Strathclyde Regional Council Archives

 

The archives of Strathclyde Regional Council covering Glasgow and the West of Scotland

Strathclyde Regional Council (SRC) was one of nine regional councils created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and came into operation in May 1975.

 

SRC covered the whole of the former countires of Ayrshire, Bute, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, almost all of Argyllshire, part of Stirlingshire and the whole of Glasgow City.

 

SRC inherited the powers and duties of the former county councils and Glasgow Corporation, including responsibility for schools and police. Regional Councils were abolished in 1996.

 

The main functions of the region were:

 

 
  • Social Work
  • Fire
  • Water
  • Sewerage
  • Transport
  • Consumer and Trading Standards

 

 Photograph of ceremony commemorating the opening of the Waterworks (reference code: T-HB180)

 

Photograph of ceremony commemorating the opening of the Waterworks (reference code: T-HB180)

Many of the papers of Strathclyde Regional Council are held in our records management programme and are not available for direct public access.

 

Please contact us if you wish to find out more information about using the records of Strathclyde Region:

 

Archives and Special Collections
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3  7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2910 or 2988
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: archives@csglasgow.org