old Hall

Bradley Hall

Bruche H all

' tand Old Hall

ate way

K mpnough Hall

The I acket H ouse ..

headle and Gatley .D. .. Dukinficld 1\lf. B.

Eccles lVI.R

Knut ford U.D.

Lymm U.D.

.Jiaccle field RD.

. . Manchester C.B.

Middleton M.B .

Icwton-in-Makerlield U.D.

Salford C.B.

.' tretford .D.

} Warrington C.B.

1 J Warrington RD.

Whitefield U.D.

J Worsley .D .

PLACES OF HL TOh IC JNTERE T -continued

li3

GA\\'5\\'0RTII OLD ] fALL, NEIIR MIICCLES I'IELD.

Coal mines

encral drscri plion of

the Lancashire coalfield

114

Part VI. - MINING AREAS.

From the late t return availabl there are 237 coal min located \\ithin the h.cuion. It i r <Yr tted that efforts made to obtain from mincnl O\nters and le

the coal ha · been and i re::::ponse.

e pa rticular of the pr ci e areas from which bcin<Y obtain d has met with a negligible

ertain genera! patiicular of the coal a rea arc available, and with the permi.:: -ion of Hi :i\Iaje ty t ationery Office the following in' ere.:tin<Y informa ion i extracted from reports of the Departm -nt of ~cientific and ln du trial R earch on the Lanca hire Coalfi ld :-

Th Lanca hire Coalfield, which is triangular in shape, with an area of 217 quare miles of xposed Coal Measures, has it apex four mile north of Burnley and it ba e between t alybridge on t he eat and Prescot on t he we t. E ast of Manchester it extend in a narrow trip southward past t ockport to l\Iacclcsfield, thu connecting with the Chc hire Coalfield .

outh of the Lancashire Coalfield and over the Che hire plain there extend a hm·ied coalfield of· which the tructurc and depth are tmknown.

The aYailable re ou rces of the proved coalfield have been -rima ed at +2-1-0 million tons.

The Lower Coal 1Iea ure bord r the Burnley Coalfield , and on 'he eastern {:nd connect that of Burnley with the outh Lancashire Coalfield ea t of tockpori:. They appear at intervals along the we t ide of the Lancashire Coalfield to near Prescot, and are al o introduced by faulting within the Millstone Grit area of the Ro endale Anticline.

The Lower Coal Measures contain two or more important s am of coal which, together with the associated valuable firelay , rend r the subdivision of more than usual importance. A

rcserv approaching rgo million tons of easily reached coal is attribut d to these seams .

Tlw chief part of the coalfi ld i composed of the Middle oal Measures. Information obtained in mining has proved the

'Xi t nee of numerou and powedul faults , breaking up the district. into bl ocks, and rendering th correlation of the coals an

MI I G RE . -CO'IItimtcd

IIS

exceptionally di fficult t ask. Viewing the coalfield as a whol , the Middle Coal Measures occupy three areas :-

(r) The outh Lancashi re Coalfield, s parated from that of Burnley by the Rossendale Ant iclin ;

( 2) The Burnley Coalfield ;

(3) The Manchester Coalfield .

E xcluding the faulted inlier forming the :Manchester oalficld, a coal generaUy known as the " Arley " is taken as the base of the Middle Coal 1easures .

The ili-lcy seam occupies an important po it ion in the Lancashire Coalfield, over the gr ater part of which it has b en proved t o exist.

vVhile lmown generally by this name, the seam in some localit ies receives other names, such as t he Orrell F our F et, · Royley (Oldham), Little Delf (St . Helens), Ridacre or Rcdacre (Poynton), Dogshaw (Bury). In th Burnley oalfi.eld it is variously knovrn as the Arley, F ulledge Main, H ab rgham Min , and Marsden Four Feet .

The well--marked characteristics and consistency of the oal render it valuable as a geological horizon . As mention d , th seam i tak n as the base of t he Middle Coal Measures.

The depth to the seam varies in di ffe rent parts of the field . The most shallovv workings are in the south-west near Prescot and in the north-east ncar Bumley, these depths being about 400 and 280 yards respecti' ely . Proceeding inwards towards Wigan , from these two points t he depth gradually increases, reaching about 700 yards in t he Wigan area . F rom Wigan, in a south-easterly direction , t he seam occurs at a fai rly constant depth ; this, hovvever , gradually increases tmtil, in the Pendleton area, a depth of over r ,ooo yards is reached .

The seam maintains an average thickness of three to four feet , with local increases up to six feet.

The coal itself is fairly strong, black, and lustrous. The mean density is about r ·24 and t he weight of one cubic foot about 78lbs. In character it is a bituminous, strongly coking coal , and is widely employ d for gas making. It is al o largely used in Lancashire for steam raising, manufacturing, and household purposes .

Particulars rclaling Lo lhe Arley s am. Deplh, thickness, etc.

Particu lars re lating to the Ravine scam. Depth, thickness, etc.

II6

The Ra' ine, Ravin , or Raven s am is also recognised over a la rge ar a of the outh Lancashire Coalfield, but it. has not been work d to the ame xt nt as other scams. The rea on for this a re that the eam vari gr atly in compo ition , and frequ ntly be omes much split up by dirt parting and band of hale ; also it shows marked tenden i s to undergo spontancou ignition

in the goaf.

Although generally known as the Ra\ ·ne, the s am in some localitie r ceives other name - Plodder (Worsley eli trict), Bickershaw ix Fe t, Hindley Gr en Six Feet, Flaggy DeH ( t. Helens district ). It i recogni eel as occurring over an area bounded by Pr cot in the west, Radcliffe in the east, and Chorley in the north. The seam probably exists along the ea. tern margin of th outh Lanca hire Coalfield and in the Burnley Coalfield, but it corr lation is at present uncertain.

The Ravine Mine lies at varying eli tance above the Arley Mine. Over a large area of the western part of the coalfield, extending from t. Helens to north of \iVigan, t he distance varies between 500 and 300 feet ; in the neighbourhood of Leigh the seams are about I50 feet apart ; and in the 'Nor ley area about 350 feet. eams occurring between the Ravine coal and the

rley are also being examined .

Physically the Ravine 1\>Iine is chiefly characterised by its variability in composition, owing to the multiplication and increase in thickness of the associated dirt partings and bands of shale and the frequ ntly corre poncling increa eel inferiority of th coal substance itself.

In the extreme ea. t of the area in which it ha been proved to ex ist this development become so marked a to rend r the

am unworkable ; out of a total workable thickness of five feet ther is g nerally only one foot of good quality coal, the remainder being compo eel of inferior dirty coals and shales. Proceedin g "' stward, th scam improv s in quality and value, and is generally work d. It is at its best towards the centre of the 01.1th Lancashire Coalfield ; out of a total workable thickness of six feet there are generally four-and-a-half to five feet of good quality coal.

R E - CO'II!ili1!Cd

IIj

Tracing the mi11e sti ll further in the westerly dir ction, the partings become more numerous and increase in thickne s, and the seam begins to deteri orate in quality until it b comes worth] ss, and is known as the Rubbishy Mine. n idcrab1e variation is also noticeable if the seam is traced northwards from Pre_cot ia the west, but nowhere in this area d es th mine xhibit the satisfactory developm nt found in the Bickershaw district. Th seam begins to thil1 out towards harley and becomes unworkable.

The coal it elf is fairly strong and lustrous ; it is sli ghtly duller than the Arley coal in appearan\..e. The specific gravity is about r·3 anfl the \\"eight of one cubic foot ::tbou·l: 8zlbs. It is a bituminous , coking coal, and is employed for gas making, manufacturing, and household purposes.

The presence of workable coal measures m the R gion · ha undou bteclly clone much to influence industrial xpans10n.

On the other hand the control of the. sm face user of land and the development of land in the areas of many lccal authorities is considerably hampered by the uncertainty arising {rom subsid r:c due to the vvorking of minerals. Also by reason of the interlac ing of numerous mineral railways, the fo rmation of spoi l heaps, and ar as under flood and liable to flooding, the economic cle,·clopmeiri: of considerable area of land is placed beyond consideration at the present time.

In this connection the Committee has made representa·l: ions to His lVIaje ty's GoYernment, and written and oral evidence has been given before the Royal Commission on Mining ubside1~ce . It is hoped the findings of the Royal Commission will indicate the direction in which some gre:',i.er measu re of control by 1 cal authorities of the surfa e utilisation of land subject to subsidence may be given, ar .. d facilities offered whereby local authorities may obtain informat ion as to existing, proposed, and prospecti' e mining areas.

·a far there is li tl:b evidence of willingness on the part of min ral owners and lessees to co-operate with and assist the ommitt e in the preparation of an advisory regional scheme in so far as s-cch co-operation wm1ld involve the disclosure of pre_ent and futur working , thereby enabling the Committee usefully to indicate surface utili ation of land li able to sub idence.

The influence of

coal mining in

industrial

•xpansion and

lhc surracu

uti I isalion of

land

E\'.idcncc given

lo Royal

ommission on

nlining

Subsiclt:ncc

Co-opcral ion or

mineral owners

and lessees

necessary

Zoni11g of area liable lo su bsidcnce

H.EA. -colilimteri

n8

In the promotion of st atutory town planning schemes an opportunity of obtaining the vi ws of min ral owner and 1 see on any proposal hould pre~cnt it elf when the preliminary tat ment of the major proposal und r a cheme i submitted to the persons intere t ed and th Ministry of Health , and po ibly agre ment may th n be ani" d at as to the mo t suitabl surface u e of land li able t sub idence clue to mineral ·working.

Local authoritie ar recommended to pay particular attenti on to th zoning of areas li able to ubsid nee clue to mineral working, a urface deYelopment of u h area often involve a local authority in

heavy xpenclitur in the provi ion and maintaining of c~s ntinl public buildings and ervices . By a tatutory town planning cheme building d \·elopment may be suitably controlled , and a a general principle such cleYclopment hould b discouraged on ar as liable to sub icl nee, and, if nece ar ', h~ supplementary zoning, building p rmitted when the land is at res t.

REFERENCE

COAL-MEASURES SANDSTONE MILLSTONE GRIT MARL SHALE LIMESTONE

Scale if A!iles 1 #.ii!li!_ 1. 2 .3. 4

MA CHESTER & DISTRICT REGIONAL SCI--IEME

• • • • • • •

6.

. Il l IN RF. - colllimted

II9 THE EFFECT OF UBSlDE:\f E D E TO OAL 1\Il:-<ING.

FLOODING OF HOUSES.

EXTEKSION OF A FLOODED AREA ACROSS A MAIN H.OAD. L eig-li j oumal, Lnm·s.

Existing

services opcraling within lhe

Region

Particulars of rarious scrvi..:rs

'Vater St!J \ · ic i.!S

I2

Part VII. - PUBLIC UTI LITY SERVICES.

Within the R gion ther are IO..J. loci! authorities (excluding tl1c four ounty ounciL of Lanca hire, hcshire, Derbyshire and York hire (We t Riding), which arc not town planning authorities); 26 statutory authori ties fo r th . upply of water; 5 for the snpply of gas; 42 for the supply of eJ ctricity; 97 for main drai11agc and sewage disposal ; and 23 op rating tram or 'bus services . These st at istics indi ate how interdep ndent the various local authoriti es are for certain ssentiil public services, and also ho\\ the activities of the larger undertak rs spread ov r very con.iderable areas . In tl1e uggcst d d c ntralisation of the Regi n into a series of new groups

for the promotion of statutory town planning schemes attention has been paid to areas of upply of various publics rvices, as these service ar of paramount importance in deciding upon the lmes of future clevelopm nt.

On the following pages are giYen outline maps and statistics as to various public utility sen-ices. The e maps and statistics have been compiled, ann as far as possibl brought up to date, from information supplied by local authoritie and others i.o the Committee, and arc included in this report in order that the fulle t information may be readily available a to the areas of upply of the various public utility services throughout the Region.

WATER.

The map (facing page 122) indicates i.he various areas of supply.

latutory ·ndcn akcrs

Ashlon-in-l\Iakerfield U.D.C.

r\sh!on-uncl er-Lyne, Stalybridge. Dukinfi ld (District) \Vater Works ] oint Board

Bacup Corporation

Area of Supply

Ash!on-in-Mal;erficld U.D .

.\shton-undcr-Lrnc l\LD. Hmst U.D. -Duldnftcld :\LB . . lalyb1;tlge i\I.B. l\Iosslcv l\I.B. Audcnshaw F.D. Satldlc\\"Orth ·.D. (part) Springhcad U.D. (pari 1 Limchursl R.D. (part)

Dacup :i\l.B. (pan)

INatnre o( Suppl\'

Bulk and Detail, 1 unless stated

otherwise

P BLI TILITY . Eh. \'I E -conti11ucd

Statutory Undertakers

J31ackrod u.n.c. . ..

Boll inglon U.D.C ....

Eo! ton Corporation

I2 [

\V ATER-COIIIilliiCd

An·a ol Supply

Bl:.!ckroc! U.D. Adlington U.n. Horwich U.D . vVigan H.. D. (parl)

Bolling!on O.D.

Bolton .B. Aspull U.D . (part) \\'cslhough ton U .D. Atherton U.D. (part) Horwich U.D. Turton O.D. (pa rt ) P.ury RD. (part) Farnworth U. D. Little ·1:-lullon U.D. Kcarslcy U.D. Barlon-u pan -1 rwell H.. D. (part) W orsley U.D. (parl)

Bu ry a.ncl District ] oinl \Vater Bury C.13. Boa rd Hasiingdcn l\J. B .

H.awtcnstall l\'l.B. H.amsbo!lom U.D. Tol!ington U.D. Lillie LeYcr U.D. Whitefield U.D. Bury RD. (parl) Pres twich U .D. (pari) H.adclifle U.D. Turton U.D. (part)

Chapel-cn -le-Fritll RD.C. Cbapel-en -le-Frith H..D. (part)

Compsla.ll U.D .C. ... Compstall U .D.

Glossop Corporat ion Glossop l\I.B. (parl)

H eywood a nd Middleton Water Bury C.B. (pari.) Board Bury RD. (part)

Chadrlerlon U.D. (part) H eywood l\'f.B. Miclcllelon M.D.

Horwich U.D.C.

Ince-in-Makerftelcl U.D.C. . ..

Norden U.D. (part) Rochdale C.B. (pa rt )

Honvich U .D.

