| Description | Papers and correspondence relating to a financial dispute between Whiston Rural District Council and the Banner Brothers, builders and contractors, Roby.
The Banner Brothers were contracted to construct: 10 brick houses at the Stoney Lane Farm Estate, Rainhill; 14 'Airey' houses at Stoney Lane, Rainhill, Willow Avenue, Whiston and The Avenue, Eccleston; 18 'Airey' houses at Carr Lane, Hale and Trent Road, Rainhill; and 6 'Airey' houses at Willow Avenue, Whiston. The dispute relates to timber costs and the bundle includes arbitration papers.
Bundle includes: summary of the contract between Whiston R.D.C. and the Banner Bros. and items in dispute; various papers describing the points of dispute; Points of Defence Arbitration Papers (September 1955) and draft copies with handwritten notes; report on timber price fluctuations; correspondence with Leslie W.M. Alexander, Arbitrator, of T.M. Alexander & Son, Liverpool (July 1955); correspondence with Royal Institute of British Architects, London (July 1955); correspondence with the Ministry of Health, Manchester, regarding the dispute (1948 - 1950); correspondence with the Banner Bros. (1949 - 1955); notes on proceedings of a meeting between Whiston R.D.C. representatives and Mr. Banner, contractor (December 1951); correspondence with Dennison, Edwards & Cornish, solicitors, acting on behalf of the Banner Brothers (June 1955); correspondence with Speeds Limited, Electrical Contractors, Widnes (1950 - 1952); correspondence with the Ministry of Works, London (May 1949). |