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Reference O15 Accession O15 This was deposited in the archive some time in 1996 from Property and Architectural Services and covers the dates 1938-c.1980. It consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, with housing application forms and internal council memos etc. It is under the normal 30-year closure period except where indicated. There are some obvious gaps, particularly in the early years Housing return forms and correspondence over individual cases O15/1 Applications for building
warrants: completed forms and covering correspondence. Relating to
properties in areas including Bilbster, Scrabster, Latheronwheel and
Halkirk. O15/2 Housing returns forms of
Caithness County Council relating to the Housing (Agricultural Population)
Act 1938. These are short statistical summaries with brief covering
letters, and occasional additional correspondence clarifying terms under
which grants should be made O15/3 (i-iii) Specifications,
applications and correspondence re housing improvements. Includes details
of work to be undertaken and certificates of completion. Large file now
split between three folders for preservation purposes (numbered i-iii) O15/4 Specifications and
correspondence re application of Alex Matheson for reconditioning of his
house at Upper Gills, 1930 and 1942-48. Enclosed plans appear to date from
the latter period O15/5 Correspondence relating to
the house of Nurse Margaret Grant at Berriedale regarding problems with
her water supply O15/6 Housing return forms for
Caithness (see O15/2) with printed housing returns for Scotland and brief
covering letters.
O15/8 Housing return forms for
Caithness (see O15/2) with covering letters and one individual
application, from Alexander McAdie, architect, to build a farmworkers
cottage at Killiminster O15/9 Housing return forms for
Caithness (see O15/9) with covering letters giving some information on
individual grant queries, 1949 O15/10 Correspondence over
individual applications under the agricultural workers act, 1945-1947.
With some individual plans and detailed written specifications O15/11 Provisional application for
additional exchequer contributions under the Housing (Financial
Provisions) Act of 1946. Relating to Cruden houses on sites of Castletown,
Dunbeath, Keiss, Thrumster, Reay, Watten, Haster, Westfield, Ackergill,
Geise, Gillock O15/12 (i-iii) Completed
questionnaires from recipients of housing grants under the 1926 to 1938
acts. Applications for building
licences/materials O15/14 Applications for building
licences/materials, Watten, 1946-1951. Ministry of Works forms and a few
applicants' covering letters and plans. O15/15 Applications for building
licences/material for Dunnet, 1946-1953. Forms from applicants, one plan,
and a letter from the architect querying one application. O15/16 Applications for building
licences/materials 1948-1952, mostly Latheron parish but two from
Thrumster village. Forms, plans and a few covering letters. O15/17 Building licence correspondence and applications 1947-1950. Applications and details sent to County Architect under the national building programme, mostly for dwelling houses but including Clyth lighthouse O15/18 Building materials priority forms issued to builders in conjunction with post-war housing redevelopment. 1946-1948 O15/19 Applications to county
architect for building licences and improvements, 1948-1953. Mostly
completed Ministry of Works forms but including a few plans. Miscellaneous topics relating to
building development, including internal council material O15/21 Applications for licences on
the Sandside estate, Berriedale, 1947.
O15/23 Internal correspondence and
memoranda relating to contractors monthly reports on projects building
project financed by the council. Very few items give much detail, though
central council minutes for this period may supplement the information on
progress given here. O15/24 Draft survey development plan for Wick burgh, 1951. 33 pages. 1951 O15/25 Application forms and
covering correspondence relating to work requiring timber licences O15/26 Correspondence re Swedish
timber houses at Rumster, 1951-1952. These matters are also discussed in
Caithness County Council minutes of this period. Architects' department letters
out, 1946-1947 and 1949 O15/28 Architect's letters out,
October 1946-January 1947. Mostly routine items as with O15/27 above O15/29 Architect's letters out,
January-May 1947. Mostly routine items as described in O15/27 above O15/30 Architect's letters out,
March-May 1949. Mostly routine items as described in O15/27 above
O15/32 Correspondence and tenders over Dunbar Hospital, Thurso, 1946-1947 (maternity block) and 1957-1959 (consulting room and cubicles, with a plan) 1946-1951 O15/33 Correspondence and tenders re Bignold Hopsital, Wick, 1951-1959. Includes some plans of proposed work. O15/34 Correspondence and tenders re the Henderson Memorial Nursing Home, mostly regarding painting work 1953-1959 O15/35 Correspondence and tenders
re the Town and County Hospital, Wick, 1955-1960
Architect's outgoing
correspondence 1953-1955 O15/38 Architect's letters out,
July-September 1954. Mostly routine matters as in O15/27 above O15/39 Architect's letters out,
July-September 1954. Mostly routine matters as in O15/27 above O15/40 Architect's letters out,
January-April 1955. Mostly routine though showing a heavy programme on
public buildings, especially schools. O15/41 Architect's letters out,
April-July 1955. Including brief but numerous internal letters on schools
and other public works as in O15/40 above O15/42 Architect's letters out, August-October 1955. General matters covering both public works and private properties, mostly brief and routine. O15/43 Architect's letters out,
November 1955-January 1956. Mostly routine matters though including
internal report on the 1955 building programme. O15/48 Architect's letters out,
January-May 1957 1957 |
