Swansea Borough/County Borough/City

This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service

Scope and Content

Records of various departments, including accounts and rentals, rate books, published annual accounts, council and committee minutes, etc. etc. etc.

Administrative / Biographical History

The medieval borough of Swansea was made autonomous from the surrounding county of Glamorgan in 1889 and became a county borough. In 1969 the borough was granted city status. Following local government reorganisation in 1974 boroughs and county boroughs ceased to exit. Swansea retained the title of City.

Arrangement

Arranged into various departments, Architect, Estates, Education, Main Drainage, Planning, Social Services, Treasurer, Weights and Measures, Water Department.

Access Information

No restrictions

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy is available at the West Glamorgan Archive Service

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

All records received by the West Glamorgan Archive Service have been retained

Accruals

Accruals are not expected.

Related Material

Further records relating to Swansea Borough are B/S Corp, TC, EA, BA.