| Description | This collection includes the charter of incorporation, 1874; minute books and registers and other records containing records from 15 April 1867 to 1948, for Stoke-upon-Trent Municipal Borough. The Council's committees are general purpose, finance and rate, highways and sanitary, market, baths, free library, lighting and watch, plans, gas, cemetery, electricity and education.
It also includes the following items in uncatalogued accessions:
Stoke-on-Trent Free Library reports, 1878-1893 (SD 1094)
Stoke-upon-Trent public library and museum monthly reports, 1907-1910 (SD 1094)
List of electors for the Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, 1859, and poster listing polling stations, 1875 (SD 1443)
Rate books, 1878-1910 (see records of Stoke on Trent City Council for later Stoke rate books) (SD 1452)
Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, treasurer's accounts, 1877-1893 and 1898-1909 (SD 2008)
Dates of the body: 1874-1910.
Stoke-upon-Trent Municipal Borough continued the functions of Stoke-upon-Trent Commisioners, for earlier records please see Stoke-upon-Trent Commisioners records. Stoke-upon-Trent Municipal Borough was a predecessor body of the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent Council, for later records please see County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent Council. |
| Copyright | Any questions concerning the publication of images of documents in the collection should be directed to the Archive Services Manager, Stoke on Trent City Archives, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW |