1

Wallasey Tunnel to Junction 5 A41

1.1

Design

1.1.1

Letter to the Minister of Transport dated Aug. 1966 from Consulting Engineers G Maunsell and Partners enclosing their report on the feasibility of a "Mid-Wirral Road"

1.1.2

Article in the Surveyor Magazine of the 14/111972 the "Unusual Interchange designs are M53 feature"

1.1.3

Letter from Neil Collie to Eddie Naylor dated 14th Nov 1997

1.1.4

Letter from Peter F Johnson of G Maunsell and Partners to Eddie Naylor ( Retired Greater Manchester County Engineer) dated 27th Jan 1998.

1.1.5

Letter from Neil Collie to Harry Yeadon 23 Sept 1999

1.1.6

Letter from H.L.Yeadon to M.J.Lloyd re M53 dated 12 Nov 1999

1.2

Construction

1.2.1

Letter from Andrew Whitworth Resident Engineer to H.L.Yeadon 10 November 1999

1.2.2

Plan of the M53 Mid- Wirral Motorway showing the Contractors access points

1.2.3

5 No Black and White Aerial Photographs of the Interchanges under construction

1.2.4

5 No Black and White Photographs of McAlpine staff witnessing trials of a concrete extruded edge detail machine

1.2.5

10 No Black and White Photographs of construction. One photograph dated Oct 1970.

1.2.6

19 No Black and White Photographs of construction

1.2.7

24 No Black and White Photographs taken in Jan 21 1972. Prior to the Opening

1.2.8

Brochure for-the Opening of the Motorway on 1st Jan 1972

1.2.9

3 No Black arid White photographs of the opening by Lord Levenhulme

1.2.10

News Release of the Opening

1.2.11

Liverpool Daily Post M53 Mid-Wirral Motorway Supplement 1st Feb 1972

2

Junction 5 A41 to Junction 8 North Road Ellesmere Port

2.1

Map of Motorway

2.2

Summary of Ellesmere Port Motorway Contracts

2.3

History of the Motorway

2.4

Background and Design and Construction Aspects by H.E.Mansley

2.5

Notes Prepared for a visit of members of Cheshire County Surveyors Society

2.6

10 No Black and White Aerial Photographs and 2 No Coloured Aerial Negatives

3

Junction 8 North Road to Junction 10 A5117

3.1

Cheshire County Council Press Release dated 6 June 1972

3.2

Construction Commentary

3.3

8 No Black and White Aerial Photographs prior to opening

3.4

Commentary by H.Genders on Labour Disputes. Not included in this volume. See H.J Stevens for details

4

Junction 10 A5117 to Junction 11 M56

4.1

Ministry of Transport Press Release dated 28th October 1977

4.2

Executive Summary

4.3

Notes on Design of-the Viaduct over the A 5117 by E.A.Bell 13 June1979

4.4

Notes on Design

4.5

Further design details by M O'Donnell March 1981

5

Junction 11 A5117 to Junction 12 A56

5.1

Press Release 21st April1980

5.2

Executive Summary

5.3

Agenda for preletting meeting 21st April 1950

5.4

Method Statement of the Plant, Materials and Operation for the laying of the concrete pavement

5.5

Construction Report by M:O'Donnell

5.6

Contract Details

5.7

Notes on a slide presentation of the Rigid Form Paver

5.8

Priced Summary of the Bridgeworks

5.9

Contractors Programme

5.10

Plan showing the ownership of the land

5.11

Minutes of Progress Meetings Nos 1,3,11 and 17. Also minutes of meeting about the opening

5.12

24 Coloured Aerial Photographs during construction

5.13

41 Coloured Photographs of concrete carriageway under construction

5.14

26 Coloured Photographs after opening

6

Junction 12 A56 to Link to A55 Chester Southerly

6.1

Map of Motorway Network around Chester and Alternative routes

6.2

A41 Improvement Technical Report Volumes 1-4

6.3

A41 Improvement Guilden Sutton Parish Council Proposal

6.4

A41 Improvement Firm Programme Report (Draft) March 1982

6.5

A41 Improvement Pre Public Inquiry Statement

6.6

A41 Improvement. Noise Report

6.7

A41 Improvement Public Inquiry. Proof of Evidence. J.A.Foskett

6.8

Local Inquiries. Inspector A Welsby

6.9

Executive Summary

6.10

Design Details

6.11

Construction by B.V.Tinsley

6.12

Four sets of Photographs taken before and during construction

6.13

Opening-Brochure 27th June 1991

6.14

13 No Coloured Aerial Photographs during construction

6.15

12 No Coloured Photographs during construction

7

A55 Chester Southerly By- Pass

7.1

Design by N D Smith

7.2

Construction by M J Lloyd, Resident Engineer

7.3

Construction by J.G.Jeliicoe, Contractors Agent

7.4

Brochure produced during construction

7.5

Opening Brochure 22nd Dec 1976

7.6

Black and White Photograph of cutting the tape at the opening

7.7

Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society Vol 59 1976

7.8

Newspaper Cutting, Chester Chronicle Dec 6th 1974

7.9

Newspaper Cutting, February 21 1975

7.10

Newspaper Cutting, December 1975

7.11

Newspaper Cutting, December 1976

7.12

Newspaper Cutting, The Chronicle December 10 1976

7.13

Newspaper Cutting, The Liverpool Echo Jan4th 1978

7.14

Newspaper Cutting, The Chronicle July 15th 1971. Interview with M.Callery Deputy County Surveyor

7.15

Photograph Dee Bridge

7.16

General Arrangement Drawings

7.17

Previous By-Pass Routes 1924,1941,1945,1961

7.18

Proof of Evidence to the Public Inquiry by B.Raistrick

7.19

English Side Roads -Order, 18th -Sept 1972

7.20

English Side Roads Order, Plans, 13th September 1972

7.21

English Main Line; Slip Road; River Dee Crossing. Statutory Instrument 1972 No 1396

7.22

English Compulsory Purchase Order Notice making 1974

7.23

Welsh Compulsory Purchase Order Notice making 1975

7.24

Half Plate photographic negatives:

7.25

Newspaper cutting re Chester Southerly Pre-construction exhibition. Autumn 1974. 1 Page