Golbon1e U.D. Ince-i n-Makerfteld ll.D .

J<n u tsford Light and Company

\ Vater Knulsforcl U.D . Bucldow RD. (p3rl)

\Vall'!"

11\a t ure ol Supply services

I Bu!k and Detail,

unl ess stated otherwise

Bu lk Bulk (part) Bulk

llulk P.u lk Bu ll ' Bu lk (part)

Supply augmented by Bolton or-para! ion and Blackrocl .J .C.

Supply augmented by Li,·erp ol

orporation

P BLI

v\'alcr serv ices

TILJTY ; RVI E -co1'1tinued

I22

W ATER-coutimted

Slatu lo ry U nderta kers Area o.f Supply

Nature of Supply

Bulk and De tail , unless s lated

o!henviw - -------- --- ·1----------- 1-------

Liverpool Corpora tion . ..

Lymm U.D.C .. ..

Mac lesficld orporation

Macclesfield R.D.C.

Manchester Corpora tion

ew Mills U .D . . . ..

Ncwlon-in-Ma kerfie l.cl U .D ..

Chorley i\1.13. Jncc ·in -Ma kerfie- lcl U .D . Abram U.D. Leigh R.D. (part) Leigh M.B . (pa r t} Hi.nd lcy l.' .D.

Lymm U.D. Bucklow R.D. (par t)

Maccles field M.B. (pa r t) Macclesfield RD. (pa r t)

Maccles field R.D. (part)

Altrincham U.D. Ash ton-upon-Mersey U.D. Aspull U .D. (part) !\ tbe1·ton U.D. Barton-upon-lrwell R.D. (part) Bowdon U.D. Bredbury and Rorniley U.D.

(part) Bucklow RD. (pa rt) Chorl ey R.D. Dcnf·on U.D. Droylsclcn U .D. Eccles M.B. I-Iale U.D. H ollingwor th U .D. Hyde M.B. Irlam U.D. Leigh M.B. (pa rt ) Leigh R.D. (par t) Manchester C.B. Mottram -in -Longdenda lc U.D. Prestwich U.D. (pa rt) Sa le U .D. Salford C.n.

Slockport C.B. (pari) Stretfon.l U .D. Swinton a nd Pendl ebury U.D. Ty lcleslcy-wilh -Sha kcrley U .D. Urmston U.D. \~'o rs l ey U.D. (pa rt)

New Mi lls U.D.

Kewton-in -Ma kcrlicld U.D.

Bull< Bulk (pa rt) Bull< Bulk Bull< Bulk

Bulk

Bulk Bulk

Bulk

Bu lk

Bul k Bulk

Bulk Bulk

Bulk

Pa rt bulk R emainder bulk

and detail Bulk

B ulk

Tile names u nclerlinecl are tho8& o.f tlze Statutoq; Vruiertaker8 /or tile ~uppty of !Jiatcr in bulle ancl in cktaiL in t/ze respective areas encto.:;ed b!fa thick Unl} thus ,_ ---• except tltaf the locat cudftordtj distributes tlze cidai/rd supptlj tn tlw arr:cu; markccl titus ,_ Braces (./) indica!£ two ormord7ndcrtalcers supp[!ftnq irll bulk to an are£!/. fbtUttJj &ttndariu.;

' V0Fl.TLI!Y

.Jl. . V .

Statutory Undertakers

P BLIC TILITY ERVI E -continued

123

'VATER-COHtill1tPd

Area of Supply

Water 1Nature of Supply scn·iccs

J3ulk and Detail, unless slated

otherwise - ---------------------1--------------------------------Oldham Corporation

Rochdal e Corporation . . .

Stockport Co rporation ...

Warrington Corporation

Oldham C.B. Chadderton U .D. (part) Roylon U.D. Crompton U.D. Failsworth U.D. Lees U.D. Springhead U.D. (part) Limchurst RD. (part)

Rochdale C.B. (part) Bacup 1\I.B. (part) Norden U.D. (part) Whitworth U.D. (pari) ' 'Vardle U.D. Lillleborough U.D. Milnrow U.D.

Stockport C.B. (part) Bredbury and Romil ey U.D.

(part) Ma rpl e U.D. Disley RD. Macclesfield RD. (parl) Hazel Grove a nd Bramhall U.D Chead lt> and Galley U.D. Handforth U.D. Bucldow R.D. (part) Wilmslow U.D. Alderlry Edge U.D.

Wa rrington C.B. Wa rrington R.D. (parl) Leigh R.D. (part) Runcom RD. (part)

Yeardsley-cum-W'haley U.D.C .... Ycardsley-cum-Whal ey U.D.

Bu lk

Bulk

In some cases small areas receive water upplies (pipe service )

from private sources.

Pl.l L1

Gas service

'Tl UTY ER\'l I~ '-conliuucd

J \ •

The map (fa ing pag r26) indi

tatutory Undertakers

. \ d lington Gas ompany Limited

t\ltdncham .as ompany ...

Ashton Gas ompany .. .

J\ shlon-in-i\Iakerfield U.D.C.

Atherton .D.C ....

Blackroc! Gas Company

Dollington U.D.C . ...

notion C01·poration

Broadbotlom Gas ompany

A rea of Supply

.\ dlingt n. ·.n .

Altrincham .D. Bowdon l .D. Bucklew R.D. (pn rt ) Hale .D.

Audcn haw .D. (part) Ashl on-nnder-Lyne l\I.B. Hu rst U.D. . Limcburst R.D. (part)

.\ shton -in ~fakcrfield U.D.

Atherton U.D.

Blackrod .D. Chorley R.D. (part)

Bo!linuton U.D.

Bolton C.B. bor lcy R.D. (pa rl)

Horwich .D. Turton .D.

G!ossop Dale R.D. (part) Mottram-in -Longdendale U.D. (part)

Bury Corporation ... Bury C.B. Tottington U.D. (part) Turton U.D. (part)

Luxton Corporz.tion Buxton M.B. bapel-en -le-Frilh R.D. (pari.}

hapel, ·whaley , and Dis trict Gas Company hapcl-en-le-Frith R.D. (part) Disley R.D. (part) Macclpsficld R.D. (part) Yeardsley-cnm-\Vhaley U.D.

Chorley orporalion

Denton U.D.C.

Dukinficlc! Corpora: ic n ...

Fa rnworth and Kearsley Gas Company

Glossop Gas ompany .. .

.oJborne Gas ompany

Chorley l\I.B. horley R.D. (part)

Denton U.D.

Dukinfield M.B.

Bury H .. D. (part ) Farnworth .D. Kcarsley U.D. Little Hulton U.D. (pnr t) Little LeYcr U. D. (part )

Gtossop M.B. Glossop Dale R.D. (part) Tin twislle R.D. (part)

Golborn e U.D.

P BL[ TILTTY 'ERVT E -continued

I2j

GAs-colltiluted

S tatutory Undertakers A rea of Supply

H aslingden Union Gas Company Haslingden M.B. (parl)

Hathersage & Dist rict Gas Company Ltd... Char ' 1-en-le-Frith R.D. (part)

Hayfield Gas Company

H eywood Corporation

Hollingworth Gas Compa ny

H yde Gas Company

Hindley U.D.C.

Kuutsford Ligh t a nd Water Company

Littleborough Gas Company

Lymm U.D.C ... .

Leigh Corporation ...

Little Hulton U.D.C.

i\Iacclesfic lcl Corporation

Ma nchcste1· Corpora lion

Ma rple U. D.C.

Miclcllet·on Corpora tion . ..

i\Iilnrow Gas Company

i\Ios;; ley Corporation

Hayfield R.D. (part)

Bury C.B. (part) Bury R.D. (part) H eywood M.B. Middleton M.B. (parl) rorclen U.D. (parl)

Rochdale C.B. (parl)

Hollingworth U.D. Mollram-in-Longdenclale U.D. (part)

Bredbury and Romiley U .D. (part) Compstall U .D. (part) Hyde M.B.

Abram U.D. Hindl ey U.D. Ince-in -Ma ke rfie ld U .D. (part)

Bucklow R.D. (par t) Knutsford U.D .

Litll eborough U. D.

Lymm U.D.

Leigh M.B. Leigh R.D . (part)

Litlle Hulton U.D. (part)

Macclesfield M.B. lVIaccles ficld R.D. (part)

Bncklow R.D. (part) Chead le a nd Ga!ley U. D. (part) Droy lsden U.D. Limehnrst R.D. (part) Manchester C.B. Streliord U.D. (part)

Compstall U.D. (parl) Glossop Da le R.D. (! arl) Hayfie ld R. D. (part) Marpic U.D.

lVIicldleton M. B. Prestwich U. D. (part)

Milnrow U .D. (pari)

Mossley M.B. (part) Saddlcworth U. 0. Springhcacl U.D. (part)

(;as services

P BLl

Gas services

- TJLlTY 'ERV 1 E -continued

!26

GAs-colltinu.ed

St.at.u tory Unclet·t.akers

'cw Mills U.D . ....

Ncwton-in -Ma kcrfiell .D ..

Oldha m orporalion

Radcliffe and Liti le Lever J oint Gas Board

R a msbol lom Gas ompany ...

R ochdal orporalion ...

Rossendale Union Gas ompany

Salford C01·poralion

Area of Supp ly

Disley R.D. (part) New .Mills U.D.

Newton-in-lVIakcrfield U.D.

hadderton U.D. rompton U.D.

Failswo rth .D. Lees U .D. Li mehurst R.D. (part) Oldham .B. Royton U.D.

pringhead .D. (part)

Bury R.D. (part) Little Lever U.D. (part) Pre twich U.D. (part) lladcl iffe U.D. Whitefield U.D. Turton U.D. (part)

Bury R.D. (part) Haslingden M.B. (part) Ra msbottom U.D. Rawtenstall M.B. (_parl) Tollington U.D. (part)

Bury R.D. (par t) romplon U.D. (part)

H eywood lVI.B. (part) Littlebomugh U.D. (parl) :Middleton 1.B. (parl) Milnrow U.D. (part) 1 orden U.D . (part) Oldham C.B. (parl) Rochdale C.n. Royton U.D. (part.) Wardle U.D. (part)

I Wllttworlh U.D. (part)

Bacup M.B. Rawtcnslall M.B. (part)

Ba rton-upon-Irwel! R.D. (part) Eccles M.B. Irlam U.D. Prestwich U.D. (part.) -Salford C.B. Swinton and P endlebury U.D. Worsley U.D.

Stalybridge Corporation

lockport orporalion . ..

...

1

talybridge M.B. Mosslcy M.B. (part)

Bredbury and R omiley U.D. (parl) Cheadle and Gatley U.D . (part) Hazel Grove and Bramhall U.D . Maccles field R.D. (pa rt)

lockport C.B.

WOI?T.L""I!¥

M . D .

P BLIC TILITY , ERVI ES-continued

127

GAs-continued

Statutory ndcrtal<crs Area of Supply

Stretford and District Join t Gas Boar<! ••• 1

Ashlon-upon-1\•Icrsey U. D. Barton-upon-Irwell R.D. (part) Sale U.D.

Tyldesley-wilh-Shakerley U .J .C.

vVarrington Corporation

Strctford U.D. (parl) Urmslon U.D.

Leigh RD. (part) Tyldeslcy-with-Shakcrley U.D.

Runcorn R. D. (parl) Warri11gton C.B. Warrington R.D.

Weslhou ghton Cousumers' Gas Company .. . ! \ Vcsthoughton .D. (part)

Whitworth Vale Gas Company... Whitworth U.D.

\Vigan Corporation

Wilms low a nd Alderlcy Edge Gas Com pany

Aspu ll U.D. Ince-in-Mal<erfield U. D . I Wigau C.B.

Alderley Edge U.D. I Bucklow R.D. (part)

Handfo rth U.D. Wilmslow U.D.

Gas services

0

Jll 1 1 l l, l ' l 'J f LI T Y ', •,H VI E ·-continued

Jl ll't trkity t't'Vlccs

ELE TRT lTY.

The map (Jf.:ncing pa IJO) indica :: Yariou ::tr a of up ply.

The Bocal • unlrliulJuilty att'a- or part;;. her of within th I gion not included m itllne [o[ftowi:na li::t arc either not within the area of the

uth Ea_ I..an -hire Elec J;city Boa rd or have not any electricity upply :-

Area of supply (local authority area) i\11lh r isC'd distributors j Bulk supply authority

(el islin -L from aulb ri eel eli L·ribntors)

1\hram ll. ll .

--~--

t.nn ;~.· Ill\ mx ' ri l \\ •r ~<l)ll !X\~~

Adlinglon Ll . l

. ltll'rky hi,,, l '.I ""

.\ lnin· t,nn t'.n,

.\ '-hi n ~~~ 1\ ~~~--" Q ~JPJ..

~~m~-~~~(, m~ · n.~ r\m'l.'r I ~'wl~lla'' ~11y

\U~Jk.Jtll..-, <ua~n Wih slnw ll'>'Jl<O<·~m 8"'8 JIY Umit...'<l

l\.n~ttii~ll.rdll):.1tnllll l'l> ·ttri • :up~)ly l!jjll~ll~ft•r4U

. \nltnii•tlt<dlll'W~llll.l!'U"-x' ri. .'uprly

\ ·h•~~~~ ltm<li.'.li lt •. ,1~t(· iWJ..lJ~ ..... . I

ljjjl}l!l]ii~~·<AI ······ \. ltlit<<>Jilt-ltQli~Jk. [~\ 411~·

'-a>111nn Q ..11 ~--nwJt:a~iir(>;]lt •

lr.ilti~~A.~ii( • i':ll~ ·1 ri ·

" ~n~~-~111···~~~~ 11 JI>1.

\ttt<lJoll'lhH'\1 ltl.IJll.

Jt><J~q['l :WL.Ttll .

I ~llli.Jl'f<tn~x ..... 1

\ttlM-111tro~a q:· .. n)).c.

:WWttiiJ((Jbl<:.·U•rlt t'IQJI"~~,>r.ttion

IJI:m~lll-tl{l"llh: TTt!'lltl.ll! J~JID. ll"<l~!ir;lh ~it ((1)~!1~1111

ltllltit1Wtt-~11f'111t ltit'll<dl! JPl. ll'lwitilh (Q.IJ.·.· •••• I IPHt\t\lllllll llu ·

]j'~JlWI1 tl.Jt:l.

~1011!'' IC"-'>ll1!'~<'>1!",1~i I

Ji.~~iil!t< Eleari~ P wcr fC®IIllln•Ailll~

-~ tell~D I[.'.O.C.

f!llnwllt ltt 11 , .lPl

IJlll!dlJt,.,, . r UPl:

.. .... ~-~Ulliil!~<clbJ:JUIUb. Jl11~ ·ltric -upply IWimmiitt~'<dl

...... .lB'llt< lllllJWII!}' •am:B RomileY ltl'.Jl))J(-

IBI~t.tnl~~· lf'Olll~wn rojf ll'amitilh ~ IP1wlhwn i'llt~AA"t\\

1!'1a1'Hl11 <~Jf 1!lill'!run!Tc~ dtlllJI Jl'lllllit mn l!'1Uttt5lh cofl lllllf4rll!~l

IPtmii;lht'li <~JI \\'>lh!XoJI! I~· llll.llllll>~<t!ll1illn, [ -.,1!1tllnwiitd!n Eft<c<etri : I[ pi: JJ!Ir ~I:CJJ\ Irlr•o,,wn· Thntftlruo.i.r., l!,..iilmlttttt• • .,.n If < di~Oitl!r!;, [J'!JumJbJit~~" lDltJbJiev;· lbtiltll •on;, T!tdhlu~ ..;·,,,p)ruiio.ll;, 'lf<llJii'it

IFlut\1 cc:.rm ....

