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Catalogue description Ministry of Transport and Welsh Office: Divisional Road Engineer's Office: Registered Files (WT Series)
| Reference: | BD 31 |
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| Title: | Ministry of Transport and Welsh Office: Divisional Road Engineer's Office: Registered Files (WT Series) |
| Description: |
This registered file series originated in the Welsh Roads Division of the Ministry of Transport in Cardiff. When responsibility for roads in Wales was taken over by the Welsh Office in 1965, they passed to the Transport and Highways Directorate. The files in this series cover various aspects of Welsh road construction, maintenance and management. |
| Date: | 1927-1979 |
| Related material: |
Further material on Welsh roads is to be found in: |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | WT file series |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Divisional Road Engineers, Wales and Monmouthshire, 1953-1959 Ministry of Transport, Divisional Office, Wales, 1919-1941 Ministry of Transport, Divisional Road Engineers, Wales and Monmouthshire, 1946-1953 Ministry of Transport, Divisional Road Engineers, Wales and Monmouthshire, 1959-1965 Ministry of War Transport, Divisional Office, Wales, 1941-1946 Welsh Office, Roads Division, 1965-1976 |
| Physical description: | 313 files and flat sheets |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Following the setting up of the Welsh Office in 1965, the Welsh Divisional Road Engineer changed his name to Chief Road Engineer, and his office became part of the Transport and Highways Group. The functions remained the same. The office was responsible for most matters relating to the construction, maintenance and management of principal and trunk roads within Wales. |
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