Collection of Parliamentary Trusts and Commissions Conferred on the Corporation of Glasgow

• Reference:GB 243 F
• Dates of Creation:1756 - 1954
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  26 boxes 96 volumes 4 files 32 bundles 61 items

• Scope and Content

  Clyde Harbour and River Trust (1809: transferred to Clyde Navigation Trust. 1858 see also T-CN deposited), Lighthouses Trust (1756), Port Glasgow Harbour Trust (1772), Markets and Slaughter-houses Trust (1800), Statute Labour Trust (1807: to Police 1846), Bridge Commission (1829), Pilot Licensing Board (1930), Various Turnpike Road Trusts (1836), Court Houses Commission (1836), Poor's Rate Commission (1840), Bridewell Commission (1830), Parks and Galleries Trust (1852), Water Trust (1855), Improvement Trust (1866), Gas Commission (1869, with Electricity 1891).

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Collection of Parliamentary Trusts and Commissions Conferred on the Corporation dating from 1756 - 1954.

• Access Information

  Access restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives for further information

• Note

  (In 1895, by Corporation and Police Act, all transferred to Departments, see group D).

• Conditions Governing Use

  Application for reproduction should be made to the Archivist

• Related Material

  Glasgow City Archives, T-CN, Records of the Clyde Navigation Trust