!&lm~ JR.IflJ .....

~~~~~ll11'11..11lt

Lnllll<rol;' ··a<e: EQ<c un " 'r ((.~11''-ll.l!lr~-

~- l[f()lllll l()a•ll1l)ICJJ!alti<.:m

<oJl\illiln:Jumll IOoJcy l!'..lUM

uth L:mca. hire Tr:tmways

Ra\\·Lcn tall orporation

oc ·port orporalion

I' ' HLI L'TI LI'J y SI.J\V 1 ~ f ~S CO iltillltNi

Area oi supply (local authority a rea)

Cheadle and Gatley U.D.

Chorley ~LB.

Compstall .D . ...

Crompton U.D ....

Denton G.D.

Droylsden "G.D ... .

Dokinfie!d M.B. .. .

Eccles :ll.B.

Fail.s\\orth l;.D.

Fanurnrth lJ.D.

Glossop i\LB.

Golbome U.D.

Hale l:.D ....

rzg

ELJOC"fRJCITY-cOittiJIUIJd.

Authori~4 di'ltrihutors J~ulk supply au!hnrity

''li"tmcl I r'''" authorh.NI rli4 rilmtrml)

Clv..rN1Je and Gatl~:y u.n.c. !f.andj4 .... ·r ('11fjl(lfilli1111

Lam:a.'lbin: El!..-<;tric t•,,w~r Companv

The Stalybr'.<lge, ll)'lk, :UOli!ilc)', and JJqJdnfid;f Tramway~ and El!.'t:~ tridty Boord

. ··I Oldlla.m Corpom.tion

:\fanchcster Corporatioo

lfanchesl.cr Corporation

. .. The Stalybritlgc, Hyde, j Mo-~le}', and JJul-sinfl.dtl i Tmmwa)':> and EJoc

trici y &;;ard ... Eccks Corporatwn

~ b!W;..11.>.!iil!1:' J~'\'!t~~

• C<mug>~ll»J' • • • lfaot.:!J,_.,;;wa:- Corp.;>mfion

...J Farnworth U.D.C. lll..:;uCDQ.~Mnl<t ]!lkt.1l~· Gmit!IJ!>'llrtt)\'

... , The- \:rom E!~~m: Si:'I!Jil'ill'll.r 11

Ol>mpa~llll}' Lfunnliitt.tl<ll 1 '"ii l.am:aLWu-.e IE!ItWii.e JPll)),"~

w;Wg;tau'll}( • .. ABIIrimdualmm. B•lcttnfu: s~wii_r

1 JLiimmii!t@rfi H35fulrgtku lLB. •.• ... ••• . .... ,,l!'llai:~ll~l!l lC't~ll])ltwautik~lil

Hazel Gro,-e and Br.llmlbtill lJi.IDl. .... lE!I~fi G l<ll\\te roro.dl. llfualn.nllhlllBI ~t!\dhl!'lWti lVl\l)plW."JUi\f.)~l

Heywood UB. ...

JHill!lll;;;\t llJI_!!)I_ ..... .

]11 51 die J\ll..!Bl ..... .

~ lli . .ID! ........

!".mJunlisiffilll!ndl 'lrl . .ID> •.......

.fi:as RIDl ....... . n_,. :M.lllt ..... .

I mr..m>Jc:. • .. ..... ~"~ IC<nt]ptn\lWllU~m

. ... jj.IFJfiimJilfuw w . .IID.!.C.:. I ilil.l \'' ((i~l]jll',l'J:llltii';t:tl U:...1lllt<lh'iif ·~· lElltt!.lllllk JJ>l!i'o\,~· .

I (0-,, ~J>tl~ll)" The Situl~llr.uii~\. IHI\'{dlt\, .

'.II.IJ;unm\\'U~$ :lllll~l JtlliJ.V ~j).. ·lJlu11 .lmtdldiufull.1l II dllfuili:v llilmlm.dl I

..... Ilfunwiidh W . .!ID.!C. ILlllltCIHl~i~t<t' JE!h~1Wiit: U'l~W¢\1

·····1 ...1\'lll:fu:m..lmtfun:~u\!![lrujyt:ou'aJ!li.i:IDl

... I llliw ~l.lr.uii,figt\. IHI~I~. . ;M.o~~. <lbn11 IDurhimfullt!l I' 'Jiil.1l!lll\\\..~ <llJQdJ lEllit>.~ I

1brii:ti.itm- IBmllJIIdl I \\W~ "Ccqtm1llliiw.lll

ll.anm:mf\:fue IDJ.lud!niit: lP!oo\~tlr II (UQ.IWJPUOII;W

..... ~ ~ulhJI\,iidil IDJ.kll.111Jfu; s~'!Pl!"li1 1 (Gnlmfl>nn~ ll.fu~ltcll

..... , «lThlfihrnlliJI [r~Ujpl'lllalt!MIIll

...... 11 Le~ Cwjpmta~tlii.(>l<l

[i<mll!Jlrml2'

ff~"<ll'•<t;lt.·\1kliillit' IP.ll~ll.'tlllii> t!•,,,~\~'tlf <f$,'~'1l1M•~~m.r ~!Jllilnl.ll)

!'.I•·CIIft Hy •rn·k•11

PUJII,W !J'II LII ~ ~ I C J \ \ ' 1 ( ~ ~~ r'rilllinttc•d

Jo. 1,1. .. , l<l l' IT\' rontinucd.

1 ~ 1' '' Irk! I\' pHI \"It f•p \ " '' ' Ill " " ppl\•

(In rtl ll lilhutll llli 'il)

1,h\iL•hli l ' [ i ', [ ),

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I !II•• II ullllll \ J .I l,

l lllh• Lt'W I' \ 1, \ ,

I \IIH\1 tt, l l,

I. ll.

li\1\ lli> 11'1' . ll,

J It hll l n , I 1"\,

, Hh1N\\ ~'.I •

tt ,..,\.- \\1 ,1\,

" "''' \~ in • <1. •l h1•hl l I ,

.-~~~·n t ,n. M~<~.lll ,H,

t -1( ., kh r.n .... -H<%1~ llUt- P.l , •

.t~~m-;;1 lH\)11 ~ ,l •

i <1.\\tti~:>;\<\H ,\( 1~.

i <lf<'htl~l • , H.

.i ~~ ·~·"~\ ' .n. I'm\ '«m\ l~ P, 1\u.{U

.t 1n """nh t .u ~.

~~'t v ''· " ~nli~'Jli~~ ~-.u~.

'b'>li11\ ~n~f"'"n ~ • 11 ~ ••

ut i Hll'i ~·d dis lrillul rs

,\ hit 1\· llll I l'·l. •n pn1~ 1tl n

t" '' er

l owe r

\\' ll' t'in •I n 'orpora li n ...

rp ration

lllih11 ,,. u.n ..

\\'.u·fll :tol Cm·1 •·,ulou .. .1 rh, ·~. •• yb itl~, ~~~-dl'. I

1\r~""''' -~-. ,u ,! nukiniidd ~ ll'r,uu\\~)'<'> ' d ~h: -~rlcih ~mt

B ul k supply a uthority (d istinct from

au! horised d istJ.·i bu tors)

R o hdal • orporation

Manchester Corporation

Rochdale Corporation

L'tn ·ashire Electric Power Com.pa.ny

L . nca· hire El.cclric Power mpany

Lam:<lshi mp.ny

Elecrri ar)

p \\'€' f

.~ d<• (')':\ • .J,mcb - ~r orporn ion

S:'l ~~~n t"'<.J>'ll{(ll'a l\Q~t

n~•· -·~ruvb.rlrtl,~. n"''""· \ll ."'> ')\ 4'1 •~• Oukhtflll: ld ~ ~ l!<m~\\W\ ' <'I.Ud ill;,~ h!ridl!y Ucx-~1

REFEREN CE

7ke an:a:; willlilt llu; bOU!Uiarv tines indicated tluts·- ~C--...a «J to til ~portion the distribulion areas of tlw

ICUrtJt.cra~us W7 cterlilu:d. T/u; dotlect porlion.5 thw ,_ WH~;}-}·::~;0£;}~ twndarte.s receia buJ.-1£ <>Llf7flllf f rom tlw tutllloriliM ruut disfri utc flumsetues.

WORTL.eY

R.D,

Area of supply (local authority area)

Stalybridgc M.B.

Stockport C.B.

Sh·etiord U.D.

Swinton and Pcndlehury U .D.

'Entwistle RD.- Parishes ofH attersley Matley 'Entwistle (parl)

Tottington U .D.

Turton U.D.

Tyldesley-with-Shakerley U .D.

Wardle U.D.

Warrington C.B.

Warrington RD.-Parishes ofAppleton Grappenhall Great Sa nkey Latchford \Vi thou t P enketh Stockton Heath ·watton Infr1ior

\ Vesthoughton U.D ....

Whitefield U .D.

Whitworth U.D.

Wigan C.B ....

\Vilmslow .D ....

·worsl ey U.D.

P BLI

I3I

ELECTR IC!TY-C01llilllted.

Anthorisrd distributors

The Stalybl"idge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield Tramways and Electricily Board

Stockport Corporation

Stretford U.D.C.

Swinton and Pendlcbury U.D ..

The Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley, and Dukinfield Tramways a nd Electricity Board

Lan cashire Electric rower Company

Turton U.D.C.

Lancash ire Eleclric Power ompany

Rochdale C01·poration

\Yarrington Corporation

\¥arrington Corporation

Lanca hire Electric Power Company

TILITY ER ICES-coutimtcd

Bnlk supply authority (dislincl from

authorised distributors) -----·- - -

~ranchester orporation (parl)

Lancashire Electric Power Company

Lancash ire EIPctric Power Company

Electricity services

Lancashire Electric Power Company

\Vhi tworth U.D.C. Rochda le Corporation

Wig:m Corporation

Aldcrley and Wilmslow Eleclric Supply Limited

Lancashiru Elcclric Power Comp:111y

P 1 LI , TJLJTY . E]( \ ' 1 CE.~-coutiuucd

Main rlrainagc

1 . ~

:\L\Ir Dh..\ LN.\ ~E.

Th map ((a 'ina lhi pa c) nly imlicat - 1 al authoritie or joi nt bodie within th Rcuion tr a ina waac from mor than one local authority ar <, 'l! indicated in th following li t :-

Loc:tl.\u thorityor Joint Rodr Area

r\llrincham .D. •.

Ashlon -undcr-L •nc Corporation .. .

Famwonh U.D.C ....

llaslingden, Rawlcnslall . and Bacup Outfall cweragP. Board

Hin dley U.D . .

Leigh and Ather ton Join t Sewerage Board

Ludworth, Iellor, and Low Marple J oi nt cweragc B ard

::\Iacclesfield orporalion

Manchester Corporation

Oldham Corporation

Stalybridge J oint Sc·werage Board

Tyluesley- wilh -Shakrrley U. D.C.

Altrincham U.D. 1-la le U.D . (part)

Ash!on-under-Lyne M.B. Hurst U.D .

Bolton C.B. (part) Famworth U.D. Bacup M.B. HasLingden M.B. Rawtensta.ll M.B.

I-Iinclley U .D. Ince-in-Makcrfic lcl U.D. (p:Ht)

Atherton U.D. Leigh M.B. Glo sop Dale R.D. (parl) Hayfie ld R.D . (part) Marple U .D. Macclesfield l\I. B. Macclesfield R. D. (part) Audenshaw U.D. (I art) Barton-upon-Irwell R.D. (part) Chadclerton U.D. (part) Manchester C.B. Middle ton l\I. B. Stretforcl U. D. (part) Prestwich U.D. (part) Oldham C.B. Lees U.D.

Audenshaw U .D. (part) Dukinfield l\II.B. Stalybridge l\I.B. Tyldesley-witb-Shakerley U.D. Leigh R.D. (part)

nnston and Flixton Joint Drainage Barton-upon-Irwell R.D . (part) ommitlee Urrnston U.D.

\Yarrington orporation

Whaley Bridge J oint Sewerage Board

Warrington C.R. \Varrington R.D. (par t)

Chapel-en-le-Frith R.D. (part) Disley R.D . (pati:) Macclesfield R.D. (par t) Yeardsley-cum-Whaley U.D.

thcr l al authoriti s in the R gion separately deal with sewage fr m til i r r p ctive di. tricts, xc pt that in ome cas s evvage from small po1iion. of a local anthority's area is dealt with by an adjoining authority. The~ cases a re not recorded in the above list.

itame3 wutertwzecl are tlwJc of s~watjc.llutlzori~ or tnf:ltd ~:;pcctivcarea.J enclosed(Jr;atJiiclf tiM fJtu.r•

i-1 cllaU wttlt in bulk onbj /rom area$ .rkew/1/ fluu·I:riarea:; notirulicalut a,., above ~tu:l w~tlut ll~ .r.ea {ll.<; lor .. uf. aut/Wrdlf io tlw J{}Ulaqt?lliibzortty in~

t area

R.D.

133

Part VIII. - TOWN PLANNING.

GENERAL OTE .

The question of amendments to the Town Planning Act, 1925, has be n considered by the Legal ub-Committee of the ommitt c.

Many valuable suggestions have been put forward by individual

members of that Sub-Committee, and the consideration of such arc held in abeyance until an opportune moment presents its lf in the

shape of amending legislation being presented to Parli ament in the near future, promises to this effect having already b en given by the

Minister of Health . That a need exists for the appli cation d the

principles of town planning to all lands, develop d or otherwise, seems

unquestionable from experience, and every effort to secure amendin g

legislation to thi s effect will be made.

It is not de irable in thi s report to set out particula rs of suggested

amendments, the Committee ha\'ing given authority to the L gal

ub-Committee, consi ting, as it does, of legal offl ers of local

authorities with experience of town planning practice, to place an_)

agreed suggestions before the Mini try of Health with a view to their

incorporation by Parli ament in any amending . tatut .

Town Planning

A l, 1925.

Anwndnwn l

and exlrn~ion

lhcrrof

By Section 3 of the Town Planning Act, 1925, th ouncil of Town planning

ever_) borough or other urban listrict containing a ]JOpulation ,

according to the cen us t aken in the year rgz r, o{ more th an 20,000

shall , before the rst J anu ary, 1929, prepare and submit to the i\lini st r of H ealth a t own planning scheme in respect of all land within th

borough or urban district in respect of which a tovvn planning ~ h m '

may be made under the Act .

compuls0ry on

cert ain

authori ties

!\eli 11 trtJ,•n to J)IClrtlO( '

~t' il<• lll '$

1 :tnR'' r ol ll<•lay in pro mot in~ : dll'lll '$

I (; , C E E I\ L T T F:C..:.,- continucd

I 4

f t it' 1 l-J I ri t i 'S within th Region, 29 having

o, onsequ ·.ntl ar r quired by statute

·to pr ' P iH, town pl anning !:0 ln 11 ' { r t h i r r sp ctiv d i tricts ;

an l a ltogdher 7:; I nl authorities within th . Region haYe adopt <l

rl'stlutions lo pr par ."h me. fnr t he \rhol, r part of th ir r p ctive

dist ,·i 'ts.

That s many l al authori ti s hav ought to prot ct the develop

ment [ th ' ir eli t ri t b) th promotion f sch mes, although such

a 'ti n is n ire! ' opt ional in mo t a a gr at tribute to the

' ff 1 s of th' mmitt e in it end avour to secure controlled

kY lopm~nt, tU1d indi at an appreciation of the aclYantages

as-s in t d "ith a pred 't rminc l plan of dev lopm nt.

lf ad\'"Ultaat; f th - pro\ 1 1011 of the Town Planning Act is not

tak n, leY 1 pm nt will a a matter of cour e proceed on the old

lin - un le r by -law control , and any propo_al , regional or otherwi e,

for a 'O- rdinati n f fut nrc d vclopm nt ar in jeopardy .

In thi nn ti n r f rene again mu t be made to the urgent

nc essity f r th r omm ndation a to the tting 1.1p of d centralised

area statu ory town planning committee- being adopted, and the

'ommith~c - ~stabli"h d in rd r to nsur proposal of an area or

r a i nal 'hara 't r b comina obhaatOI · in all future development.

qui 'k r w·1.y of undoing the work of the ommittee could

p : ·ibly h pp'n than indiffer nee or um\illingne on the part of

1 cal a u h ritie - t _afcauard the d ,. lopm nt of their area under

ht' prot t> ion aff rdcd by th Town Plannina Act. D lay ed action

will d~es roy t he whol work of the ommittee to date. F or a local

·mthori _- to all w den~l pment o pro eed uncontrolled , a i11 the

Xll- , would be a n a}~ct of opportunity, and woull lead to almo t

nlt'W'~);;lr.lble con:::eqnences.

The able hereunder indi a - the position in th R gi n to-dat

RX":pe-ctin the p romotion of t om1 pl m1ina - heme .

T \VN PLAN If !(, , STATI. T J S.

135

Table of sta tistics showing the present posi tion in the Region in relation to ihe promoticn of town planning sch mcs :-

Popula- Area Local aulbority Lion, in

J92I acres Census

- -----

Abram U.D.C. 6,853 1,98-1

Adlington U.D.C. 4·390 1,062

Alderley Edge U.D.C. 3,088 6j8

*:\l trincham .D.C. ... 20,f50 I,.j25

*Ashton-in-iliakerfield 22,.J75 6,251 li.D.C.

Ash ton -upon-Mersey 7·773 1,623 .D.C.

*Ashton-under-Lyne ~LB. .. . -!3.335 1,345

Aspull .D.C. ... 7· 51 1,()06

Atherton U.D.C. 19, 56 2,26-f

A udenshaw ·.D.C. 1··'76 1,2.jl

*Bacup M. B. 21,263 6,121

Barton-upon-Irwell R.D.C. IO,TJO 6,;6z

Billinge .D.C.. .. j,l6 .;,y;O

Bl.ackrorl L.D.C. 3.~, 2,J9JZ

Bollingwn CD.C. j,OJI.j n • .29.D.

*Bolton C.B. D i·"',Mj Dj,2:&1G

Bowdon L.D.C. 2.'91iij ~

Bred bill'\' and u.o.c:

RouWJJ,r}- '!)l,lll!il$ }.'9/'.li!J

Bucldow R.D.C. (Jll'ln11»

*Bury C.B. ...

Bury R.D.C.

Area of

schem~ in

acre-s

1,98-1

67

f J6 I I,-f09

1,005

2,26-j

6,120

J t,joo -;zo

( 1,-139

-».291

Jj,2$o

..g,DOj

IJatc of Authority to prepare town planning scl•eme l{t·marlcs

or date of resolution

----

5th • · o\·cmiJCr, 192-J

. ·o scJ,.m•;

-!lh ~lay, 1')25

17th June, 1')2[ ]Td j Jin~<, 1')21

. ·o schemr·

12th .\pril, 1921

. · o schern•·

• · o sdu·m1;

191h March, 11)2( ... . 'o sch•·mt·

.;th :\lay, 1921

1st Dl:'ctmber, 1')10 2 b Jl;:ccmlx:r, 1921 13 h June, 1923

. ·o sch1:m<:

16~h Oc ol ·r, 1923

6~b january, 1926 ...

:zoih :\larch, 1917 ... Bred bury an•J lwmil•·r LD.C. ha\·c J~··rs w to~ n i'lan r.an ul the area 1.Ji Co m p s a II L'. IJ. amr.unLing to tj<r .5 acres

