Hemsworth Rural District Council Building Plans
The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information. |
Hemsworth Rural District Council met for the first time on 3 January 1895 - in the boardroom of the Hemsworth Union Workhouse - having taken over the responsibilities of the Hemsworth Rural Sanitary Authority whose last meeting was held on 27 December 1894. Hemsworth Rural District Council was abolished under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1972.
The following is a list of notable plans compiled from the series of Hemsworth RDC building control held by WYAS: Wakefield (ref. WMT/HR/5); it is not a complete list of all surviving plans. For further information of the building registers and plans available please refer to the Surveyor's Department records.
Housing/Housing Estates
Description | Applicant | Date | Reference |
Plan 3810: 266 Houses at Miner's housing site, South Kirkby | National Coal Board | Mar 1953 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 3827: 66 houses in South Hiendley | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Apr 1953 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan HR 357: 100 houses off Westfield Lane, South Elmsall | - | Oct 1953 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4011: Layout of 36 Spooner houses at Ackworth | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Apr 1954 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4012: Layout of 50 Spooner houses at Havercroft | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Apr 1954 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4045/HR892: 36 houses at Doncaster Road, South Elmsall | E. Appleyard | May 1954 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4197/HR871B: Layout for 116 houses, Stackingate, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C | Nov 1954 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4294: 50 houses off Common Lane, Upton | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Mar 1955 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4295: 80 houses off Stackingate, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Mar 1955 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4887/HR234F: 22 houses at Low Lane, Havercroft | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Dec 1956 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 5131/HR893B: 50 houses at Wakefield Road, Ackworth | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Sep 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 5556/HR1891: Alterations to Old Mill Hotel, Stockingate, South Kirkby | Tennant Bros Ltd. | Sep 1958 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 5580/HR1914: 10 semi-deatched houses at Stockingate, South Kirkby | C. Radford | Oct 1958 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 5899: Layout for 28 dwelling at Stockingate, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Sep 1959 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 5900: Layout for 72 dwellings at Broad Lane, South Elmsall | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Sep 1959 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
6139/HR893C: Housing development at Wakefield Road, Ackworth | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Jun 1960 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6523: Erection of 92 dwelling off Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall | Hemsworth R.D.C. | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6647A/HR2689: 10 pairs of semi-detached dwellings between Station Road and Lafflands Lane, Ryhill | C.F. Tate | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6848B/HR2794 Water main at Brayton-Frickley-Hooten | Sheffield Waterworks Corp | Feb 1962 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6867/HR2115B Layout for 22 bungalows and garages at Lower Northcroft, South Elmsall | J.W. Waller | Mar 1962 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 7390/HR2572: Residential development off Bell Lane, Ackworth | A. Gregory & Son Ltd | May 1963 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 7736/HR2662: 69 dwellings at Milnsthorpe Lane, South Kirkby | C. Radford | May 1963 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 77847B/HR3066A: 42 two-bedroom bungalows at Brunswick Place, Ryhill | Hemsworth R.D.C. | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 7901/HR2736: Erection of 35 pairs of semi-detached houses at Field Lane, South Elmsall | Dore Development Co. Ltd | Apr 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 7924/HR2745: Erection of 65 dwellings at Station Road, Low Ackworth | C. Davis (Castleford) | May 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8071A/HR2735: 40 semi-detached bungalows and 12 garages at Little Lane, Moorthorpe | Hemsworth R.D.C. | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8071B/HR2966: 56 bungalows and 24 garages at Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall | Hemsworth R.D.C. | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8073/HR2820: Layout and erection of 40 dwellinghouses and 23 garages at Gallon Croft Field, Minsthorpe Lane, South Kirkby | S. & F. Contractors Ltd | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8088/HR1518: 30 detached dwellings, roads and sewers at Pontefract Road, High Ackworth | Lawefield Estates Ltd | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8186/HR1952: Development of roads and sewers at Scholes Field Lane, Thorpe Audlin | McLauchlin (Knottingley) Ltd | Oct 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8263/HR3149: Residential development, Lower Field Lane, South Kirkby | Gibson Brothers | Dec 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8275/HR3117: Site layout and sewers, Thorpe | Northern Ideal Homesteads Ltd | Dec 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8295/HR2662: Amendments to plots 41-63, Pendennis Avenue, South Kirkby | C. Radford (Builders) Ltd | Dec 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8296/HR3384: Residential development off Green Lane, South Kirkby | C. Radford (Builders) Ltd | Dec 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8313/HR3117: Residential development, Scholes Field Lane, Thorpe Audlin | Northern Ideal Homesteads Ltd | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8897/HR2269: Residential development, Carr Lane, South Kirkby | Woodward & Taylor Ltd | Nov 1965 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 9160/HR3616: Residential development, Northcroft estate, off Mill Lane, South Elmsall | C. Radford (Builders) Ltd | May 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 9213/HR2966: Council house