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List of material held in the Northamptonshire CC Record Office

Motorway Archive/Eastern Region/A1(M)/

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  1. Booklet, Official Opening of A1 Stilton Bypass by The Rt Hon Harold Watkinson, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, 21st July 1958, 7pp

  2. Site Brochure, A1(M) Motorway, Roestock to Stanborough, Hertfordshire County Council Publication, 1985?, 1p

  3. Site Brochure, A1(M) Motorway, Roestock to Stanborough, What's Happening?, 1984, 1p

  4. Journal, A1(M) Tunnel at Hatfield. A Motorway and Redevelopment Package. The Department of Transport View, D I Evans, A County View, M F Hardy, A District View, L Asquith, Highways and Transportation Journal, December 1986, pp 4 to 12, tota19pp

  5. Photos, A1(M) Hatfield Tunnel Open Day, October 1986, 17 no Aerial View After Construction, 1990, 3 no

  6. Press Notice, New A1(M) Section Will Aid Communications with The North, Peter Bottomley, 10 December 1986, 3pp

  7. Folio, The Hatfield Redevelopment Area, Invitation Document, September 1983, 10pp and 2 plans

  8. Folio, A1(M) Hatfield Tunnel, The Galleria-Retailing's Magnificent Obsession, 9pp 2 folios and 5 plates

  9. Press Notice, A1 to become Motorway, Cecil Parkinson, 3 July 1990, 3pp

  10. Cutting, A1 will be new M-way, Cambridge Evening News, 3 July 1990, 1p

  11. cutting, Go-ahead for £1bn A1 upgrade, Construction News, 5 July 1990, 1p

  12. cutting, A1 survey under way, Baldock-Alconbury, Cambridge Evening News? 17 August 1990, 1p

  13. Brochure, A1 Improvement South of Brampton Hut, Opening 10th December 1990, 2pp

  14. Brochure, A1 (M) Motorway Baldock to Alconbury, Motorway Proposals, Explanation of Scheme for Public Consultation, 22nd September 1994, 6 fold sheet

  15. Brochure, A1(M) Motorway, Peterborough to Stamford and Stamford Bypass, Public consultation, Highways Agency, Autumn 1994, 6 fold and 2 fold sheets

  16. Brochure, A1 London to Peterborough, Route Management Strategy, Public Consultation, Autumn 2001, Highways Agency,4 fold and 3 fold sheets

  17. Notes, talk to Women's Institute audience of about 300 at annual Huntingdon and Peterborough Federation meeting on A1 Motorway and other roads in the Huntingdon and Paterborough area, D I Evans, 8th April 1997, 9pp and other pamphlets

  18. List and Drawings, Abstract of print list from Cambridgeshire Shire Hall, 2pp, Plan and Longitudinal Section, Huntingdonshire County Council for A1 Great North Road schemes from Alconbury Bypass to Conington, 1961?, 22 sheets

  19. Text and illustrations, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Widening, Landscape Appraisal, Cambridgeshire County Council, August 1990, 46 approx plus copies

  20. Photos, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway, footpath locations with descriptions, 6 sheets, 3 footpaths on each

  21. Drawings, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway, Scheme plans, 17 approx

  22. Drawings on film, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway, Statutory Order plans, 25 approx

  23. Cutting, The Road to Danger, Plans to upgrade A1 stretch to motorwas, Hunts Post, 8th January 1987, lp

  24. Leaflet, New Agents for Area 8 Trunk Road Maintenance and Improvement Starting April 1997, Highways Agency, 3 fold

  25. Leaflet, A1 Norman Cross Improvements, Department of Transport, Invitation of Comments, March 1990, lp

  26. Brochure, A1 Motorway, Alconbury to Peterborough, explaining and inviting emquiries about motorway proposal, Department of Transport, 1990?, 3 fold

  27. Report, A1 Motorway, Alconbury to Peterborough, Environmental Statement, Department of Transport, 1991. 95pp plus 14 figures

  28. Documents on deposit for public at Public Inquiries:

  29. Notice, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Improvement, Opening Statement on behalf of the Department of Transport, October/November 1991, (PET 1/1), (Public Inquiries started September 1992), 2pp

  30. Folder No 1. The A1 Trunk Road, Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Improvements (including B660 Glatton Junction), Public Notice, Explanatory Statement, Schemes and orders, 8 sections

  31. Folder No 2, The A604 Trunk Road, Alconbury to A1 Improvements, Public Notice, Explanatory Statement, Schemes and Orders, 7 sections

  32. Folder No 3, The A1 Trunk Road Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Improvements, Public Notice, Explanatory Statement, Order, 3 sections