25th .·on:mbf-r, Jf)Z<:J 29th .·on:mber, 1922.

.\r•ca tl'•~•.--n is b<la \tO ith.in jlJim C•>mmiu ,.. area lAID)'

::!.<" alY• B(r, h•l;;ul"" C.R

T vv r PLA r, ST ATL TI S-coutimtcd

Popula- Area Local authority tion, in

1921 ac res Census

I 6

Area of

scheme

acres

Dale of r\ u thori ty to prepare town planning scheme


R em a rks

----------------------1-----l---------------Buxton M.B. I j,6.) I

*Chadderlon .D.C. I ,995

29lh October, I92+· ·

13th Kovcmb r , 1923. Sec a :so Manchester C. B.

Chapel-cn-le-Frilh R.D.

beadle and Gatley U.D.

*Chorley M.B.

16,I.j.!

11,063

30,581

0,3 9 78,7:!3 17 lh December , 1923.

s,o, 7 5,0 7 21st September , 1922.

harley R.D .. (part)

Compsta ll .D.C.

Crompton U.D.C.

Denton .D.C.

Dislcy R.D.C ....

Droylsden U.D.C.

Du ki.nfie ld l\l.B.

*Eccles l\I.B.

FailsworU1 U.D.C.

*Farnworth U.D.C.

*G iossop l\I.B.

Giossop Dale R.D.C.

Golborne U.D .C.

Hale U.D.C.

IJandforlh .D.C.

Haslingclcn l\LB.

Jlaydock U.D.C.

9-H

·. ·. ·.1 I 7,620 3,022

20,)31

6,611

2,59+

I,099

2,057

J ,072

3.780 I7,89I

7,I 83 r ,679

r ,288

1,311

8,203

10,330

I Iayfield R.D. ..f ,520 10,282

Hazel Grove and Bramhall IO,I27 5,-f•l7 U.D .

2,852 I5th Jul y, 1920

2,865 2oth Oc ober, I<J:!.J · ·

1,009 r6th July, 1924

2,057 2nd ] unc, 192-f

1,504 11 U1 S(·plembcr, 1923

3,052 rst J an uary, 1925 ...

(22ncl Decembm·, 1917, ) first portion; )26th July, 1923, for ~ remainder

1,311 5lh January, 1922

I m·lion o{ schem e within. area of J oint Com mitt ce

No schem e. Area taken is that witJ1in Joint

ommittee area only

No schem e. See Bredbury and R omiley U.D.

Xo scheme

No scheme

·o schem e. See Manchester C.B.

No schem e

~o scheme

I No schem e

J\"o schem e

., .!.'l'o scheme

1,728 1 8th A ugust, Jl)I3 ...

1

.

*Indicates town planning compu lsory, population of district exceeds 2o,ooo.

Loca l authority Popula- 1

lion, !92!

Census

Area in

acres

TOW PL INI

IJ7

I .\rea of

scheme in

acres

Dale of Aulhorily

,, T TI TI , -COIIIimtcd

Remarks to prepare toll'n planning scheme I


------1--------------- -

I2lh July, 1922 ... , *Heywood 1\lf.B.

*Hindley U.D.C.

llolliJlgworlh U.D.C.

Horwich U.D.C.

Hurst U.D.C.

*Hyde lVJ.B.

I 5,621

2,612

2,086

3.257

*Ince- in -i\Iakerlie ld U .D.C. 22,855 2,320

I rlam U.D.C.

Kearsley U .D.C.

Knntsford U.D.C.

Lees U.D.C.

*Leigh i\ LB .

Leigh R.D.C.

Limehurst R.D.C.

Liltleborough U.D.C.

Lilli e Hulton U.D.C.

Lillie Lever U.D.C .. oo

Lymm U.D.C ....

*i\facclesfield i\LB.

Maccleslielcl R.D .C . ...

*Manchester C.B.

Marple U.D.C. 000

*Middleton M.B.

i\Iilnrow .D.C.

9,6 10

5·-1 I 5

·.·. ·· 1 11,488 7.910

4,809

j , 2 3

2 8

6.359

7·855

1,69')

So

·1·37~

oo. :·30,307 1 2 r ,690

6,6o8 3,055

.. , 28,309 •1·77.'i

8,390 j,lO-f

{

2,612 8th January, 192.1

3,254 2nd J\ ugust, 1922

3,o8o r3th October, 1924 00 ·

2,320 qlh November, 1923

1,00.1 10th October, 1923 .. .

1,760 7th ,\ 1 ril, 1025

6,359 31sl October, 192.1 ...

7.738 13th ] unc, 1')25

r ··I 14 rSth D~cember, 1915.

8oS 28th July, 192·1

~.37-1 23rcl February, 1925

3,2J+ IOlh October, 1923 00 .

79.-l<l4 December, 192 1

5,269 1oth December, I9LI. I 7·35-+ 27th ]un , 1921 oo.

3.752 5th August, 1925 00

3,055 rsl DcccmbPr, 192~00.

3.781 6th October, 1~120 000 997 23rd September, 1920

j,Ig.f roth September, 192.1

No sch me

ro scheme.:

No sch me

No scht•m~;

No scheme

Scheme "B" Scheme "A"

(including the following portion5 of-l?ailsworth U.D.,

zSr acres; Chnddcrton U.D.,

566 acres Scheme "C"

*Indicates tm\n planning compulsory, population of district exceeds 2o,ooo.

TW PL , ST TISTJ -contimtcd

Local authority

Mosslcy i\I.B.

I Population, 1921

Census

Mollram-in-Longd ndalc U.D ..

2,883

8,490

18,77-

4.o66

IH,983

New Mills U.D.

Ncwton-in-Makerfield U.D.C.

Norden U.D.C ....

*Oldham C.B.

Prestwich U.D.C.

*RadclifTe .D.C.

Ramsbottom .D.C.

*Rawtenstall i\I.B.

*Rochdale C. B ....

Roylon U.D.C ....

Runcorn R.D.C. (part)

Sadclleworth .D.C .. ..

Sale .D.C.

*Salford C.B.

Springheacl U.D.C . .....

*Stalybridge M.B.

*Slretiord U.D.C.

*Stockport C. B ... .

r8,750

. ..... J 2.t.759 15,381

28,376

I I

.. . ,

.. . 1

90,816

16,329

25,216

Area in

acres

4.735

3,08_

6,~23

2,147

J6,930

2,006

j,202

1,555

Area of

scheme in

acres

Date of Authority to pr pare town planning· scheme

or date of reso lution

2,518 26lh November, 1913.

5,051 rst October, 1923 ...

I{ r,8oo 497

_8th April, 1913 r2th December, 1923.

I qth July, 1924

8th October, 1925 .. .

19th May, 1921

lli August, 191 r

19th December, 1914.

2,Lf7 6th November, 1923.

r6,930 rst December, I92+ ...

2,006 2nd November, 1920.

1,555

3,132

2,9+7

r 7th June, 1916

r 4th July, 1924

9th June, I92+

5th July, 1921

',o6o I glh May, ''' 3

:::r

... ,

Remarks

No scheme

No scheme

No scheme

e Rochdale C.B.

No scheme

Approved by the Mi nistry of Health, 2oth January, I9I5

Also includes portions of-

~orden U.D., 307 acres;

Bury KD., 202 acres

No scheme. Area taken is that within Joint Committee area on ly

This scheme conjunction the scheme

is in with

of Unnston U.D.C.

*Indicates to\\'11 planning compulsory, population of district exceeds 2o,ooo.

PLA III G. T TI TI . -(OIIli ii11Cd

Popula- Area Local authority tion, . in

1921 acres Census

*Swinton and Pendlebury 30,9!6 2,28-f U.D.C.

Tintwistle R.D.C. 2,071 13,619

Tottinglon U.D.C. 6,760 2,544

Tu r ton U.D. . ... 12,154 17,334

Tyldesley-with-Shakerley 15,650 2,490 U.D.C.

U rmston U.D.C. 8,297 991

Ward le U.D.C .... 4,463 3,192

*vVarring1on C. B. 76,8II 3.057

WarriJlgton R.D.C .... 12,129 r8,955

vVesthoughlon U.D.C. I 5,192 5.56o

Whitefie ld U.D.C. 6,902 1.403

Whitworth U.D .C. 8,732 4·483

Wi!mslow U.D.C. 8,282 5,090

Worsley U .D .C. r 3,929

1

5·434

Yeardsley-cum-\Vhalcy 1,699 1,323 U .D .C.

139

Area of

scheme in

acres

2,28.1

17,33-1

2,490

991

I •475

\ r 5,900 '( 13,055

5.560

1,398

4·483

5,090

5.434

1,323

Dale of authority lo prepare town planning scheme

or dale of resolution

rrlh June, 1923

rst November, 1923 1

z6lh Septrmber, 1923

12th July, 1921

r8lh December. 1912.

1 3rd December, 1919. 7lh December, 192r.

zolh Februa ry, 192 '1·

rst July, 192-1

nth May, 1925

23rd April, 1923

qtb. May, 1923

17th 1\IIarcll, 1925

R emarks

No scheme

No scheme

This scheme is in con-j u nc lion wi lh the: scheme of Slrelford

.D.C.

No scheme

*Indicates town planning compulsory, populat..ion of district exceeds 2o,ooo.

Tot al of local authorities' areas Area controlled under town planning scltemes Area uncontrolled

653,888 acres. 46r ,og6 , rgz,792

Gt'nernl notes

Period for preparation oi advisory scheme

Issue oi report and recommendations

qo

P art IX.- CON CLUSIONS.

GENERAL.

As previously indicated, at a p cial m eting of the Committee held on the 1st February, 1923, it was decided to recon titute the Committee and proceed to pr pare an advi ory regional scheme.

It was estimated that a period of thr e y ar would be required in which to prepare such ad vi. ory scheme and on this estimate 96 of the 104 local authorities within the Region ultimately as ociated them elves with th Committee.

This period of three years terminates in February, 1926, and it is considered that the work of the Committee at this date is sufficiently far advanced to nable a report to be i su d on the main hn s of a r gional scheme, and to lay down certain recommendations whereby it i hoped many of the various tentatively agreed proposals may be ome operative, without undue delay, in the future dev lopment of the Region.

Nu u eiul purpose can be served by delaying the i sue of this report and the recommendations contained therein, and for the good of th R gion it is essential that definite and concerted action should be taken to deal with the \'arious proposals through the promotion of statutory schemes of planning under the Town Planning Act, 1925.

Expenses of the It will be remembered that the expenses of the Committee were Commitlr.t' limited to a sum not in excess of the produce of one-tenth of a penny

rate in th £per annum over the areas of the associated authorities for a maximum period of three years .

To date, only two annual le,ies of one-tenth of a penny rate, amoLmting to a total sum of £13,951, have been made upon the a sociated authorities, and having regard to the stage the work of the Committee has now reached it will be Lmnecessary to call for the whole of the third annual levy. fractional levy will be necessary to meet the expense of i suing this report and to meet certain exp nditure connected ·with the dissolution of the Committee on its present ba is and its re-constitution as recommended.

L , ION -colltillued

r..p

Using the regional schcm a now pre ·cnt d a the kcl ton or Future

outline of statutory town planning sch m s for ach de ntra1ised procedure

area, it is considered that such statutory _ch -m s und r the Town Planning Act, 1925, could in most cases be prepared for ach decentrali eel area during the next two or three years. \\'here local authorities associate in the sett ing up of decentrali s cl area committees, their contributions, as part of the cost of pr paring the statutory scheme, will be made to the particular de entrali eel area committe concerned.

This action, necessitating somt: agreed annu al contributions between associated local authorities for a fmih r period of two or three years, will result in each associated authority obtaining a statutory scheme, and the future development of the Region sccur cl on co-ordinat ed lines.

The procedure referred to is considcrPcl to b the most economical 'Nay of producing statutory town planning schrmc for the whole Region, and , further, the collective responsibility of l cal authori tic, in the respective decentralisecl areas shou1d in most cases enable any major regional proposals to be properly provided for.

This Committee covers a region which is unique in size, impmiancc , and multiplicity of interests (local authority and othcrwi c), in so far as attempts have been or are being made to provide for and secure development on a regional basis.

Heretofore advisory schemes of regional planning hm e been propounded in respect of areas altogether incomparable to that of the pre ent Region .

The fu1dings of other Regional Area Committees contain no useful precedent to this Committee, these Committees having appar ntly reached a. concluding stage in the presentation and publication of a. report merely indicating lines of future development, for the information of constituted authorities and for inclusion in their rcspecti\'c town planning chemes .

The Committee having produced a regional plan as in~icatcd by this report, cannot in justice allow the result of their labours to become dormant. The Committee feels compelled to indicate a basis upon which local authorities should proce cl to secure cone rted and statutory act ion throughout the entire R gion . Fmiher, th Committee is in duty bound to mal.;:e determined cfiorts to set in motion machin ry whereby all futur clc, ·clopment may be properly

~l·ccss ily of action to give ctfccl to Committee's proposals

a-ordination of rut ure aclivily

ommillec 's proposals r commended to local a ulhoriti s

and legally controlled and provided for, and , mo t impo1iant of all. the ss ntial of improv d health, home life, and working conditions s cured. I-I nc the r commendation of the ommittee as to the establishment of a . ri s of d c ntrali eel area statutory tovvn planning committ to giv ff ct to r gional propo als.

Too much empha i cannot be laid upon the main featnre that town planning i pr v ntiYe act ion by virtue of control of development on proper line , and that by proper and far- ight -d planning a r petition of many of t he evils a sociated with past uncontrolled to·wn growth and dev lopment can be avoided, thereby also obviating the xp nditure of large ums of mon _ in remedial measures or schemes which are so necessary in ev ry large town, due in a very great d gree to a misunder tanding, or the impossibility of our forbears, to conceive of the modern requirements of life.

Th commtmity, compri ing the industrial and conunercial life of the Region, cannot afford to neglect the opportunity to provide for futur development on lin which, o far a can be for een a re absolutely essential to the future prosperity of the Region , and the

ommittee consid rs that ai. this juncture its proposals ar ufiiciently mature to warrant immediate action being taken to secure t atutory sch me over decentralised areas.

everal matter. of a nature requiring co-ordinate act ion between local authorit ies, and consequent upon the enforcement of the regional proposals, will require con ideration, but the e are such as might be dealt wit h better by the suggest ed decentralised area tatutory town planning committee , any co-ordinate action r quired between area committees being secured through the re-constituted joint advi ory committe .

In pr pating the r gional cheme the Committee has endeavoured to comply with the dutie and function. a cribed to it , and the proposals indicated in thi report are submitted and recommended to t he various authoriti s concern c1 with an assurance that such propo als indicate a us ful guide upon which th future development of the Region should be r gulat d.

Th authorities concerned are especially request ed to note that the realisation of a progres ive programme of development for this m t important Region entir ly depends upon the incorporation of agreed r gi nal pro1 osals in statutory schemes u11der the Town Planning ct, 1925.

