Society Archives The Society has devised a very detailed classification system for recording information about Runcorn and district. The information relating to the archive material in the care of the Society has been broadly classified within the detailed system. The Society maintains a very comprehensive bibliography, by subject, and will willingly supply this information for those wishing to research a particular topic of Runcorn history. The postcards and photographs in the collection have been moved from their original listing place and appear as separate lists at the end of the Archive listing. The resultant gaps in the numbering sequence will be filled by later acquisitions. Updated to 08.08.2007. 1. General information or descriptions – 1.00.01 “William Handley – An Anthology of his writings around 1900” – pub. by Society Box 1 1.00.02A/B “Runcorn History Trail” - Halton Borough Council (2 copies) Box 1 1.00.03 “A History of Cheshire”. Dorothy Sylvester Box 1 1.00.04 Nickson’s “Town History of Runcorn” – Runcorn Guardian Box 1 1.00.05A “Cheshire History” – vol. 41Box 1 1.00.05B “Cheshire History” – vol. 42Box 1 1.00.05C “Cheshire History” – vol. 43Box 1 1.00.05D “Cheshire History” – vol. 44Box 1 1.00.05E “Cheshire History” – index to vols. 1-43Box 1 1.00.05F “Cheshire History” – vol. 45Box 1 1.00.05G “Cheshire History” – vol. 46Box 1 15.00.08“Printed maps in Cheshire Record Office” 2nd ed. – Cheshire Record Office Box 1 1.00.07 “The Halton Legacy” – Halton Borough Council Box 1 1.00.08 “Cheshire Past” issue 3 Box 1 1.00.09 “Thirty Eight Years Work at Runcorn” – James Wilding Runcorn UDC Surveyor Box 1 1.00.10 Merseyside Plan 1944 – Supplementary Illustrations Box 1 1.00.11 Bibliography and Chronology of Runcorn to 1974 Box 1 1.00.12 “Along the Waterfront” – a riverside history of Runcorn Box 1 1.00.13 “A New Historical Atlas of Cheshire” Box 1 1.00.14 “History of Cheshire” Geo. Ormerod 2nd ed. –photographed extracts Box 2 1.00.15 “Cheshire Sheaf” – extracts from Vol. 1 (Jan 1879) to Vol. 30 (1935) Box 2 1.00.16 Chronological History of Halton to 1951 Box 2 1.00.17 MS. “Runcorn 1894” relating to discovery of horns and Viking skull Box 2 1.00.18 Small jug with Runcorn coat of arms Box 17 15.00.8 MS – History of Runcorn & District – J.D. Booth 1915 (with post card illustrations) Box 2 1.00.20 Notes compiled by Will Dutton Box 2 1.00.21 “History of Runcorn” Nickson 1888 Box 3 1.00.22 “Runcorn in Times Past” Starkey Box 3 1.00.23 A/B “The Way we Were” Howard 2 copies Box 3 1.00.24 “Images of England – Runcorn – A Century of Change” Box 3 -1- MAPS Copy of the following Ordnance Survey maps :- 1.00.41 1874 1/500 scale showing area of Sprinch and Heath Road Box 3 1.00.42 1874 1/500 scale showing area between Crescent Row and Alcock Street Box 3 1.00.43 1897 1/1250 scale showing Weston Point area Box 3 1.00.44 1912 1/1250 scale showing area between Dukesfield and Sprinch Box 3 1.00.45 1927 1/2500 scale showing area between Dukesfield and Sea Lane Box 3 1.00.46 1899 1/2500 scale showing Weston Point area Box 3 1.00.47 1910 Runcorn (mounted) on top of cupboard 1.00.48 1938 Runcorn (mounted) in bottom of cupboard 1. 12.00.1 Copy of “Map of the Manor & Lordship of Windy Weston in the Parish of Runcorn in the County of Chester belonging to Sir Richard Hoare, Knight and Christopher Arnold Esq., 1753” Box 3 1.00.50 Geological map on top of cupboard 1.00.51 Saxton map of Cheshire 1577 (framed) in bottom of cupboard 1.00.52 Aerial photo – Runcorn Town Park 1988 Shelf 2 1.00.53 1938 Provisional ed. 6” Runcorn, Weston, Halton Box 3 1.00.54 1968 6” Runcorn, Halton Box 3 1.00.55 Plan – Runcorn on the Mersey Box 3 Photocopy extracts from Trades Directories 1787 to 1939 ALL in Box 4 1.00.61 1787 Tunnicliffe Topographical Survey of Counties of Staffs. Cheshire and Lancashire 1.00.62 1792 Barfoot & Wilkes Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacturing Vol. 4 1.00.63 1821/22 Pigot & Dean Manchester and Salford for 1821-22 with places 12 miles round 1.00.64 1822/23 Pigot London & Provincial New Commercial for 1822-23 1.00.65 1824/25 Pigot & Dean Manchester and Salford for 1824-25 with places within 24 miles round 1.00.66 1828/29 Pigot Commercial Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire 1.00.67 1834 Pigot Cheshire (and Northern Counties) 1.00.68 1836 Pigot Manchester and Salford for 1836 with places 12 miles round 1.00.69 1841 Robson Commercial London and Counties of Cheshire, etc. 1.00.70 1844 Slater Extensive Manufacturing District around Manchester with Towns in Cheshire and Lancashire and whole of North Wales 1.00.71 1846 Williams Chester, Birkenhead, Runcorn, etc. 1.00.72 1848 Slater Cheshire (and Northern Counties) -2- 1.00.73 1850 Bagshaw History and Gazetteer Cheshire 1.00.74 1853 Whellan Alphabetical and Classified Manchester and Salford, etc. 1.00.75 1855 Slater Royal National Commercial Directory of