Pontefract Borough Council

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1100-2000
Places:	Pontefract, Yorkshire
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (local) > Boroughs, improvement commissions, town councils
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C63387 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O41543 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	12th cent-20th cent: records incl deeds and estate papers	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield		NRA 5792 Pontefract Borough
2	1681-1741: papers of alderman & mayor John Frank, papers about toll	Sheffield City Archives	50-51	NRA 4883
3	1821: fee farm rent book	Sheffield City Archives	MD 3524	NRA 23246 Sheffield Library
4	1938-74: public health inspectors department records	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield	B245	See Annual Return 1993
5	1971: survey of Pontefract central area, incl annotated plans and schedules, details of shops, businesses and residential properties	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield	WMT/PO
6	1895-1974: planning, building control and decision registers	West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield	WMT/PO