I43

During the preparation of the ad,·isory scheme e\' ry as istance has been rendered by the official of th various local auth orities concerned, and the Committee de.sires to place on record its appreciation of the valuable services so generously given.

The t ask of the Committee in presenting an advi ory schr me could not have b en accomplished so soon but for th earn stness with which all problems have been faced.

It is hoped that the enthusiasm eli played by all members of the Committee will continue throughout the remaining stages of s cu ring statutory schemes whereby legal control of all futur developm nt is secured, and such development gtlid d along lines considered best for the future prosperity of th Region and all concerned therein .

UMMARY OF MAIN RECOMME DATIO I TO

LOCAL AUTHORITIE .

r. To promote, under the provisions of the Town Planning Act, I 9Z5, schemes providing for the enforcement and /or carrying out of the various proposals recommended in this report in the d velopment of the Region. For this purpose to apportion the R gion' into suitable areas, and for the local authorities within each su h area to est ablish and authorise a st atutory joint committee as permitted by section z (I) of the Town Planning Act, I9Z5 , to proceed with the preparation of a st atutory town planning scheme for the joint area . ( ee Appendix for draft suggested form of agr ement between local authorities.)

z. To provide, through area t atutory joint committees (r ferred to in I above), for the establishment of a new or re-con tituted joint advisory committee for the Region as a whole.

The principal functions of such committee might be :-

(a) To secure co-ordination b tween area statutory committees in the preparing of schemes under the Tom1 Planning Act.

(b) To advise on differences which might aris bet\,- en kcal authorities, or between a local authority and. it area committee, or between area committees, during the preparation of st atutory schemes .

(c) To assist 111 secunng agreem nts between ap1 ropriat GoYernment Department , County Coun ils, and lo al authorities or area committees respecting re ponsibility for

-contimted

r\ pprccia (ion of services rendered by local au Lhori tics' officials

P reparation of stat utory schemes 1 y

dccen tral iscd ar -a

Commit lees

Rc-consli! ution of Regional A lvisory C'ommiltcc

L SI

Recommended proposals to be included in statutory schemes

Adoplio!l of model clauses

. '-continued

I4-1·

con tructing and maintaining rtain propos d r gwnal road and road ll11provcm nt ; the acq nisition, control , and maint nance of certain regional public op n J a es or re rvation and th preservation or acquisition and maintenance of buildings r place of ancient or historic inter st.

(d) To s nr - th a-ordinat ion of any ar a sch me dealing with public utility ervi ces, including therein proposals for main l rainage and sewag eli posal.

(e) To ncl avour to cure addit ional legislation, apr lying the I rincipl s of town planning t o areas already entirely developed, and the e tablishment of an app al court for the Region in r lation to the enforcement and /or carrying out of any proYision of a town planning cheme.

3· In particular tci provide, by suitable pro, ·i ions in t atutory town planning cheme for :-

(a) R erving th site of the new road , wid ning and improvements, adopting the various widths and building lines sugg steel or r commended in this report, and the carrying out of any n ccssary work in connection therewith.

(b) Regulatin g building development by zoning into areas for re iclential, bu ine , inclushial, and other purposes .

(c ) clditional recr ational facilities, e pecially in the nature of playground for children , and the re ervation of lands adj acent to and including the banks of rivers and watercourse to form parkways .

(d) Reserving considerable ar as of land t o remain in use for agricultural purposes .

(e) The pr servation of certain buildings or places of ancient or historical interest or of natural beauty .

4· To adopt generally the model clauses of the l\Iini try of Health appertaining to tovvn planning chem , incorporating therein uch of the charact r zones of th table recommended by th Committee as ar applicable to th particular area.

On behalf of the Committee,

p . 1\I. H EATH '

H ol!orary CC1'etm'y, Town H all,

l\Ianchester, J anuary, ISJ26.

THOl\IAS T R)lBULL,

Chairman.

H AROLD HAWCROSS,

Deputy-Chainnan (rgzr-rgzs). J OHN F. TEELE,

Deputy-Chni·r man.

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REPRESENTATION ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE, 1923- 1926.

The following list contains the names of the m mbers and officials of the various constituent local authorities, an 1 oth r bodi s, who have sen ed on the Committ e during the preparation of th regional scheme.

ABRAM URBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor R. . Robson , J.P . Mr. W. Aspinall (Clerh) Mr. W. H. Roby ( ~wveyor)

ADLINGTON RBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor T. Riding, J.P . 111r. W. umner (Clerk ) Mr. R. Edge (Surveyor)

ALDERLE Y EDGE URBAN DISTRICT

Col.mcillor H. . Hac1wen , J.P . Councillor E. Bancroft Mr. W. Cobbett (Clerk) Mr. H . heldon ( U1'veyo1')

ALTRi r CHAl\1 URBAN D ISTRICT

Councillor W. G. Taylor J.P . . . Cotmcillor J. Tadman .. Mr. W. tokoe (Clerh ) .. Mr. H. E. Brown ( ~r.rveyor)

AsHTON- UPON-MER EY URBAN Dr TRICT

Councillor W. Worthington, J.P. Mr. J. W. L. Foulkes (Clerh ) . . Mr. F. Hutton ( urveyor) ..

Asr·ITON-UN DER-LYNE M uNICIPAL B oROUGH

Councillor J. Broadbent, J. P . Councillor J. C. Titterington Councillor E . Broadbent, J.P . Mr. F. W. Bromley (Town Clcrl~)

Mr. J. Row bottom (Boro1tgh S~wveyor) ..

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HEPR '.:E T Tl ~--conti11ned

I..j.6

TLIERT N . RBAN DISTRLCT-

OUJ1 ill or J. Kay .. oun illor . Fletch r ..

arn tt ( /crl?). •Ir. . E. Hop ( ler!?)

Mr. F. H. Grimshaw ( urvcym•)

\ DE 1 .' I!A\•\ HBAN Dr TRI T-

ouncillor r. W. Hurt, J.P. Mr. F. E. apper (Clerk) Mr. \~ . Clough ( 11rveyor)

BA P i\.[ ~J IPAL BoRoucr-r

ouncillor G. Baron ounc'llor \~ . G. Lamb rt

{r. . G. Broom (Town lerk) Mr. \ ' . H. ewton (Borongh wrveyor ) lVIr. F. W. Mozl y (Boro·ugh mveyor)

BART N-UPON-IRWELL RuRAL Dr TRJCT-

oun illor . H. Manley Mr. . Faulkner (Clerl?) Mr. E. L. Leeming ( mveyor) ..

] TJ, LINGE RBA1 Dr TRICT-

otmcillor F. E. ager ouncillor C. Holt

lVIr. . Darlington (Clerk and mveyor)

BLACI<ROD RBAN Dr TRICT-

Councillor A. Brindle, J.P. Mr. A . Heyes (Cterl~ and m·veyor)

BOLLINGT N RBAN D1 TRICT-

Councillor J. vV. Hunstone l\ir. ·. Knight ( le1•k and mveyor)

B LTO T OUNTY BOIWUGH

Alderman F. h adle, J.P. otmcillor J. F. teel , J.P.

(Depu.ty-Cha-irman ). 1\Ir. . Park r (Tm n Clerk) ~Ir. E. L. Morgan, O.B.E. (B01'ough ~trveyor) . .

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BowDON RBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor H. . Reed Mr. W. Paterson (Clerk) Mr. H. Pownall ( ttrveyor)

BREDBURY AND ROliiii. EY Rl3AN DISTRTCT

Cotmcillor G. F. Cooke Mr. S. Axon (Cler!?) Mr. A. Plunk tt (S1.trveyor) Mr. H. 'vV. Marsd n ( 11rveyor)

BucKLOW RuRAL DISTRICT

Councillor W. H. Carter J.P ., Mr. G. Leigh, J.P. (Clerk ) .. Mr. R. C. Aldous (S1wveyor) Mr. R. C. Cordon ( u1•veyor)

J3QRY CouNTY BoROUGH -

Cotmcillor H. Ashworth Councillor ]. Hill, J.P . Councillor J. D. Lepp Mr. R. Moore (Town Clerk) Mr . J. H. S ttle (Bo?'Ottgh s~wveyor)

BuRY RuRAL D I STRICT-

ouncillor A. H. Lord .. Com1cillor E. harples Mr. J. Isherwood (Cler!~ )

Mr. A. B. Crosby (. m··ueyor)

BuXTO M u rrc rPAL BoROUGH

Councillor 'vV. Goodwin Counc1llor 'vV. Macdonald . . Mr. H. G. Curtis (Town Clerk) Mr. F . Langl .y (Borou.gh urveyor) ..

CHADDERTO N RilAN Dis Tmc T-

Councillor W. Crossley, J .P. lVIr. J. . chofield, M.B.E . (Clerk ) Mr. A. W. Cox (Surveyor) . .

CHAPEL-EN-LE-Fmnr R uR AL DISTRICT

Councillor A. Sims, C. . Mr. L. J agger (Clcrl<) .. Mr. E. J. Hunt r (S1trveyor)

REI h.E E,NT TIOr - coutimtcd

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HE PRES • NT TIO~ -co11 tinued

Lj.8

CH EADLE A 'D ATLEY HBA r DrSTRI T-

ouncillor J. H . Hobbins J. P. lfr. J. H . J ohn on ( lcr/?)

Mr. W . Timp rley ( lcrk) .. Ir. I . H. 1\[olyn ux ( urveyor)

llOHLEY l\IU.\'1 IP.\ L ] OROUG H

oun illor E. Ashton ouncillor F. Fr win . . ouncillor J. E:arfoot, J .P. (decea eel) otmcillor \ •\ . \~ ilcock

1\lr. J. Mill (Town Clerk ) .. iiir. G. H. H opkinson (BorMtgh U?'vcyor)

!TORLEY R RAL DrsTRTCT-

ow1cillor . F. ixsmith J. P .. . Mr. h .. E . A pel n (Clerk ) Mr. W . otterill ( U?'veyor)

OMP TALL RBAN Dr T RI T-

COLU1CiJlor B. H. Walker Mr. H. I cwton (Clerk) l\t(r. T. l\1 . Bc\'an ( 'urveyo?') (deceased) Mr. C. ~ · Righton ( ttrveyor).

'Ro~rPTOK RBA:-< DISTRICT-

D ENTO !

ouncillor J . E. Mellor ouncillor J. W. Pogson

Mr. F. F. Gartside (Clerk) Mr. J. Fothergill ( U?'veyor)

RBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor T. Mallalieu, J. P. Councillor A. Brown, J .P ... Mr. \~. H.ichards (Cle?'k ) Mr. J . B. Cooke ( ttrveyor)

DrsLEY R RAL Dr TRICT

ouncillor J. Entwistle oun cillor F . outhern

Mr. J. L. Lowe (Cle?'k) Mr. J. vV. Pearson ( UYVC)I01')

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D ROYLSDE N URBAN D ISTRICT

Councillor W. A. Haughton, J. P. Conncillor T. Hetherin gton Mr. G. Smith (Clerk) . . Mr. C. Hall ( ~wveyor)

D u m NFI E LD M uN ICIPAL B oROUGH

Councillor H . D . Brice, C.C. Councillor S. H . Garforth . . Councillor A. E . Grundy Mr. E . Barlow (Town Clerh) Mr. . Hague (Bo?'Mtgh m veyor)

E ccLES M u ' ICI PAL B oRouGH

Councillor J. H. Chapman Councill or J. Hindley .. Councillor W. Hughes Councillor H . Lee on .. iHr. E . Parkes, JVI. B.E. (Town Cle?'l?) l! r. T. . Picton (B oroHgh m vcyor)

Mr. T. Elce (Borough ztrveyor)

F AI LSWORTH RBAN DISTRICT-

Co uncillor W. Dunkerley, J.I ... Councillor ]. Hibbeti , J.P . CoLmcillor W. G. T . Wade, J. P. Mr. H. C. Broome (Cter!?) . . Mr . J. W. E . Brown (5?-t?'veyor )

F ARNWORT H U RBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor t he Rev. J. Wilcockson Mr. W. Tyld ley (Clerk) Mr. T. St one (S~trveyor )

Mr. F. Ashton ( urveyor ) ..

G LossoP M uNICI PAL B oRO UGH

Al derman J. Platt Alderman G. vVharmby

- Mr. G. H . Lea (Town Cte1'k) Mr. W. A. Mitchell ( Boro~tgh Sttrveyor)

REPRESE T TTO T-co Hiiu 11(:d

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REI RE. E. T TI -contimted

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GLo s P DALE R RAL Dr TRI T

ouncillor J. . Wood .. Mr. F. . F nton (Clm'/~)

Mr. . E. torey ( W'veyo?')

GoLBORNE RBAN Dr TRI T-

ouncillor ' . Pre cott {r. H. Eck r 1 y ( lerk)

i\Ir. J. \~ . H art ( ~trveyor) . . l\lr. J. Ford ( mveyor)

HALE URBAN Dl TRI T

ouncillor J. Perc ival l\'Ir. J. G. \ i\ hyatt (Clerl~ )

Mr. T. Blagburn ( 1.trveyor)

HA NDFORTH RBAN DISTRICT-

Councill or F. mithson Councill or J. Travis Mr. F. Ardern, M.B.E. (Cte?'k ) 1r. P. B. Adshead (Town Pla11111·1'1g urveyor) . .

H Asr.rNGDE r M uN ICIPAL BoRoUGH

Councillor T. Brown ouncillor J. H a ler

Councillor J. Hoyle ouncillor T. Lord ouncillor H. Warburton ouncillor E. Yates

Mr. \i . 1usgroye (Town Cler!?) Mr. R. Taylor (Boro1tgh mveyor)

1-IAYFJELD R RAL Dr TRICT

ouncillor G. Grifftths ouncillor R. M llor

Mr. J. R. Bo,,·den (Clm'k) Mr. E. vvift ( urveyor)

HAZEL R \'E AND BRAi\JHALL RBAN Dr TJUCT-

oun illor vV. Garn r .. Mr. F. Pidgeon (Clerh) Mr. . Doncast er ( ~trveyor) ..

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HEYWOOD MuNICIPAL BoROUGH

Councillor M. Kay Councillor A. Kershaw Alderman D. Marlow (deceased) Mr. G. G. Bouchier (Town Clerk ) Mr. J. B. Nuttall (B oro1tgh 1trveyor)

HINDLEY URBAN DISTRICT

Councillor J . Meadows Councillor T. Ogden Councillor J. Smith Mr. T. Robey (Clerk) Mr. 0. P. Abbott ( ~wveyor)

HOLLINGWORTH URBAN DISTRICT

Councillor G. F. Stotl Councillor Mrs. L. Graham Mr. G. H. Wilson (Clerk) Mr. W. Pitt (Surveyo?')

HoRWICH URBAN DISTRI CT-

Councillor J. G. Dickinson, J.P. , Mr. W. Carter, 1\I.B.E. (Clerl?) . . Mr. T. Green (Surveyo?')

HYDE lVIuNICIPAL BoROUGH

Alderman VI/. Fowden The Right Worshipful the l\Iayor ,

Alderman J. Hibbert , J.P .. . Councillor A. haw, J.P. Mr. T. Brownson, B.A. (Tow11 Clerh) Mr. J. H . Ward (Boro~tgh urveyor)

lNCE-I).'-MAKERFIELD RBA DISTRI CT-

Councillor H. Webster .. Mr. A. F . Howgate (Clerll ) Mr. A. T. Swain ( u,rveyor)

l RLAi\I URBA r Drsn rc T-

Councillor H. nsworth, J .P. lVIr. J. Cooke (Clerll ) .. Mr. E. Jones (Clerk) .. Mr. W. H. Gamble (Stt,rveyo?') Mr. W. G. Codling ( ~trveyor)

REPRE. 'ENT. TTO I- co11timtcd

192 - 1926 1923- 1926

1923 1923-1926 1923- 1926

1923-T92-J 1925- 1926 192 -J-- 1925 192 - r 26 1923-1 26

192-J.- 1925 1925- 1926 192-J.- 1926 192-J.- 1926

192 '-1926 1923- 192 1923- 1926

192-J.- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

I923-1926 1923- 1 2 1923- 1926

1923- 1926 1923- 192-J. 192-J.- 1926 I 23- 1 2-J. 192-J.- 1926

RE1 RE. E T TJO -cont£nmd

K EARSLEY RBA DISTRICT-

ouncilJor . F. Howard, J .1 ... Mr. H. 1artin ( lerk) 1r. E . . haw ( 11rveyor)

K NUT FORD RBAN DrSTRJ T-

ouncillor 1r . A. J. L igh Councillor L Penn Mr. H . aldecutt (Clerk) 1Ir. R. W. Mar hall ( ~trveyor )

L EE RBA DrsTRI T-

ouncillor H. E. Andrew, J.P. ouncillor J. Buckley . .

l\Ir . W. Ogden (Clerk ) Mr. ]. W . Liver age ( mveym')

L EIGH M uNICIPAL B oRoUGH-

ouncillor A. Betton . . Councillor v\ . Higenbottam Councillor G. H olden, J.P . . . Alderman H. peakman, J.P. Mr. T . B. Bamber (Toum Clerll ) Mr. T . lare (Borough 1wveyor)