  33. Statement by the Department of Transport's Representative for A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Improvement, B660 Glatton Junction Improvement, A604 Alconbury to A1 Improvement regarding the Upgrading of the Existing Trunk Road to Motorway Standard, Side Road Proposals and the Draft Compulsory Purchase Orders at Public Inquiries opened on 29 September 1992, (D1 and PET 1/2), 47 pages

  34. A: Folder of Press Notices, (D2), 3 no, 253 A1 to become Motorway - Cecil Parkinson, 3 July 1990, 4pp. E146/91 A1 Upgrading to Motorway between Alconbury and Peterborough 23 October 1991. 4pp. ET69/92 Public Inquiries for A1 Improvements Alconbury to Peterborough, 6 August 1992, 2pp

  35. B: Loose-leaf, Proposed Modifications to the Draft Side Roads Orders--Description, (PET 1/3) 9pp

    C: Spring-bound, Proposed modification to the Draft Side Roads Orders - Plans, (PET 1/3A), 30pp

  36. Booklet, Policy for Roads in England: 1983, Department of Transport, HMSO Cmnd 9059, ISBN 0 10 190590 4, (D3a), 53pp

  37. Copy of Booklet, Policy for Roads in England:1987,1, Department of Transport, HMSO. (D3b) 14pp

  38. Copy of Booklet, Policy for Roads in England:1987,2, Trunk Road Construction Programme, Department of Transport, HMSO, (D3b) 55pp

  39. Copy of Booklet, Roads for Prosperity: 1989, Department of Transport, HMSO, Cm 693, (D3c), 20pp

  40. Copy of Booklet, Trunk Roads, England. Into the 1990's, Department of Transport, HMSO, ISNB 0 11 550952 6, (D3d), 78pp

  41. Extract from 38 above, 20pp and 35 above, lp

  42. Extra copy of Public Notice in 29 above (D5), 9pp

  43. Copy of covering letter and Public Notice, llpp

  44. Sheet, A1 Motorway, Alconbury to Peterborough, Environmental Statement, Non-technical Summary, September 1991, (D6), 5 fold (See full Report at 27 above)

  45. Statutory document, Highways Act1980, Chapter 66, HMSO, Reprinted 1988, (D12), 358pp

  46. Booklet, Getting the best roads for our money, The COBA Method of Appraisal, Department of Transport, (D13), 28pp

  47. Tome, Amendments to COBA Manual, (D14), 71pp plus 7 sections

  48. Folder, Quadro 2 Manual for Traffic Forecasts, 1989, (D15), 6 sections

  49. Folder, Manual of Environmental Appraisal, 1983, (D22), 11 sections

  50. Note, Manual of Environmental Appraisal, Assessment of Visual Intrusion, Note on Current Practice, 1988, (D22a), 2pp

  51. Booklet, Road Layout and Geometry: Highway Link Design, Departmental Standard TD9/81, 1986, (D25), 110pp approx

  52. Leaflet, Police Observation Platforms on Motorways, Departmental Standard TD10/81, (D25b), 5pp

  53. Leaflet, Use of Certain Departmental Standards in the Design and Assessment of Trunk Road Schemes, Departmental Standard TD11/82, (D25c), 4pp

  54. Leaflet, Frameworks for Trunk Road Appraisal, Departmental Standard TD12/83, (D25d), 7pp

  55. Leaflet, The Geometric Design of Roundabouts, Departmental Standard TD16/84, (D25e), llpp

  56. Leaflet, Criteria for the Provision of Closed Circuit Television on Motorways, Departmental Standard TD17/85,(D25f), 4pp

  57. Leaflet, Criteria for the use of Gantries for Traffic Signs and Matrix Traffic Signals on Trunk Roads and Trunk Road Motorways, Departmental Standard TD18/85, (D25g), 5pp

  58. Leaflet, Safety Fences and Barriers, Departmental Standard TD19/85, (D25h), 15pp

  59. Leaflet, Design of Road Lighting for Motorway Trunk Roads, Departmental Standard TD34/91, (D25i),llpp

  60. Leaflet, Layout of Grade Separated Junctions, Departmental Standard TD22/86, (D25j), 28pp

  61. Leaflet, Cross Sections and Headroom, Departmental Standard TD27/86, (D25k), 15pp

  62. Leaflet, Loads for Highway Bridges, Departmental Standard BD37,88, (D25m),86pp

  63. Leaflet, The Assessment of Concrete Highway Bridges and Structures, Departmental Standard BD44/90, (D25n), 113pp

  64. Leaflet, Junctions and Accesses; Determination of Size of Roundabouts and Major/Minor Junctions, Departmental Advice Note TA23/81, (D26a), 61pp