development between Minsthorpe Lane and Northcroft Avenue, South Elmsall | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Jun 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9214/HR2736: Residential development, Hacking Lane, South Elmsall | Dore Development Co. Ltd | Jun 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9263/HR3648: Housing development, Gallon Croft estate, Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall | - | Jul 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9401/HR1952: Private dwelling houses, Thorpe Audlin village, bound by Scholes Field Lane | McLauchlin (Knottingley) Ltd | Oct 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9414/HR3616: Residential development off Mill Lane, South Elmsall | C. Radford | Oct 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9479/HR3746: Housing estate, Brooklands Crescent, Havercroft | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Dec 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9654/HR1518: Proposed housing for plots 9-17 Pontefract Road, Ackworth | Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Apr 1967 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 9713/HR2966: Housing estate, land on east side of Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Jun 1967 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 10086/HR3903: 28 houses, garages, roads and sewers, Wakefield Road, Ackworth | Produced by Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Jan 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 10141/HR3522: Proposed residential development adjoining White House Farm, Wentbridge | Northern Ideal Homesteads Ltd | Feb 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 10481A/HR4014: Development at Manor Farm, Ackworth | Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co. Ltd | Sep 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 10511/HR3616: Amendment to layout, Northcroft estate, off Mill Lane, South Elmsall | C. Radford (Builders) Ltd | Sep 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10519/HR4025: Residential development, part of field 6100, Rhyddings Estate, Ackworth | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Oct 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10541/HR3903: Repositioning of plots 18-21, Wakefield Road, Ackworth | Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Oct 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10632/HR4070: Residential development off Bell Lan, Ackworth | Alfred Robinson (Bradford) Ltd | Dec 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10643/HR3903: Amended layout, Wakefield Road, Ackworth | Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Jan 1969 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10654/HR4084: Residential development off Hacking Hill, South Elmsall | J.W. Waller | Jan 1969 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 10951A/HR4181: Amended layout to roads and sewers, Langthwaite Grange, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Aug 1969 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 11204/HR4256: Residential development, Flounders Hill, Ackworth | Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Mar 1970 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 11460/HR4256: Amendment to plots 95-100, Flounders Hill, Ackworth | Cooper & Wood (B & C) Ltd | Sep 1970 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 11615A/HR4328: Residential development, Northfield Estate, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Dec 1970 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 11814/HR4359: Residential development, The Court, off Station Road, Ackworth | R.S. Crowther (Estates) Ltd | May 1971 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 12156/HR4513: Residential development, Mill Lane, Ackworth | Brighouse Estate Co. Ltd | Nov 1971 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 12304/HR4310: Residential development of Main Street, South Hiendley | F.H. Billington Ltd | Feb 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 12305B/HR4512: Residential development (roads and sewers only), off Carr Lane, South Kirkby | Ben Bailey Construction Ltd | Feb 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12308A/HR4563: Residential development (roads and sewers only), Wood Street, South Hiendley | Ben Bailey Construction Ltd | Feb 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12404C/HR4642: 30 two-bedroom bungalows, Clock Row estate, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Mar 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12441A/HR4651: Residential development, Flounders Hill, Ackworth | Colebrooke Housing Association | Mar 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12441B/HR4652: Housing development, Holmsley Lane, South Kirkby | Hemsworth R.D.C. | Mar 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12450A/HR2423: 82 detached houses, bungalows and garages, Field Lane, Upton | Tarmac Waddington Estates Ltd | Apr 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12684/HR4563: Residential development, Wood Street, South Hiendley | Ben Bailey Construction Ltd | Jun 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12871/HR4025: Residential development, Gallon Croft, Minsthorpe Lane, South Kirkby | Lake & Carney Ltd | Aug 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12936/HR4651: 51 dwellings, phase 2, Flounders Hill, Ackworth | Bacal Construction (Northern) Ltd | Sep 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13082: 78 dwellings with garages, Field Lane, Upton | Tarmac Waddington Estates Ltd | Oct 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13204/HR4359: Plots 14-17 & 20, The Court, Low Ackworth | R.S. Crowther (Estates) Ltd | Dec 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13216: Residential development, corner of Stockingate and Church Mount, South Kirkby | D.H. Hall & Hague | Dec 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13218/HR3354: Plots 28-41, off Mill Lane, Ackworth | Kenton Homes Group (Doncaster) Ltd | Dec 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13219/HR3354: Residential development, plots 1-26, off Mill Lane, Ackworth | Kenton Holmes Group (Doncaster) Ltd | Dec 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13260/HR4675: House details, Stonegate Lane, Banks Avenue, Ackworth | Mrs. A. Nicholson | Dec 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13273/HR4490: Residential development, off Orchard Drive, Ackworth | R & G Fell Ltd | Jan 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13445/HR3646: Residential development, Cow Lane, Havercroft | Jack Lunn & Co. Ltd | Feb 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13494/HR4664: Residential development, Waggon Lane, Upton | Sheffield Contractors Ltd | Mar 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13496/HR2423: Re-siting of plots 1-24, Field Lane, Upton | Tarmac Waddington Estates Ld | Feb 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13527/HR4617: Residential development, Palmers Avenue, South Elmsall | McManus & Dyer | Mar 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13588/HR2398: Residential development, Top Orchard, Cow Lane, Ryhill | Skibben Winton Construction | Apr 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13590/HR4512: Residential development off Carr Lane, South Kirkby | Ben Bailey Construction Ltd | Apr 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Plan 13672/HR4833: Residential development (48 houses, roads and sewers), Flounders Hill, Ackworth | Bacal Construction (Northern) Ltd | May 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/30 |