LEl GII R uRAL Dr TRI T

Councillor Vv. Twi t

:tvl r. E. William (Clerk ) Mr. H. v\ . Boardman ( m veyor) l\'Ir. . R. Lynam ( t-t?'veyor)

LnmHuR T R RAL D r TRI T-

ouncillor J. E. Ludlam J.P .. . Mr. ]. W. . Titterington (Clerk) Mr. R. Thomp on ( urveyor )

LITTLEBORO GI-l RBA r Dr TRICT-

ouncillor ]. Brook (deceased) . . ouncillor A. England

Mr. G. H. \~ ild (Clerll and urveyor )

1923- 1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

1924- 1926 1923-IC)24 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1923-1924 1924- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1924- 1926 1923-1924 1923-1924 1924- 1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

1923-1926 1923- 1920 1923-1926 1923-1926

1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1923-192-J. 1924- 1926 1923-1926

I EPRE E TATJ l -CO IIliii'I(Cd

153

LITTLE H ULTON URBA)l D ISTR I T

Councill or J. E a tham, J.P. Mr. J . H. Heycs ( lerll) Mr. ]. T. Davies ( 1trveyor )

LITTLE L EVER URBAC\ DISTRICT

ouncillor T . H. Chatton, J.P. Mr. ]. eddon (Clerk and S'urvcyor)

LY~I i\ I [{BAN DISTRICT-

Councillor . A. Duguid Mr. W. Timperl y (Clcrl?) . . Mr. N. Holt (Clerk) Mr. D. Mort ( 'Urvcyor )

MA CCLESFIELD M uNICIPAL BoRouc n

Alderman W. Fro t , J.P., C.C. Alderman A. Frith, J.P. Mr. F. R. Oldfield (Town Clerk ) Mr. E. H amson (Borough mvcyor)

JVLJ.\CCLE . FIELD R RAL Dr TRICT

ouncillor L. R. Williams .. Mr. F. H arrison (Deputy-Clerl?) Mr. J. Thorpe ( 1trvcyor) ..

MANC HES1E R CouNTY B oRouGH-

Alderman T . Turnbull, C.B.E., D.L. , J.P. (Chai·rlllan )

Aldei·man W. T. J ackson, J.P. Mr. P. M. Heath (Town Ctcrl?) (Han. Secrdary ) Mr. ]. Luke (City Smvcyor)

MARPLE RBAi\" DISTRI T-

Com1cillor J. H. Wild Mr. J. Freeman (Clerk) Mr. D. ]. DiYer ( u.rveyor )

MIDDLETON M i\"ICIPAL BORO Gil

Alderman R. Grundy, J.P. The Right Worshipful the Mayor,

Counci llor A. H. H ollingworth, J.P. Councillor W. B. cott, J.P. Mr. J. I. Walmsley (Town Clerh) .. lVIr. P. H arrison (Borough · urveyor)

1923-1926 1923- 1926 192 - 1926

1923- 1926 1923-1926

1923- 1926 1923- 192-J. 192-~-19~6

1923- 192

192.)-1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926 192 - r926

1923- 1926 192 -1926 IC)2J-1926

1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1923-1926 1923- 1926 192 - 1926

1924-192 1923- 1926 1923- 192 1923-1926

HEPRE. ENTATIO -c011ti·mted

iVfrL NROW URBA T D1 TRI T

onncill or J. Brearl y ouncillor A. L. ifills ..

154

1vlr. H. Hargr a\· (Clerk) Mr. . , . Whipp ( urveyor)

NEwTON-IN-l\1AKEI<FIELD RB N Dr Tm T-

Councillor E. J. W . if ullin 1\Ir. ole (Cler/~ )

:Mr. R. Latham ( urveyo1•)

NmmEN URBAX Dr TRICT

ouncillor J. rnith l\Ir. L. Coup (Clerk) Mr. J. H. ro by ( m veyor)

OLDHA~r COU"-'TY BoROUGfi-'-

onncillor J. Hagu . Alderman F. H oughton, J .I . l\Jr. J. J. \i\ illiam , L.L.M. (Tm 11 Clerl? ) ~Ir. J. H. B ntl y (Boro1tah S11rveyor) (deceased) ~[r. J. hur t (BO?·o·ugh u:rveyor) ..

PRE TWICH I<BAX Dr TJUCT

Councillor H. T. Crook, D.L. , J.P. Councill or \\ . Done 1\lr. F. H. A hton (Clerk) .. l\fr. l\I. • . Pi r y ( ltrve)01')

RADCU FFE RBAX Dr TRI T-

onncill or T. Holt Cou ncillor W . Brooks, J.P. ifr. _ i\lill :LB.E. (Clerk)

Mr. v\ . L. R othwell ( '1-r,rveyo?')

Mr. G. E. Wri gley ( urveyo1·)

RAM BOTTOi\r RBAN Dr TRI T-

ouncillor D. hilton .. Mr. J. W. Barlow (Clerk) .. l\llr. R. Ram bottom (Cle1·k) Mr. T. H. B 11 ( ·wrveyo?' ) . .

1923- 1924 1924- 1926 1<)23- 1<)26 1923-1926

1923-1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

1923- 1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

192.)-1926 1923-1926 .1<)23- 1926 1923-1924 1924-1926

1925- 1926 1923- 1925 1923- 1926 1923- 1926

1925- 1926 1923-1925 1923- 1926 1923-1925 1925-1926

1923-1926 1923-1924 1924-1926 1923-1926

155

RAWTEN T LL MuNICIPAL BoRoUGir

Alderman R. Ashworth Alderman J . Barnes Mr. J . Whall y (Town Clerh) Mr. ]. J ohnson (Boro~tgh S't,trveyor)

RocHDALE Cou, TY BoROUGH

Councillor C. H . Bryning, J .P. Councillor Crossley Councillor H. hawcross, J.P. . .

(Dep1.tty-Chairman 1923-1925). The Right War hipful the Mayor ,

CouncillOT H. Wycherl y, J.P . .. Mr. W. H. Hickson, O.B.E. (Town terk) Mr . . . H. 1\{organ (Borough m veyor)

ROYTON RBAN DISTRICT

Councillor H. Beswick, C.C. Councillor ] . Egerton .. Councillor T. H. Lowe Mr. E. Harrison (Clerh) Mr. J. Pattison ( urveyor) ..

RuN ORN R uRAL Dr TRl T

Councillor G. Pilling, J .P. Mr. G. F. Ashton (Cterh) .. Mr. J. winton ( urvcyo'r) ..

ADDLEWORTH URBAN DISTRICT

Councillor R. Mallalieu, J. P. Mr. V. J oyce (Clerh) .. Mr. J . H . Reynolds ( m veym' ) . .

SALE URBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor R. J. McBeath, J .P., C. C. Mr. D. Hallev,·ell (Clerh) Mr. W. Holt ( urveyor ) (d ceased) . . Mr. E. Bleakley ( U?'veyor)

SALFORD CouNTY B oRouGH-

Councillor A hcrofL . . Councillor G. Brown, J. P . Councillor F. A. Luckarift Councillor E. Sutton (clccea eel) Mr. L. c: Evan. (Town Clerll) .. :tvir. E. B. Martin (Boro1tgh . urveyor)

R • 1 RE. E T. TI -co11tilmed

192_ - .cgz6 1923- 1926 1923- r 26 1923- 1926

I923- I92..J. 1925- 1926 1923- 1925

1924- 192 192 - 1926 1923- 1926

1924- 1925 I923- 192..J. 1925- 1926 I923- I 26 1923- 1926

192.3- 1926 1923- 192 192 - 1926

1923- 1926 1923- T926 1923- 1926

1923- 1926 I92J- I926

1923 1923- 1926

1925- 1926 1925- 1920 I 23- 1925 1923- 1925 1923- 1926 1923- 1926

R · .RE. E T. TT N- coutinued

.'PRL ' GHEAD RBAJ\ Dr TRlCT-

ou n ·illor ]. Birk nshaw oun illor J. Bradle , J.P.

::\[r. '· F. Tann r (Clerk) . . '.\[r. F. Bullin.nt (._ urvc:\'or)

L \ L Y BRJDGE l\1 KI IPAL BOR GII-

_\Jd rma.n ::\Ir . - . 'tunm r :M.B.E. J.P. .- derman J. , t n J.P. :\h-. F. H. \Yor 1 y (Town lerl~)

'.\lr. J. _ ·. \Yhite (Borough nrvcyvr)

~ TRETFORD C RBAX Dr-TRICT

owl ill or J. hilcl ouncillor J. lliclg (de eased)

'.\k H. Abrahams (Clerl?) l\Ir. E. \\ orrall ( urveyor) ..

.. wr:--~To:-~ AX"D I El\DLED RY RBAN Dr TRICT-

ounciUor ]. Davi ouncillor . J ack on

Mr. Vi. T. 1--'o t lethwaite (Clerh ) l\Ir. H. Entwi tle ( 'btrveyor)

Tr ' TWI TLE R uRAL Dr TRICT

onncillor C. B. torr l\Ir. D. P nrungton, C.C. (Cledz )

Mr. C. E. . t orey ( urveyo?')

T orriNGTON RBAN Dr TRICT-

OUJl illor E. Lomax J.P . Councillor J. 'Whittaker Mr. H. Holt (Clerh) Mr. L. K nyon ( urveyo?') ..

T uRTON RBAN Dr TRICT-

ouncillor W. W. chofielcl ouncillor . H . p1ing rfr. Ballwin ( lerlz)

Mr. \ . W. Laithwaite (Surveyor)

1924-1926 1923-1924 1923-1926 1923- 1926

1923- 1926 1923-1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1925- 1926 1923-1925 1923-1926 1923- 1926

1923-192-J-1924- 1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

1923-1926 1923-1926 1923-1926

1923- 1925 1925- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

1923-1925 1925- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

I .57

TYLDESLEY-WITI-1- HAI<ERLEY RBAN Dr TRICT-

Councillor T. Brimelow, J.P. Councillor J . Roach J.P. . .

IJ:r. W. J . Matthews (Clerk ) Mr. F. E. J ones ( 1-trveyor)

URlllSTON URBAN DISTRI T-

Councillor C. Davies , J.P. .Mr. T. J. Rowland (Clerk) (dec a ed) Mr. J. Holker (Clerll ) .. lVIr. J. Heath ( ~trveyor)

\ iVARDLE URBAN DISTRICT

Councillor V•l . Fletcher Councillor J . J . Leach Mr. J. D. Hurt (Clerk and S~trveyor)

W ARRINGTON CouNTY BoR uGH-

Th Right Worshipfu.l the Mayor, Ald rman A. Bennett , J .P.

CoLmcillor D. Plinst on , J.P. Mr. A. T. Hallaway (Town Clerk ) .. Mr. A. l\1. Ker, B. c. (Boro~tgh ~t1•vcym· )

'vVARRINGTO. R IU\L DISTRICT

Councillor 'v\. Furness, J.P . Mr. E. J. utton (Clerh) Mr. B. ewcombe (Surveyo?')

VVE THOUGHTON RBAN DISTRICT-

Councillor T. Billington .Mr. J. Dickinson (Clerl?) Mr. G. Hayes ( urveyor)

.WHITEFIELD RBAN Dr TRICT-

Councilior H. pencer .. Councillor R. Whipp . . Mr. C. F. Polier (Clerk ) Mr. T. l\1. Denton ( nrveyor) lVIr. J . Knight ( urveyo1•) ..

REPRE Er T TIO - conti1111ed

. ..

1925- 1926 192 - 1925 192 - 1926 1923- 1 26

1923- 1920 1923- 192-J. 192-J.- 1926 1923- 1926

192 - 1924 1924- 1926 1923- 1926

1923-'-1926 1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923- 1 26

1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923- 1926

1923- 1926 1923- 1926 192 - 1926

192-1-- 1926 1923- 1924 1923- 1926 1923- 192.5 1925-1926

RElld~ E T TI 1- conLi111ted

\\'IIJT\\"OIHII L HB.·\:\ D!.- TR1 T-

unrill r \Y. \. 1 gg :Jir. J. H. ' tott (Clerk)

IS

)[r. R. . \rch r ( nrveyor) .. :Ji r. J. lcgg ( 1f,J'veyor)

\\'rt . .\!'L "' CRBA~ DI 'TRICT-

ouncilior J. Whiteside, J.P ., C.C. Mr. H. Cliff (Clerk) l\Ir. A. artwright ( urveyo·r)

\ iVOH LEY HBAN DI THICT-

oun iUor \Y. ::JL Rog r on l\Ir. L Healey (Clerk ) . . ) h·. J. H O\\al'd ( urveyor) . .

YEARD.:t.EY-cr~t-\\'H.-\LEY LRBAN Dr FEI T

Co1lllncillor E. T . Yat e lk. :. Taylor (Clerk ) .. Mlr. J. E. Griffith (Clerk ) .. )I!Jr. W. Butler ( un:eyor)

CO-OPTED l\lEMBER

Cm:::mR£ Coc.TY Cot:x c rL-

.-\.lderman . Pain, J.P .

.\lderman C. E. Da ,·enport J.P.

D ERBY HlRE Cou~TY Co u xcrL

Councillor R. Thornley , J.P .

LuicA HmE Cou~TY o NCIL-

ouncillor Dr. J. . Beckitt ouncillor ~ . methur t

Dr. J. ]. Butt rvvorth (M e.iical Officer of H. ealth)

Y RK HIRE (WE T RrDTNG) COUNTY COUNCIL

Alderman B. Tumer ..

THE GAH.DEN ITY AND TowN PLAN ·me AssocrATION

l\Ir. E. Barker

Mr. \ ' . H ennings, F.R.I.B.A.

I923-IC)Z6

1923- 1926 I92..J.-I926 192 - 1924

1923- 1926 192 - 1926 1923-1926

1923- 1926 1923- 1926 1923-1926

!923-1926 1923-1924 1924-1926 1923-1926

1923-!926 1923-1926

1923-1926

1925-I926 1923-1925 1923-1926

1923-1926

1923- !926 1923- 1926

REPR E E:--lT TJ I-co11li11ued

I 59

MANCHE TER SOCIETY OF ARCfilTECTS-

Mr. F. B . Dunkerl y, J. P., F.R. I. B. JVLr . I. Taylor, F .R.I.B. . ..

Dr. P. S. W ri hington , Litt.D., 1.A., F.R.I.B.A.

MANCfiE TER CHA:'II BER OF Ol\fMERCE.

Sir W. Cla re Lees i r Ed ward Rhodes

Dr. Alfred R ee, F .I.C. Mr. C. Roberts (deceased) . .

R OADS lMPROVEi\IENT SSOCTATION-

I 23- 192 192-J.- 1926 192 - 1924

1923- 1 2.'J. 192 - 192-J. I92..J- I926 I92-~-I 25

Mr. H . Bright 1923- 1926

Tow N P LA 1NI 'G I NSTITUTE (NoRTIIEHN DrvrsroN)

Mr. J . H embrow, F.R.I. B.A.

ANCIENT MoNmm 1TS ocmTY-

Mr. J. Swarbri ck , F.R.l.B .A. 1925- 1926

R ep res · nt a tives of the Ministry of H ealth and the l\Iinislry of

Transport have also attended th meetings of the Committee .

16r

APPENDIX.

I. HART ILLUSTK\TlNG D E ENTRAJ.I SATIUN F h .EClON.

2. HART ILLU T RATING 0 PERAT! N OF D E ENTRALJSED AHEA

COMMITTEE .

J. ,·ucGESTED F ornr OF D1 AFT AGHEEi\IENT BETWEEN L CAL

UTHORITlES.

4- O u TLINE M AP SHOWI1 c B ouNDARIE OF succE TED D ECEJ\'-

THALISED REAS.

AI PE:\ D ! X.-co?lfimtcd

CHART N ~· l . CHART ILLUSTRATING SUGGESTED DECENTRALISATION OF REGIONAL AREA INTO AREAS FORM lNG STATUTORY TOWN PLANNI NG COMMITTEES FOR PREPARATION OF AR E A SCH E M ES.

ELECT ORS IN REGIONAL AREA .

10'1- SEPARATE LOCAL AUTHORITIES

CONSISTING OF BOROUGHS URBAN /\NO

RURAL COUNCILS OPERATING IN ~ECCN

TRALISED AREAS AS INDICATE.D.

I I I I I I I I I I I

DECENTRALISED AREA STATUTORY TOWN PLI\NNING COMMITTCES I T H E TITLE USED FOR EACH AREA 15 GIVEN FOR IDENTIFIC/\TION PURPOSES ONLY

1 I I I 1~1 1 I I I .--L'---

MANCJI[Sl[R 'IIARR1t1Giil'l LEIGH WIGAN BOLTON CHORLE~~fROI\! NIW.[ I ROCHDAlE ! BURY ASHTON OLOHAJvl GLOSSOP STOCKPORl BUXTON l li[Y/11lllS>~~ :M CCU~IH.D KNUTSfORD & DISTRICT ~ DISTRICT &DISTRICT &DIS1RICT &DISTRICT &DISTRICT 6DISTRICT ~DISTRICT &DISTRIC.T STAlYB/110G 6015TRICT ~DIS1RICT UISTRICT. SDI5TRICf ~DiSTRICT ~OISfRICT bDilfRICT

S DIST~ICT

I I I I I I I I I I I ! I

SEE MAP SHEWING SUGGESTED DECENTRALISED GROUPING OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES . I .1. I. I I I I I I I

I

ADVISORY CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE SET UP REPRESENTATIVE OF DECENTRAUSE.D AREA COMMITTEES FOR CO·ORDI ATION AND APPEAL PURPOSES

NOTE.- EACH DECENTRALISED AREA COr·l~liTTEE WILL BE. CONf'OSED OF REPRESENTATIV[S rROM EACH LOCAL ALITIIORiTY I Til[ RESPH JIVE DCCfNTRALI~>ED /\RC/\5

A I P I~- D1X..-'ro lllimtfd

CHART ILLUSTRATING COURSE OF EACH DECENTRALISED AREA

CHART N2· 2. ACTION BY EACH STATUTORY TOWN

LOCAL AUTHORITY AND PLANNING COMMITTEE .

LOCAL AUTIIORITIES APrOINT

1\EPRCSENTATIVE.S ON STATUI DRY

TOI'.N PLAN lNG CO~l~IITTEE

AND DELEGATE WORK OF PRE- 1---------=--1 PARING SCHEME FOR WHOLE OF DECENTf1ALISED AR[A TO STATUTORY COMNITTEE

-~~ I SUB~11T DRAFT SCHEMC

TO LOCAL AUTIIORITV FOR I--------PRELIMINARY APPROVAL.

ELECTORS IN

REGIONAL AREA.

LOCAL AUTHORITY. WHETHER BOROUGH, URBAN OR RURAL COUNCIL; ADOPT RESOLUTION TO PREPARE SCHEME, PREPAf\E MAP Nl!· I . FORWARD COPY RESOLUTION AND MAP Nl! I AND PARTICULARS TO ~1\NISTRY OF HEALTH AND COUNTY COUNCIL.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEVERALLY

CONTROL ALL INTERIM DEVELOP-

STATUTORY TOWN PLANNING ~~~:T ~~~~~T:~~R~REPARA-CO~IMITTEE PREPARES DRAH SCHEME -·,--------=----------1 COI-lMITTEE OF COMPI FTE

FOR WHOLE OF Dt.CE.NTRALISE.D AREA. SCHE~IE FOR DECENTRAUSED

SUBMIT FINAL SCHEME TO MINISTRY 1---------0F HEALTH FOR APPROVAL.

AREA.

2. SUBM IT DRAFT SCHEME

TO MINISTRY Of HEALTI;

FOR APPROVAL .

SCHEfV1E AS FINALLY APPROVED BY M INISTRY OF HEALTH T O BE CARRIED OUT OR. ENF<?RCED BY LOCA L AUTHORITIES OR AS

MAY BE OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR BY THE SCHEME.

f'T'E DTX-co11timml

16-::>

1\IJEiVIORANDUM OF AGREE 1E T mad - the 192 BETWEEN tl

of the fir-t part TI-IE of the . econd pali THE of the third part c·c. c·c.

da} of

(h reinafter collecti\ ely and individually descri bed as "the contracting part ies ") .

