Caernarfonshire County Architect's Plans

Records of the Caernarfonshire County Architect's Department, 1860-1973, including plans for schools, 1897-1969; hospitals and health centres, 1922-1966; institutions, 1935-1945; Offices of Weights and Measures, 1898-1939; emergency services buildings, 1946-1964; wartime measures, 1940-1942; and miscellaneous papers, 1860-1973.

Formed under the Local Government Act 1888, Caernarfonshire County Council took over many administrative duties of the Court of Quarter Sessions, such as responsibility for roads, bridges, county rates, county buildings, the police force, and licensing. In 1889, the administrative and welfare responsibilities were transferred to the first elected county council. Further responsibilities, for secondary education, technical education and agriculture, were later added. The County Architect's Department created and used plans for council offices, schools, hospitals, buildings used by the emergency services and many others in Caernarfonshire. In 1974, the county was combined with Anglesey, most of Merionethshire and parts of Denbighshire to become the county of Gwynedd.

Arranged into three groups: Group one consists of Conwy Institution, Pwllheli Institution, Bangor County Hospital, schools and miscellaneous; Group two consists of schools, Offices of Weights and Measures and miscellaneous plans; Group three consists of schools, health, institutions, County Council offices, emergency services, wartime measure and miscellaneous.

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Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Caernarfon Record Office, Cynlluniau Pensaer Y Sir/ County Architects' Plans, catalogue.

Hard copies of the catalogue are available in Caernarfon Record Office and the National Library of Wales.

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All records transferred to Caernarfon Record Office have been retained.

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