Plan 13680/HR3354: Residential development, plots 1-27, off Mill Lane, Ackworth | Kenton Homes Group (Doncaster) Ltd | May 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/30 |
Schools
Description | Applicant | Date | Reference |
Plan 1647/HR1651: Additional classrooms to schools in Great Houghton, South Kirkby, Hemsworth, Felkirk, Ryhill, Grimethorpe | West Riding County Council | Sep 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/7 |
Plan 6173/HR2317: Extension to St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Junior, Middle & Infants School, Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe | - | Jul 1960 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6308/HR2436: Extension to Ackworth School | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6960/HR2855: Proposals for Infants School, Bull Lane, South Kirkby | - | May 1962 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 8917A/HR3550: New county primary school, south of Common Road, South Kirkby | - | Dec 1965 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 8922A/HR3555: Erection of boys dormitory block, Ackworth School | - | Dec 1965 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 9129: Proposed boys dormitory, Ackworth School | - | May 1966 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 9476D/HR3743: South Kirkby Moorthorpe Secondary School, off Minsthorpe Lane, North Elmsall | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 10625A/HR4062: Middle School, Barnsley Road, Ackworth | - | Dec 1968 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Plan 10875A/HR4030: Double “West Riding” classroom, Moorthorpe County Primary School, South Kirkby | - | Jun 1969 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |
Plan 12622A/HR4730: Proposed middle school, off Sunny Lane, South Elmsall | - | May 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 12656A/HR3945: Additional land at Bell Lane First School, Ackworth | - | Jun 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 13064A/HR4085: Storage shed, Upton Middle School | - | Oct 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13064B/HR4085: Classroom unit, Upton Middle School | - | Oct 1972 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/28 |
Plan 13603B/HR4030: Additional land, Moorthorpe Middle School, South Kirkby | - | Mar Apr 1973 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/29 |
Police
Description | Applicant | Date | Reference |
Plan 3190A/HR214: Site for police house, Stockingate, South Kirkby | - | 1949 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/14 |
Plan 3295: Fuel store, police station, High Street, Upton | - | Mar 1950 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/15 |
Plan 4416A/HR1169: Site for 3 police houses, Ash Grove, South Elmsall | - | Feb 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4416A/HR1170: Site for police house, Beech Street, South Elmsall | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 5006: 4 police houses and an office, Carr Lane and Stockingate, South Kirkby | - | Apr 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 5089: Police house, Beech Street, South Elmsall | - | Jun 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 5090: 3 police houses, Ash Grove, South Elmsall | - | Jun 1957 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6093: Detached police house, Brier Lane, Havercroft | - | May 1960 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 6367: Alterations to police headquarters, Barnsley Road, South Elmsall | - | Feb 1961 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/27 |
Plan 6680C/HR2696: Police houses, Lidgate, South Kirkby | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 7428: Erection of 4 police houses, Little Lane, South Elmsall | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 8778/HR3463: Police house and garage, Thorpe Gate, Thorpe Audlin | - | Sep 1965 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/22 |
Plan 9599A/HR3778: Erection of police house and office, Mill Lane, Ackworth | - | Mar 1967 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/23 |
Plan 9759: Pair of semi-detached houses and police office, Barnsley Road, Ackworth | - | Jun 1967 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 9850: Store at Upton Police Station | - | Aug 1967 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/24 |
Plan 10636: Pair of police houses and garages, Brunswick Place, Ryhill | - | Jan 1969 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/25 |
Other Significant Buildings
Description | Applicant | Date | Reference |
Plan 3260A/HR267: Conversion of post office, South Kirkby | - | Jan 1950 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/15 |
Plan 3887: 10 firemen’s houses, Moorthorpe | West Riding County Council | Jul 1953 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 3977: Alterations to bank premises, High Street, Upton | Barclays Bank Ltd | Jan 1954 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 4615: Ambulance station, South Kirkby | - | No date | WMT/HR/5/1/3/19 |
Plan 7380/HR3019: Conversion of a shop to a bank, Barnlsey Road, South Elmsall | William Deacons Bank Ltd | Apr 1963 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/20 |
Plan 7723/HR3165: Village hall, adjoining Wragby school | Nostell Parish Council | Dec 1963 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 7831/HR3206: Alterations to bank, Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe | York Savings Bank | Mar 1964 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/21 |
Plan 11557: Cash office, Asda stores, Barnsley Road, South Elmsall | Associated Daries Ltd | Nov 1970 | WMT/HR/5/1/3/26 |