WHEREAS the contracting parti s arc r spccti vely local authorities within the meaning of the Town Plannin g Act 1925 (hereinafter referred t o as "the said Act ' ) A D WHET<.E . · by se t ion 2 o·( the said Act i t is provided that where any local authorities arc dcsi ro11s of acting jointly in th preparation or adoption of a town planning scheme they may concur in appoint ing out of their respect iv l di s a J oint Committee for the purpose and in conferring with or without restri cti ons on any such Committee any powers which the contracting parties might exercise fo r that pnrpos A D \ i\'HERE S for som t im past (some or) all of the contracting parti es have together with other local authorities con tituted a Committee called the 1\Janch _ t · r and District J oint Tow:n Planning Ach'isory Committee (hereinaft r referred t o as the " Advisory Committee") wh1ch Ad\ i ory Committee 'vVas empowered amongst oth r things to prepar in an ad viso1 y capacity a R gional Development Scheme coy ring th ar a of the contracting parties and the areas of the said other local authorit i s AND WHEREAS certain proposals have been submitted to and tentatively approved of by the said Advisory ommitt e A~ D WHEREA the contracting parties being desirous wherever may be -fotmd practicable or desirable of adopting and including the said propo als togethe .. ·with any other proposals which may be fo und necessary in a Joint Town Planning cheme and for that purpose and also for the purpose of acting jointly in the preparation or adoption of a Town Planning , cheme promoted in accordance with the provisions of the said Act haYe agreed to enter into this agreem nt jointly and severally with one another AND WHEREAS it has been agreed between the contracting paliies to form a J oint Committe for .the purposes aforesai d and for the purposes h reinaftcr .appearing

OW IT I HEREBY AGREED A- FOLLOvVS :-

r. A J oint Committee to be called " the Regional Planning ommittec " shall be

constituted by ;:md function on behalf of the contracting palii (hereinafter referred to a " the Committee " ) in the preparation

Inscrl nam es of Local

!\ ulhori tics in Area

Name of Committee lo be fill ·d in

PPE~DIX-conti11ued

.\oo<."'<'>lll<Diilnog: m

ttlbn• lllliUilillbll>!it"

10>8" ITJ<J>C:.Ill!

'lllttlbrl)jjiilili1~

iillll tifht· \I!INt

;JJJJJ•Il ·lr> ~I wi!U IJ>,,

-~>l!<ltt<Jilbot \111/H"m

!llh1· <00JillUWl"lti~

IP~JtJI1ti;t,~

r66

and adop ion in a or <Ul with th provision of th said \..ct of a Jt ·nt '•ht•m~.: for the , \" ral di trict r parts of such eli tri ts of tht> • ntra t in..- 1 arti -:~ a may at this dat' be pror crly inc! udc l within tht> "Hi.' l nf .1 ~ ·henlt:' un ler t he said \.ct.

Tht mmitt e _ hall ·on_ i t of hall b appointed by hall b appointed hv

and

members of

3i· it.' oons i u ion and ftm ti 11- of the ommittee are more ]pl.UJT1tiiiC:nnllarl~· " ou in th -chednle h r to and as . uch shall have ltlfli~r,. t .und bt>come biudino on the ontra ting partie .

+ nne 'OU ra in'"' partie on the reque t of the Committee sb;11]l without tmdue delay P< -- uch Re olution or Re elutions a .may !X' ne~.:: -ary o enable the ommittee to properly ftmction and in p:t i ·ular "ill perlmm the dutie and fulf11 the requirement impo.:: d by Para~ph 3 of th ~lini hy of Health (Town Planning) I~e!!Ulation- . I92I. am·emino the promotion of Town Planning cheme .

.). The contracting partie hall, except a herein e.xpres ly prmided. ontinue a heretofore to xerci e their function as local authoriti under th Town Planning ct 1925, in their respecti\'C are , and may permit the deYelopment of e tates and building operation to proceed in uch areas pending the preparation and appro,-al of the J oint cheme (a provided by Clan e I (a) of t he . hedu] hereto), and for that purpose hall comply with the l\II"ni try of Health Town Planning (General Int rim Development) Order, 1 922,

dat d 12th ugu t. 1922 or any Order sub tituted therefor or am ndment thereof. but th contracting parti s in permitting developm nt as afore aid, hall ha\'e regard to _ecuring compliance ·with any pr liminary propo aL agreed to from time to time by the

ommitte and a contracting party dir ctly affected thereby.

6. \\l1ere a contracting pmiy ha already approved of a preliminary ·tatem nt or draft Town I Imming ch me the ommittee hall embody u h tat ment or draft _ cheme in the , cheme to be prepared in

a ordanc with lau e I h r of and hall not var_5 or alter such stat ment withoui. the con ent of the cont rac"i:ing party concerned or the :\[ini try of Health.

:\PPE, l H:\ - COIItiiiiiCd

7· Prior to any pr•liminary statcm nt or draft s ·h nw bC'ing llcpo ited for inspection or final approYal by the ommittc with a vi w to tran mission to the Jlinistry of H alth for approval the ~ommitte shall nbmit the same to each oi the ontracting pari.ir>s but without prejudice to the rights of iiP ontracting parties under

lau es 9 and ro of this Agre ment .

. A draft scheme as pr par d and appro,· d by th ommiH •e shall conform with the r quirements of seclion 5 ub-s ction 2 (b) oi th said Act by providing t hat the oun il of each contracting pa1 ty shall withiJ1 its respective ar a be th · anthority responsible for enforc ing the observance of the scheme and for th xccution of any works, which, under the schem or th said Act, ar' to b x cuicd by a local authority, and no provision shall be included in any draft scheme u bmitted to the lV[ini stry of H 'ali h for approval imposing in any vvay any fmancial obligation upon a cont racting p~uiy in connection with any matter or thing required by th scheme to be clone or enfo rc d outside the area c.f a ontracting p<uiy xc pt with the consent of the contracting party financially affect d. Provided always that all or any of t he contracting parties shall b, at liberty to agree and provide by the s heme that for any of th purposes of i.he cheme the responsible auth01ity may be one of the ontracting parti ·s

or for certain purpo es of the scheme one contracting party and for certain purpose another contracting party or a joinl body consi. ii.ui. · l specially for t he purpose by the schem , and all nee ssary provisions shall be made by the scheme for constituting 1he joint body and giving them the necessary po,Yers and duties.

9· A contracting pa1iy may appeal against a decision of th Committee in respect of any matter directly affecting it parti ular area to the Acl,·isory Committee and the d cision on any such appeal shall be accepted for the tune being by the contracting party withoul prejudice to the provi ions of Clause ro hereof.

ro. A contracting party disapproving of a preliminary statement or draft scheme or any part or parts ther of as appro\'ed by the Committee may appear in opposition or make any representation with regcu·d thereto at any local inquiry held by the j[inistry of Health

with respect to the same.

II. The contracting parties hall continue their a sociation through and by the Committee with the Advisory ommitt e a!'- at present constituted or und r ~my sub. eq uen t amendment to i.he

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·onstilul ion or such n~ con tit tt tion of an Ad\'i ory Committee as may be fo und to b n c a r or desirable and approved of by the local authori t ies or a majority of the same constituting the sai d Ad \'i ory om mitt ' .

rz. fter th expiration of a p riod of two year :from t h igning of this grecmcnt but befo r any draft ch me i u bmittecl by the

ommittc to the 1viinistry of Health for approval hould uch occur before the expiration of a p riod of two year as afor . et icl any conlracting party may a t any tim on giving six cal nclat months pt cYious n t i e in wri ting to t h l rk or ecretary to the Conu11ittee withdraw from association wit h the ommtttee, but any such vvilhdrawal hall not prej udice the t 1ms of thi agrecmrnt as aff'cting th remaining cont ract ing parti her t .

T!IE CHEDUl E HEREI:-<BEFORE HEFERR IW TO.

r. The functions of th Committee shall be :-

(a) To proceed with t he preparation o'f c>. Town Planning Scheme for the area indicate l on th plan or mar attach cl to this _ greement, or uch ar a or part or parts thereof a the l\lini try o'f Health indicate may properly be included within the area of a chem promoted under the aid ct ; and

(b) ubject to the provi ion of .lanse 5 hereof to perform a ll the duties and fulfi l all th r qnirements impo eel upon a local authority by the Ministry of Health (Town Planning) Regulations, rgzr, or any sub equent amendments or additions to the same with the exception of the dutie and r q tli rement pe .ified in paragraph 3 of such regulation as 1 ro,ridecl by lause 4 of thi Agreement.

2. The ommittee may co-op rate with any other body whose functions may be simila r to all or any of the ftmctions of the Committee .

3· ny contracting party may in truct any of its officials (not exc eding t\\'o) to attend the meeting of the Committee but such attendance shall be in an advisory capacity only and without voting power .

+ l\Icmber hip of the ommitt under Clau e 2 of thi Agreement shall be dependent on member of the Committee continuing as m mb · r · f th ouncil of the rc pective contracting parties .

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5· The representatives of the contracting parties hall continu as members of the Committee until vari d by th re pective contracting parties.

6. The Committee shall appoint a hairman and a Deputy-hairman and the hairman or in hi ab ence the D puty- hairman

: hall preside at all meeting of the ommitt e. In the ab n c from any m eting of both the hainnan and the Deputy- hairman a Chairman shall be elected to pre ide at . u h meeting.

7· The Committee ma_ from time to tim appomt out of it own body, or otherwi e, such ub-Committee , con i ting of uch number of persons a it thinks fit for any purpo e which in the opinion of the Committee could be better dealt \\;th by a ub- ommittce . The Chainnan and Deput:-; -Chairman of the ommittee hall be ex-officio

member of all ub-Committee . The minute of the proceeding of all ub-Conunittee hall be ubmitted to the Committee for approval and no action or proceeding on any minute of a ub- ommitt ·e involving a que t ion of principle hall be taken until uch minut has been approved.

8. The Committee may appoint and remunerate and determine the en·ice of uch officer and . erYant as it may from time to time deem nece ary .

9· "Cnle s othen,-i_e determined m eting- of the ommittee hall be held not le than four time in each year -uch four meeting- being held re pectively in the months of )larch. J unP, cptember. and December.

ro. The hai1man may at any time call a pecial meeting of the Committ!'!e.

rr. The Chairman hall call a pecial meeting of the Committee within e,·en day of the receipt by him of a requi ition for that purpo e igned by at least three member of the Committee and setting forth the nature of the matter requiring con ideratiori. The notice ummonina any pecial meeting hall ha,·e tated hereon the matter to be con idered at uch pecial meeting. In the c\·ent of a temporary vacancy occurring in the office of Chairman the power and dutie of the Chairman w1der thi Clau_e hall be c. ·erci_ed by the per on acting as Clerk or cretan· to the Committee.

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12. quonun hall consi t of m mber of the

ommitt e cl igibl to vot .

13. During su h time a the work undertaken under Clanse r oi this ch dnl i b ing a rri d out ach of th contracting parties shall contribut p r annum to the expen of the Committee uch sum n.s shall b quival ent to but not more than the produ t of

o·[ a penny rate on the as e sable value for sanita ry purpo e of ea h of uch contracting p arty' area 0 1 porli on lhereof ( uch Yalu in th ca of a portion of such a r a of a ontracting party being r ckoned in it r lation to the whole of the a r a of th contracting party and payable in respect of suc,h portion only) and the Committee may incur expenditure up to th total of uch ontributions in connection with the exerci. e of it fun t ion s pro,·id d always that with the con ent of the contracting pmii th ommitt e may if considered necessary vary the amonnt o{ ontribution in a c01·dance with an e timate of the amount of xp nditur likel • to be incurred in any part icular year.

q. Each fi nancial year of the Committee shall commence on the rst day of pril and terminate on the 31 t day of March and an estimat of the .ommittee s xpenditnre during each ucc eding year hall be fot\\·arded to the Town Clerks or lerks of the respecti. ve

contracting parties.

rs. The ommittee hall prep are annually a rep01i as to its work dming the pr ceding twelYe month and tatement of expenditure and copi . of such report and statement hall be ent to the Town

lerks or l rk of the respective ontracting partie for circulation to th whole of th m mber of the Coru1cils of the contracting pmiies.

r6. The ommittce may from t ime to tim make standing orders for the regulat ion f th ir proceedings and bu ine s and may at any tim - vary or revoke the same.

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REFERE!VCE

Reproduced from the Ordnance Surue~· Map, with tile 8al!.:il·;,, of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Offi~e.

report upon the regional scheme 1926

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r troductio t region

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r residential

dock lvianch t r ship

manchester libraries

university of manchester

lin canal map of regionfacing

r gional area