Northern Counties Vol. II Cheshire, Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland 1.00.76 1857 Kelly Post Office Cheshire 1.00.77 1860 White Cheshire 1.00.78 1864 Morris Cheshire 1.00.79 1865 Kelly Post Office Cheshire 1.00.80 1869 Slater Royal National Commercial Cheshire with North Wales 1.00.81 1871 Worrall Warrington, Wigan, St. Helens and adjoining Districts 1.00.82 1874 Morris Cheshire 1.00.83 1876 Worrall Warrington, Wigan, St. Helens and adjoining Districts 1.00.84 1878 Kelly Post Office Cheshire 1.00.85 1880 Morris Cheshire Towns with Wrexham 1.00.86 1883 Slater Royal National Commercial North Wales, Cheshire, Shropshire, with Classified Trades Liverpool 1.00.87 1885 Smiths Almanack and Historical Account of Runcorn 1.00.88 1888 Smiths Runcorn 1.00.89 1888 Slater Cheshire (10th edition) 1.00.90 1890 Slater Cheshire 1.00.91 1892 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.92 1896 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.93 1902 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.94 1903 Bennett Business Cheshire 1.00.95 1906 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.96 1909 Cope Cheshire Directory and Buyers Guide 1.00.97 1910 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.98 1914 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.99 1923 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.100 1928 Kelly Cheshire 1.00.101 1928 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.102 1929 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.103 1930 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.104 1932 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.105 1934 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.106 1934 Trades Directories North West Counties of England Trades Directory 1.00.107 1935 Cope Cheshire and Buyers Guide 1.00.108 1939 Kelly Cheshire -3- ROMAN PERIOD 1.02.01 “Roman Cheshire” Thompson Box 3 3.0 National celebrations involving local activities 1.06.01 “Runcorn 1851-1951” – (for Festival of Britain) Box 5 1.06.02 Souvenir Programme Coronation 1937 Box 5 1.06.03 1.06.04 1.06.05 Souvenir Programme Jubilee King George V 1935 Box 5 1.06.06 Medal – Diamond Jubilee Queen Victoria 1897 Box 17 1.06.07 Medal – Coronation King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (Runcorn UDC) Box 17 1.06.08 Tray – Coronation souvenir 1953 in bottom of cupboard 1.06.09 Coronation celebrations 1902 in bottom of cupboard 1.06.10 Royal visit to Runcorn 1972 – souvenir brochure Box 5 3.1 Newspapers 1.07.01 Guardian Centenary 1962 Box 15 15.00.08 Widnes Weekly News 10th July, 1925 Box 15 15.00.09 Widnes Weekly News pages 1&2 11th May, 1945 Box 15 15.00.10 Widnes Guardian 29th May, 1953 Box 15 1.07.05 Widnes Weekly News 29th May, 1953 Box 15 1.07.06 Widnes Weekly News Coronation supplement 29th May, 1953 Box 15 1.07.07 Widnes Guardian 5th June, 1953 Box 15 1.07.08 Widnes Weekly News Coronation Supplement 5th June, 1953 Box 15 1.07.09 Widnes Weekly News 5th June, 1953 Box 15 1.07.10 Runcorn Weekly News 31st December, 1953 Box 15 1.07.11 Runcorn Weekly News 8th January, 1954 Box 15 15.00.8 Runcorn Weekly News 19th February, 1954 Box 15 1.07.13 Runcorn Guardian 19th February, 1954 Box 15 1.07.14 Evening Express Souvenir edition 6th May, 1958 Box 15 1.07.15 Runcorn Guardian 24th March, 1960 Box 15 1.07.16 Liverpool Echo p9-12 (Bridge opening) 6th July, 1961 Box 15 1.07.17A/B/C/D Widnes Weekly News Bridges Supplement 21st July, 1961 (4 copies) Box 15 1.07.18 Runcorn Weekly News 20th July, 1961 Box 15 1.07.19 Runcorn Guardian 20th July, 1961 Box 15 1.07.20A/B/C Runcorn Guardian Bridges Supplement 20th July, 1961 (3 copies) Box 15 1.07.21 Radio Times Northern edition 11th November, 1932 Box 15 1.07.22 Weekly News 22nd September, 1961 Box 15 1.07.23 Widnes Weekly News 29th September, 1961 Box 15 1.07.24 Widnes Weekly News 26th January, 1962 Box 15 15.00.8 Widnes Weekly News 2nd February, 1962 Box 16 -4- 1.07.26 Liverpool Echo pp 7,8,15,16 20th July, 1966 Box 16 1.07.27 Runcorn Guardian 24th August, 1967 Box 16 1.07.28 Runcorn Guardian 19th October, 1967 Box 16 1.07.29 Widnes Weekly News Royal Visit Souvenir 17th May, 1968 Box 16 1.07.30 Widnes Weekly News 17th May, 1968 Box 16 1.07.31 Widnes Weekly News Royal Visit Souvenir 24th May, 1968 Box 16 1.07.32A/B/C Liverpool Daily Post Supplement – Runcorn, Roman Times to Modern Era (3 copies) Box 16 1.07.33 Runcorn Weekly News 21st November, 1968 Box 16 1.07.34 Runcorn Weekly News 29th March, 1973 Box 16 1.07.35 Runcorn Guardian 30th March, 1973 Box 16 1.07.36A/B Weekly News Halton Supplement March, 1974 (2 copies) Box 16 1.07.37 Weekly News Centenary Supplement 25th June, 1976 Box 16 1.07.38A/B Weekly News Silver Jubilee Supplement 2/3 June, 1977 (2 copies) Box 16 1.07.39 Halton Pilot issue 1 September, 1987 Box 16 15.00.8 Halton Pilot issue 2 March, 1988 Box 16 1.07.41 Halton Chronicle issue 1 Jan/Feb.