Region: North West
M55 The Preston Northern By-pass
List of material held in the Lancashire CC Record Office
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION | DATE | AUTHOR/ORIGINATOR |
1 | Minutes of the Lancashire County Council. Highways and Bridges Committee Deposited LCCRO: CC/MSM/66 - CC/MBM/8 | 1955 to 1974 | Lancashire County Council |
2 | M55 The Blackpool Motorway Paper describing the development and construction of the M55 and the 'feeder' roads. | 2000 | W M Johnson |
3 | Opening Brochure - Preston Northern By Pass M55 | December 1975 | North Western RCU and Lancashire County Sub Unit. |
4 | A report 'The Blackpool Link Road-Proposed Motorway between Blackpool and the Fyide area of Lancashire and the Lancaster - Preston - Birmingham Motorway (M6)' | January 1964 | County Surveyor Surveyors of all local councils. |
5 | Interim Report: 'East West By Pass of Preston-Feasibility Study.' | March 1969 | Chief Engineer Lancashire Sub Unit, NWRCU. |
6 | Final Report: 'East West By Pass of Preston - Feasibility Study. | March 1969 | Chief Engineer, Lancashire Sub Unit, NWRCU |
7 | Preston Northern By Pass M55-Peel to Broughton Note used as handout for site visits Basic contract statistics | ca 1973 | - |
8 | Works visit to Preston Northern By Pass Visit of Highways and Transportation Committee to contract | 9 July 1974 | County Surveyor |
9 | A585 Norcross to M55 LInk-Public Consultation | January 1989 | Department of Transport |
10 | A585 Norcross to M55 Link (Fylde Coast Easterly By-pass) Technical Appraisal Report. Copy of Executive Summary and the Addendum presented to the Highways and Transportation Committee of Lancashire County Council | 2 November 1994 | County Surveyor Originally for Department of Transport. |
11 | Central Railway Route Link Road, Blackpool Opening leaflet | January 1986 | County Surveyor |
12 | Squires Gate Link Road Phase two Opening leaflet | May 1995 | County Surveyor |
13 | Public Artwork "Helter - Skelter' Ashworth Road Roundabout Blackpool Opening leaflet | October 1995 | County Surveyor |
14 | M55 Preston Northern By-pass. The Opening Album of photographs mainly of the opening ceremony | July 1975 | Consortium |
15 | Photographs Various so far uncatalogued photographs of M55 under construction and near completion. (Located LCCRO-DDX2286 ACC8962 Box1) | - | - |
16 | Highways and Transportation Committee. LCC Various items Photocopies of three agenda items: a) Report to Committee on Blackpool Lateral Road and Squires Gate Link b) Report to Committee on Fylde Coast Easter By-pass c) Report to the Committee on central Railway Route Link Road | September 1974, | County Surveyor |
17 | West Lancashire Evening Gazette | 29 February 1972 | - |
18 | West Lancashire Evening Gazette | 16 May 1972 | - |