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ZD - Chester City Council Departments - 18th century - 21st century

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Section (Sub-fonds)
Reference	ZDEL
Title	Electricity
Date	1882-1947
Description	The records comprise: volume of printed Acts; regulations and letters about electric lighting; list of consumers; account book; proposals for the new generating station at Queensferry; pamphlet commemorating fifty years of electricity; and applications for the post of deputy engineer; statements of accounts 1938-1942; wages book 1912-1914.
Extent	6 volumes; 1 bundle; 1 folder
Location	Parts of this collection held offsite - consult staff
Access Conditions	Held offsite-consult staff
Administrative History	The Chester Electric Lighting Order, 1890, authorised the Corporation to supply electricity to the district. The first power station was opened in Crane Street in 1895. In 1896, an Electric Lighting Department was established and the first city electrical engineer was appointed in 1898. In 1904, the department was renamed the Electricity Department. Since 1948, the electricity supply has been controlled by the Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board.

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