  65. Leaflet, Junctions and Accesses: the Layout of Major/Minor Junctions, Advice Note TA20/84, (D226b), 88 approx

  66. Leaflet, Deflection Measurement of Flexible Pavements, Departmental Advice Note HA/25/83, (D26c), 15pp

  67. Leaflet, Choice between Options for Trunk Road Schemes, Departmental Advice Note TA30/82, (D26d), 31pp

  68. Leaflet, Edge of Pavement Details, Departmental Advice Note HA39/89, (D26e), 20pp

  69. Leaflet, Edge of Pavement Details, Deprtmental Advice Note HA39/89, (D260), 48pp

  70. Leaflet, Highway Link Design, Departmental Advice Note TA43/84, (D26g), 126pp approx

  71. Leaflet, Capacities, Queues and Delays at Road Junctions, Departmental Advice Note TA 46/85, (D26h), 4pp

  72. Leaflet, Traffic Flows and Carriageway Width Assessment for. Rural Roads, Departmental Advice Note TA46/85, (D26i), 16pp

  73. Leaflet, Layout of Grade Separated Junctions, Departmental Advice Note TA46/86, (264), 29pp approx

  74. Leaflet, Approval of New and Replacement Lighting on Trunk Road Motorways, Departmental Advice Note TA43/86, (D26k), 37pp approx

  75. Leaflet, Roadside Features, Departmental Advice Note TA57/87, (D261), 59pp

  76. Leaflet, Noise Barriers - Standard and Materials and Amendment No 1, Technical Memorandum H14/76, (D30), 23pp

  77. Letter, Routes for Heavy and High Abnormal Loads, Department of the Environment. 7 November 1972, 2pp plus 2 maps

  78. Proof, A1 Trunk Road (Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Improvement), Traffic and Economic Issues, Proof of Evidence by Michael John Hampton, (PET1/4), 18pp

  79. A: Attachments to the Evidence, (PET1/4A),16pp

  80. Proof of Evidence of the Department of Transport's Landscape Witness on the Draft Landscape Proposals, A1 Trunk Road ("), (PET1/5), 27pp

  81. A: Appendices and maps with 77, (PET1/5A)/12pp

  82. Proof of Evidence on Agriculture, ("), (PET1/6), lOpp

  83. Proof of Evidence on Planning and Environment Issues, ("), (PET1/6), lOpp

  84. Proof of Evidence on Air Quality Issues ("), (PEI1/8), 20pp

  85. Proof of Evidence on Noise Issues, ("), (PET2/1), 33pp

  86. Proof of Evidence on Alternative Proposals Suggested by objectors, 4pp

  87. Citizens' Charter, Cambridgeshire County Council, Road Building, Traffic and Road Safety, Public Transport, Maintaining our Roads, llpp

  88. Leaflet, A1 Motorway, Alconbury to Peterborough, Road Management Services (Peterborough) Limited, Map of the Scheme and Description, What's happening to the A1? What will it look like? 2 fold

  89. Folder, Opening of the new A1(M) Motorway Alconbury to Peterborough, Press Notice, Press Cuttings, Literature on Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) projects, environmental aspects, maps and aerial photo, 31 October 1998. 85pp approx

  90. Brochure, A1(M) Alconbury to Peterborough, DBFO road improvements, Highways Agency/RMG project completion,October 1998, 3 fold

  91. Report, Sample Trenching at Norman Cross, Cambridgeshire, 1990-91, An Archaeological Evaluation, Ian Meadows, Archaeological Officer, Peterborough City Council, 4pp

  92. Report, Archaeological Evaluations at South Farm, Upton, near Huntingdon, T Sutherland, Cambridgeshire County Council, 1995, 8pp

  93. Report, Archaeological Evaluation at Toon's Lodge, Haddon, E Guttman, Cambridgeshire County Council, 1995, 5pp

  94. Report, Evaluation of the Roman Road at Sheep Lair Farm, Folksworth, S N Kemp, Cambridgeshire County Council, 1995, 27pp

  95. Report, Further Archaeological Evaluation at Shep Lair Farm, Folksworth, T Sutherland, Cambridgeshire County Counci1,1995, 9pp

  96. Report, Archaeology on the A1 between Alconbury and Fletton Parkway, Stage 3 Assessment, Volume 1, S Kemp and T Reynolds, Cambridgeshire County Council, 1995, 33pp

  97. Report, ", Volume 2, 229pp approx

  98. Folder of Press Releases/Cuttings etc, Pupils' letters and drawings after Ray Powell's visit 1992, A1 Alconbury to Fletton Parkway Widening, period 1989 to 96, about 5 cm thick

  99. Paper, East Coast Route Catalyst, R Lane, D I Evans and P F Wilkes, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Civil Engineering: September 1992, p158 to 165, 8pp inc illustrations (A report of the investigation of the feasibility of a new north-south road in Eastern England some 230 miles long between Cambridgeshire and Tyneside)